The perfect blend of modern and traditional in a Paris home

Hello! I hope you're having a great start to the week? We're back in Sweden and the snow (shock to the system after the soaring heat of Sri Lanka! - not to mention the start of the working week!). But the good news is, I've got a home tour that is set to put a smile on all our faces! It comes in the form of the fab Parisian home of Morgane Sézalory - founder and designer at Sézane the first online French fashion brand. Clients are invited to try on the collections in 'The Apartment' (now that's what I call my kind of changing room!). Morgane's private home is the perfect blend of modern and traditional which is both relaxed and stylish. I sense a touch of Scandinavian influence too. Yay!

Photography: Hervé Goluza - shared with kind permission. Found via French by Design with thanks. 

What a truly lovely home, don't you think?! Relaxed, personal and homely. It's really brightened up my day!

Get the look: this lovely blue velvet mid-century chair is very similar, House Doctor floor lamp and rug, source a vintage Japanese cast iron teapot here, or a new one here. Keep an eye out for an industrial table lamp here and pom poms here.

Other spaces with a mid-century touch I love today include the fab home of Natalie Myers, an LA pad (one of my favourite homes!) and a beautiful Swedish space.

Have a wonderful start to the week!

PS  If you order a copy of my book through my book store before Friday18th March 2016 I'll happily sign it for you.  Simply send me a separate email with your order number and the message you'd like me to include. Your book will be shipped week beginning 20th March 2016.

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A serene Swedish space with pretty pastels

It's starting to feel a lot like spring in this lovely Swedish apartment. Floaty linens, soft pastels, the double doors to the balcony thrown open and a pot of tea waiting to be enjoyed. What a perfect home to welcome in the first weekend of March, don't you think?!

Sadly these photos have been seperated from their owner - does anyone know the photographer / stylist / source so I can pair them up once again? 

What a dreamy space!

Get the look: rattan chair, round vintage stool (absolutely love this vintage milking stool too), Thonet chairs, rag rugs (especially loving this handmade teal one, buy beautiful linen by the metre here, source a dream catcher here. Storage baskets.

Other homes full of the joys of spring include this lovely Dutch home and a fab green and cognac space.

More Friday finds:

Don't miss Jeska's lapland trip part I and part II - something for early spring perhaps?!

Ten best office spaces.

Latest rug shop find - Semikah Textiles (this isn't sponsored - I'm just spreading a little Friday love as the textiles are divine!).

The nicest children's classroom I've ever seen.

I haven't seen a sofa in this colour for years - and I kind of like it, how about you?

We're leaving colonial Templeberg Villa today. Time to fly home to Sweden after three amazing weeks in Sri Lanka. What a wonderful country - the people, the scenery and the culinary delights. We'll be back!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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A grey-scale Swedish apartment with a dreamy bedroom

I know I'm not alone in my love of grey-scale Swedish apartments - it's hard not to have a weakness for this style isn't it?! And this newly renovated space in Gothenburg (again!) has it all - including a beautiful light wood floor, high ceilings, a beautiful 'kakelugn' (or masonry stove) and a lorry load of white paint! But what really captured my imagination is the bedroom with it's large, airy feel and beautiful mix of classic and contemporary pieces. Not only that but it also has plenty of storage space too - hooray! I also love the contrast against the charcoal coloured walls in the adjoining room. I could wake up here every morning, how about you?!

Alvhem Mäkleri

Such a lovely space, don't you think?! Is there anything that stands out to you in particular?

Get the look: white linen bedding, this light grey knitted blanket is similar, butterfly chair (loving the cognac leather!), 7 chair, AJ floor lamp.

Other links I love today:

A cabin surrounded by nature.

Coming from a sailing family my first love will always be the sea, which is why this 'beach vibe' interiors post hit a chord. Roll on summer!

Lovel, love, love H&M's urban jungle theme for Spring / Summer 2016.

Fancy a pear and nutella tart for pudding tonight? (I'm not sure the Nutella would last long enough to create a tart in our house)?!

We're leaving Sri Lanka tomorrow after three wonderful weeks sniff, sniff. To get a taster of the rhythm of the South of this beautiful country, take a look at this film clip shot by two swedes who have set up a surf and yoga camp here. Tempted?!

Have a lovely day! 

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A romantic Swedish home with vintage touches

Even though I've published over 1000 Scandinavian home tours here on My Scandinavian Home, there are some spaces which really stand out. This Swedish family home in Gothenburg is one of them. And now it's time for owners Cattis, Robert and their daughter Stella to move on. How they can part with this beautiful home with it's magnificent garden doors, exposed brick walls, sweeping staircase and romantic wallpapers is beyond me. But one thing's for sure, I'm sure their next home will be equally, if not more, fabulous! And whoever snaps up this space (for sale here) is very lucky indeed! Tempted?!

Homeowner: Cattis / Another side of this life. Entrance. 

It could be that the style looks a little English with it's patterned wallpaper, retro kitchen tiles and rows of books. Or it could simply be that the owners have created a truly personal, unique and relaxed space with a lovely romantic touch. Either way, I absolutely love this home!

Could you imagine living here?

Get the look: kitchen - cube illusion tiles in grey look similar, Vitra hang-it-all,  Tom Dixon Etch light, source beautiful vintage mirrors here, I love these vintage Thonet chairs similar to the ones seen in the dining area. Sitting room - vintage string shelving, find a similar macrame wall hanging here, seagrass basket. Bedroom: Linen bedding. William Morris wallpaper.

You can see more pictures of this lovely space here. It's also worth putting your feet up and browsing Cattis' blog which often features lovely snapshots of family life within the home.

Have a lovely day! 

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A calm Swedish space in neutrals and a beautiful wood floor

Hello! I have to say I'm having a quite a few wifi issues here in the rather beautiful and exotic colonial town of Galle, Sri Lanka. It's amazing how frustrating it can be to have intermittent wifi, but I'm trying to convince myself that it's a great thing that I've found a little corner of the world where I can be disconnected for days at a time too! I'm soldiering on regardless and heading (virtually) to a city today where wifi is no doubt working like a dream - and this lovely home in Gothenburg, Sweden. I love the neutral tones - the copper, wood, rattan and cognac against the fresh white - and that beautiful original wood floor. What a calm space?

Entrance. Found via Coterie with thanks. 

What a lovely space! I think I could go home to this pad everyday, how about you?!

Get the look: Ant chair, vintage chopping boards, linen bedding (I was so happy to hear the linen bedding I've been recommending has been a hit by several readers!). Could the print above the bed be from Love Warriors of Sweden? I have a feeling the hexigon mirrors are by IKEA, please correct me if I'm wrong!

Other spaces with a lovely neutral colour theme include this fabulous home in the LA Hills and a stunning Swedish apartment.

Have a lovely day!

PS I'm going to do my best to continue posting this week but I apologise in advance if I can't publish or posts suddenly ping in att odd hours of the day!

PPS So excited to see a great review of my book at The lifestyle Editor and they're offering the chance to win a copy over on instagram too! And thank you so much to Andrea for this lovely review too!

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