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05/01/2014

Playfulness

Children, they are so natural, active & curious – but also quite demanding. My boys has grown up & become great guys. Finest in the world of course, as any parent would say about their kids. They are handsome & talented with own opinions & values. I want to believe that they are curious without being limited to what’s possible. And most importantly, that they aren’t judgmental, which is extremely important to us.

I sometimes forget that we are two who “owns” them. And of course, we have them on loan until they are capable of taking care of themselves & move on, independently & confidently through life. It has taken me a long time & considerable thought, before I came across the threshold that they one day will leave home. But whenever that happens, we have many precious memories from their playful time as kids. I hope they will maintain their playfulness as adults too.

Nice wall colour & toys / AnnemarijnLans via pinterest.com

White environment with colourful wooden toys / davidmnt viap

ifitshipipitshere.blogspot Building blocks in XL / fitshipipitshere.blogspot

Railroad tracks, were around 24 hours, everywhere, in our place / ingerstedt.se

Coordinated in red, white & some black / decora.me

Inspiring colour scheme / kotivinkki.fi

Child-friendly with low beds & space saving, when it’s along the wall / bloglovin.com

kidzzz Close to the heart / kidzzz via fancy.com

divaaniblogit.fi Pennants & canopy – a dream for children / kotivinkki.fi

Creative space / pinterest.com

For theatrical minds / handmadecharlotte.com

Yep, / piccsy.com

On display & for easy reach / ninainvorm.punt.nl

Nice with a long countertop with space for activity / handmadecharlotte.com

A friendly space with room for stuff that is visible / planet-deco.fr

Take care / Marie

Tagged children, Colourful, kids, Kids interiors, kids rooms, playful, playfully, toys, Wooden toys

05/12/2013

Daily inspiration, cute

This picture reminds me of when my boys were little. They had lots of wooden toys & especially a locomotive with carriages that could be linked together to form long trains. They were a little bigger, sturdier & were in colourless varnished wood. Anyway, you had to be rather creative to get them to eat, at times. This would have worked fine. To pretend a train comes loaded & we’ll have to eat in order to be able to tow more.

/ fao-shop.com

Take care / Marie

Tagged Crafts, games, kids, Locomotive, Toys and Games, Train, Wooden, Wooden toys

22/10/2013

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Homes / Interiors Image

Daily inspiration, tower block

I love this homemade tower block. It reminds me of the days when we built & created a great deal, with our boys when they were little. They loved to do carpentry, cut in paper & in fabrics & to paint – and surprisingly often, with unbelievably great results. Probably because it was genuinely made by small clumsy hands & with much love & admiration by the parents.

/ fancy.com

Take care / Marie

Tagged cardboard boxes, carpentry, cartons, craft, creative, homemade, inspiration, kids, Tower block

18/07/2013

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Homes / Interiors Gallery

Daily inspiration, kids room

I can imagine that children would feel comfortable in this room. Floor space for games, sloping roof creating nooks, roof window with natural light, built-in bed in the corner with a small private room within a room & soft soothing colours. Nice that the ceiling is in untreated wood. The room has high cosiness factor. Nice place overall for children to live in. (I might have wished for more comfortable seating, large thick rugs & some cushions on the floor).

homelife

/ Homelife.com.au

Take care / Marie

Tagged children, floors, home design, Interior design, kids, kids rooms, nook, soft colours, spacious

25/02/2013

People

What is there to say about people, about individuals, of humanity? Are we that interesting really? I sometimes wonder if we do not simply repeat ourselves. We are, however, many who tries to imitate each other – in our attempts to not be the unique individuals we are. In what we actually would & could be the best at! We are not always aware of their individuality or charisma. All those who have persuaded themselves that they are not good enough. Not beautiful enough, not slim enough, not popular or whatever it might be. Isn’t it sad! To not allow yourself to see what others sees, when you’re looking in the mirror. It’s often those who actually have something to be proud of, that are hard on themselves. Sadly, we do not allow ourselves to look beyond self-criticism & realise thus not how tough demands we place on ourselves.

If life & experience has taught me anything, again & again, then it’s precisely this – to have faith in my self & to have faith in people. It certainly has changed others but mostly myself. So, be kind to yourself 🙂