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11/11/2012

Wallpaper / 225

Wall paper – well, I was in a wonderful little store with textiles & wallpaper when I was doing some of the Christmas shopping the other day. It wasn’t the range as much as the atmosphere & appearance in the shop – the smell, the space & the neatly folded piles. And the small the test pieces of wallpaper samples, where you hardly could make out patterns or even imagine how it would look like on the wall.

It’s a lot that is happening within that area now. With advanced technology, you can get whatever you would like on your walls, nowadays.

Enlarged photos of family, friends, idols, holiday memories or whatever. On the other hand, there are a great deal of new design on the market, which really evokes possessiveness. Great variety of beautiful motifs, graphic design, landscapes or skyline … it’s your choice! Wall paper is a good way to “dress” the room in pattern or color that provides a personal touch, express your personality & provide cosiness. It’s a great benefit today, that they are easy to put up & even take down to move to another wall … within certain collections & trade marks.

I can’t claim that I am a big fan of wallpaper even though I like the thought & often becomes inspired. It is such a difficult choice. How do I know if I will like the colour & pattern, once I have made my choice. That I will not get bored. I’m so used with white walls & have had it white – forever! You could say that it’s about time then, AND perhaps it is. But until I’ve made up my mind, it will do with nice & inspiring images.

Like sleeping in the woods almost / Alltihemmet

Frames in black & white / Creativeliving

Uplifting corner / Elhernandez

Lifelike photo wall / Mrperswall

Hand printed wallpaper/ Lantliv.se

White washed timber on the wall / Thestylefiles

Romactic garden on the wall / lizapopova via Fancy

Soft background with a quiet pattern / Borastapeter.se

Perfect in kids room /sweetpaulmagazine

Wallpaper with industrial look / tomhaga

Urban city life in the living room / fixaodona.se

Big impact in a small space / Ustagerimez

Same space but different wallpaper / tumblr.com

Another wallpaper from Boras tapeter – graphical this time / trendenser

Take care / Marie

Tagged bedroom, colours, design, home decor, living room, photo wall, simple, Wallpaper, Walls

09/11/2012

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Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Small space / 211

Small space – relevant in many places but perhaps not in Australia. I believe that AU are amongst the countries, if not the top, when it comes to having the biggest living space in m² in the world. And why not, it’s a big continent, right? If there has to be a reason, that is! It’s rather difficult to furnish large surfaces, however, it requires smart solutions to decorate small spaces. Both functionally & appealing but also spacious, despite the limited space. It’s very much about how you want to live. What you want to be visible vs what you want to store. What you need daily vs what you use infrequently. But also what colors you use, and what combinations. Some colours reduce spaces while others can enhance & create a sense of light & airy areas. The same with textile choices in terms of colours & patterns but also structure & materials.

Now, it was not my intention to go into details … I try to always keep things more general & trust that the images does the work. Let’s hope they do that this time 🙂

Wedged between closets but fully usable surface that feels just right in size / 79ideas

Great deal in a small space but perfectly ok for right target / Cubby via Tumblr

Appealing with good order which is important when you have open shelves /Astrid via Pinterest

Cell-like maybe, but it seems that all the functions are there / bungalow5

Small space with the use of height / Seventeendoors

Small but effective separate kitchen / brightbazaar

Stylish design with a lot of storage / livethemma

A clever corner part with doors that can be closed if necessary / planetdeco

Sometimes it’s good to be two to stay warm / dyingofcute via tumblr

Effective workplace / sfgirlbybay

Materials with contrasting color where the white comes after the dark, so it looks bigger / tumblr

Flexible design / frenchbydesign

Good enough for a laptop / Ikea

Take care / Marie

Tagged Australia, furniture, home decor, interior, Interior design, living area, living space, space, square feet

07/11/2012

Summer feeling / 210

It’s beautiful weather one day & the next it’s too hot so one must hide indoors, with air conditioning close to hand. Spring is here & with it the weather that can’t decide on a more balanced temperature. It’s quite funny that people gets just as annoyed here over weather changes as one does back home in Sweden, even though the temperature there differ significantly, because we are talking about freezing temperatures. It’s early November & the snow has already arrived, as I understand & the tone on social media is getting a bit negative. Summer with sun, heat & cool breezes are beautiful everywhere. But I still have a hard time believing that there’s anything which can be comparable or can beat the Swedish summer. I guess I’m influenced a lot in that statement through experiences, happy memories & dear flashbacks.

Anyway, I’m the last one to complain. I woke early this morning, walked down the street to buy freshly baked bread & pick up a cappuccino – while waiting for a prescription at the chemist … outside in the sun. To feel the heat, be dazzled by the sun & experience the different scents that occur in the heat … it’s not bad at all, actually. Let’s celebrate the sun & the summer with some images that’s influenced, to some extent, by a Scandinavian touch.

Perfectly organised for hot summers / Bobedre.no

Well, open doors throughout the season, a dream / Desdemyventana

Everything you need to enjoy the beach/ Dustjacketattic

Natural sunscreen / Expressen.se

Berry-sorbet, refreshing in the heat / Jelanie via Pinterest

View of the lake, greenery & white summer furniture / Hus&hem

Colourful picnic styling / Juste-la-vie via Tumblr

Peaceful, harmonious & relaxing / Keroiam via Tumblr

I adore this image, no more, no less / Myinnerlandscape via Tumblr

Romantic for sure / Ruffledblog.com

Perfect escape /Ruffledblog.com

Navy inspired summer feeling / 79ideas

Very appealing with mixed bottles & fresh flowers / Annatruelsen

Inside & outside – perfect combination / Expressen.se

Worn charm with abraded paint & happy rubber boots, in waiting for rain / Desdemyventana

Take care / Marie

Tagged home decor, outdoor, season, seasons, summer, sun, sunny, weather

05/11/2012

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Food, Homes / Interiors

Small

Small houses in different design takes the form on fabrics, pillows and decorative light points to brighten the home.

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Tagged decorative, design, fabrics, home, home decor, houses

02/11/2012

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White & grey / 208

I find white & grey combined, isn’t just nice & neutral but also relaxing & very refreshing. Well, maybe refreshing isn’t really the way to describe it. Harmonius is better. It’s colours that works well together as well as individually. Someone may say that it’s very predictable, even boring perhaps. No no, that is not the case at all. However, it is difficult to discuss the taste because it is such a personal experience. What appeals to me is the different shades, which when combined in a good way, expresses so much with simple means. It can be expressed as pleasant, nice, stylish, masculine, industrial or whatever you might appreciate. That’s certainly something you can acheive with most things…but still! Grey is simply a good base color which is easy to work in conjunction with most other colours.

But, I don’t have in mind to go in that direction today. No, there will be the usual, if I may decide, namely a bit more to the strict, austere, quiet & peaceful … as I see it, in any case. Enjoy 🙂

Simple, proper & nice / Lightlocations