anordinarywoman

21/07/2013

Daily inspiration, still life

I am a lover of small simple arrangements. They’re easy to replace & modify according to taste, as well as each season. It’s important to not overdo it. Also to not get so excited so it’s & all over the place in the house. It makes the home personal if it’s done right. Still life tells a story about who’s living there & about their interests. I think that it helps to create order & structure so that the gaze flows more smooth throughout \ the room. If nothing else, you’re creating beautiful & aesthetic pieces of art to enjoy, for everyday use.

/ desdemyventana

Take care / Marie

Tagged aesthetics, arrangements, decorating, disposition, fireplace, frames, mirror, still-life, Vintage

20/07/2013

Daily inspiration, timeless

Some people has a look & appearance that seems to fit in any situation or time. It can be from hair style, type of clothing or just the face. They never go out of style & you could fit them in which decade you’d like. A classic appearance, simply! My sons has both similar haircuts. They are right now very much, into the preppy-style. It’s the usual jeans or chinos with polo shirts or shirts & thin knitted sweaters with v-neck or round neck. (there’s not much change to this style, when it comes down to it, really). If this photo had been in color instead of black & white, you’d not noticed the difference from then to now. That is, if it had not been James Dean. It could have been any photo, in any magazine today. As I see it, at least.

/ tumblr.com

Take care / Marie

Tagged casual, chinos, Fashion, haircuts, Hairstyle, James Dean, jeans, Polo shirt, preppy style, Shirt

19/07/2013

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Outdoor Gallery

Daily inspiration, facade

Facades are amongst one of the best things I know. It’s a special feeling in my stomach when I see fine facades, whether they are contemporary, traditional, worn or whatever, really. I have spent loads of time, wandering around in different cities or streets to experience architecture regarding facades along streets & squares. It can be charming old houses, old schools, newly manufactured wooden houses, factories stately or just square ones, without decoration. Facades says a lot about us humans, through different epochs. It’s nice to play with the idea of how people living inside are & what they do. But let’s leave that thought for another time.

googleimages.com / google image

Take care / Marie

Tagged architecture, buildings, facade, facades, factories, houses, stately buildings

18/07/2013

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Homes / Interiors Gallery

Daily inspiration, kids room

I can imagine that children would feel comfortable in this room. Floor space for games, sloping roof creating nooks, roof window with natural light, built-in bed in the corner with a small private room within a room & soft soothing colours. Nice that the ceiling is in untreated wood. The room has high cosiness factor. Nice place overall for children to live in. (I might have wished for more comfortable seating, large thick rugs & some cushions on the floor).

homelife

/ Homelife.com.au

Take care / Marie

Tagged children, floors, home design, Interior design, kids, kids rooms, nook, soft colours, spacious

17/07/2013

Bleak images, maybe

Bleak images does not sound particularly inspiring, do they? I guess some might find these a bit depressing. Is it a suitable description? I just felt that I wanted something less colourful & more dramatic. The lighting, colour selection & props, enhances the atmosphere in each image. I’m aware of that everything doesn’t have to be bright & colourful to be perceived as interesting or exciting.

It feels liberating, for my part, to ignore the otherwise ordinary images that I usually choose. You know, you have your style & your preferences which you sometimes unconsiously bases your choices on. A style whom you have a weak heart for. Well, since some friends said I’m very Scandinavian in my taste, I thought I might try to challenge my self. But just so you know, this type of images are not my cup of tea 🙂

1. Classic chesterfield with details for the right experience & look / sextosenso via Fancy