I sometimes stumble upon certain images that I fall for, just because I’m in the right mood or because it feels right at the time. It may be its simplicity or the beauty in some details – pictures that are appealing in one way or another. Here is one that just feels right. Enjoy 🙂
Decorush.tumble.com
Take care / Marie
Many seating, long tables, couches along the wall & some space around, does the trick for simple socializing. I like when it is plenty of space without the feeling of a cramped environment. It’s simply nice with floor space, when possible. It is not always necessary with enormous rooms, either. You can always refine the use to suit the purpose. If you have a dining area, let it be a dining room & make space for many. Put two tables together for the space & mix different chairs to make it less formal. Try to keep focus on the main function to avoid a messy impression or environment.
We all have things that requires storage, which also should be easy to use when necessary. Everything doesn’t need to be visible. Especially when there are loads of clever usage of walls for open or closed storage. Also stylish beds, sofas, bookshelves & patio furniture to use for convenient storage. Endless possibilities, if you so wish. I will not dwell on the subject, but more show attractive solutions with long seating. Whether it’s sofas, dining table or the like. Just because I am so childishly fond of that.
1. Great “sitting” room / stadshem
2. A loooong space with view / pinterest.com
3. Aloooong the windows / hilton-vanderhorn.com
4. A loooong sofa from one of my favourite blogs / atmycasa.blogspot.com
5. Space for many / myscandinavianretreat
6. Space for some more / development.spacecph.dk
7. Extra space along the wall / vtwonen.nl
8. For the many friends / bungalowclassic.tumblr.com
9. Designer chairs around the loooong table / justthedesign.com
10. Lots of space / desiretoinspire
11. Many chairs & it’s not looking crowded / archiphile.tumblr.com
12. Many more seats / tumblr.com
13. Comfortable & inviting / svenskfastighetsformedling.se
14. Loooots of space / interiorsguiden.se
15. Great outdoor space / myparadissi.com
Take care / Marie
I was looking around for a laundry basket the other day. We have a stylish thing in black & white at home, with good handles that’s roomy inside. It has now become a bit flimsy & worn so it’s about time to trade up. Rattan wasn’t top of mind & probably not the type of material I generally would look for, although a chair or chairs,would suit me fine. I’ve always liked rattan in the summer, in the garden.
My mother in law had period when she painted baskets in a typical blue colour from her childhood. She then decorated them in a white pattern that became her signum. I had these baskets everywhere, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, garage, playroom & the backyard. I was quite tired of the blue colour & rattan, for quite a while to come, after that. Natural materials are nice in general & rattan has the advantage to age neat & becomes more beautiful with time. I am hereby healed from past experience & ready for this beautiful material … colorless, white, black or with some color of some sort.
Fancy shapes / cez via pinterest
Nice addition for a more individual expression / 79ideas
I like this design, wonder whether it is rattan or something else / alvhemmakleri
/ Traditional style / countrylivingmagazine
Perfect everywhere / basiclabelsweden.blogspot.ca
Summer feeling / tinekhome
Uncoloured & untreated / spirainredning.se
Rattan & Leather / sundayinbed.tumblr.com
Perfect bathroom accessories / makeliving
Cool design / poppytalk.blogspot
Nice in combination with white / spirainredning.se
White on white / conceptbyanna
Outdoor styling / svenngaarden.blogspot
Repaint your basket to a color that suits you / sanna&sania
Simply beautiful / sofiar via pinterst
Take care / Marie
I prefer freestanding storage solutions rather then the integrated. Those simple, flexible & movable benches preferably, because of the airy impression they give. They don’t take up space & aren’t clumsy either. The good thing is the surface you gain, for the nice things. (Including drawers or open shelfes for the flexibility). On the other hand, how flexible do you need to be … I mean, it’s not that I decorate or rearrange things every other week or so. It wouldn’t work with my way of being. It’s one thing to have a deep interest for things, another, to live & breath your passion. Which can be done in different ways, of course.
I’ve gone from actively breathing an interest, to a more pleasurable distance. May sound strange but I get my fair share through magazines, blogs, some exhibitions, shop visits, where I inevitably look more at the visual impression, decor, collections, shop windows, lighting, etc. than to shop, in real sense. (Well, I do manage to do some shopping, to be honest). Sometimes you eat with your eyes, which is a bit of my principle when I shop. I like to do window shopping – you know, to stroll around, stop here & there, check out news, new colors, certain pattern mix, a particular angle of a wall, floor material – things that happens automatically. Whilst I don’t miss the actual purchase, when needed.
Low section that separates the kitchen & dining area / bobedre
Classic model / bymildred
White with wood top / vogsesparis
Neat reliable design / tumblr.com
Sharp green eye catcher / cushandnooks
Several low cabinets in a row / desiretoinspire
Super stylish / skandium
Stylish solution under the window & along the wall / scandiconcept
Simple & suitable in most environments / 79 ideas
Integrated built in solution / remymeijers.nl
Low solution that is practical inside & on top / interiorsporn.tumblr.com
Simple solution on wheels / miathesuperordinary.blogspot
Wall mounted solution / designattractor
Low & along the wall with space for all types of object / pinterest.com
Solid sturdy bench with storage & a piece of art / wabisabi
Take care / Marie
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
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