Christmas decorating with zinc!

OK, OK I said I wouldn't start yet, *but* these lovely Christmassy snaps from Walter & Co were to pretty to pass up. Unfortunately the online shop only seems to be in Swedish but if you're feeling multi-lingual go in and take a peek, there are lots of lovely things for the home. I covet the children's first aid kit for my girls!

All pictures: Walter & Co

And, here is a picture from the Finnish home of Sanna Raatikainen which has just featured in the Finnish magazine Kotivinkki Joulu. Amd what do we have here? Zinc candle houses! This year's must have?

Pop by later this morning for more pictures of Sanna's stunning Finnish home all decked out for Christmas. And some shopping ideas. But first....my latte! *smile*.

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Get the log cabin feel in your home!

Love the log cabin look? Check out the wonderful Norwegian online shop Hviit .....

Picture: Hviit

         My Hviit!

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Cosy bedrooms with a log cabin feel

Hello and Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. Here in Sweden the lakes are starting to freeze so for those of you longing for your bed this morning here are a couple of pics of 'log cabin' inspired bedrooms from some of Norway's top bloggers. For more bedroom inspiration and to vote for your favourite bedroom on NIB (Norwegian Interior Blogs) click here.

Picture: Cathrines Hjerterom Buy deer motive bedding at the beautiful Norwegian online shop Hviit. 

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This and above picture: Draumesidene by Elin Parr via NIB. I wish I knew where this ski bedding was from,  I LOVE it! Anyone have any tips?

What I love most about these bedrooms is the use of winter themed motives such as reindeer and skiiers on the bedding and all the natural wood used in various forms, so cosy for this time of year.

Got to run and get my morning Latte (*emergency!!*) but pop by this afternoon for inspiration on where to shop and what to buy for a log cabin feel! Hej heeej!

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Have a cosy weekend everyone....

....and see you Monday!

Picture: Livet Hemma



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Cupboard love

Check out this storage unit designed by Nicholai Wiig. And the good news? It's from IKEA! Below, the IKEA PS has been spray painted in four fabulous colours (see below for colour details). A project for the weekend perhaps?!

Picture: Livet Hemma. After a discussion on the Livet Hemma blog we were given the exact spray paint colours used here: S 8005 - Y50R (brown), S 7020-R20B (purple), S 5502 - R (grey), S6030 - Y (green).

Oh and Happy Friday! Have a lovely weekend. See you Monday!

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Let the Autumn in!

Hello and happy Friday campers! Abigail Ahern, the interior designer guru of our time is bound to have a fantastic home.  And thanks to interiör magasinet via one of my favourite blogs 79 ideas we get to take a peek!

All pictures: Interiör Magasinet

It's so wonderfully Autumnal. I particularly love the ochre oversized floor cushions and fluffy bed cushion. What do you think?

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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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Hot home accessory: the bicycle

In scandinavia bikes are definitely the favourite mode of transport - even in the snow! But when you live in a small apartment and you want to keep your precious ride safe where to put it? The good news is bikes are definitely one of the 'hot' interior accessories du jour!....

Picture Via Stylizimo

Picture: Fresh One

Picture: Via Freshome

Picture: Freshome

Picture: Misc - sorry I'm not sure where this picture is from, if you know please do let me know so I can provide credit!

Picture: The Selby

Picture: Mi Casa via SF Girl by Bay

What do you think? Crazy or lazy?! Hot or not?! The bike in the bedroom made me smile - are they going to have breakfast in bed and then hop on for work?! Either way, not sure I'd get that home styling passed my husband!

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Turquoise and greens in a beautiful Swedish cottage kitchen

I love the kitchen of this summer cottage out in the Stockholm archepelegoes. Everything you see has a history from the shelving unit picked up in India to the lamp over the table which was a French flea market find.Turquoise and light greens are quickly becoming my favourite colours of the week, they are so beautiful against the white don't you think? 

All pictures: Hus o Hem, Photographer: Kent Billequist

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Beautiful vintage inspired home

My bags are packed I'm ready to move....! Love, love LOVE this home photographed by talented The Selby.

All pictures: The Selby via SF Girl By Bay

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Hot trend: decorating with duct tape

All those years of carefully mounting our beloved prints in pretty frames and spending hours thinking about how to hang masks / scuptures / necklaces and now, the hot trend  from Norway? Putting things up with sticky tape. And I love it! What do you reckon?

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Pictures: 1 and 2 Anna Leenas Blog 3 Hviit

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Swedish home teeming with flea market finds

Morning! I'm a bit bleary eyed as I've just got back from stunning and vibrant Cape Town, South Africa. It was such a creative city, brimming with inspiration. The interior style vibe is similar to Scandinavia with natural materials, white walls and flashes of bright colours. This Swedish home from Sköna Hem seemed a very apt nod to my trip. I love all the flea market finds, the industrial lighting and tourquoise and white bedroom.

Ullis - the wonderful guest blogger from Friday has industrial lights like these which she found at a flea market in Malmö, Sweden. Try Etsy. Painting wooden floors to create a harlequin effect has become the kitchen floor du jour in Sweden and Norway. 

Such a great idea to take all the pages from an old 'biology' book and create a wall piece, I think it looks really lovely.

You can find large letters like these at the Old Cinema in London. Again, try Etsy for industrial lighting.

And now....I'm going to scour the web for pictures of beautiful South African homes. It will keep me away from the temptation of publishing lovely Christmassy homes...is it to early for that...or not? I love Christmas but am worried that once I get started I won't be able to stop!

Ta da for now!

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It's the simple things in life with this beautiful home

Morning, and a happy Monday to you! Sometimes you see a set of pictures and they just blow you away. Like now, when I came across the Norwegian blog Moa og Kaffekoppen and Moa's incredible pics of her home. Very simple, very minimalistic and very lovely. Thank you Moa!

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