The perfect home in which to kick off the week

It's suddenly gone quiet - my man left on his bike for work, the girls are at school / nursery. It's just me, my freshly brewed coffee and my super chunky knit Libertine cardigan). It's one of those Monday's when I feel like I'm never going to wake up - think I need this for breakfast?). I'm going to kick off the week in sunny sweden - and a delightful Gothenburg home tour. The show-stopper really is the roaring Kakelugn in the corner of the sitting room, don't you think? - that and the magnificent high ceilings and period features, coupled with soft light grey walls and beautiful light wood flooring. I'm going to revise my earlier text and say - I think I need this for breakfast with a latte, while padding around here. What do you say - could that be a good way to kick off the week?!

Photography: Anders Bergstedt. Entrance.

Such a beautiful space!

I do love my baths - and actually have a wooden tray across mine too - but I love the idea of using a long slab of rustic wood.

The colour scheme is so calm - for a similar light grey paint colour try this one. 

More serene white and grey homes include this delightful space in Finland,  a graphical Finnish home and a black, white and grey Swedish pad.

This morning I had a little cruise around Pinterest, and found some truly inspiring pictures - here is a round up of some of my favourites: imagine hanging out in this cabin or this cabin for a few days? Got a tiny home? This raised bed solution is super cute and cool and creates oodles more space. And how about sitting and working from this spot today?

Have a great start to the week!

PS Don't forget to enter the give-away to win a Muuto leaf table lamp here! 

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The winner of the Muuto leaf table lamp from Houseology...

I'm so excited to announce the winner of the Muuto leaf table lamp as.....Kathrine! I will be in touch shortly so we can organise shipment.

Thank you so much to everyone for entering and also to the wonderful sponsor Houseology - an online store filled with brands including &tradition, Flos and Tom Dixon, beautiful interior products and all the interior design ideas, inspiration and professional advice you can possibly need.

This competition is now closed.

This post is sponsored by Houseology.  All opinions are my own. I only ever collaborate with brands I know and love. 

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An artist's home in a former factory

Iiiiit's Friday - yaaaay! It's been a very relaxed-bohomian week here on My Scandinavian Home with so many exciting homes full of personality - I hope you've felt inspired? To round up the feel of the week I thought we'd head to Melbourne, Australia and the home of artist Saskia Folk in a converted factory. Think industrial with a relaxed vibe and the odd splash of colour. The perfect home to complete the week!

Photographer: Derek Swalwell shared with kind permission. Stylist: Heather Nette King , found via House of C with thanks.

How I'd love to have a home in a converted factory like this - high ceilings, exposed bricks painted white, graciously worn wood floor, industrial pendant lights...that freestanding bath?!

Get the look: similar vintage industrial-style pendant lights here,  Source beautiful Boucherouite rugs here.

Also love these factory conversion homes here, here and here.

If you feel like dropping it all and moving to the Swedish countryside - this stunning mansion has just come on the market - oh the things you could do?! Or perhaps go one step further like this young Norwegian guy who quit his job to go hiking across Norway with his husky - beautifully captured here on Instagram.

Back tomorrow with a very exciting give-away set to brighten up your weekend (there's a clue in there...).  Oooo, what could it be?!

Hope you have a wonderful Friday! See you tomorrow...

PS I've had a few questions about the beautiful colours in yesterday's home and have since updated the post with some paint colours which are a good match.

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A quirky Dutch home with fab colours (and lots of art)

While looking for new hallway storage ideas (squirrelled away here), I stumbled across an old favourite (see the entrance way below) - what's not to love about the pink wall, copper pipe and illustrations?! After a little research (including an e-mail to the photographer Hans Mossel) I was excited to discover the entire home and had to share it with you. Situated in Holland, the space is full of fab colours, art, and quirky treasures. What a fascinating home...

Photography: Hans Mossel, shared with kind permission. Stylist: Sabine Burkunk.

Incredible - I've looked through these images several times and every time I spot something new! How about you? I'm so looking forward to hearing your thoughts...

Similar paint colours include Ground pink, Arsenic and Down Pipe.

More wonderful Dutch homes here (scroll passed the first one as it will be this home). 

I'm on my way to Copenhagen for a few meetings, I hope I'll have time to pop into a few of my favourite shops...and squeeze in a lunch date too. Today is going to be a good day, I can feel it!

I hope you have some great plans too?

One more thing - I love this sneak peek inside Tine's modernist bungalow in Belgium. Many of the items you see can be found in their shop 'Design Collectors', selling fabulous items by Vitra, Artek and Thonet. Even better news - Design Collectors is offering all My Scandinavian Home readers 15% discount with code MYSCAN. I've got my eye on the tea trolley, 214 chair and the DCW....

Have a lovely day!

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