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31/01/2013

Open sesame / 243

Storage – with simplicity, stylish & functional solutions, it’s no easy task to achieve. It’s not always that cheap either. Using cabinets with doors combined with open storage is a good solution. Closed storage for things that you don’t want to be seen & highlight your everyday objects – in good order. They should be easy to reach & easy to use. Whether it’s for the kitchen or for other rooms. It should be easy for you to live your everyday life.

An alternative is to maximize with shelves either on consoles or screwed directly into the wall. It’s super stylish & super easy. Keep it together in one place & not all over the place. Letting things lie visible creates a homely feel depending on how you make it or how well you do it. Or else, the impression might be messy instead of interesting or inspiring. The amount of variations & solutions is endless … use your creativity & adapt after your needs. I am right now cleaning up & storing things way but also storing things visible. Getting there – slowly :)

Cabinets with doors at the bottom & open storage at the top / fantasticfrank

Industrial look with everything visible / sanna&sania

Crafts cabinet for the creative. By the way, if you haven’t looked into the blog mokkasin, so do it. You will not be disappointed / mokkasin

Divided areas on two levels makes it more limited & surfaces easier to use / atelierueverte

One way is to keep material together / sanctuary

Closed cabinet with things stacked in a row on top / google.com

Stacked on one side & simpler on the other but still balanced / pinterest.com

Neatly in rows in simple cabinets with shelves / annagillar

Super neat with white shelves, white tiles& white porcelain / trendhome

Charming style & makes everything visible more homey / boligpluss

Graphic styling with selected materials / lamaisond’annag

Simple & eye catching / micasaessucasa

Adjust & customize to your corner / livethemma

Use the space along the height to get a good overview as well as more space on the floor / make-living

Here, an adult version / lamaisond’annag

Take care / Marie

Tagged craft, creativity, home decor, Shelves, simplicity, smart solutions, storage, storage designs, storage solutions

06/10/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Darker wood / 204

Hej, hello, good day,

I’m very much into furnitures right now, we’ve been discussing that topic for a while, visited a few furniture stores & browsed through books & magasines, to get an idea of what we could imagine adding to the furniture we already have. It always ends with that I want to keep the furniture we have & my dear husband prefer to change to new ones. There are so many memories involved in every piece of furniture & they have been a part us for quite a while. There’s no worn or broken things so there’s no reason to just get rid of it. Each piece of furniture carries a memory, has a history & are linked to us & our boys, in one or another way. To get rid of them is like starting all over again but with new relationships. I like the old ones we have, that has been there through thick & thin. They are in birch & white, which has always been my choice of material & colour. But now I have for some reasons, started to look at darker wood.

I think I’m influenced by the time when the house was built & the architecture that was applicable then. A little more robust, strict & elegant style but in a homely / cozy way…if you get what I mean. Well, it’s not easy, is it? It’s easy to be caught by the impulse or the feeling of change. But after all, you have a style that you prefer & you tend to always fall back on to that . If you take the step to change, you should be relatively sure of what you do. It’s a big investment to make. Above all it is important to feel comfortable in the home … & it can only be with things you love & have a relationship or connection to. I will most likely remain in my old & comfortable style that I prefer. It’s probably for the best.

Fifties style in a timeless design / Desiretoinspire

Elegant beauty / Holmberg via Pinterest

Mixed brown tones / Letmebeinspired

A serving cart in a classic style / Myscandinavianhome

Materials in wood, leather & metal / Blackbird

Black & white details to these smart chairs / Thatkindofwoman via Tumblr

Many of us have grown up with many of these variants / Residence

Lighter wood that fits nicely into the environment / Mama.nu

Even more classic furniture in stylish design / designnerd via Tumblr

Yes, I know, I repeat myself, but of course they are appealing / Designtraveller

Old & new tin a nice mix / mama.nu

Hard to say, could be a newly produced storage drawer but after an older model, as a example / Myscandinavianhome

Teak or oak in a modern environment / Blackbird

Very nice indeed / mama.nu

Take care / Marie

Tagged classic style, design, dining, furnishings, furniture, home decor, Interior design, storage, wood

14/09/2012

Small storage / 192

Hej, hej,

I came to think about small storage after the last post about wardrobes. There’s so much nice & stylish design that actually amplifies cosiness, creates structure for all small stuff & also gives a personal touch to the home. It’s easy to find something suitable because there’s a huge variety on the market. It’s a bit fun, that so much of the older style is in vogue…currently mentioned as retro. The new word for old, really, sounds more chic & up to date.

