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29/06/2012

Woolly / 167

Hej dear friends,

Woolly time – it’s getting chilly & we are in the middle of the winter here in Sydney. It’s rather nice during the day but really cold at nights. We have filled up with blankets in all rooms plus extra on the couches. Warm socks is on & the heating element is running. Thick sweaters & scarves prepared on the hall bench, ready to be in use before leaving home…especially in the evenings. I have to dress in layers, early mornings on the Vespa to work. Although it’s windy & cold on the road, it’s not comparable to the chilly evenings right now.

So therefore, it’s very fitting with sheepskin in the couches & on the floor. Warming as well as stylish. We had loads of sheepskin that we left back home in Sweden. I couldn’t imagine that they would be useful over here. We used them in the sled in wintertime, when we pulled the kids to school or for grocery shopping or just for a walk. Very handy indeed! Anyway, with the cold & chilly weather in mind, I thought it to be suitable with a woollly theme today, right?

A very common sight right now / Cush & nook

Nice & warm with a sheepskin constantly lying at the foot end / Desdemventana

Fluffy seat / Bpteen

Grey or white does not matter, they fit everywhere / myscandinavianhome

Stylish on the floor / Notquitesnowwhite

Comfortable on stooly chairs/ Myscandinavianhome

Sheepskin in the swing / Automatism

Comfortable for your feet in the morning / Asheleyellis

Not just a pretty face, warming in the knee as well / Cez via Pinterest

Chair & floor / Rue magazine

Maybe not practical but stylish / Dior

Sweet with chubby tiny feet / RedmagUK

Decorative solution / Vanessadamask&Dentelle

Inviting / Weheartit

Another swing but this time in white / Fromscandinaviawithlove

Take care / Marie

Tagged chilly, comfortable, home, home decor, Interiors, practical, Sheepskin, warming, winter, woolly

18/06/2012

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Homes / Interiors

Piece of work / 164

Hej friends,

I went back to work recently after a long break. It has been pure pleasure to have time for nothing & everything, to be in charge of my own time – no appointments, schedules or any musts. It’s a very inspiring & relaxing way of living. But nothing lasts for ever & reality catches up sooner or later. On the other hand, I’m very grateful for having had the opportunity to take a long break. It’s unusual to be able to forget all demands & requirements which constantly exist in our everyday life…& do what I want to do. Well, I guess my darling have enjoyed it to the fullest too. A clean house to come home to, laundry taken care of…meals ready…to simply just sit down at the dinner table, with welcoming candlelights, without having to think about things that needs to be done. It’s been a blessing for the whole family.

I very much enjoyed my time at home. Something I wouldn’t have believed if someone had told me that some couple of years ago. I’ve learnt to value my time & each precious moment. I’d like to think that this break has helped me to fine tune certain things that was in need of development. I guess that time will tell.

So dear friends, to celebrate a new stage of life, I’ve done a post about work spaces. I’m afraid that some of you might think that these are out of time & out of place. Rightly perhaps, but I guess that this style is always going to be appealing to a number of people. I might need to follow up with a modern version for all fo you who don’t 🙂

Design icon together with rusty, scratched & woody material / Canvas

Nice small corner in the bedroom / Desiretoinspire

Soft industrial & vintage style / Firsthome

Lovely old wood furniture / Modernhepburn

Wonderful & appealing place to be / Frogsandcrowns

Yesterdays keyboard / Hearthomemag

Beautiful desk in black / Lylaandblu

Charmingly worn furniture / Niceroom

Efficient corner/ Remodelista

Absolutely wonderful / Whitallie

Modern version of the vintage style / Karlanderson

Steaming hot cup of coffee, an absolute necessity / cagestrphe via Tumblr

Industrial charm / Greige

Closed & open storage solution / Greige

Take care / Marie

Tagged design, Desks, home decor, Interiors, Solutions, storage, Vintage, work space, workplaces

03/06/2012

Hotel mood / 160

Hej friends,

Hotel – just to taste the word, it creates a feeling of happiness inside because it’s mostly associated with holiday, long nice days, relaxing atmosphere, time together with loved ones. But also connected with hard work, long days, late nights, early mornings, meetings, deadlines etc. Almost each word has a positive meaning but can be turned into something that’s less positive, which depends on each persons experience, attitude & mood & situation. It has to do with peoples approach to life, how we look at things, what we have gone through & our different perspective, I assume. And rightly so, of course. As we also carry around a backpack of occurrences, meetings, upbringing, experiences etc. Not to forget our own personality which we have to work with, some more & some less. I believe it’s called development.

But to return to the topic hotel rooms, I’ve focussed mostly on bedrooms for natural reasons. And it’s not real hotel rooms, it’s actually bedrooms with a hotel – feeling. Something you can do at home while or when you are in a hotel mood:)

I guess you expected anything other than an image of a bed…/ Designedforlife

Light grey tones in an otherwise pared down & harmonius room / Skonahem

Beautiful & stylish, nothing that disturbs the mind / Skonahem

Simple & elegant with a wallpaper that amplifies / Plaza

Room for two furnished with colour & style / Letmebeinspired

White & simple with the suitcases ready / Letmeinspired

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Take care / Marie

Tagged bathrooms, bedrooms, design, Holiday, home decor, Hotel, hotels, Interiors, relaxing

31/05/2012

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Design, Homes / Interiors

Minty scent / 159

Hej friends,

I’ve been browsing the web for fun while waiting for my darling to meet up. Thought it looked like mint is in favour, at least on a lot of websites & blogs. At the beginning of my professional life, I lived in a small town for a year where I rented a small apartment which I furnished in white, pine & mint green. I would never think of that colour as a choice today, for sure. But like most things, it’s always nice to relive stuff & things at a distance. Been there, done that…feels good sometimes. Especially when one wouldn’t like to do it again. It’s one of the advantages of getting older:)

Mint can be a bit too cute sometimes, for my taste. It needs to be mixed up with one or two other colours & materials to become more appealing. Concrete or stripes gives an interesting look. There’s so many possibilities for whatever style or look. In addition, there are infinite shades of mint. The sky is the limit, as always.

Stylish collarless jacket / Prettystuff

Styling with some mint objects / Sockertoyforogat

Kitchen cabinet doors in this pretty mint colour / Beatricehernandez via Pinterest

Black-grey wall is a nice contrast to mint / Monicafury via Pinterest

White with mint details / Mokkasin

Cute wall houses to use for small items / Micasaesuscasa

Cool floor lamp / Lamaisond’annag

Bathroom for lovers of mint green /dkshopgilr

Looks almost like an installation / Designtraveller

A mixed sweet style / Mokkasin

Backsplash that ends with the fridge / Skeppsholmen

Candle light, always beautiful / Pappa-bear

Different green tones / Lamaisond’annag

Haute couture in mint / Monsieurwintour

Take care / Marie

Tagged colour, colours, green, home decor, Interior design, Interiors, mint, mint green

29/05/2012

Creme / 158

Hej dear friends,

Creme, or if you prefer, beige is as colour that I do return to periodically. I know some find this colour boring & predictable. That’s ok really, it’s the beauty of life with different views, opinions, taste etc. To be open & curious is a way to broaden the horizons & learn a thing or two. Which in many cases is easier said than done since many of us are creatures of habit. This applies to most things in this wonderful but sometimes complicated world.

I think that beige is an excellent color that blends in nicely in almost everything or everywhere. It’s a pleasant colour & combined with white, so very fresh & appealing, whether it’s clothing, architecture, home furnishing or…you name it. Let’s have a look together…

Paris an early morning / Aprilfools