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19/09/2013

Let there be light

It darkens so fast here in Australia. Even though it is spring now & the evening light stays longer as we draw towards the summer. Now, there are some ways to make it nice & bright during the dark period of the year. I’ve become fond of light-strings. Don’t ask me where it came from – I just found myself on the search after those in shops & stores. It has to be the right model & size. I discovered loads of different design & variations. Many are rather large & clumpy while others are nicely done. But no ones looks like the one I have in mind.

I’ll have to look further when I have more time on hand. Until then, there’s quite a lot to be inspired by – if not in stores then at least online.

Sweet & simple / mocastore.org

Welcoming & exciting / decocrush.tumblr.com

Nice size / studiokarin

Industrial look / fancy.com

Irregularly decorated / house-455.blogspot.com

Fits everywhere / bloglovin

Discreet in the background / sunday-suppers.com

Starry sky / apartmenttherapy.com

Festive feeling / fancy.comA bit feminine with ruffles / kickstartsaving.com

Right in style as well as size / room269.tumblr.com

Corner light / femme.se

Nicely towards the evening / fancy.com

Something like this in my backyard / tumblr.com

For the outdoor dinners / thesweetoccasion.com

Discrete on the day & nice in the evening / archimags.com

Take care / Marie

15/09/2013

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Design, Travel Image

Café life

We went to Melbourne on a long weekend to celebrate a long relationship that goes into its third decade. And our boys joined us, of course. Where would we be without them. It turned out to become more their weekend actually – shopping weekend so to speak. We strolled behind or in front of them, went in & out of hundreds of shops, spent time outside the changing rooms, discussed all sorts of subjects and so on. Beautiful weather, great city, nice people, comfortable & luxuriously hotel & numerous, numerous cafes.

/ dustjacketattic bistro charlotte poland

/ prettystuff

/ travelandleisure.com

/ fancy.com

/ thawn via tumblr

/ petitepassport.com

/ moonshineandwool

/ remainsimple.tumblr.com

/ inspireddesign

/ harligthemma

@mycasa / atmycasa

/ automatism

ikea.se / IKEA.se

/ dailydoseofstuf.tumblr.com

/ tumblr.com

Take care / Marie

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Tagged cafes, coffee shops, life style, lifestyle, Melbourne, outdoor, outdoor cafes

11/09/2013

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Outdoor Link

Green zones

I’m not an outdoors person or particularly interested in nature. I know it sounds horrible but it’s probably not the worst though. What’s worse is that my two sons are alike. My husband claims to be an active outdoors person. But that’s not entirely true, even if the rest of us in the family isn’t making a big deal of it. We are just wondering when he activates his great hobby – since he always spends his free time with us. We are on the go & active with one or the other but it’s more city emphasised, however. Although I have to admit, that I lately have felt an urge to get out into the forest, take some walks & breathe fresh air. Hear & behold! I hope it has something to do with development, of some kind.

/ flickr.com

/ remainsimple.tumblr.com

/ anicechange.tumblr

/ yinywhitedaisies.tumblr

/ tumblr.com

/ wistfullycountry.tumblr

/ thegreenies.tumblr.com

/ kirstin Mckee via flickr

/ pinterest.com

/ rosebale.tumblr.com

/ threehugger-me.tumblr.com

/ fancy.com

/ google.com

/ andthisbreath.tumblr.com

Take care / Marie

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Tagged country side, fields, forest, green, green zones, Greenery, outdoor, trees, vegetation

22/08/2013

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Homes / Interiors, Outdoor Gallery

Outdoor mood

Stylish summer furniture is sometimes hard to find. Especially when you have a picture in mind of how you want them to look like or if you have to adapt to a given area. In a country like Australia, you are not so dependent on the weather, in the sense that you can be outside all year round. You often see indoor furniture on porches. Sofas, armchairs & tables. I thought it looked a little tricky in the beginning, coming from a winter-land. But it’s very charming. Although, I’m continuing to stick to furniture for outdoor use. However, this is not about outdoor furniture, but about being outdoors. You’re supposed to use what the occasion offers to enjoy the pleasant weather. Our winter here in Australia have been fantastic. One of the warmest winters in 40 years, I believe. The winter here is almost like our summer in Sweden. So, with this beautiful winter weather, I find my self in outdoor mood.

1 / cozyspaces.tumblr.com

cozyspaces.tumblr.com 2 / tumblr.com.

3/ mollyjazz via fancy.com

4 / justbesplendid.tumblr.com

5. /southernliving.com

6 / myparadissi.tumblr.com

7 / googlemage.com.au

ikea.se 8 / ikea.se

9 / weheartit

8 livethemma ute 10 / livethemma.se

11 / indoorsoutdoors.tumblr.com

5 livethemma 12 / livethemma.se

13 / kulunkadecoblog

14 / skonahem.se

2 livethemma 15 / livethemma.se Take care / Marie

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Tagged Australia, beach, furniture, garden furniture, outdoor, outdoor furniture, patio, picnic, Sweden

04/06/2013

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Homes / Interiors

Something in rattan

I was looking around for a laundry basket the other day. We have a stylish thing in black & white at home, with good handles that’s roomy inside. It has now become a bit flimsy & worn so it’s about time to trade up. Rattan wasn’t top of mind & probably not the type of material I generally would look for, although a chair or chairs,would suit me fine. I’ve always liked rattan in the summer, in the garden.

My mother in law had period when she painted baskets in a typical blue colour from her childhood. She then decorated them in a white pattern that became her signum. I had these baskets everywhere, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, garage, playroom & the backyard. I was quite tired of the blue colour & rattan, for quite a while to come, after that. Natural materials are nice in general & rattan has the advantage to age neat & becomes more beautiful with time. I am hereby healed from past experience & ready for this beautiful material … colorless, white, black or with some color of some sort.

Fancy shapes / cez via pinterest