I sometimes stumble upon certain images that I fall for, just because I’m in the right mood or because it feels right at the time. It may be its simplicity or the beauty in some details – pictures that are appealing in one way or another. Here is one that just feels right. Enjoy 🙂
Decorush.tumble.com
Take care / Marie
It is summer in Sweden & winter here in Australia. FB is filled of comments from family & friends who’s enjoying their summer vacation in what seems to be great weather. My son & his girlfriend are there now too. It makes us feel homesick, especially when we’re watching a typical Swedish tv-show that only runs during the summer months. Allsång på Skansen – sing-along at Skansen. It is a little hard to explain but it’s a long tradition that has become a national “festival”. It’s a tv-show with invited guests performing thier current hit, but they must also select a melody from a song booklet, where everyone in the audience sings along in. Including all who watch at home too!
So with homesickness as a background, this will be a post about Scandinavian style. Something that is very popular in Australia – not just home furnishing but also music, food, film, fashion & so on. It is after all not so strange really, it is a high standard regarding design, quality & function. I think what appeals to the many, is the use of natural materials & the simplicity of design. I have put together images of what I see as typical of this style & what I’ve grown up with. It’s not the playful & colourful style, but more traditional & a little more mature.
1. White, light, natural material & simplicity / remodelista
2. Wood materials / fancy.com
3. The 1700s still impacts / tumblr.com
4. Functional furniture / skonahem.se
5. A typical Scandinavian icon / google.com
6. Straight lines & simple beauty / livethemma.se
7. Much use of textiles & wood / 79ideas
8. Simple, clean impression / scandinaviandeko
9. The 1700 century in today’s environment / desdemyventana
10. Modern environment / convoy.tumblr.com
11. The famous Dala horse / vitradesignstudio via trendenser
12. Wood, white & light / annatruelsen
13. Birch & white / keltainen
14. Swedish icon – Dala horse/ keltainen
15. white, sheepskin & clogs / pjattrofurnar.is
Take care / Marie
I spent a half day in a flower shop the other day. Not so much for the flowers, to be honest but the more for the owner & all her stories about different flowers. There’s all types of individuals, which I always find exciting & interesting to listen to as well as ponder about. People, in general is an interesting phenomenon – imagine all different individuals with different opinions & viewpoints. It turned out that this lady’s view of plants, resembled my way – only that it is people instead.
Every plant behaves different to another. SO when she talked about a certain flower, or plant, I actually saw a person in front of me. This was especially between rose varieties. From the simple & humble to the real divas & everything in between. You could say that we found each other through a common view despite different interests. Life can be that simple at times.
Colour combined with white / Kim Timmerman
Colour with white again but more pale / 79ideas
Flowers with stripes & squares / suziebeezie.tumblr.com
Old-fashioned rose pattern / llebeatelier.tumblr.com
Striking / pinterest.com
Cute / ideasandinspiration.tumblr.com
Stylish / google.com
Summer feeling / fancy.com
Romantic / theinfamous
I seem to have a fondness for white & floral / happydayout.tumblr.com
Modern cottage style / sanna&sania
Timeless / keltainen
Matching accessories / obaz.com
Detail that makes a difference / husligheter
Textile styling / 79ideas
Take care / Marie
Chinese blue pattern is so common in the trade nowadays, whether it is textiles, porcelain, or other. When I grew up, it was usual with the blue pattern on porcelain to collect mainly, not antique, but the kind you got at each celebration, so that you had a complete set – when it was time to leave home. There were one collection that I remember was very popular although I didn’t really fall for that particular style. I have struggled ever since then actually. I can’t really decide whether I like this kind of pattern & colour. I do that sometimes & so suddenly it feels boring & predictable. Maybe it depends on the occasion & mood, what do I know. Well, I know that some of my friends is completely in love in both this colour & pattern. Either way, it is perhaps not so bad anyway, it’s rather neat when you look at the variations of the pattern & the different blue tones of the china – Swedish East India – as I prefer to call it. What do you think?
Nice patterns & shiny blue on the inside / anettewillemine
Glamorous style / agatha via fancy
French inspired / pinterest.com
Greek inspired / weheartit.com
Swedish style / analoguelife.com
Summer house style / housetohome
Party style / katelondon
Grandma style / waterproofvalentines
Talented painter / wordpress.com
Styling / rusanson.com
Bike style / thebonafidechainblinger
Coordinated / theshinesquirrel.tumblr.com
Modern skull / darksilenceinsuburbia.tumblr
Patterned blues / studiokarin
China blue / passages8391tumblr.com
Take care / Marie
Inspiration can be found everywhere & there are always details that catches the eye, even if only a colour or a tiny item that attracts. Some sees the whole solution where others might not see anything special at all. It’s hard to tell what makes some things immensely popular, where many suddenly seem to like or fall for the same things. While similar solutions are completely without charm & arouses no-must-have- feeling at all.
There’s not much to say really – black & white always works, although I’m aware of & respect those who want more colour in their everyday lives. I just think that it’s nice to have a base that always works & which is also easy to change, when you feel like it. With simple means.
A pleasurable environment / dusty.com
Classic piece / breitling.com
Frames with black white photos – so simple / vineetkaur
Posing / fabforgottennonility
Black & white base / lovelylife.com
Amazing tiles / newravenna.photoshelter.com
Beautiful image / solidfrog.com
Great storage / trendland.com
Stylish style / tumblr.com
Useful / suitupordie
Love(ly) design / momadesignstore
Suitable quote / hgreytale via tumblr
Neat candy / etsy.com
Dramatic architecture / fancy.com
Styling / livethemma
Take care / Marie
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