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19/11/2012

Black & wood / 214

Wood used & worn down until it fades or new timber that has its color & strength left … all kinds of wood are a luxurious feel. A natural materials that live & breathe with the house & the individuals who use it. It is neat with all types of materials & colors … regardless what applies right now. Timeless, simply! I’m very fond of wood & I use materials that I prefer, of course. It may well be pine, birch or oak, in the first place. Ash might be nice at times, but a little too lifeless for my taste. But as usual, it’s vital how to put it all together. The mix of furniture with flooring materials, colors, fabrics & lighting … in combination with the room size. Even the way the light falls from the windows. It may look a bit pale, yellow or rather, without natural freshness.

I’m right now very fond of darker wood combined with black. A feeling of the fifties without that specific style. Well, with that style too actually, since it’s very appealing. I’m more after the contemporary style with soul…not styled or just copied right off but well thought out & detailed. Take a look at the first two images below. That’s the feeling I mean. But by all means, different woods combined with black details – it always works.

Very niiiiice / holmberg via pinterest

All these beautiful vases / bertrandbenoit

A personal look / mechantdesign

Inviting combination / helenaaro

Combination of old & new / solidfrog

Nice commercial area / kulunkadecoblog

Wood & black / keltainen

A classic beauty / keltainen

Yet another commercial area / scandic grand central

A fresh look with white combined / scandic grand central

Soft feeling / automatism

Black & wood details / tumblr

Stylish / Pinterest

Wood with black accessories / annagillar

Take care / Marie

Tagged black, dark, decor, details, furniture, home decor, interior, outdoor, style, timber, wood

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

27/08/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Walls

Posters, & frames…

Beelianwee via Tumblr

Conceptbyanna

Theinfamous via The fancy

Take care / Marie

Tagged art, frames, home decor, interior, photography, pictures, posters, wall art

08/08/2012

Mattresses / 181

Hej dear friends,

Time for a new post & today it’s about mattresses…what?
Yep, I think I’m longing for a rest or more correct, a looooong holiday. This, even though the sun is shining & the weather is nice. But since I began a new job quite recently, the highly anticipated leave will have to wait. I’ll have to content myself with a little rest once in a while instead & what could fit better than thick, comfortable mattresses, right?

Mattresses, you might be thinking, what now? Yes, you are right perhaps. But I’d like to add that mattresses, which in itself are thin & flat, actually can look infinitely different. I might even claim that they can be exciting … that is, in purely expressive terms & material selection. And just think, where & how they can be used, practically everywhere, really. Childrens room are given, guest room, on the porch or balcony, in the living room … well, just simply choose what suits your need, indeed.

While traditional colours & checkered, yet so nice, right? / Frenchbydesign

A modern vintage version of the princess & the Pea with infinitely beautiful mattresses / Home&garden

And here’s a very modern design with appealing colours & patterns / Eco.se

As beautiful as a jewel with the sleek design of both bed base & mattresses / Google.com

White mattresses, beautiful & pleasant to the eyes, without the need to be enhanced with accessories or colours / Interiordesign

Grey-blue walls to striped blue & loads of cushions, that’s always very nice / Homelife

Great patterned fabrics in a little more colorful style / Schonerwohnen

Wedding tips, as comfortable sleep is an important part of life / Home&garden

Different pattern in different colours to a white base / Mokkasin

Nice feeling with the mattress, quilt that is folded & a pile of magazines /Skonahem

Don’t worry, the famous pea is there too / Pinterest

Styling, works indeed even with thick mattresses on the floor / Susannavento

How easy can it be, everything within reach / HKlivinginteriors

White, white, white – simply beautiful / Carlamickelbeg

Tips for those with a preference for simplicity / Lamaisond’annag

Take care / Marie

Tagged bed base, bedroom, furniture, home decor, interior, Interior design, Mattress, mattresses, styling

06/08/2012

Single / 180

Hej friends,

Single is not as in single – it’s about single beds. Both expressions are charming or less charming, depending on desired situation. I adore single beds, they make me think of childhood, relatives, anniversaries, celebrations, summer stays & holidays – all at once. We always had people staying over & once they left, next were on incoming. Not always a pleasure back then because you had to leave your beloved room to share a small narrow single bed with one of my siblings – since it was expected. Not always easy to understand as a young kid. Had no the desire to do that either, as I remember it. But that’s history now, what remains is nice & funny memories from that time. That’s usually the case, you remember the good stuff & forgets the dull ones, right?

My growing up is a major reason why we are living a similar life today as then. With lots of beloved ones who’s visiting & remain a long time. My boys love it & life becomes a little more festive that way. However, they need not to experience the “single” situation. Well, that’s the kind of thoughts that went through my head when I searched for images. Images really influences the brain positively… a good reason to believe that beautiful & inspiring pictures makes us to better people.

Simple neatness in a charming way / Keltainen