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Monday, October 15, 2012

White, brown and dark green in Malmö

White, brown and dark green in Malmö

Hello! And happy Monday! Here in Southern Sweden it's raining and grey and I have all the lights on BUT I'm feeling bright all the same, because tomorrow is the day of my blog give-away - yay! so exciting! First though, here is a beautiful apartment currently for sale in the area of St Knuts, the bohemian district of Malmö through Bo-laget. I love the original wood flooring, the windows leading into the hallway to lighten the space and of course the original way the owners have furnished it. Another reason why my Monday feels bright!


















Bo-laget spotted via AMM blog

Could you move in here?!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the give-away! eeeee!

PS Thank you so much for all your 'blog birthday' wishes on Friday, you made me so happy!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Swedish home with fun vintage finds: Part I

Hej hej! On Saturday I went off on a great flea market road trip around South West Skåne. It's amazing all the fantastic things you can find at bargain prices (and for charity).  The home in today's post, with kind permission from the owner, Johanna from AprillAprill blog and her family, is the perfect example of what you can do with a little upcycling. Since there are so many fab pictures (photographed by Johanna's sister Lisa Wikstrand (blog here) for Retro magazine) Here's part I of a two part series- her daughter's fab bright, fun bedroom.







Photography: Lisa Wikstrand, Stylist/home/owner Johanna Gartmyr, Aprill Aprill.
Isn't it such a perfect bedroom for a little girl?

We were at a friend's house for brunch yesterday (who have the most fantastic converted school out in the countryside but that's another story) and they had exactly the same play castle (lekborg) from Smallroom in their children's playroom. Oh how much would my girls love one of those.

Look out for the rest of Johanna's beautiful Scandinavian retro home in part II tomorrow!

PS How come my home doesn't look like this after Saturday's flea market tour?!!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

A relaxed dutch home with vintage touches

I have to admit, this Tuesday I'm feeling just a little bit bluuuur. I think it could be because my holiday's officially over. It could be that the weather is just a bit cold, cloudy and windy. I'm not sure. But this interior from the FAB Dutch interior magazine VT Wonen which I spotted over at SF Girl By Bay has done a little to lift my spirits at least. It's sooooo cool. I love all the vintage finds, the eclectic mix of furniture and the relaxed vibe. Peeeeerfect. 







I really love pink in a home and thankfully my man is just a little bit colour blind and thinks fuschia pink is in fact red.... mwah ha ha ha!

Do you have a favourite accent colour of the moment?

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

A cool white home with upcycled furniture

I'm clinging to that relaxed summer holiday vibe today and this beautifully restored 15th century former mill created by Katrin Arens in Northern Italy is just the ticket! You know how much I love a cool white canvas, especially when it's off set with reclaimed items and flea market finds which have been upcycled to storage units or new pieces for furniture. What a wonderful, imaginative home! Just so much inspiration!









Photographer: Raul Candales for kochamwies via Etxekodeco
Oh, and you must visit Katrin's website and shop! Not like you need any persuading...?!

I wish I had an eye for upcycling like this....

Sunday, June 17, 2012

A fun, vintage inspired home in Paris

Morning! Hope you had a fab weekend! I thought I'd start the week off with a fun and happy family home in the suburbs of Paris. It's owned by Dorothée the co-founder of My Little Day, an adorable french online children's birthday shop. The home was used for their latest shoot. Thanks so much Design Sponge, the mother of interior design blogs for the inspiration!






Photography: Melanie Rodriguez, art directions: Constance Gennari for The Socialite Family via Design Sponge
I know where I'll be heading when it's time to organise my little girls birthday parties! I loooove their birthday girl kits! I absolutely adore the little dolls push chair in the last pic - so cute, I know one three year old who'd love it. The bed in the children's room is fairly similar to Ikea's MINNEN bed, which looks fab with fairy lights enter-twined for a cosy bedtime reading session.

Any favourites from this home?

Have a lovely day!

Friday, June 15, 2012

A beautiful white cottage by the sea

I hope you've enjoyed my Asian inspired week, I would've loved to have done so much more, there's only one thing for it, I NEED to go back on a personal visit rather than a business trip and take my own images!! Watch this space!! And now it's time for the weekend and here in Sweden everyone's gearing up for the annual trip to either their own or a friend/family's summer cottage. So here's a little inspiration - a beautiful 18th century summer cottage by the sea in Cornwall, England. It had me at the all white....!





Photography: Paul Massey via Dust Jacket Attic
According to Dust Jacket Attic the floorboards are made of reclaimed scaffolding wood which has been white washed and waxed. Beautiful?!

Tonight it's England vs Sweden in Euro 2012. Always tense in our household and I'm actually starting to get very nervous  (I'm english and my man's swedish!). So I'd like to end by saying good luck Sweden, and COME ON England!!!!! May the best men win!

PS If you haven't already - don'¨t forget to enter my blog give-away for your chance to win some genuine Japanese Washi Tape I picked up in Tokyo!

Have a lovely weekend! x
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