My little girls and their new bedroom

I'm so excited to share a glimpse of the newly decorated bedroom of my two little girls - Liv (6) and Ali (4) today. I couldn't show the room without an appearance from my girls, after all what's a children's room without children?! They were more than happy to be little models, in fact they had such fun during the shoot! I'm particularly proud of these images as they're the result of a collaboration with three Southern Sweden creative friends: Gen, interior stylist and owner of The Youngsters helped me design the room, Malin, owner of oh so cool online shop Ziggys, helped pick out the clothes and Kimme Persson took the fab shots. I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed creating them!

Home: My Scandinavian Home, Photographer: Kimme Persson. Stylist Genevieve Torn, The Youngsters. 

I am so pleased with the room, but not as much as my girls are. I hope you like it too (it's very nerve-racking posting pictures of my home here!).

In case you're wondering where everything's from here's the complete list (I hope - if I've missed something give me a shout!):

Items

Heart wall stickers, Vee Speers print, Marrakech bean bag in green diamond, sheepskin rug, Holga camera cushion, Muuto book case, Love Lives Here print, the desk and chair are a flee market find (try Etsy for vintage children's desks).

Swedese Tree coat stand, äpple päpple print, phosphorescent light bulb, Toy bag BAOBAB in green stripes , dot garland, animal masks, mini woody tablet black board, black and white boxes from TGR.  Bandit girl print, jump / skipping rope in green. Matchbox light in dark blue.

Snow Bunk bed. Pois Pink bedding and Deer bedding. Cushions: Drops in navy and sea blue, Zut Pois Pink, Marthe Absinthe hop-skotch, Polka Grey (striped).

Clothing

Liv: Soft Gallery Adele Pebbles dress, Cat leggings (e-mail Ziggys) or these wolf leggings are similar.
Ali: Bobo Choses shiny leggings, Beau Loves fringes top.

Have a lovely day! 

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A serene Swedish home in white and wood

I'm writing today's post from a candlelit cafe by the sea here in Southern Sweden.  It's barely daylight and there's a storm raging over the sea. It's feels so cosy to be tucked up inside! Contrary to the weather outside, this Gothenburg space is a picture of calm. I love the black, white, grey, and wood theme with touches of brass. One item that stands out in particular is the vintage brass drinks trolley used as a side table in the sitting room. I could batten down the hatches and ride out a storm in this lovely apartment, how about you?

Stadshem

So lovely don't you think? Anything that stands out to you? 

A few items I know and love: Muuto E27 pendant light, svenskt tenn elefant place mats, HAY DLM table, HAY dots cushion, Sheepskin rug, HAY dots cushion, Thonet 214 chair. Granit industrial mail sorter. Lamino easy chair in graphite. You can source lovely prints from Elina Dahl (free shipping within Sweden until Christmas, available to worldwide). 

See more, beautiful serene spaces here, here and here. Or escape the stormy winter weather by transporting yourself to a boho abode in Mexico, or a Brazilian escape with a pool. *Yes.Please*. 

I think it's time for one of those hot chocolates with whipped cream and cinnamon I talked about yesterday, don't you?

Have a lovely day! 

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Rustic Scandinavian Christmas inspiration

This year I love the rustic, pared-back holiday feel. It's all about Christmas trees in glass vases, pared-back branches, pine cones and sheepskin throws. Add to that the rich aroma of piping hot buttered fig and rosemary cider, fresh pine, and cinnamon and I'm well on my way to a cosy rustic Scandinavian Christmas. Here's my inspiration, I hope it inspires you too. 

1 & 2. Hysj-Lundemork. 3 rustic table - unidentified.  4. Mini wreath - Helt Enkelt. see the DIY instructions here. 5. Hot buttered fig & rosemary cider 6. Vanilla Bean Blog. Spice cake with cardamom coffee frosting.  7. Ditte Isager.

I have a similar rustic workman's stool which I bought here.

For inspiring Christmas home tours I love this Swedish country home, a lovely sitting room here in Skåne, and a modern Dutch home.

And here's my round up of beautiful yet simple Christmas DIY ideas:

Brown paper gift wrapping inspiration.

Swedish hot chocolate with cinnamon - mmmmm!

DIY holiday decor for the walls.

Tiny Christmas garlands.

Beautiful DIY triangular Christnas wreaths.

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go...Let it snow! let it snow! Let is snow! Have a lovely day!

PS back tomorrow with my usual home tour, see you then!

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Swedish calligrapher Ylva Skarp's cosy winter home

Swedish calligrapher and designer Ylva Skarp knows how to create a beautiful home at Christmas (see it all decked out here). This winter she's created a cosy feel in her country home using sheepskin throws draped over armchairs, ottomans and dining chairs. You can see evidence of her work in various forms throughout the home- on fabric, in prints, engraved in the concrete floor and spontaneously written on blackboards. Such a personal home, don't you think?!  

Expressen. Photographer Helena Blom. Ylva Skarp.via The Style Files with thanks

I love the mix of rustic and industrial and how she has made her home a personal work of art. Is there anything that stands out to you?

Source sheeepskin rugs and throws here, You can get hold of one of Ylva Skarps beautiful prints here.

Thank you to everyone who entered the Occa-Home weekend give-away. The winner will be contacted by e-mail today and mentioned in the give-away post.

Have a lovely day!

