Design | anordinarywoman

02/05/2013

Black & white

Inspiration can be found everywhere & there are always details that catches the eye, even if only a colour or a tiny item that attracts. Some sees the whole solution where others might not see anything special at all. It’s hard to tell what makes some things immensely popular, where many suddenly seem to like or fall for the same things. While similar solutions are completely without charm & arouses no-must-have- feeling at all.

There’s not much to say really – black & white always works, although I’m aware of & respect those who want more colour in their everyday lives. I just think that it’s nice to have a base that always works & which is also easy to change, when you feel like it. With simple means.

A pleasurable environment / dusty.com

Classic piece / breitling.com

Frames with black white photos – so simple / vineetkaur

Posing / fabforgottennonility

Black & white base / lovelylife.com

Amazing tiles / newravenna.photoshelter.com

Beautiful image / solidfrog.com

Great storage / trendland.com

Stylish style / tumblr.com

Useful / suitupordie

Love(ly) design / momadesignstore

Suitable quote / hgreytale via tumblr

Neat candy / etsy.com

Dramatic architecture / fancy.com

Styling / livethemma

Take care / Marie

Tagged black and white, Fashion, home decor, office, picture frames, style, suit, underwear, watch

22/04/2013

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Timeless heroes

I cannot claim that I am a collector of classical design icons. I’m not a collector of anything more than the things who has been with us throughout the years & which, by usage, have gained significant personal value over time. These, including memories & occurrences that are connected with the items, that I cherish. I am trying to reduce on possessions, actually, no matter what they might be worth. You can only own so much or use so much, really. All the moves that we have gone through, has helped to reduce the number of things in the household, thanks & praise. In time, it becomes easier to realize what’s really needed & what’s important. Experiences as well as small moments of happiness – that’s what I collect nowadays. One of those experiences as well as moments of happiness, is the beauty of design classics – our timeless heroes.

Arne Jacobsen AJ table lamp / fancy.com

Arne Jacobsen Egg chair / google

Borge Mogensen Spanish chair / Pinterest.com

Charles / Ray Eames, army green molded plastic chairs / tumblr.com

Eames, hang-it-all hatrack / pinterest.com

Fritz Hansen swan sofa / fancy.com

George Nelson sunburst clock / designclassics.com

Hans Wegner black wishbone chair / google.com

Louis ghost chairs / tumblr.com

Verner Panton VP4 table lamp / weheartit.com

Coordinated classics / designcollectors

Knoll butterfly chair / pinterest.com

Werner panton UFO lamp / designandfashion.com

Timeless style / theyallhateus.com

Thomas Pedersen stingray rocker / designcollectors

Take care / Marie

Tagged arne jacobsen, Borge Mogensen, Charles and Ray Eames, design classics, Fritz Hansen, furniture, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, verner panton

29/03/2013

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Happy easter

I wish you a pleasant, happy & healthy Easter, whether you celebrate or not. Enjoy your weekend! Text below means happy easter in Swedish 🙂

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Take care / Marie

Tagged celebrate, Easter, easter celebrations, happy easter, Holiday, weekend festivities

26/03/2013

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Daily inspiration, blazer

The blazer is the perfect garment that works to most clothing. It’s easy to dress formally but not too strict as well as to dress casual with jeans or chinos. This is such a nice combination with white blouse & thin beige sweater.

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Take care / Marie

Tagged blazers, casual, casual dressed, clothing, formal dressed, jacket, style, thin beige sweater, white blouse

07/03/2013

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Umbrellas

Summer isn’t just about sun, warmth & hot long nights, at least not lately. We have had a fair share of rain in Sydney. In other states, much more unfortunately. That which causes joy for some can cause problems for others. With joy in this case, I can readily admit that I like the kind of rain that we have in Sydney. It’s not cold in any way, but when the rain falls, it falls a lot. Much rain, you could say. Sometimes, it falls for a short while, so that the air feels refreshed. Other times, it seems to be going on for ever. Not that it bothers me. There is no bad weather if you know how to dress, it all depends on the clothing you wear.

I bought a neat umbrella the other day, in suit-plaid-patterns – in different shades of gray. It took a while to find a stylish model with wooden handles & hefty design that can withstand resistance. AND that does not fall apart as soon as it begins to blow a bit. We have a number of countless black umbrellas lying in a basket in the hall for all visiting friends & acquaintances – who often want to take a walk in the pouring rain … when it rains, that is. They are not of the best quality, so we have to replace them every season. The umbrella syndrome, is either that it’s forgotten somewhere or that it breaks somehow. It is what it is … an umbrella!

By the way, it’s beautiful weather today – perfect & around 28 degrees. No umbrellas here today!