timber | anordinarywoman

19/11/2012

Black & wood / 214

Wood used & worn down until it fades or new timber that has its color & strength left … all kinds of wood are a luxurious feel. A natural materials that live & breathe with the house & the individuals who use it. It is neat with all types of materials & colors … regardless what applies right now. Timeless, simply! I’m very fond of wood & I use materials that I prefer, of course. It may well be pine, birch or oak, in the first place. Ash might be nice at times, but a little too lifeless for my taste. But as usual, it’s vital how to put it all together. The mix of furniture with flooring materials, colors, fabrics & lighting … in combination with the room size. Even the way the light falls from the windows. It may look a bit pale, yellow or rather, without natural freshness.

I’m right now very fond of darker wood combined with black. A feeling of the fifties without that specific style. Well, with that style too actually, since it’s very appealing. I’m more after the contemporary style with soul…not styled or just copied right off but well thought out & detailed. Take a look at the first two images below. That’s the feeling I mean. But by all means, different woods combined with black details – it always works.

Very niiiiice / holmberg via pinterest

All these beautiful vases / bertrandbenoit

A personal look / mechantdesign

Inviting combination / helenaaro

Combination of old & new / solidfrog

Nice commercial area / kulunkadecoblog

Wood & black / keltainen

A classic beauty / keltainen

Yet another commercial area / scandic grand central

A fresh look with white combined / scandic grand central

Soft feeling / automatism

Black & wood details / tumblr

Stylish / Pinterest

Wood with black accessories / annagillar

Take care / Marie

Tagged black, dark, decor, details, furniture, home decor, interior, outdoor, style, timber, wood

02/03/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Little less colours / 128

Hej dear friends,

Less colours is very boring for some but very appealing for others. You know by now that I favour pale colours. Black, white, grey, beige & brown. At least for clothing but honestly, it’s the same at home except for red, green, yellow, which then alone, is reserved for accessories & textiles. A fact which my youngest son don’t appreciate particularly well. He always argues against this “rule” as he calls it. He claims that his whole life has been colourless, which certainly not is consistent with the truth…not totally, at least. We have always decorated his room in the manner he desired, with colours that he preferred. Right now, he has metal, birch, white & bright green … not to mention his posters in all sorts of colors.

We tweaked a little throughout the week together, without any fight or constant questioning. Totally amazing, who could have believed that it ever would happen. In addition, we took down all the pictures & re-hanged them, so they went in a straight line, but the number increased significantly before we finished it all, strangely enough. No doubts that this room has colour enough for all teens in the world. No matter wath, the major thing is that my precious is happy & fully satiesfied with the outcome. The best thing is that it seems that he is keen on keeping it tidy & nice around him now. Hallelujah:)

But guys, for the rest of us, it’s now an entry about a little less colours. White, beige, wood, rattan…

Neutral colors are incredibly beautiful & restful to the eye / Annatruelseon

White & rattan with a single black detail that stands out/ Awayofliving

Wooden staircase, beautiful in its simplicity / Etherealgold

Colorless wall with the home accents in similar neutral tones/ Lovenordicdesign

Furniture, wall & floor colors blend nicely together / Tumblr.com

Simple, clean lines & white with a touch of black / Henricstankegangar

Birch-bark & white / IKEA

White kitchen with wooden details / Kakform

Works well in shoes also / Vibran-t

Lovely, isn’t it – from the wall colour, to the tiles & ceramics…even the bread / Blackbird

A beautiful kitchen in white & birch…a restful & harmonious environment / Desiretoinspire

Lounge-like environment with wooden flooring & furniture….& all the rest in white / Housebeautiful

Make it peaceful in your white home office & add som warmth through wooden details / IKEAI seem to have a fondness for kitchen environments in white & wood / Lesleyunruh

Take care / Marie

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Tagged birch, colour, home accents, home decor, home ware, interiro design, kitchen, neutral colors, Pine, timber

01/03/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Coffee tables / 127

Hej dear ones,

Coffee tables, that’s what I figured would be nice to blog about today. These little wonders that fit a little here, there & practically everywhere. They may look different, have different in size, color & material. However, just about anything work, it’s just to decide on design, whether you’r buying it or make it yourself. There’s an awful lot to choose from & in various price ranges. And as always, it’s not the most expensive, that is the nicest or best. It all depends on where & how you are going to use it, the size of the room, the style, if it’s going to be the center of the area or mobile. Do you need a lot of space on the table or somewhere to store things when not in use. You might need to think of safety, such as without a glass top, or wheels, stable so that it’s not easy to overturn. Yes, the list can be long but it’s useful to consider WHAT, before you rush out to shop.

Many of these coffee tables are like candy nowadays. Hard to resist, with wonderful design & clever function. There are plenty to choose from & there’s a wide selection on offer in each shop. I have gathered together some different tables that I think is nice – albeit in different expressions. In fairness, I would not use a couple of these at home. Pretty or stylish yes, but it does not mean that I want everything I see. I can however see how they could look like in the right environment , therefore, they are nice in my eyes. Have a look, maybe you’ll find your coffee table…

Fine white cubes that can be used individually or together / Elleinterior

One of my absolute favorites, round, white, elegant, with turned & dippedwhite legs / Littlegreennotebook

Black, shiny & beautiful - the round shape enables everyone to take part / Suzaniinteriors

Beautiful bedside table works as well as coffee table, especially on the side / House doctor

So stylish, with the nice round shape, in two different heights & in black - yes please / Interiormagasinet

