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Shoe lover / 236

Shoes – the one thing that really complete an outfit. Get it wrong & you feel uncomfortable the rest of that day. Not just comfortable as in comfy but also the total look. It’s the same with the hallway. A hallway without shoes aren’t really a hallway. It doesn’t feel as someone lives there. Finding a combined solution for storage where design & function goes hand in hand…that’s not easy. On the other hand, it’s not always necessary to hide the shoes … many times, they are stylish enough to showcase.  Shoes are like jewelry nowadays, considering material, color, design & so on. Anyhow, I like open storage with the shoes visible. But that requires some orderliness.  The main thing is that it is simple. If I don’t see the shoes, I won’t remember to use them either. I’ve been pleasantly surprised many times when shoes suddenly appears. But maybe it says more about me, unfortunately.

Overall, one can at least say that the shoes are a fun but oh so important detail, which does wonders for the body & soul – with or without storage. I threw a lot of shoes when we started with the move. I should not have done that, of course. But that’s what happens when you want to have order of things, be clever & clean up the mess … to avoid having to deal with it on the new site. In the rush, things can go to fast sometimes. But now it’s too late, it’s done so it is just to enjoy the space. Perhaps it fills up just as quickly again, who knows.

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Store & organise / amandaross via Pinterest

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Store them visible – still-life /plazainterior

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Spacious & bright storage / lindsayclarke via Pinterest

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Leave them on / mollygolly.tumblr.com

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Boots loves jeans – or is it vice verse / suitupordie

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Natural / supreme via Fancy

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On display / trendland

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Coordinated display / prettysedaynacar

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All in black / e-lements.tumblr

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Personal style / refinery29.com

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Stylish / socialbliss

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Mixed with accessories / bellamumma

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Food styling / frogs&crown

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Things neatly organised / elle.es

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Prepared & in order / desiretoinspire

Take care / Marie

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Corners / 201

Hej friends,

One could wonder why in the world I would make a post about corners. Rightly perhaps but I like to see my self as a corner person – someone that actually enjoys the comfort these areas creates. In fact, I do seek them because it’s usually peaceful & quiet. It can be anything from a corner of a sofa, a bar corner, to a special corner at my favourite cafe. No ideal place if you want to escape, you might think. But it depends on what you want to escape from. Corners are great if you want to escape from the mass at a party or wish to reason in peace with a few people you haven’t seen in a while.

I have many favourites in different places. The corner at home at my in-laws where I tend to stay most of the time we’re on visit. It’s bright with big windows, fireplace, thick comfortable rugs & variety of seating. With all the books & magazines, good reading light & no tv, it becomes an excellent way to relax. There are some other places in various cafes that I really like. Corners where I can see but not be seen, where the outside world continues its activity without affecting me. Excellent when you’re not in the mood & wish to be without company, for the moment. It’s nice to be able to withdraw from any kind of activities from time to time, when you feel for it & have the need.

Restful with daylight and a pile of pillows / Bohoflow via Tumblr

Lots of daylight here too but now in a sofa with a pile of cushions / Annatruelsen

Comfy with armchair, rug & side table / Cushandnooks

Functional & decorative / Decor8blog

Corner with a view / Hermanmiller via The fancy

In front of a window & next to shelfs with books / Designedforlife

Wall with a corner on each side / Lovelyliving via Tumblr

Wall with suitably space for a cabinet / Malababa.com

Meeting place for the sofa, shel & floor lamp / Lovelyliving via Tumblr

A corner sofa n the corner, so to speak / Nights-in via Tumblr

Window bench with colourful details / Sofiahellstrom via Pinterest

Nice nook in the brick wall / Withanddelight via Tumblr

A well-utilized corner / Amerrymishapblog

Installation in the end of the room / 47parkavenue

Piles of magazines, floor lamp & roof window / Myscandinavianhome

Take care / Marie

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Piece of work / 164

Hej friends,

I went back to work recently after a long break. It has been pure pleasure to have time for nothing & everything, to be in charge of my own time – no appointments, schedules or any musts. It’s a very inspiring & relaxing way of living. But nothing lasts for ever & reality catches up sooner or later. On the other hand, I’m very grateful for having had the opportunity to take a long break. It’s unusual to be able to forget all demands & requirements which constantly exist in our everyday life…& do what I want to do. Well, I guess my darling have enjoyed it to the fullest too. A clean house to come home to, laundry taken care of…meals ready…to simply just sit down at the dinner table, with welcoming candlelights, without having to think about things that needs to be done. It’s been a blessing for the whole family.

I very much enjoyed my time at home. Something I wouldn’t have believed if someone had told me that some couple of years ago. I’ve learnt to value my time & each precious moment. I’d like to think that this break has helped me to fine tune certain things that was in need of development. I guess that time will tell.

