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15/06/2013

Clothes rack

I’m reluctant to have clothes laying around, especially when it’s easy to hang everything neat & organized in the closet – easy to find, pick up or put away, everything at will. To make it work for my sons who don’t have time to hang up their clothes in a wardrobe or like to have any structure – you have to find a workable solution. Their “bedrobe” solution isn’t working, meaning havingall their things on the bed. I refuse to leave things as they are just because my young ones seems to think that they have more important things on their mind. I am a mother, after all. To allow them to have all their clothes in the bed or on the floor – no thank you!

We have to sit down & discuss this together. Which in turn means that I get an instant response, where they are quite willing to come up with a solution. You don’t want to take a discussion with a mother, if you can avoid it. So a clothes rack is in this situation a perfect option AND it works, for all of us 🙂

White, fresh & coordinated in black & white / morningslight

Minimalistic black clothes rack with wooden bottom / yellowtrace

Styling in grey & white / vtwonen.nl

Corner detail / interiorguiden

White with decorative wood details / sanctuary

white, thin model for minimal visibility / pinterest.com

Romantic touch with white / keroiam.tumblr.com

Untreated timber for children’s clothing / sukha-amsterdam.nl

Simple, just to lean against the wall, also a plus with storage / trendsnow.net

Well, what can I say, just great! / thesuperordinary.com

Industrial style / bodieandfou.com

Black simple base model / emmasdesignblogg

Design based on gravity / bloesem.blogs.com

Two solutions in one / livethemma

Simple solution in metal / honeypielivingetc.blogspot.com.es

Take care / Marie

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Tagged Clothes hanger, clothes rack, coat rack, design, Laundry, organised, Self storage, wardrobe, wardrobes

10/06/2013

Dark blue

I had a period when I used the dark blue colour almost as much as I use black today, that is to say, always. I felt a hint of that old feeling the other day when I bought two pairs of boots in suede, one black & the other in dark blue. On the way to work last week, I arrived a bit earlier & decided to take a stroll around the shopping centre. I saw a jacket in dark, dark blue. An instant love & from there to todays post, the way is rather short. Since then I have had time to be off couple of weeks to spend time with my sister & her husband, who is on a visit. There has been a lot of traveling to various favorite spots & with it, a lot of stops for shopping. One would think that the dark blue colour would be rather common. But no, not where I was, at least.

Anyway, I found a scarf in thin material but still with rough texture. Very soft in really dark blue shade & a couple of fine-knitted jumpers with stylish fit. One was striped of course. AND with that, I have now completed my shopping need in that blue colour.

Navy blue with accents / projectnursery.com

Make up to suit the dress / annstreetstudio via tumblr

Wonderful sofa design / stylebyemilyhenderson.com

Beautiful handicraft / aquiterstorm.tumblr.com

Lovely bedlinen / fancy.com

Updated classic style / matchbookmag via tumblr

Shifting blue tint / erzandco.tumblr.com

Simple yet so cute / tinkerbell2477.tumblr.com

Beautiful & unusual facade colour / vintagerosebrocante.tumblr.com

Renew the inside of old boxes / frenchbydesign

Fashionable again / mokkasin

Mix & match your table setting / skonahem

Boyish & simple with space for play / designinspirationsk.com

Still life in blue shades / google.com

Take care/ Marie

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Tagged blue, blue colour, Color, colours, dark blue, design, Fashion, kids room, navy blue, shoes

07/03/2013

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Design, Outdoor, Travel Gallery

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!

Hello there / airows via tumblr

Colourful pedestrians / fancy.com

Beautiful & refreshing / witanddelight

Romance in the rain / photobucket.com

Or in a boat / http://www.donpaulson.com

Design for everyone / photoproblem.tumblr.com

Floating light / sapalicious.tumblr

Black always works / theglamourai

Stylish / Burberry

Black & white in Life 1958 / myvintagevogue.com

Great atmosphere / solamentalist via tumblr

Personal taste / todayyouinspiredme

No matter if it rains a lot of love, some just can’t enjoy the moment / bathwater.tumblr.com

Maybe more a matter of shadow than rain / fancy.com

On a walk, barefoot in the rain / littlepaylady via fancy

Take care / Marie

Tagged design, outdoor, rain, style, umbrella, umbrellas, weather

04/02/2013

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Homes / Interiors

Crystal clear

Glass has not always been something that I appreciate. I was early introduced to glass art & got some distaste for it for a while. I don’t know why really but I think it was too strong colours & complicated shapes that would not be explained. The design were meant to stimulate the imagination. It didn’t work on me unfortunately. That happened ages ago so that’s history now. Since then, I have discovered the style that suits me. I’m often drawn to a simple & relatively pure style. I prefer a simple & relatively clean design. I don’t like it too fancy or elegant.

The images I’ve collected below is a mixture of glass art, glass objects for everyday life & maybe something in between. Some of them reminds me of the early days when I was introduced to the art glassware – which I can’t find place for, in my heart, still. But that’s how it is sometimes. They have their fans anyway. The craftsmanship behind, regardless of taste, is something to admire anyway.

One of my favourite images, one I always return to / vararum

Art glass in restrained tones / residence

Coloured translucent / hittahem

Transparent with liquid / heartbeatoz

Translucent, transparent & beautiful / residence

Aesthetically pleasing with firm yet soft design / essence

Old carafes, among the nicest thing there is / canvas

Colourful / livethemma

I chose this image just for the delicate & airy impression but also because of the colour / lovenordincdesign

Celestial blue (s) / residence

Everyday objects / potterybarn

Art in glass / dalanihome&living

Glass vases in all shapes / sanna&sania

Warm inviting colours /rolandpersson

Dark & challenging in color & form / residence

Take care / Marie

Tagged Art glass, coloured glass, Crafts, design, glass, glass objects, home decor, recycled glass, stained glass

23/01/2013

Blazers

A useful garment regardless of the season, right? I prefer simple styles in basic colours. For you who likes variety, there’s so much to choose from right now, no matter colours, material, design – many in styles that are back again. It is like that with fashion, it goes in circles. I am fond of the classic black blazer with a simple white blouse – and gladly to jeans. Long or short design works fine as long as the model is slender in shape. The blazer is a garment that works all year round, with just a t-shirt or blouse under the summer & with layers during the colder period.

Stylish design / b-undt.tumblr.com