Win an industrial pendant light!

To wish you a very happy easter I've collaborated with Mette from Make-Living blog on a very exciting give-away! Mette makes these fab industrial pendant lights here in Sweden and has recently launched a small webshop here. The light comes in 5 colour ways and one could be yours - yay!

To enter all you need to do is:

- Visit the Make-Living website to see the complete colour range.
- Write and tell us which colour you would most like to win in the comment section below.
- Like the Make-Living Facebook page.

The competition is open to everyone and closes Thursday 4th April at 12.00am GMT. The winner will be announced Friday 5th April. Don't forget to leave your contact details!

Wishing you all a super happy, relaxing Easter.

See you Tuesday x

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My home: Dining pendant lights

Hejsan! I hope you all had a lovely weekend? Here in Sweden it was Pappas's day. And we celebrated by errrr,  Pappa and I spending hours putting up our new Porcelight P14 pendant lamps by Danish designer Erik Magnussen from Malmö Modern. I am so happy with the outcome that I've tried to capture it in pictures for yours truly. There's even a blurry one of my man helping with the wiring! Bless him!

All pictures: My Scandinavian Home

What do you think? (best just to say you like them...hahaha). When the lamps are on they let of a beautiful warm glow like in the picture of me blogging in the early hours here:

Oh and in case you're about to do the same here is my two pence worth:

3 tips on hanging pendant lamps over a dining table:

How high should pendant lights hang over a dining table?
If there's more than one and they're relatively small you can hang them quite low. They should be low enough to avoid glare from the bulbs yet high enough to be able to see the other people around the table. Ours are 57cm above the table.

How far apart should the pendant lights hang?
If you have three pendant lights, divide the table into four equal parts and hang the lamps at equal intervals along this line.

How do I get power to all the lights?
We used CableCup ceiling roses for suspension lamps with a splitter so that we could feed the cable in from one end and then through the next two lamps. They seem to work so far...:)


Hope you all had a great weekend and happy Pappa's day to all your wonderful daddys out there! x

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What's a home without words?!

Right now it's all about making a statement in oversized numbers and letters. I mean, why say things quietly when you can let them SCREAM across the room right?!

Via Serendipity is Life

Yellows Photography

Via Serendipity if Life

Via IDN  World

Via Serendipity is life

Oooo am really loving the typography lights it makes such a statement! Do you know any great sources for buying light signage?

PS I found all these lovely pics on Pinterest, my latest addiction! If you'd love a little more inspiration check out my Pinterest moodboards by clicking the icon to the right. If you want to hop aboard the Pinterest train let me know and I'll invite you!

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Wednesday DIY - simple cluster pendant lamp from IKEA

If you're looking for a new project to start 2012, how about this light? All you need is several IKEA SKURER plant pots and a few electrical cords. Drill a hole in the bottom of each plant pot and voila! A cluster pendent light like the one below! Thank you Plaza Interiors, for the inspiration. 

Plaza Interiors Blog

The beauty of this light is that you can also just make one or two to hang over a table. Or if you prefer the more colourful approach you could also choose a coloured flex or spray paint the plant pots. Personally I love the simple nature of the white design above. Happy DIY! Oh and if you make one, don't forget to share it with us!

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Light bulb moment, New year's eve inspiration

So, New Years Eve tomorrow. Yaaay! I am heading off to see a great friend in the countryside which I'm so looking forward to. Are you having people over? If so, how about these festive ideas with lighting or stars. Simple but beautiful. The perfect way to bring in 2012....

Picture: Wikstein studio



Picture: Varpunen. Lights: Granit

FruFly

The setting in the picture above was created by the wonderfully clever Norwegian blogger, Heidi, at FruFly. Visit FruFly for more inspiration for your New Years Eve table!

Thank you so much for reading my blog in 2011, you've made me super happy! I'll be back with a beautiful home to show you on 2nd January. Happy New year!

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Have a cosy evening!

As you know, I have a penchant for white, and this room's no exception. Through the lovely dividing windows you get a glimpse of two vintage Louis Poulsen industrial lights which I am currently trying to track down for my own home. Just lovely. Have a great evening!

Picture Åpent Hus 

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Lighting up time

Here in Sweden it's already getting dark around 3pm. Eeeeek! I wish I had the Cluster Light shown in the pic below from the wonderful shop/blog Bodie & Fou to brighten up my home. Have a lovely evening and see you tomorrow!

Picture: François Kong Stylism: Karine Kong via Bodie & Fou

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Bright idea: DIY lamp

Check out what the Finnish blogger over at Weekday Carnival made. Pretty cool DIY light. A project for the weekend perhaps?! For more images and know-how click here. 

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These are a few of my favourite things...

Hi, so I'm Ullis... I live in a house amongst stacks of interior mags, with a head full of interior ideas, unfinished projects and a wish for my very own handyman to come and execute them all. I wouldn't mind if the handyman had a generous wallet too...

I have a particular obsession with lighting in all shapes, sizes or forms. Any lighting signed Tom Dixon is a particular favourite and more than welcome into my home! I love the play with contrasts - industrial vs. organic, hard vs. soft, cold vs. warm. Like his Bulb Chandelier (below). It almost looks like a diamond ring.

Shown above is the geometrical Etch Light. Pictures are from Tom Dixons catalogue which you can find here.

Lighting doesn't always need to be a source of light, it can just serve the purpose of an illuminous installation. I am seriously contemplating something like this to greet guests in the hall...

A scavanger hunt for desk lamps at the 2nd hand stores, a saw, some spray paint, glue and light cords later and you could create something like the above. But sometimes it's not even the light itself that's of interest, it's where or how you place it!

Credit owed where credit is due - I have a folder full of inspirational pictures I have saved over the years making it difficult to trace the source. If you know where the above three pics are from, please let me know and I will update the post!

That's all from me. Lights out!

Niki is back after the weekend. Have a bright one!

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