So dear friends, to celebrate a new stage of life, I’ve done a post about work spaces. I’m afraid that some of you might think that these are out of time & out of place. Rightly perhaps, but I guess that this style is always going to be appealing to a number of people. I might need to follow up with a modern version for all fo you who don’t :)

Design icon together with rusty, scratched & woody material / Canvas

Nice small corner in the bedroom / Desiretoinspire

Soft industrial & vintage style / Firsthome

Lovely old wood furniture / Modernhepburn

Wonderful & appealing place to be / Frogsandcrowns

Yesterdays keyboard / Hearthomemag

Beautiful desk in black / Lylaandblu

Charmingly worn furniture / Niceroom

Efficient corner/ Remodelista

Absolutely wonderful / Whitallie

Modern version of the vintage style / Karlanderson

Steaming hot cup of coffee, an absolute necessity / cagestrphe via Tumblr

Industrial charm / Greige

Closed & open storage solution / Greige

Take care / Marie

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Hide & seek / 80

Hej friends,

Hiding is difficult with a house full of people everywhere in every room. Lucky that we have terrific weather that much time is spent outdoors. It’s a bit too hot right now, around 40 degrees. My in-laws have unpacked & are now installed with the stuff that’s needed around them. They’re spending most of their time at the pool, no matter how hot it is. Crazy Swedes, sitting in direct sunlight in this heat:)

My lovely friend from Adelaide arrived the day after for a visit which was nice with time well spent, it just went too quickly. My days now on are occupied with early breakfast’s, coffee, then a second breakfast, coffee again, then lunch, coffee in the afternoon…well you get the picture. Later, around midnight, is when next visit arrives – this time it’s my sister in law whom we haven’t seen in quite a while. It’s indescribable how incredibly pleasant it is, having the loved ones around you. It’s truly the height of happiness. What can be more essential in this world.

I’m blogging about dividers today, perhaps because it feels relevant with the house full of people right now. It’s a good way to solve privacy, to bring order for each one & to keep surfaces neat & tidy. Above all, you can hide the worst mess temporarily.

Thin brown transparent curtains surrounding the white bed / Remodelista

Nice to have some privacy when taking a bath / Google.com

What a nice way to create a hide away behind lovely clothes / From moon to moon

Stylish solution to keep the hallway in one place but still transparent with the glass door between / Femina dk

A big bedroom & plenty of space for a canopy above the bed / Inspiring interiors

It’s easy to separate the light by a pleasant room divider / Nice room

Sliding doors to the pantry, makes the room more exciting / Inspired bohemia

A half wall is not a bas solution sometimes / My white room

A wall of glass, divides the room, to create a working atmosphere but still part of the joint unit / IKEA

A common solution with the shower curtain but the ceiling height, strengthens the sense of two rooms in the room / Home & garden

A relatively small room, but with thin white curtains on the side of the bed gives a sense of space & airiness / IKEA

Bright yellow door to separate the bath room from the bed room / House to home

A large white curtain as a room divider / Pinterest

 Another solution with a cloth drapery to cover the small storage area / Skona hem

A hat is still the best to shut out the sun / The pursuit aesthetic

Again, thin white curtains that create some privacy in the large room / Stadshem

Old classical room divider, removable, flexible & a good way to create character/ unknown

Take care / Marie

The majority of the photos on the blog are not mine. If you are the owner & want your photo removed, please let me know.

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Internal affairs / 78

Hej friends,

I’m amazed, surprised & grateful – all at the same time & most of all, I’m extremely humbled. Thank’s to each reader for your comments, encouragements & support. I’m truly delighted for your feedback ♥♥♥

Internal affairs could be about family life or about something else. Let’s see! Well, I like order, no matter how boring that might sound & I like to have things structured, clean & nice, at home & at work. It’s easier said than done, at least with three boys in the household who might have sense but not the interest. Pure laziness to some extent but I’m not that the one to pick up after them – absolutely not. I keep our linen cupboard, wardrobes & china cabinet in order, neat & tidy. By the way, it’s not about male or female thing here, I don’t believe in it. It’s about personality & how you are as an individual. Here’s some nice images of how it might look like…with the internal affairs.

An old scratched cabinet with glass doors where you can store all your treasures / Femina DK

Beauty on the inside, where you’re able to find every single thing in the dark, if would want to / IKEA

Everything in white / El Hernandez

A worn cabinet with a story to tell, certainly. But now the items stored, will tell you about the present / House of many hues

Worn & new together in a nice way / Riazolli

It takes a perfectionist to keep order inside this cabinet /  Home & Garden

It is nice to gather everything for the dinner table in one place / Livet hemma

Step into my organized pantry – nice with the grey colour / Stadshem

Not very realistic but helpful with all the shelves in various sizes / pinterest

Clever way to make the inside more exciting with vibrant red colour on the wall. Also the inside to the door has been used well  / Pinmarklet

Cabinet with glass doors for the items you want to display & drawers for other things / Stil Inredning Design

Cabinet with glass doors & it’s really nice when it’s used to store textiles / Livet hemma

Colourful cabinet with colourful items inside / Mama

Another solution to store textiles inside the cupboard / My Bricole

Fresh & nice with blue china & so easy to create an impression of colour with the pictures on the inside /Skona hem

Take care / Marie

The majority of the photos on my blog are not mine. If you are the owner & want your photo removed, please let me know.

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