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Win a very cool Muuto E27 socket lamp

To celebrate the second week of Advent I've teamed up with fab online interior design store Occa-Home to offer you the chance to win a Muuto E27 socket lamp in your choice of light green, black, light grey, orange or rose.  Occa-Home is one of my go-to stores for Scandinavian items including favourites from &tradition, Bestlite, Ferm Living, and Muuto and many others (see my product pick here). Find how to enter to win a Muuto E27 socket lamp below.

How to enter:

1. Visit the Occa-Home online interior design store and take a look around
2. Comment below which product you like the most and why.

And that's it! The competition is open to everyone until 7th December 2014, Midnight GMT. The winner will be contacted by e-mail on Monday 8th December 2014 so make sure you leave a way for us to contact you.

Terms & Conditions
We are not responsible for lost shipments. You must be age of majority in your country of residence. We are not responsible for any duties, import taxes that you may incur. Only 1 entry per person. 

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A lovely monochrome and light wood Swedish home

Hello! It's the weekend, yay! I have three reasons to be excited: I'm holding a really fab give-away which I know you're going to love, we're going to bring in our Christmas tree and thirdly it's my birthday (yes, I do love a little birthday love!) and I know my girls have been working away on little cards, sweet!  But first, the all important home tour. And today I'd like to share an oh so fab Gothenburg apartment for sale through Entrance.  The home has been decorated using a monochrome theme throughout softened by lovely light wood. Oh how I could see myself padding around here this weekend, how about you?!

Entrance

I particularly love the touch of pastel and original wood flooring. Is there anything that stands out to you?

A bit of a what's what in terms of the items we see: the mid-century style pendant light in the kitchen is by Gubi. The string lights are from Granit (I have the same in the corner of my sitting room). The dining chairs are Fritz Hansen 7 series. The shelving in the sitting room is String. On the top shelf I spy the By Lassen Kubus candle holder and the Design House Stockholm Nordic Light candle holder. Anything missing?

If you're planning on a little Christmas decorating this weekend, I came across this really lovely DIY wall hanging yesterday.  There's also a ton of inspiration here and here and some of my favourite Christmas home tours ever here (so cosy) and here (so cool). Deck the halls with boughs of holly.....

See you tomorrow for the big advent give-away - Exciting! Have a lovely day!

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A danish home at Christmas

The Danes are famous for their beautiful Christmas decorations. Have you ever walked through Nyhavn in Copenhagen at Christmas? The quayside is transformed into a winter wonderland and festooned with fairy lights and fir tree branches. Christmas market stalls line the quay and the aroma of roasted chestnuts, almonds and glogg (mulled wine) fills the air. This danish home is a fine example of how beautifully Danes decorate for Christmas. Every single room has a touch of the festive spirit, even the bathroom and I love the rustic festive feel.

Bo Bedre via Decorator's Notebook with thanks

Is there any Christmas inspiration you'll be taking from this home?

I love how presents are dotted around the house, although I think the temptation might be too much for my little girls! I also love the irregular shaped Christmas tree - so pretty! For more Christmas tree inspiration I love this 'pared-back style' or for a modern touch - these very fun christmas tree alternatives. 

Here are a few snaps I took of our Christmas tree last year. We always go out to a place in the forest where you are allowed to chop down your own tree, it's one of my favourite days of the year. 

One present I'll be buying this Christmas (look away now brother-in-laws) is a gift card for a tailored t-shirt from Son of A Tailor. Basic tees will continue to be big in the style stakes for 2015 and this Copenhagen based company offer the perfect opportunity to 100% tailor your own classic organic cotton t-shirt - even the gift card itself comes beautifully packaged. Such a perfect present don't you think?! 

Have a great day! 

PS does anyone know the full credits for these images, I'd love to update the post? Thank you. 

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The fab industrial style atelier of a creative

Good morning! I do love the middle of the week, although I've got so much to left to do before the weekend. How about you?! Speaking of graft, I'm often thinking about how important my work environment is.  I'd absolutely love to sit in an uber cool creative studio.  This industrial style studio bathed in light, belongs to Sara Bergman, children's book illustrator and creative force behind online shop and interior styling company Love Warriors in Stockholm. Exposed brick work,  vintage industrial finds, concrete flooring and rustic wood  combine to make up a space a space in which Sara can create.  

Sara N Bergman of Love Warriors. Residence magazine. Photographer: Kristofer Johnsson. Post inspired by Coco Lapine with thanks. 

Could you work here? I most definitely could! What a space?

Interestingly while the space is teeming with vintage finds, the desk space is made up of a few pieces from IKEA including the ALEX draw unit and FORSÅ desk light (which I also have in my home office). Etsy is one of my favourite sources for vintage industrial lighting (it's where I found my treasured scissor light). For pendant lights I like the black E27 suspension light from Muuto.

For more studio / office space inspiration I'm loving this, this and this one. Or if you have a small home office I love this work space of a Finnish blogger.

Before I shoot off I also wanted to introduce you to ReStyle Shop on Etsy. If you love Scandinavian mid-century or geometric prints you'll love this online shop selling art created by Czech Republic graphic designer Jan Skácelik. I especially love this one and this one.

I think it's definitely time for some Christmas inspiration tomorrow don't you? Pop back for some very cool Scandinavian inspired festive decorating ideas! See you then!

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