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16/08/2012
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Something in red / 183

Hej there friends,

I’m going with something red today, just like that, with no specific reason. Not that I’m a bearer of red, but on the other hand, things can change. I went for a stroll during lunch & happened to fall in love in a red thin knitted sweater in soft material. Last time it happened was about a year ago & that love is somewhere in a drawer now. It will surely be different this time :)

Everything in moderation is a very common phrase in Sweden. I think this phrase fits into red, because it’s a strong & energizing color … which can dominate depending on where & how it’s used. The taste is of course different, but I for one, prefers red accents, whether it comes to fashion or interior design. It’s very much as shown below, actually. Moreover, I appreciate red with basic colours as white or black. I’m fully aware of how boring & predictable I am, but I’m an ordinary woman, you know! I leave with a warm hand, the extraordinary & exciting to someone else.

Red is a color that must have the correct red tone to appeal to me. Not too yellow so it slopes towards orange, not too blue either, so it becomes pink purple etc. It can look too watery in the expression together with white –  it’s nicer whit contrast. Fresher in some way – take a look, what do you think?

The icing on the cake, with the red wall mounted lamp in bright red / Annixen

Energising red fridge to brighten up the kitchen / Interiorphotos

Exciting red details that makes a difference to the whole expression in the room / Keltainen

Beautiful styling/ Annixen

Nice contrasts & a beautiful old sofa bed / Ustagiremez

 Classy accessory suitable to every outfit / Classycolours via Tumblr

Scandinavian style is fresh, bright & simple / Thefancy

Nice styling where the feature wall makes the impact / Keltainen

Sorbet, anyone? / Technicolourmyworld via Pinterest

Small work space with energising red accents / Dengodafen

Great combination with the stairs & the painting / Skonahem

Cute & certainly excellent mini pastries / Pinterest

Staircase painted in red in the middle with white on the sides / Flickr.com

A fun way to recycle /  Sanna&sania

A little red splash of colour / Lokal54

Take care / Marie

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22/06/2012
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Food, Homes / Interiors

Heart-shape / 165

Hej dear friends,

Hearts, they are always beautiful in my eyes, you know the hearts that symbolize so much but look so simple. I like them in most colors, but preferably in red, actually. We got a nice present a while ago, a puzzle in a heart-shape, which was a postcard with a greeting written on the back. We had to piece together all small parts before we could read the text … fun idea & a very sweet gift. I often return to the simple form and use the heart as a symbol when I sign messages, out of habit. There’s something in the shape that makes me happy, a childlike feeling perhaps, yet so warming & pleasant. So dear friends, here’s a heart-filled post today from me to you.

BIG thanks to all of you that so often gets in touch with greetings, comments & encouraging words. In addition, to be as friendly when we’ve never met each other. That’s really cool – indeed heartwarming:)

A memory heart with post cards & photos / Alvhemmakleri

Heart-berry, to sweet to eat / weheartit

Dancing in the hearts, right? / Pinterest.com

Nice idea to cut heart shaped maps / dahlarna

Cookies – in white…again to sweet to eat / Kiandra via Tumblr

Look through heart shaped eye glasses – in red / Zoielove via Tumblr

Might be difficult to do heart pancakes but very sweet / Thefancy

Cute with red yarn wrapped around / KatlinU via Pinterest

Imagine waking to a coffee like this every morning – that’s a good start / KateMJ

Art with a heart / Google.com

Simply adorable / Potterybarnes

Very cute in leather with white stitches around / Luxefinds

Welcoming / Google.com

I’d like to have this one / Weheartit

Nice personal touch / Pinterest

Take care / Marie

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12/12/2011
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Homes / Interiors

R as in red / 99

Hej dear friends,

It’s less than 1 1/2 week to Christmas & I guess it’s busy times for everyone. I still haven’t done a single thing, don’t even have any Christmas gifts ready. But on the other hand, it’s something that we leave to the last day & at times the last few hours…only to bring up the the temperature & stress level to the highest possible level.

