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22/11/2012

Woodenhead / 215

I figured I would stick to the theme of wood again today. However, more generally & more mixed, not just black & wood together. Wood is just so nice & appealing. Besides, I’m in the mood … right now wood is up to date … in my world. In our new house where we recently moved in, the whole kitchen area is in birch. We have painted the walls in white. It flows together into a bright & pleasant whole with furniture in birch & white. The house is about 100 years old but has an extension made in the present. The old part has darker wood & details from that particular time. I’m glad it has been preserved. When you go through the small house, it feels as if you’re going through two different eras. It’s nice to think about those who have lived here before - the difference from then to now.

I wonder what they would have thought, about the developments & the improvements that has happened since then. Not to mention the neighbourhood that has gone from a few streets into a giant suburb. Well, it is as it is … I’ll keep my thoughts to myself instead. Let’s go back to the theme of wood. Here we go…

Loooooong dining table – very inviting / afadedpalette

It’s the woodpile that appeals to me – it creates a homey & cosy feeling / anoukstyling via Pinterest

Natural materials, especially the back wall / architecture&interiordesign

Rustic feeling in the whole cabin / cozyspaces

Stylish design in blonde Scandinavian style / bungalo5

Minimalist decor where the wood gives the room a warmer touch / craveforwhite

Shutters in wood as background wall / cushandnooks

Neat but also wise with recycling / desiretoinspire

It’s beautiful when combining wooden furniture & details with white / heltenkelt

Firewood & black painted wooden wall / bungalow5

Nice old wood furniture with fine woodworking details / keltainen

Light pine / google

It appears as I’ve got a liking for firewood, bit it’s nice, isn’t it / peacefulmind

White & wood again / stylizimo

AND white & wood again / Fancy

Take care / Marie

Tagged cabin, firewood, home decor, homes, Interior design, natural materials, Pine, rustic, scandinavian, wood

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

10/10/2012

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Food, Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Homemade / 199

Hej dear blog readers,

There’s something special with homemade stuff, no matter how they look…you know, whether they are perfect or not. It’s the thoughtfulness & the time that’s been put into it, that appeals to me. Plus that it’s something that nobody else has, which is fun too. It doesn’t have to be ambitious, just fun, new, exciting, different. I like people who takes their ideas into action. Especially those that are practical, handy & innovative. Maybe innovative isn’t quite the right expression. I’m not thinking about something complicated really, somewhat more towards the resourceful direction. Kind of making soup on a nail, as like making something out of nothing…you know what I mean, right?

Those nifty people who fixes & juggles & comes up with ideas … AND swish… suddenly there’s a solution that’s both fun, excting, different … sometimes without much effort. Well, that’s the way it seems. What would we do without these individuals…our world would be rather boring without them. As I mentioned, it’s no high tech stuff I’m talking about, but more the appealing, simple, easy & nice solutions. Well, well you will probably understand what I mean when you see the pictures below. Simple, fun, different…that is, if they appeal to you at all.

Recycling at it’s best, personalised & fun / Apartmenttheraphy

Worn & unpainted doors on wheels / Cush&nook

How cool is that, taking in nature through logs as table legs / Desiretoinspire

Blackboard has been around for a while now, but here with a personal touch / Keltainen

Modern, rustic & contemporary / Mywhiteroom

Irresistible low cabinet with wooden hatches / Poppytalk

Some wooden boxes in the hall & you get a functional storage / Sanna&sania

Another cabinet solution with reclaimed wood / Sfgirlbybay

Why not piece together a puzzle / TomVmorris

Reeds as a backdrop & recycled timer to the bed / Desiretoinspire

Who would believe that waste wood could look so good / Dreamywhites

Cubic shaped wooden boxes, various gaps with old & new mixed / Rosavanriel via Pinterest

It doesn’t have to be so pretentious, you know / Kulunkadecoblog

Ingeniously simple, right / Blissblog

Some various fabric scraps & you will soon have nice neckties / 79ideas

Take care / Marie

Tagged Crafts, handmade, home decor, ideas, inspiration, reclaimed wood, self made, wood

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

04/05/2012

Lofty places / 149

Hej dear friends,

My recent posts has been about houses & about brick in interiors so I thought a follow up with an entry about loft housing, which I believe would be a rather good matching. I can’t help thinking if there’s something hidden behind this need. Makes you wonder, given that most of what we do, we do unconsciously. I guess it’s about a longing for something of our own, an inherent need for many people. These feelings & needs are important to uphold, to look forward to, to dream about. But you have not wasted your time whether if what you’re looking forward is about to happen or not … as I see it … because these feelings held you warm, alive & inspired meanwhile. To feel is to live :)

So while I look forward to my own place, I’ll keep an eye out for nice places, dreaming & planning for what’s to come. Right? And you know what – it’s not necessary with a lofty place. These images are only for pure inspiration.

Open plan on the ground floor & the work space above / kinddesign