Monthly Archives: January 2013

Casual clothing

The few occasions I attempt to blog about fashion, it’s rarely about the latest within that field. No, others can do it much better than me. I just can’t keep up – neither trends nor interest. Materials, colours, details – that’s rather exciting & fun. Checking out people is really inspiring. The Street is the best place to keep track of what’s in vogue (it’s the more exciting too). I like the  mixture of designs, colours AND above all, the diversity of personalities. Clothes make us interesting, at least to begin with. It is not about how trendy you are, or the price range you chose to dress in. Not for my part, anyway.

It’s about how to put together garment, how to combine things, how to dress in colours or patterns, etc. so that it enhances individual’s character. You could dress fairly bland but still bring attention … if you would like to, of course. It’s a talent to be able to dress up without going too far, or vice versa. Anyway, we need all the variations of flavours & styles to become motivated, inspired, curious or challenged. Or maybe just amused, if nothing else. I will not do either of it, with this post. I walk the broad way with that which seems a bit obvious, nothing unexpected nor surprising. What else can you expect from an ordinary woman 🙂

fancy

Everyday shoes, or shoes for all occasions / fancy

thepursuiteaesthetic

Same but different – & perfect to jeans / thepursuiteaesthetic

witanddelight.tumblr

Red lipstick & matching hair clip can do wonders – with jeans, it becomes less sweet / witanddelight via tumblr

streetstyle.com

Informally but well-dressed, nonetheless / streetstyle

northernlight

Classic bun that always works / northernlight

northernlight

Timeless design / northernlight

annagillar

Timeless again & stylish / annagillar

464handmade

Red bag in plaid pattern – sweetens the daily life in a simple way / 464handmade

baenk.com

The perfect red colour / baenk.com

freeworld

Red lipstick to a pale blue jeans shirt – very appealing /  freeworld

thesartorialist

Denim – with endless combinations / thesartorialist

pinkwallpaper.blogspot

Here a bit more preppy / pinkwallpaper.blogspot

3 outfits.com

Red dots together with Converse / outfits.com

prettystuff

/ prettystuff

atlantic-pacific.blogspotDressy with suit jacket – stripes & dots, nice / atlantic-pacific.blogspot

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Bed joy

Few things can make me as happy as a newly made ​​bed with clean & fine bedlinen. It’s certainly true height of luxury. I can’t get enough of stylish quilt covers, with a cabinet filled to the brim . Maybe it’s a small obsession. I have the same love for all kinds of textiles actually. I did give it a go a few times, when we moved, to get rid of some but I just couldn’t. I’m too soft-hearted in respect of those treasures. Well, there are worse things to worry about.
It’s a wonderful feeling to crawl into a freshly made bed. New clean sheets, puffed soft pillows, neat bedspread. Yes, it’s the height of happiness. It’s often the simple things in life that gives one, pure joy, right? So how about some inspiring images for the bedroom. Bed joy maybe 🙂

79ideas

Coral blue & orange / 79 ideas

atelierrueverte

Beautiful blue tones / atelierrueverte

BodieandFou

Simple & straightforward / BodieandFou

Esprithome

Burnt brown tones / Esprithome

cush&nooks

Blue & white with plaid wallpaper / cush&nooks

midsummerinterior

Grey & blue / midsummerinterior via tumblr

H&M

White with green leaves / H&M

mokkasin

Appealing & unpretentious / mokkasin

79ideas

Hotel feeling / 79ideas

homedesigning

Layer upon layer in floral pattern / homedesigning

sanna&sania

Lovely quilt covers / sanna & sania

Graphic design in black & white / google.com

HM-Kids

Cool colours for kids / H&M kids

desiretoinspire

A colourless & relaxing atmosphere / desiretoinspire

homedesigning

Two options in one bed / homedesigning

Take care / Marie

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Shoe lover

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.

amandaross

Store & organise / amandaross via Pinterest

plazainterior

Store them visible – still-life /plazainterior

lindsayclarke

Spacious & bright storage / lindsayclarke via Pinterest

mollygolly.tumblr.com

Leave them on / mollygolly.tumblr.com

suitupordie

Boots loves jeans – or is it vice verse / suitupordie

supreme

Natural / supreme via Fancy

trendland

On display / trendland

prettysedaynacar

Coordinated display / prettysedaynacar

e-lements.tumblr

All in black / e-lements.tumblr

refinery29.com

Personal style / refinery29.com

socialbliss.com

Stylish / socialbliss

bellamumma

Mixed with accessories / bellamumma

Frogsandcrown

Food styling / frogs&crown

elle.es

Things neatly organised / elle.es

desiretoinspire

Prepared & in order / desiretoinspire

Take care / Marie

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Plaid power

So here I am again after a few days rest from the blog. I have been working but also been busy with my in-laws who just arrived from Sweden for five weeks visit. It’s exciting to have them here. There’s so much to catch up with & talk about. But also to just hang around & enjoy the time together. It’s so good for my boys to see them again. I do miss that they don’t get to be with the older generation since there’s so much to learn from them. Having older people around you, makes you humble & understanding. If you live & interact constantly with people of the same age & like-minded people, you risk losing the feeling & respect for the elderly – which means losing a piece of life itself.

I’m very fond of stripes, but have now little appetite whetted for plaid also. It comes in waves. I get tired rather quickly. I don’t know why but stripes always works. But it’s not about stripes today – it’s in plaid instead, both home & garments. To mix fine-check with larger, gives a vivid impression. Same with plaid in different colours – that’s exciting.

dreamywhites

Cooking apron & suitable shirt / dreamywhites

autumncozy

Stacked throws for a chilly night / autumncozy via tumblr

thegiftsoflife

Classy style / thegiftsoflife

pinterest

Perfect relaxing corner / Pinterest.com

countryliving

Always nice in black & white / countryliving

daniellawitte

Styling comfort / daniellawitte

thesartorialist

Wonderful combination / thesartorialist

sanna&sania

Very nice squared bed linen as well as the colours / sanna&sania

google.com

Red & white squares / google.comtumblr.com

Checkered detail / tumblr.com

coolgirlstyle.tumblr

Contemporary style  / coolgirlstyle via tumblr

housetohome

Everything in white & then the final touch / housetohome

heartbeatoz

Personal style – cool (except the cigarette) / heartbeatoz

kimtimmerman

Soft nice touch with the wooden back wall & matching throw / kimtimmerman

piccsy.com

Plaid flannel shirt & bandana around the neck / piccsy.com

Take care / Marie

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