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04/12/2012

Nook / 221

Up early today, awakened by my youngest who needed to fill up his car – so I went with him to the gas station, around five minutes drive & walked back – took 25 minutes in the early sun. It’s refreshing to see the neighbourhood wake up & start the day. For once, I felt refreshed & energetic. I managed to fix some stuff at home, in the early morning. It has been a lot of work lately – late evenings, early mornings, a whole lot to fix on the home front plus the heat that takes some energy too. Now it’s fine weather & around 27 degrees – perfect.

Whatever weather, inside or outside, it’s always nice with small nooks where you can retreat, read, take the time to think over things, listen to music or just relax. Moreover, it’s cozy & inviting plus tat it’s a perfect place for short naps too. That’s one of the nicest things & a luxury too, to be able to take a nap during the day. Also, it’s a perfect place in Christmas time – to curl up in peace & quiet – that’s cozy indeed. Sometimes when our boys were small & still were in need of an afternoon-nap, we ended up in arguments about whose turn it was to get them to sleep. We finally agreed to take turns, for family peace, if nothing else. Those were nice times, indeed.

Light corner with sheepskin & material in oak / soderbergagentur

Cottage style with storage & good natural light / myidealhome

White with textiles & colour / stylefiles

Certainly a small area but cozy nonetheless / mywhiteroom

White & inbuilt with contrasting textiles / designnerd

Colourful textiles & lots of light / flickr.com

Thick seat cushions & plenty of space for books / stylefiles

Works outdoor as well too / pinterest

Strong colours, suitable for kids / betterhomes&gardens

Untreated wood & white stained floor / Scandinavianretreat

Comfortable corner with natural material around & a cozy fireplace / lorilandgill.blogspot

/ icanlivewithtat via tumblr

Corduroy & velvet too white /smallrooms via tumblr

Ready to relax / 25.media.tumblr

Navy theme with horizontal panel wall / houme via tumblr

Take care / Marie

Tagged corner, home decor, home furnishings, interior, natural light, nook, outdoors, reading nook, Sheepskin, textiles

15/05/2012

Sweet to a point / 153

Hej dear friends,

I had in mind to blog about autumn after my nice breakfast in the sun with all the beautiful colours around me…it almost looks like the trees are burning…with the diversity of brown-red, yellow & the burned tones, especially when rays of the sun gleams through. But when I finished it became more rosy than I had imagined, for some reason. Never mind, it works anyway. It might sound odd to you but I’m not particularly fond of flowers or plants for that matter. I appreciate the beauty but have no interest in engaging in it. At most, it’s enough to arrange fresh flowers in a vase. We don’t even have pot plants at home, believe it or not. However, the garden is flowing over by plants, seedlings, shrubs & trees, thanks to our landlord which we rent the house of. There’s even a small vegetable garden. Nice indeed:)

Flowers are not the biggest part of my field of interest, as I said, but enjoyable when it’s picked together in an appealing manner, whether it be in interiors or as bouquets, by all means. I made a bargain, a while back on the flea market, a floral one. A padded quilt that was striped on one side & with small-patterned roses on the other side. Really nice! But when it’s in use, it’s the striped side that’s visible… with the roses on the back which can only be sensed.

A painting or for real – can you tell? / Purebeachboho