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08/12/2012

Christmas cosiness

Christmas collection form the swedish We have some Christmas decorations at home, mostly in the kitchen & dining area. We are doing what we can to get into a christmassy spirit, despite the heat outside. It’s nice in the evening, when the darkness slowly falls. It gets pitch black outside which makes you feel switched off from the outside world. With the christmas tree, candle lights & the smell of gingerbread in the air, it feels as if Santa will knock on the door, anytime. I can’t say that we have stressed with any preparation at all. We have been busy with life, that rolls on, regardless. Jobs, schools, meetings & other everyday activities. Plus to bring order at home, after the move…nothing much really – some structure & things in order. So tonight, we have no plans, just a quiet evening with our boys – on the couch with tea, mulled wine, gingerbread, saffron buns & a Christmas movie … Christmas cosiness, simply.

Stylish with striped fabric / goodhousekeeping

Christmas collection from the Swedish fashion chain / H&M

Find your little corner / emmelines.blogspot

With small & simple means / lantliv

Nice & simple on the coffee table / stylizimo.com

Beautify the outside / skonahem

Christmas tradition / skonahem

Takes a person with flair to accomplish this feeling 🙂 / livethemma

No 1 on the must-do-list / heartbeatoz

Find the right place to decorate / skonahem

Perfect Christmas joy / heltenkelt

Nice still-life composition / anmagritt.no

White & fresh with well-chosen decor / neutraltones.tumblr

Simple decoration / heltenkelt

Wonderful mix of textiles / purplearea

Take care of your loved ones / Marie

Tagged Christmas, Christmas decoration, Christmas spirit, Christmas tree, decorations, gingerbread, home decor, mulled wine, Santa

04/12/2012

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Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Nook / 221

Up early today, awakened by my youngest who needed to fill up his car – so I went with him to the gas station, around five minutes drive & walked back – took 25 minutes in the early sun. It’s refreshing to see the neighbourhood wake up & start the day. For once, I felt refreshed & energetic. I managed to fix some stuff at home, in the early morning. It has been a lot of work lately – late evenings, early mornings, a whole lot to fix on the home front plus the heat that takes some energy too. Now it’s fine weather & around 27 degrees – perfect.

Whatever weather, inside or outside, it’s always nice with small nooks where you can retreat, read, take the time to think over things, listen to music or just relax. Moreover, it’s cozy & inviting plus tat it’s a perfect place for short naps too. That’s one of the nicest things & a luxury too, to be able to take a nap during the day. Also, it’s a perfect place in Christmas time – to curl up in peace & quiet – that’s cozy indeed. Sometimes when our boys were small & still were in need of an afternoon-nap, we ended up in arguments about whose turn it was to get them to sleep. We finally agreed to take turns, for family peace, if nothing else. Those were nice times, indeed.

Light corner with sheepskin & material in oak / soderbergagentur