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20/06/2013

Succulents

Succulents – sometimes also called fat plants, fascinates me, for some reason. It’s plants that have parts that are a bit thicker, probably to enable water to be stored during dry periods. I like their unusual appearance. Each one looks different & they can survive anything, which is a good thing for someone like me, that hasn’t the talent for required green thumbs! Their green shades, from dark to the brightest green, makes those plants interesting. Especially in combination with white or black pots. But the best thing is that they look nice & are suitable everywhere. Useful in concrete pots, transparent glass, clay pots, or a mix of all – they have the ability to blend in & harmonize in the environment. I prefer toned-down versions where the plants are to their best advantage. Succulents can be quite colorful but like I said, the simple green variants with their fat leafs, in pots which don’t take too much of the impact. That’s what I like!

1. Like small pastries on the tray / polkadotbride.com

2. Moderate in volume & fine to black matloboes.tumblr.com

3. White & green / feelinspiredblog.com

4. Stylish still life / weekdaycarnival.blogspot.com

5. Fiery colours / myparadissi.com

6. nice & simple design / driedfruits.tumblr.com

7. Blends in pleasantly / remainsimple.tumblr.com

8. Nice & simple / habituallychic.blogspot.com

9. Nice styling / susannavento.fi

10. White on white / scandinaviandeko

11. Fat plants / kendall-hubbard

12. Stylish / oldbrandnewblog.com

13. Like an old still life / daniellawitte

14. Amongst other plants / interiorguiden

15. Miniature planting / birchandbird.com

Take care / Marie

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Tagged fat plants, green, green thumbs, Houseplant, Plants, potted plants, succulent, Succulent plant, succulents

01/06/2013

Colourful taste

I find that every time I try to put together images with lots of color – I fail to do so. I can’t manage to choose something that is overly colourful. I discover after a while, when I’m looking at the whole thing, that I have unconsciously opted out of that which is too colourful. Now when we just finished renovating the shed, I had thought that I should paint the walls of other than the usual white. Possibly paint the concrete floor instead of the use of the ordinary wood floor & so on. And what happened – in some strange way, we now have white walls, a light wooden floor, white furniture, etc. It’s funny how all this can happen even though my thoughts went in another direction. Is it the power of habit, perhaps.

The images below are in colour but it’s not overly colourful, as you can see. Although it’s enough colour, at least for my part. You could say it became something in between. With a white base or a simple base, you can add color without risking that it becomes too much. Or you can use as much color as you want if that’s what you prefer. This is more then enough as inspiration, for me.

Nice outdoor / indoor area with coloured details / miss-design.com

Retro kitchen with matching curtain / skonahem.se

Delightful design / sagaform.se

Generous seating surfaces / elle.es

Timeless objects / spirainredning.se

Candy colors to the couch / casapinka.typepad.com

Daring / elle.co.za

Playfully in paper / mokkasin

Comfortable colours / tinywhitedaisies via tumblr

White, wood & colourful components / planet-deco.fr

The colours of nature / remainsimple via tumblr

Handiwork / prettystuff

Pens that cheers you up / charmingspaces

Decorative / noperfectdayforbananafish

Creativity / designed-for-life

Take care / Marie

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Tagged bright colours, colocations, colours, food styling, inspiration, kitchen, make up, soft colours

26/04/2013

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Coffee culture

Coffee with something small, a snack, has for most of us, regardless of age, become a well trendy socializing-form, an almost sacred ritual. There’s a coffee shop in every corner nowadays. Still, it wasn’t until late 1600s that coffee had its breakthrough. It was regarded as something expensive & exclusive, where only the “elite” could afford the luxury. We have a swedish expression that’s used daily … to grab a fika, which is a coffee with something small & sweet to. It’s hard to believe that it’s the Swedes today who, together with the Finns, are the ones who’s drinking most coffee in the world. There’s a strong coffee culture in Australia too, surely one the best places where the coffee tastes wonderful no matter where you are.

Wikipedea: Coffee is a brewed beverage with a distinct aroma and flavor, prepared from the roasted seeds of the Coffeaplant. The seeds are found in coffee “cherries”, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee is slightly acidic (pH 5.0–5.1) and can have a stimulating effect on humans because of its caffeine content. It is one of the most consumed drinks in the world.

Always in the mood for coffee / tassike.ee

Beautiful vintage sign / fancy.com I love this image / Google.com

Simple but beautiful /dustjacketattic.blogspot

Inviting & exciting /atelierrueverte

One of the most popular drinks in the world /cafeapostrophe via tumblr

Swedish expression / ablogwithaview

Grab a fika / photobucket.com

Simply beautiful / devidsketchbook.tumblr.com

Good to know / designyoutrust.com

Lovely atmosphere / foopie via fancy

Yes, please /photobucket

Dedication /thediaryofaminimalist

Coffee beauty /thatkindofwoman.tumblr.com

Early morning & first coffee of the day / stadshem.se

Take care / Marie

Tagged Australia, barista, cafe, coffee, Coffee culture, coffee shops, decor, most popular drinks, popular drink, Swedes

13/04/2013

Textiles

Textiles are such a great way to spice up furniture or a room. It’s easy to create a homely feeling as well as atmosphere through choice of colour, patterns, size & quantity – for nice comfort. Not to mention how affordable it is & how easy it is to create changes in seasonally without hassle. Textiles make a home, actually.

Just enough to not overtake this beautiful sofa / lantlig&shabby

Muted pastel shades / cyrillus.fr

Flexible with pink red pastel colours / lamaisond’annag

Beautiful pattern, colours & materials in pure linen – designed by a good friend / feloffa design. Check out on face book!

Perfect addition of colour / lilihalodecoration.blogspot

Cushion styling / pinterest.com

Cool mix / ikealive.com

Romantic back yard / homelife.com

Exciting combination / spirainredning.se

Colourful splashes / spirainredning.se

Nice colours & patterns / spirainredning.se

Black & white is always right / stylizimo.com

Grey seat unit with colourful elements / John Deer 2011

Take care / Marie

Tagged Colourful fabrics, cushions, home decor, home decoration, home design, homely feeling, pillows, Seasonal changes, textiles

07/04/2013

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Outdoor Gallery

Box shaped houses

I happen to like simple square box-shaped houses & buildings. I like the simple shape that showcases exactly what you see without fuss. Angles & crannies are not my melody even if I do appreciate it because of its intermittency & charm…when it’s old, used & lived in. But, it’s like it is with preferences. And still, with a straight shape, it can look so different & express so much, that it’s hard to believe. Anyway, I thought you might like a post about nicely box shaped houses.

Extremely nice in its simplicity / bungalow5