Category Archives: Homes / Interiors

Small space / 211

Small space – relevant in many places but perhaps not in Australia. I believe that AU are amongst the countries, if not the top, when it comes to having the biggest living space in m² in the world. And why not, it’s a big continent, right? If there has to be a reason, that is! It’s rather difficult to furnish large surfaces, however, it requires smart solutions to decorate small spaces. Both functionally & appealing but also spacious, despite the limited space. It’s very much about how you want to live. What you want to be visible vs what you want to store. What you need daily vs what you use infrequently. But also what colors you use, and what combinations. Some colours reduce spaces while others can enhance & create a sense of light & airy areas. The same with textile choices in terms of colours & patterns but also structure & materials.

Now, it was not my intention to go into details … I try to always keep things more general & trust that the images does the work. Let’s hope they do that this time 🙂

Wedged between closets but fully usable surface that feels just right in size / 79ideas

Great deal in a small space but perfectly ok for right target / Cubby via Tumblr

Appealing with good order which is important when you have open shelves /Astrid  via Pinterest

Cell-like maybe, but it seems that all the functions are there / bungalow5

Small space with the use of height / Seventeendoors

Small but effective separate kitchen / brightbazaar

Stylish design with a lot of storage / livethemma

A clever corner part with doors that can be closed if necessary / planetdeco

Sometimes it’s good to be two to stay warm / dyingofcute via tumblr

Effective workplace / sfgirlbybay

Materials with contrasting color where the white comes after the dark, so it looks bigger / tumblr

Flexible design / frenchbydesign

Good enough for a laptop / Ikea

Take care / Marie

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Summer feeling / 210

It’s beautiful weather one day & the next it’s too hot so one must hide indoors, with air conditioning close to hand. Spring is here  & with it the weather that can’t decide on a more balanced temperature. It’s quite funny that people gets just as annoyed here over weather changes as one does back home in Sweden, even though the temperature there differ significantly, because we are talking about freezing temperatures. It’s early November & the snow has already arrived, as I understand & the tone on social media is getting a bit negative. Summer with sun, heat & cool breezes are beautiful everywhere. But I still have a hard time believing that there’s anything which can be  comparable or can beat the Swedish summer. I guess I’m influenced a lot in that statement through experiences, happy memories & dear flashbacks.

Anyway, I’m the last one to complain. I woke early this morning, walked down the street to buy freshly baked bread & pick up a cappuccino – while waiting for a prescription at the chemist … outside in the sun. To feel the heat, be dazzled by the sun & experience the different scents that occur in the heat … it’s not bad at all, actually. Let’s celebrate the sun & the summer with some images that’s influenced, to some extent, by a Scandinavian touch.

Perfectly organised for hot summers / Bobedre.no

Well, open doors throughout the season, a dream / Desdemyventana

Everything you need to enjoy the beach/ Dustjacketattic

Natural sunscreen / Expressen.se

Berry-sorbet, refreshing in the heat / Jelanie via Pinterest

View of the lake, greenery & white summer furniture / Hus&hem

Colourful picnic styling / Juste-la-vie via Tumblr

Peaceful, harmonious & relaxing / Keroiam via Tumblr

I adore this image, no more, no less /  Myinnerlandscape via Tumblr

Romantic for sure / Ruffledblog.com

Perfect escape /Ruffledblog.com

Navy inspired summer feeling / 79ideas

Very appealing with mixed bottles & fresh flowers / Annatruelsen

Inside & outside – perfect combination / Expressen.se

Worn charm with abraded paint & happy rubber boots, in waiting for rain / Desdemyventana

 Take care / Marie

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Small

Small houses in different design takes the form on fabrics, pillows and decorative light points to brighten the home. 

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White & grey / 208

I find white & grey combined, isn’t just nice & neutral but also relaxing & very refreshing. Well, maybe refreshing isn’t really the way to describe it. Harmonius is better. It’s colours that works well together as well as individually. Someone may say that it’s very predictable, even boring perhaps. No no, that is not the case at all. However, it is difficult to discuss the taste because it is such a personal experience. What appeals to me is the different shades, which when combined in a good way, expresses so much with simple means. It can be expressed as pleasant, nice, stylish, masculine, industrial or whatever you might appreciate. That’s certainly something you can acheive with most things…but still! Grey is simply a good base color which is easy to work in conjunction with most other colours.

But, I don’t have in mind to go in that direction today. No, there will be the usual, if I may decide, namely a bit more to the strict, austere, quiet & peaceful … as I see it, in any case. Enjoy 🙂

Simple, proper & nice / Lightlocations

It’s simply beautiful with these colour shades / 79ideas

Almost too nice to be used as a dish rack / Frokenknopp

Irresistible / Kulunkadecoblog

Symmetric aesthetics / Bungalow5

Consistently in grey & white / Planetdeco

/ vtWonen

White foundation & grey furniture / Bungalow5

Certainly irrevocable yet beautiful /Etherealgold

A bit darker grey on the wall with chairs & details in lighter shade / Boffi

Nice when the whole home is in the same shades / Fantasticfrank

Stone & concrete in various greys / Fatal-e.tumblr

Quilt on the quilt, on the quilt on the / Designmilk.com

A silver grey timeless beauty – Porsche 356 / http://www.nachbar.de

Nice styling with the white tile as background / Trendenser.se

 Take care / Marie

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Just for fun / 207

My house has not yet turned into a home. It’s going to take a while. There’s stuff everywhere, furniture is still in the same place as where they were left by the movers. The boxes are countless. A great deal of them, in different rooms, are still unpacked. One can safely say that right now we do not have control over our lives. Instead of trying to get things done when we had a day off together, vi decided to stroll in the neighbourhood, grab a coffee & do NOTHING at all. I wouldn’t mind a nice long holiday with absolutely no activities at all. It felt like a good decision at that time. Unfortunately, everything looked the same when we got back. Well, well, what’s the hurry…we will get there sooner or later.

There’s no theme today more than that this collection are some cute, simple, quirky or just fun images.

Pipelines with new functionality / Moothie via Fancy

Illustration with reality / Normanncopenhagen

Fun sight to be greeted by daily / Biscuitmixer via Fancy

A good combination, cute & tasty / Design dautore

Hello there / Asdringo via Fancy

Don’t know if I would choose this at home but still cool / Hittahem

Storage for tea bags / Thefancy

Fun detail / Hu2design via Google

Eye candy / The Fancy

Skeletal design / RockettStGeorge

Completely charming / Travelfoodandwine

Everyone needs to wash now & then / The khool

White tangles / Google.com

Scary bracelet / Theheardirector

World map in a coffee cup / Designdautore

Take care / Marie

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