It’s like in a candy store, one finer than the other - this one will last forever in style / Asplund

Sure, it works fine with an ordinary wooden box - perfect height also / Camillestyles

A small dream in black with organic form & thin legs/ Swedese

Round with turned legs & rough surface - perfect side table / Poshliving

Another favorite, three-legged beauty that looks like an old milking stool / Normanncopenhagen

What do we have here now – dyi for most people, just out in the woods & chop wood / Camillestyles

Occasional tables with removable trays – great thing / Boconcept

Round, slightly high & very elegant in birch & white / Desiretoinspire

Round again, all in wood & untreated / Home&heart

Black with removable top, finely worked with turned legs / Livethemma

Take care / Marie

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Tagged coffee tables, design, furniture, home decor, interior, life style, living rooms, mobile, timber, wood

23/02/2012

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Homes / Interiors, Style

Brown(ies) / 125

Hej my friends,

Brown as in brownies, well no not really - no connection there, not more than the color at least. I’ve been inspired after visiting museum & flea markets. I really enjoy the worn, old & faded brown color. As I’m a “colourless” person, I tend to use brown rather often, mostly with white but also with black & beige, of course. I had a big cleaning day yesterday now that all on visit have left. I changed throws & cushions in our sofas to beige, brown & white. Our sofas has currently steel grey sofa covers so it looked rather nice together with the white rug. I like it to be clean & nice throughout, so when the common areas were done, I prepared specific cleaning stuff to my youngest – who almost went through the roof with anger when he came home from school. However, he had no chance of escape, so after some food in his belly, he put on music on highest volyme & set out to do this mission impossible & was finally finished with a perfect room … clean, nice & tidy…after inspection. It seemed like he was very pleased with himself afterwards.

Since I am on the subject brown (ies) I’ll have to mention that it was quite a few, real, brownies that went down with a glass of milk after his hard work.

Walk- throug- room alternatively a hall, regardless of, it feels like an environment of bygone era / Blackbird

Old & lovely worn expression, especially the wallpaper that looks like an old chalk board / Keltainen

Dark wood furnishings, dark floor, piles of books scattered, black & white photos & concrete wall, then you have the style / Skonahem

Wonderful window & walls of wood - it captures the spirit with dark furniture & the nice light / Desiretoinspire

Laced brown boots with woolen socks rolled down - skirt or trousers makes no difference/ Awelltrawelledwoman

Sort of like out of an old movie almost - guess it’s part of the room from the third photo, but here with the working table in focus / Skonahem

Nice wall color with mixed frames & mirrors - creates a nice atmosphere in a restaurant with white tablecloths / Desiretoinspire

Imagine that the bottom of a wooden crate can be as lovely / Lyla&blu

One does not see tweed vests very often nowadays, but it sure looks good / Abitofcolor

Nice kitchen environment with dark floors, tin roof & wooden furniture in the room / Desiretoinspire

There is much that is beautiful in this world but an old worn leather armchair, it’s something special about them / Awelltravelledwoman

Simple yet beautiful as a ancient subject in oil paints / Pinterest

The chairs arranged as in a school classroom – nice open fireplace to create coziness / Tumblr

Almost unreal but extremely beautiful with stucco, decorative trim, windows & a stunning roof / Zulu7bullet

Take care / Marie

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Tagged Brown, brownies, decor, faded furniture, furniture, home decor, Interiors, timber, Vintage

18/10/2011

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Homes / Interiors

Woodstock / 66

Hej friends, Wood & timber goes way back & is strong & firmly anchored since my childhood. There are few things which can compete with this material & the feeling of properly crafted furniture toys, houses & cottages etc. It has worked in the past, it works now & will hopefully continue so in the future. I’m particularly fond of birch, oak & pine. Natural materials that’s just amazing. Wood works well with any material. Same with colours, even if some fit better than others. My first home had pine furniture combined with red & white colours. As I moved to the next place, I had birch & bright yellow with black. Over the years, wood has persisted, but the colours changed, or rather faded. There’s now basic colours in my place, such as white, black, beige, grey & occasional details in red or green. I must say that I find any timber furniture great with white…so I have researched some images in this particular colour. By the way, it’s hot already outside, I’m up earlier then usual, woke up one of my precious – we’re going to look for a birthday present to his girlfriend today. But first, breakfast with a friend in a gorgeous place – in the sun. Enjoy the world of wood & timber. White walls, white sheets & a low back wall that serves as headboard – creating a calm & bright atmosphere / Design shimmer A white room with coffee table & shelves on the wall in pure untreated wood. Great looking / First home It’s the other way around here – white painted wood furniture & few untreated details / House & Home White wood floors, unpainted concrete walls & untreated dining table. Can it really be more beautiful / Design shimmer White environment with wooden flooring, table & cabinet combined with white-goods in aluminium. Nice contrast / Just be splendid Not really a proper image to this theme but nevertheless beautiful because of similar colours. Although the stool is untreated wood & the lamp stands painted white / My white room Here we go again – white room with just a few details in a beautiful worn & frayed wood / My white room Deliberately worn & rough surface of wood with white fabrics that create awelcoming place / Total blur White painted hallway with light floor & a few old wooden boxes that serves as shoe racks – irresistible in a simple manner / Slumber designs White walls, black feature wall, white details & birch furniture – very Scandinavian look / IKEA My little favourite – in its simplicity, it is fresh, beautiful & soothing / My white room 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.