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17/12/2012

Design, Food, Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

WHITE

I thought I might inspire with something in white today – even though I’m fully aware of the fact that not everyone is over the moon when it comes to white. But alas, so it warms my old heart. Everyone has their favourite colours & I guess that some would not even think of white as colour, or black either, for that matter. I for one, think that white fits almost everywhere. White is the colour of pure snow or milk. It’s the color of light that contains all of the wavelengths of the visible spectrum without absorption. In Western culture, white is the color most often associated with innocence, perfection, the good, honesty, neutrality & lightness. It’s interesting how much of importance we associate to a colour.

It’s said that white colour affects us physically, such as aid in mental care. It encourages us to clear clutter or other obstacles. Even that the colour evokes purification of thoughts & actions. The ancient greeks wore white to bed to ensure pleasant dreams. According to Pantone inc., white is the best selling colour for the classic american t-shirt. I find it hard to find stuff in white, such as garment, bedding or furniture, to give a few examples. By that I mean in Australia or rather here in Sydney. Recent months, it has started to appear white pants in the stores, which have been almost impossible to find previously. I had to take the opportunity to shop several pair of white pants at home, when we were on a visit. Things are changing slowly.

Here’s, to those who don’t consider white being a colour:

“The first of all single colors is white … We shall set down white as the representative of light, without which no color can be seen; yellow for the earth; green for water; blue for air; red for fire; and black for total darkness.” — Leonardo Da Vinci

Snow white landscape / witanddelight

Whipped cream / thatkindofwoman vi tumblr

Old & new in white nice combination / kotinvinkki.fi

Simple & welcoming work place / pinterest.com

Tiles, bench top, utensils, milk, flour – in white / cervera.se

Glossy white cabinet doors / expressen.se

Fluffy white chandelier / dainty&floral

A perfect small kitchen with lots of storage / skandinaviandeko

Soft, nice & white / homeandgarden

Tablecloths in white to white porcelain / oldbasics

While appealing, I wonder whether it would work with a bath directly on wooden floor / bathroom-review

A dream bedroom in white / kimtimmerman.com

Stillness & beauty combined / jukkarapo

Stylish in white, all year around / coronado via fancy

White walls & imageless frames / kotivinkki.fi

Enjoy your holiday & take care / Marie

Tagged dining, food, furniture, holiday season, home, home decor, Interiors, light, white, whiteness

27/11/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Warm decoration / 217

Daylight saving has made evenings brighter which of course is the point. However, our evenings are dark – all year round. Even in the summer, when it’s still slightly lighter than usual. In fact, it doesn’t matter, at least not if you are a lover of light in all its forms. I mean candle light, in this case. Perfect to use all year around & suits all occasions. Stylish lanterns do enhance as well as simplifies … not to mention safety, which always is important. Hot admittedly but still reasonably safe for kids, or if you accidentally fall over them. Candles makes the world go around, right? It’s easy to create a nice & relaxing atmosphere with candle light since they certainly makes spaces more beautiful. Same with people, we are more to our advantage in the glow of candlelight.

I thought I’d follow up last post about candles with this one about lanterns. I can’t claim that I’m a collector of those but I have some which I have grouped under a side table. I like the mix of polished metal, black steel & wood, in various sizes. – but most of all I like them with lit candles inside, so here towards the evening.

Simpler table setting & surrounding is preferred with a striking center pice like this / barabarakemp via Pinterest

Lanterns fits everywhere / conceptbyanna

Ref, frayed & old-style / expressen

Black, stylish & simple / mrsjones

Nice combination / pinterest.com

Everything in white – how about that / purplearea

Very beautiful / Sanctuary

Lanterns, candle light, rattan & greenery / stylizimo

Dusk with a beautiful view / tomvmorris

The first snow that falls – beautiful / ullamaijahanninen.n

Certainly not some lanterns but beautiful paper lanterns in all cases / Mokkasin

Nice pattern that becomes visible with candle light on / artpropelled via tumblr

Easy way to create a mood / browndresswithwhitedots

Light up in the window / Fancy

Nice image / sanctuary

Oriental touch / homedesign&decorating

Take care / Marie

Tagged candle light, Candles, decor, decorative, home decor, Interiors, Lantern, lanterns, outdoor

