A lovely Swedish space in white and wood (with lots of plants)

Is it getting dark in the morning where you are? When my alarm clock went off  this morning it was pitch black and I found myself humming 'hello darkness my old friend'! Not kidding. Nothing that a few cups of slow brew coffee and a beautiful home can't solve though, and oh do I have one today! This apartment in Gothenburg, Sweden has lovely period features, high ceilings and large rooms filled with light. And if that's not enough, talented stylist Emma Fischer has gone and put her magic touch on it for Bjurfors too! Let's take a tour...

Credits:  stylist - Emma Fischer photography - Alan Cordic / for sale through Bjurfors Gothenburg.

Lovely, don't you think?

I think this is probably the nicest bedroom stroke work space I've seen - there's so much room for each and the shelves bridge the two zones perfectly! Very inspiring (speaking as someone who has a desk in my bedroom). I also love the plants!

Is there anything that catches your eye?

Get the look - dining area: Hay about a chair, bertoia chair, thonet chair. bedroom - string shelving system, Kvist light by Jonas Bohlin this chunky knit throw is similar (and soooo cosy!), seagrass belly basket.

It was a while since I shared a little mid-week link love wasn't it? How miserable of me! Here goes...

The perfect blue velvet sofa.

I've got my eye on this glass cabinet from IKEA.

This scene will have you dreaming...

The boho bedroom. 

How about this pretty hellebore wreath?

Have a lovely day!

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An idyllic holiday home in the South of France

I do love the small coincidences in life, don't you? Take yesterday. I was leafing through Hilary Robertson's book The Stuff of Life and the beautiful home of New York designer Annie Moore in Carcassonne, South of France caught my eye. And then last night her home popped up on my bloglovin' feed from nowhere- and I knew at that moment it was a sign - I had to share it with you!  I am so in love with this space, I could quite easily dine out for days on it....the rustic touches, the beautiful garden, the wallpaper, the freestanding baths, everything! And guess what? I also found out it's somewhere we can actually stay (quoted on the website as 'your spiritual home in the south of france')! Why did I not know about this before?

Credits: pictures 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 by  Montse Garriga Grau / Nuevo Estilo. Pictures 3 and 8 by Nicolas Mathéus / Marie Claire Maison. Shared with kind permission from Annie Moore.

See you at Camellas-Lloret?!

I like the idea of creating a wall with vintage botanical pictures (pick up a second hand 'flora and fauna' book here to create similar). I also love the painting in the middle of the mirror, I've never seen that before, have you?!

Is there anything that stands out to you?

A few other ideas to steal from Annie's home: outroom - this (one-off) zinc sink is similar or source a custom made one here, pick up a vintage demi-john glass bottle here. Dining room - Tulip table with marble top. Bedroom: stonewashed white linen bedding.

Other beautiful places to stay (hey, there's no reason why we can't do a tour right?!...) include a rural hotel in Portugal, a log cabin in The Netherlands, and a boho cottage in Byron Bay. Do you have any tips?

Have a wonderful day!

PS Just in case you missed it yesterday, the winner of the Houseology give-away has now been announced here!

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A small space with beautiful autumn tones

Well hello! Sorry about the short blog break. I'm feeling all invigourated from an extremely hectic yet absoutely amazing week photographing homes in Norway, Sweden and Denmark for my

second book. The homes were so incredibly inspiring that I've already got the paint brush out back home! I can't wait for you to see them too! Anyway, on with today's tour. It's been a while since I've featured a very small space - and I know these can be the most difficult apartments of all to furnish. This Swedish apartment is a mere 29 square metres (312 square feet) - and has been beautifully styled for sale - I'm loving the relaxed feel, natural textures and warm autumn notes. Let's take a peek...

Credit: photo: Johan Spinnell, Styling Copparstad for Historiska hem. 

That bright red Virginia Creeper though. What a beautiful time of year, don't you think?

When I was on my photo shoot last week I saw so many lovely colour combinations of earthy linen bedding and I particularly love the mix of the stonewashed olive green linen sheet with dusty pink and grey velvet cushions in this home - lovely! 

Is there anything that stands out to you?

Other small space inspiration you may have missed include a tiny yet beautiful Finnish pad, clever small space style in Stockholm, and a wonderful room divider for sharing small spaces.  So inspiring! 

Have a wonderful start to the week!

PS Thank you so much to everyone who entered the give-away to win 200 GBP to spend at the fab homeware store Houseology, the winner has now been announced here!

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A beautiful Australian home inspired by nature

There are some homes that are just so unique and personal they're an absolute feast for the eyes and it actually doesn't matter how many times you see them, there's always something new to look at. Kara Rosenlund's beautiful tin and weatherboard cottage in Australia is one of them. Kara is a photographer (I've got one of her amazing seascapes on my sitting room wall), stylist, author and shop owner where she sells her own lifestyle range - in other words one talented, busy, lady!). She shares her home with husband Timothy O and a flock of chickens. The home is decorated with an abundance of treasured finds and 'natural tones and hues inspired directly from the palette of nature'. Let's take a tour....

Photos kindly sent to me by photographer extraordinaire Kara Rosenlund.

Just incredible, don't you think?! The detail, the distinct style, the natural elements, everything!

I love the autumnal colours too - beautiful. 

You can see more pics of Kara's wonderful home here. And pick up items from her lifestyle range here as well as her beautiful photographic prints here (and a signed copy of her fab book: Shelter: How Australians Live).

I arrived in Norway last night for a three day photo shoot for my book - sooooo excited! It will be a hectic few days so I'm afraid I'm going to have to take a short break from the blog - and will be back again on Monday.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

PS don't forget to enter the give-away if you haven't already....

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A lovely mix of modern and vintage in a Swedish home

Hello Monday! Today's another crazy day here. The girls and I have been in London for the weekend to celebrate my Mum's birthday - which we spent at Petersham Nurseries (I think I need a bigger garden...!)- and now we're heading back to Sweden (and me, onwards and upwards to Norway to shoot for my second book! Exciting!). But thankfully I've found a beautiful, calm home to help ease us all into the working week - snapshots from Johanna Bradford's apartment which was recently for sale (do you remember this feature?).  There's something a little nostalgic about Johanna's home (and many of her talented associates including Kristin Lagerkvist, Emma Von Brömmsen and Sofia Jansson) - it must be the lovely wallpaper? Either way Johanna's relaxed home is a perfect mix of modern and vintage so personal.  Let's take a tour....

Entrance Mäkleri. Photos Anders Bergstedt. Home-owner Johanna Bradford.

Oh so lovely, don't you think?

I particularly love the hallway. In fact - I love everything about this home. How about you?

Get the look: The kitchen has been painted in light grey no.17 by Farrow & Ball. Row of hooks, Marshall speakers, wine glass rack, willow wallpaper, source a similar beautiful boucherouite rug, macrame wall hanging, Le Grand Air sofa, Gubi coffee table, Private rug.

Right, better get a move on! Wish me luck!

Have a great start to the week!

PS - have you entered the give-away yet? I don't think you'll want to miss out!

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