Wishing you a very happy and relaxed Easter / Spring break!
See you Tuesday!
Niki
Spreading A Little Easter Bunny Love!
Wishing you a very happy and relaxed Easter / Spring break!
See you Tuesday!
Niki
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10 Ways To Style The Iconic Snoopy!
And I'm not talking 'Woodstock' Snoopy (although that would also make a fun post - did anyone else have 'Bella' as well as snoopy?!!). I'm talking the iconic Snoopy lamp* designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in 1967. Recognised by its unique dome top and white Carrara marble base - the lamp celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017 and has since re-emerged as one of the must-have task lights right now. Whether you're a black and white type of person - or prefer a pop of colour (it's also available in a very cool green and a fabulous orange) - the lamp looks equally great in the kitchen, sitting room or home office and even in a children's bedroom. Here are ten of my favourite looks!
I'd love to say the orange one - but we all know I'd freak out at the last minute and opt for the black version! All the same, I'm very tempted, it really is a stunning light!
There's a load more fabulous lighting inspiration to be found in this archive!
I hope the sun is shining where you are too!
Niki
Credits: 1. Uprise Art 2. Unknown 3. Gieves Anderson Photography 4. Lovisa Häger 5. Celine Hallas 6. Mohv Bromma 7. The Apartment DK 8. Henrik Nero 9. Anna Cecilia 10. Jotun
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The Beautiful Swedish Home of a Visual Merchandiser
What does your forever home look like? Is it OK to have a forever city home and a forever weekend country retreat?! A girl can dream, right?! If permitted, my forever city home would have bones just like this beautiful Swedish one. Think sky-high ceilings, stunning architraves, double 'spegel' doors and original parquet floors. Aren't they lovely?! Swedish visual merchandiser and design student Cajsa Berndtsdotter has worked with the colour and furnishings to make sure that they positively shine too.
The plant in the window of the dining room has been placed on a plinth to make it even taller and work with the height of the window.
Marshall speaker*, IKEA cabinet, Bistro chairs*
Tall upper cabinets use the full height of the room (which work fine if you store little-used items higher up).
One of the beauty of high ceilings is having the space for statement lighting (like this Pholc light*) which lower ceilings don't allow for.
A low almost invisible shelf painted in the same colour as the wall is ideal for magazines, plants speakers etc.
Painting walls a darker shade (these are 'neutral grey 6000) helps a room with high ceilings to feel cosier and also allow the cornicing to pop. I also love how Cajsa has used curtains in the same colour as the wall. Curtains really are a home's best friend - they help to dampen sound, reduce drafts and make the space look cosy (and they can hide a multitude of sins!) - total winner!
Source made-to-measure linen curtains online here*. The bench is from IKEA.
Barely there IVAR cabinets from IKEA have been painted in the same colour as the wall for a cleaner look and feel while the beautiful original door has been painted in a contrasting white for a spotlight affect.
Such an inspiring home! And although we might not have features like this to play with, there are still so many wonderful ideas to take away, don't you think?
Is there anything that stood out to you?
See more of Cajsa's home here.
I'm in a bit of a rush today as we're in the middle of a renovation (I'm sitting here amidst complete chaos and can barely breath for dust, plus I can only feel three of my fingers as we had to turn the heating off! But I haven't missed a weekday blog post since 2011 and not about to because of a little dirt, cold and chaos!). Oh and I need to pack for London - eeeeek! Hurry!
Have a lovely day friends, hope you're a little more comfy than I am today!
Niki
Photography: Cajsa Berndtsdotter
Easter Touches in a Charming Swedish Home
The Easter school holidays have officially begun in Sweden, the spring flowers are finally in bloom and the sun is shining (if only it were a little warmer though - BRRRRR - up North they have three metres of snow, crazy!). The home of Ulrika Andåker - the fashion and interior blogger behind Colorelle has added some lovely Easter touches to her charming home in Norrköping - which perfectly captures the essence of spring time in Sweden. Keep a look out for subtle pastel accents, feathers, eggs, lilacs and blossom!
In Sweden it's customary to tie coloured feathers to branches - I love these subtle brown-pink hues, they're so pretty!
A simple bouquet of lilacs from the gardens make a pretty display in the window.
Pretty daffodils and geraniums brighten up the stairway.
William Morris Pimpernel wallpaper brings spring blooms to the master bedroom! And there's even an Easter touch in one of the children's rooms (below!)
I love these subtle ideas! In fact, there is so much inspiration to be taken from all the decor, don't you think?!
See more pictures of Ulrika's home as well as get fashion and styling ideas over on her blog and instagram.
For more DIY ideas check out My Big Easter Edit and Five Beautifully Simple Easter DIY ideas. We're heading to London for Easter this year but I might contribute with my DIY bunny ear napkins!
Do you have any Easter / spring decorating traditions?
Niki
Photography: Ulrika Andåker shared with kind permission
