Tutorial: Natural Easter Egg Dye
Easter time! What are your plans? This year I'll be spending Easter with friends. What about you? Last year I focused on natural dyed eggs, and here's a collection of some of the best tricks. More dye...
View ArticleDIY: HAPPY EASTER egg decoration tutorials
Just popping in to say Happy Easter and hope you have a relaxing weekend. I haven't decorated my eggs yet, and if you are late like me, here's some great decoration ideas. Just klick on the images to...
View ArticleSoft spring colors - blue and grey pastels
Did you have a great Easter vacation? I did, and have some great images to show for it. Until then, let me repost this from another blog I use to run. Love these shades of pale blues, almost grey...
View ArticleMilan 2013: geometry in the air
Who says a pendant must hang straight from the ceiling?I always tell my student to think twice about how they treat the "air space" in a room. When I saw these solutions, I just went: yes!!! I just...
View ArticleConcrete and copper in Stockholm Sports Bar
It's been a hectic couple of weeks, and I'm sorry for the irregular updates here. To compensate for the silence, I'll give you a set of photos from a newly designed restaurant in Stockholm. It's the...
View ArticleCapturing Manhattan Stillness
I just love these photos by New York photographer Arne Svenson. Not everyone does. His new project The Neighbors, a series of photographs recently on display in Los Angeles, has caused quite a stir....
View Article19 Century Workers Apartment going City Chic
Years ago I planned to buy one quarter of a house, with a stunning view of the river which runs through my city. Then I got a job in Stockholm and had to abandon the idea. Now, one apartment is for...
View ArticleDIY: Make your own Swedish Midsummer Celebration
Tonight is the night - the longest day and brightest night here in Sweden. And we celebrate with lots of good food, singing traditional songs and dancing 'round the decorated Maypole. Old and young,...
View ArticleMy Style
This is the design style I'm going for, in my personal life. All white, lots of wood and other natural materials plus the odd color accent. Simple, spacious, clean and relaxed at the same time. I doubt...
View ArticleToday I listen to: Summertime with Janis Joplin in Stockholm 1969
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View ArticleMixing old and new in 19 century Swedish apartments
A set of images from apartments in my home town, Göteborg. Love the way they mixed old and new furniture and styles. A few designer items, some Ikea and lots of flea market finds. All images via...
View ArticleBeauty in the details
Details from a new project by Tamizo Architects. WABI SABI interior design art photography
View ArticleLiving Green
My life is all about green spaces right now. I spend a lot of time in my garden. And think of ways to bring the greenery indoors, come autumn. How do you do it? Keep your indoors green during the cold...
View ArticleThe Secret Garden
Today is the last day of July, and in Sweden that means things goes downward from here. Well, maybe not everything, but all things growing outdoors sure will. So I better make the most of today. Spend...
View ArticleThis summer I listen to: Ghost & Illusionist
Swedish singer Amanda Jenssen perform Ghost and Illusionist live in Stockholm this summer. Note: If you are not into sing-a-long, just ffw that middle part to 8.10 minutes into the video for the...
View ArticleInstagram Love: Nikki Green-Kunz
"Get an iPhone" my friends said. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out why? My old cell/mobile was working fine, so why buy another gadget, just because it's out there? Eventually I caved in... I...
View ArticleSome lovely bathroom inspiration
I have two bathrooms, both in dire need of a make over. Looking for inspiration online, I found these examples. Of course, if I had unlimited resources... but I girl can dream, right? One thing I know...
View ArticleToday's Insta Love: Christine Bauer
Good morning friends. Let me start the weekend by giving you another of my newly found friends on Instagram: christinebauerphoto. Christine Bauer is a German based interior and stillife photographer....
View ArticleSimple living in the south of Sweden
Last spring I showed you some photos from Swedish glass designer Ingegerd Råman's summer home in the south of Sweden. Now there are some new great images of the same house in the design mag Sköna Hem,...
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