There’s cases & boxes of all kinds. Round, rectangular, high, low, leather or upholstered in fabric & so on. A lot of it that you can make yourself, only if you took or had the time, of course. I do like the small storage solutions. Maybe because it looks so much nicer in the open shelves, combined with other things. The variety is appealing too. Take a look at the images below, don’t you think that they create atmosphere & provides personality…in their own small way. There are many clever solutions, styles & colours, no matter for whom or what youre looking for.

There’s nothing as appealing as a small box covered in a nice fabric / Mokkasin

Boxes can be used in anyway you like, such as stacked on each other as on this image / Keltainen

Nice small collection / Homeedit

Perfect as decoration or for all small stuff / Mokkasin

White boxes in different sizes, perfect for everything / Livet hemma

Glossy, shiny & beautiful for special occasions / Designbird

Small still-life on the drawer / Decor8

Precious vintage collection / Atelierrueverte

As out of an old film scene / Joannedallas via Pinterest

Nice small composition / Likainenparketti

Sweet colours & patterns / Bolig.dk

Chose your own design on the cover & mix & match with old as well as new ones / Mokkasin

Fabric covered boxes – a lot to chose from / Countryliving

Wooden boxes / Thingsilike

Round, blue & beautiful / IKEA.se

Take care / Marie

Tagged boxes, home decor, Interior design, small storage, storage, storage solutions

11/09/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Storage ideas / 191

Hej hej,

Spring is in the air, at least here in Sydney. It’s time to store away things that’s not going to be needed for a long time & bring out all summer clothes, shoes & bags. With that in mind, I collected some images that fits into the theme. I know that back home autumn is around the corner, if not there already. But this post works anyway – storing summer clothes & bring out the wintry ones. We all have our taste & preferences – every closet looks different. On the outside as well as on the inside. Not only because of taste, but also because of surface area, price, material, solution, colours etc. I prefer to combine closed storage with open shelves plus hooks in rows for all small stuff such as bags & scarves. I don’t use boxes so often, even though I’m fond of them. Simply because I forget the content inside plus that I don’t bother to take the time to pull them down or put them up again. It’a not a practical solution, I guess.

Anyway, we now have the opportunity to clean out all the old that has survived all the moves so far, through the years. We finally bought a house after having rented various houses for a number of years. Admittedly pleasant houses but it’s still nice to be able to paint walls & put up shelves etc. Especially not having to move each & every two years. The move will take place about six weeks. It will be exciting to see what we are going to agree about…what should accompany us to the next home & what to be discarded or given away. So far it has been difficult to part with some things that are associated with memories but still unusable. We’ll see how we succeed this time :)

Clean lines & wood combined with white, no frills / Carre.com

Simple shelving for as simple storage, creating a good overview / Interiorphotos

Dark woods & dark colors provides a dramatic impact / Instyle.com

Small space, lots of drawers & shelves with homey feeling / Livecreatingyourself via Pinterest

Strict, stylish & mature / Kristinlavneder via Pinterest

Elegant for the quality-conscious / Interiorphotos

Quite unusual with glass doors but oh so nice / Sanctuary

Drawers & open shelfs, wood & white / Stockholmvitt

Although not an ordinary wardrobe but a newly opened men’s store … however, fancy / Thecoolhunter

Organised, neat & personal / Tidymom.net

Closed storage solution, white & feminine with everything in place / Traditionalhome.com

Not everyone would need two levels maybe / Houzz

Low shelfs, clothes rails plus upper shelf / Emmasblogg

Take care / Marie

Tagged closet, dressing room, home decor, Interiors, storage, walk-in-closet, wardrobe, wardrobes

18/06/2012

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Homes / Interiors

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