For today, I thought it was suitable to do something in red. Deep red, lipstick red, rosy red & clear red, Christmas red…that’s the same red colour for me, same red tone. You know, the lacquered red one, like the old red wrapping papers or the red narrow shiny strings. It’s like the special red colour that lipstick had on the old glamorous time, both exclusive & slightly daring then. My earliest memory of this colour is a red raincoat with a wonderful bright red colour. I also had a red trench coat with a lined inside, in my early teens – that was in that deep tone & very stylish. In my late teens I got a pair of red lacquer shoes with low heels that raised envy, especially from my sisters. They were only allowed to see but not touch:)

Household utensils in black with bright red accessories / Cervera

Red tablecloth & spotted coffee cups / Leva & bo

White environment with red details / Tidlosdesign

Wonderful red color as a gift from nature / Moonlightrainbow

Fun & flexible turnable lamp in a perfect red colour / Designmilk

Perfect red colour on the old car / Frogsandcrowns

Why not a new cover for the couch / IKEA

Timeless design with updated colour / Seventytree

Nail design according to season perhaps / Pinterest

Rod & black Thonet chairs, will never go out of style / Artelleriet

White room with red ceiling – unusual & exciting / First home

Wonderful rugs in great sizes / Gudrunsjoden

 Take care / Marie

The majority of photos on the blog are not mine. See source under each image, please,

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01/12/2011
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Homes / Interiors

Festive fun / 92

Hej friends,

The festivities have begun, in any case within retail with regards to Christmas…or actually began long ago, to be honest. It’s way too early & gets a little boring in the long run – it’s a stressful & super commercial phenomenon. Everyone seems to want more & once they have gotten it, they want to have even more. Stores are not only full, they are on the bursting point. I’m as fascinated each year, indeed.

It may sound like I dislike Christmas but it is the opposite in fact. I adore all these festivities when I’m  together with my beloved ones. It’s wonderful & I enjoy every moment of it. We have a sweet tradition since our guys were kids that we still are doing. We watch Christmas movies throughout December, one every night until Christmas Eve. We lit candles, bring out blankets & pillows & tuck ourselves into the sofas…it’s wonderful & no one wants to miss it even though we’ve seen these movies over & over again. Pure delight of the simple style - that’s festive joy to me.

Here are some Christmas baubles as a first little hint of that Christmas is approaching.

Christmas baubles in cold colours – winter cold / Desire to inspire

Christmas Baubles in a white bowl in nice worn finish & matt colours / Cox & Cox

Truly charming, looks a little old-fashioned in very nice colours & certainly beautiful when they’re lit / Cox & cox

 A whole bunch of different colours & designs that can make any one happy / Agent Bauer

Beautiful in blue, grey, yellow, silver & gold / Cox & Cox

Bright delicate colours & beautiful enough to hang in a cluster into the doorpost / El Hernandez

Perhaps not very practical but oh so beautiful / C Everard via Pinterest

Silver & blue – beautiful together in a white tree / Ninna 77

Despite all beautiful Christmas decoration available for all tastes, I prefer the red Christmas / House to home

Different look & material with simple decor / Design on line

Silver with small knobs for some exciting structure / Hannas vardag

Two coloured baubles in Christmas red / Frelsearmeen.no

A little more red, purple & green in this cluster plus floral / Agent Bauer

I’m still trying to get used to celebrate Christmas in summer time / Desire to inspire

I guess that it’s easy to understand that these are my favourites if I would go for a modern Christmas / Shoppinggatan

Take care / Marie

The majority of photos on the blog are not mine. If you for some reason would like to have an image removed, please let me know.

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02/09/2011
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Homes / Interiors

Red hot chilli / 29

Hej friends, I’m an now owner of a new lipstick, can’t live without one really. I have to find the exact shade, not too red, not orange or brown, slightly pink & absolutey not screaming red. To find the right soft red one is easier said than done - but I diiiid!

I thought this posts would go in the red theme but different shades of red & not so carefully with precise colour tone. Red is the colour of love, I’m very fond of the red heart as a symbol. Colours can excite, invigorate, calm & empower – RED is definitely energising. It’s a warm colour & can be very soft. It’s known for raising the pulse & to stimulate appetite. It’s easy to create attention with red as well as energy & intensity to it’s surrounding. My youngest gave me a nice braided red bag with leather straps recently, that’s love!

Apples are healthy & so is LOVE / Getty,

Red details in this small room – enough to make it exciting / Bloesem,

R as in red, striking enough with this simplicity,

This is one of my favourite images, have had it for at least 10 years..still current & vibrant / IKEA,

Small pear shaped lamps in red glass / Swell,

Appealing with the squeezed red stove & red details / Absolutely beautiful things,

Raspberry red sofa to brighten your day / IKEA,

Red vases with it’s own design  language – in red / Cloudberry,

Red hot welcoming door, an inviting start,

Take care / Marie

The majority of the photos on my blog are not mine. If you are the owner & want your photo removed from here, please let me know. I don’t profit economically from the use of any photos posted here.

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