23/10/2012

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Bike tour / 205

Sometimes, things exists in environments, to fill up the space or to create a sense. It’s clear that they are there for a reason or another. These are often common things that not really creates any particular reaction. They fit so well into the environment that they become easy to ignore…or maybe not. That is, if it’s not too excessively or seems too unnatural. I am thinking of bicycles, as an example. Such as when these are placed in a hall … or becomes an eye-catcher in a part of a room. Not that it’s really needed because there are some clever solutions for that. Someone, has designed a shelf / rack that supports the cycle, while the shelf is used for small items. But it seems likely as more cool to just lean the bike a bit loosely against the wall.

Bikes are used frequently in various interiors. Perhaps because they give life or realism to the environment. There’s of course a need to bring in the bike into the home, given the housing situation or the residential area. You want to know & ensure that you have your bike left there, the next morning. Well, anyway, if it works indoors & you have the space then why not… just take a look at the images below.

Plenty of space in this room / Allthingsstylish

And here we go again, plenty of space here too / Tumblr.com

Or in the hallway / Apartmetntheraphy

Possible to match, too / Frenchbydesign

A hook from the roof serves well / Livethemma

Why not match it with the entire outfit / Sunlightinterior

A white bike that contrasts against all colourful rugs / Skonahem

Customise the effect when you lean your bike against the wall, temporarily / Ideastosteal

A bit squeezed in between shelf & table / Designedforlife

White styling / Skonahem

Space enough for two / Desiretoinspire

Two birds with one stone, bicycle rack & shelf / F-earies via Tumblr

Fits well into the industrial style / Myscandinavianhome

Black beauty / Theblackworkshop

Trinket of recycled materials / Afroart

Take care / Marie

Tagged accents, bicycle, bikes, home decor, installation, Interiors, styling, trinkets

06/08/2012

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Homes / Interiors

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

Sunny feeling with yellow details / Skonahem

Creme coloured bedroom with cute single beds side by side / Alwynhuman via Pinterest

Like a fairy tale but with a bit more modern twist / PBteen

White bedroom with white ceiling & flooring as well as two white single beds / Lamaisond’annag

Summer feeling in blue & white / Linum

Country style & a nice feeling / Desiretoinspire

Purple, is for me, rather unusual, to use in the bedroom / Inspiringinteriors

Looks great, wouldn’t need anything else really / Finelittleday

Adorable & fresh / Atelierueverte

A sense of summer- cottage – feeling / Brightbazaar

Great image in black & white, especially the black floor to white furniture / Lamaisond’annag

Dreamy vintage in white / Hviturlakkris

Absolutely beautiful combination & colours / Tantjohanna

Always nice with stripes, no matter where / Desiretoinspire

Take care / Marie

Tagged bed, bedroom, beds, furniture, home decor, interior, Interiors, single beds

02/08/2012

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Randomly brown / 179

Hej friends,

I had coffee in a beautiful little chocolate shop a while ago & the coffee part is located below the ground floor. The store it self is not so overly special but the serving area is very nice, cozy & inviting. They have obviously decided to work with the shop fittings in various shades of brown which in this case was the right choice. The lighting, colors, furniture & store expression was quite appealing & inviting. The environment was excellent together with the range … lovely pralines of all sorts, sizes, taste, shape…that is just waiting to be chosen! And when you add to the smell of coffee, then it’s easy to think that you are in heaven.

Brown is one of my favourite colours. I do prefer to combine it together with white, beige & black or just different brown shades. That is me, the predictable one. Well, it’s all about flavor & there are just as much tastes as there are people, of course, right?

Cookies in a vintage tin can / Neutralneverland