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Print by Swedish art director and graphic designer Therese Sennerholt

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Fembots (fembots) have feelings too

Are-n’t the-se fo-bots lo-v-ely! Found object robots - in artist Amy Flynn‘s versions made up of various bits and pieces such as old tins, handles, tea infusers, a pocket watch and hydraulic fittings. Very creative, quirky and fun. An assortment of Amy Flynn’s Fobots can be found at Anthropologie.

I think there are several elements that make retro robots, and fobots in particular, an interesting decor item of our time. It’s recycled waste: Old parts transformed into something new through pure creativity. Each piece is unique. Vintage. The retro look of these robots has aesthetics of a bygone era: Reminiscent of technology beliefs in the 50s and 60s that maybe, around the distant year 2010, robots like this will be serving us humans…(!) Hm, wouldn’t that be something! :p

The fobot is charmig and an excellent eclectifying detail. Retro robots of course feel at home in an industrial vintage style, and may for sure add interest and fun to any scheme. There are quite a lot of robot stuff around, including some nice posters/prints. Below are some examples: Doreen Box Art Robot Print and The Warmth of Your Metal Heart Print from John W. Golden and a Vintage Robot Retro Pop Art Print from Moster Gallery. Also, I couldn’t let this cute thing out, a Robot Corkscrew from Urban Outfitters.

For some urban cool and big city charm, a piece of London imagery could be just the ticket - especially if you’re a Londoner or an anglophile! :) The items below, with echoes of both the letters and monochrome trends, would look great in so many design schemes. I particularly like this print with the coordinates of the city of London (25 GBP) and the bus blind cushions (85 GBP) from Rockett St George. Am loving the on-trend charcoal grey+punchy yellow color combination!!

Also check out the real thing: Vintage London transport signs (starting from 189 GBP) are available from London Bus Blinds…

And isn’t this 2 metres tall wall sticker of the Big Ben rather striking? It even includes a fully functioning clock! :) Also from Rockett St George at 120 GBP.

The August 2010 edition of Bolig Magasinet features the home of Danish designer Sofie Schnoor. This functionalist villa near Copenhagen is decorated the Danish way; sleek Scandinavian with lots of creativity and charm. One eye-catching decor feature is the meter-high photos of the children standing (not hanging!) here and there. In the hallway, on a cabinet and as a focal point in the dining room. This is a very nice, and trendy, extension of the photowall feature combined with the oh so hot unframed paintings style. Personalized decor at its best!

This is a print by one my favourite Etsy artists, Jen Renninger. She always has something wise to share. Like ‘everything is going to be ok‘ and this – Be Creative: An ‘everyday reminder’ to serve as a little nudge to get you to look at each and every small thing as a world of possibilities. We can never tell what small seemingly insignificant moment will inspire something profound in us. Inspiration is everywhere. (and especially at Jen’s! )

Human kind has always used flowers for decoration. And there are countless ways to do it. Wild flowers in a vase or jar, floral curtains, floral wallpapers, floral fabrics … Two supersimple and supertrendy ways to give the home a floral sparkle is to hang some lovely photo prints on the wall and to use faux flowers. An exceptionally fine example of the first held, photo prints, can be found @MayaLee Photography. Below is Blooming Bucket and Endless summer (5×7 prints).

Never before has the market for faux flowers been so updated and qualitative. Many times, they actually look better than the real thing…Needless to say, when time flies they do .)

Personally, I really look forward to visit Abigail Aherns Flower shop (above, some pics from the online shop) These faux flowers are not just any, they look factually blooming marvelous:) Flowers are really key in home decorating.

Thought I’ll share another view from our home. This is our poster wall in the living room. Mainly made up of beloved Etsy-findings, signed photo-prints by talented men and mostly women in fact!

Details below :)

1. Pink Sugar by Patricia Stuever @RiciS
2. We Live in Brooklyn (from a series of hand drawn type posters featuring some classic and some obscure song lyrics) by Claudia Pearson @claudiagpearson
3. When I Put Your Coat Collar Up (from the Missed Connections project) by Sophie Blackall @SophieBlackall
4. Swoon by Jen Renninger @pleasebestill
5. Young Barack Obama by Oliver Lake @lakeillustration
6. liksom andra by Annika Bäckström @Annika Bäckström blogfolio
7. Everything is going to be ok by Jen Renninger @pleasebestill
8. Red Fox (an eccentric gardener) by Ryan and Lucy Berkley @berkleyillustration

| upper pic via 1 st option, bottom pic via Megan Charland @ Pinterest |

Signed photo print by talented Rio de Janeiro-based photographer Natalia Valle.

I have to share with you this talented Canadian photographer I just found @Etsy browsing for wall art. Her name is Amy Victoria Wakefield and her Etsy-shop is filled with the most beautiful, affordable, prints. Just a few examples:

by Swedish photographer Andreas Lind. Urban plants sprawling through the concrete jungle of the big city. You can’t stop the explosive process of spring, but you can’t preserve it either. Unless you hang it on your wall.

I find crafts and DIY-projects vastly inspiring. The creativity behind all the ideas is like brilliant sunshine to me! Best thing, you can soak up inspiration for your own unique project. Here’s a collection of a few of my favorites/thought nuts in this area:

| Distressed Folk Art Painting and Resolutions Subway Art (click for tutorials) by Lil Blue Boo |

| Cutout Mirror and Pom Pom Flowers (click for tutorials) by Poopscape |

| yarn pasted on balloon-lamp by Pickles |

| the painted globe by Abbey Hendrickson/Aesthetic Outburst |