The festive days are getting closer! This one is those of us who loves when it sparkles! Gorgeous colour scheme, via living etc. Merry, Merry Christmas Time to all of you!

Imust say, our Christmas tree is a bit crazy! We got it delivered yesterday and it makes me laugh every time I look at it. Like oh my, that’s an enormous tree! Compared to the typical Swedish spruce I grew up with (cut down by Grandpa in a forest nearby the day before Christmas Eve) it’s monstrous. In a good way. It’s like it wants to hug you. Come sleep under my branches.

This is how I like it this year! Only 3 things. Picked & choosed strings lights at cable & cotton (love that place), got a foot from åhlens that fits the period details in the house, and as top star I used a golden angel-thing bought at the local Sally Ann shop. I enjoy it with a cup of hot glögg and oh, almost forgot: traditional Christmas music. I hope you’ve seen that Door Sixteen is actually giving you a download of one of the best Swedish Christmas records ever – awesome retro-style. Don’t miss out on that. Happy December!

| haven’t figured out what the letters say, but point is they could say H A P P Y X M A S or so :) Pic via style at home |

| a view from our dining/living room: cozy wool & springbook, birds, a panther – and a slight touch of gold  |

| lovely xmas table. Golden cutlery is so stylish! Pic via house beautiful |

Oooh, I think this room is damn nice! It both has a Christmassy side and a floral/summery – in harmony. Though thrilling for me, I guess this combination of seasons is quite common in the Australian part of the world… And I do love the country vibe. Only miss a pair of thin flowing curtains! Image via country living uk.

The main (Swedish) home decor trend theme for next season (ss 2012) is pronounced: lightly soiled pastels against a base of bright, sandy beige and grey tones. Says who? Says Formex, the largest meeting place for nordic interior design. And even though they are not always right, in terms of actual impact in people’s homes and minds – let’s say the SS 2010 Glorious Mix of psychedelic patterns and a modern jet-set feel didn’t happen – Formex usually somewhat nail it.

For the spring season of 2012 key concepts are sensuality, lightness, dreams and your own personal bubble. The home is our personal mood board where we collect, arrange and display objects that arouse memories and feelings. Formex sees an enhanced feeling for the sensual and tactile, dreamy and poetical, and that we’re attracted by floating and gauzy materials, graceful shapes, three-dimensional effects, transparents and iridescent surfaces. The colour palette is slightly off-colour pastels, against a background of light, sandy beige and grey tones. Dark graphite grey provides the contrast and iridescent mother-of-pearl gives the otherwise light, romantic range of colours a modern touch.

We’ll see! Muted pastels + rougher materials is certainly a spring-favourite of mine. So is the beige/blond+grey combo. And for now, my association is decor guru Pippi Longstocking goes to Italy. Add some mindfulness and pearls. But it’s Christmas season still! This was just an appetizer, we’ll get back to spring in January. But if someone wants to be ahead of the trends, here’s a lovely x-mas inspiration – or actually Hanukkah decor (Thanks Cep!) to inspire:

| pic via style at home |

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! And many thanks for stopping by!

| via marie claire maison |

Today, it’s the “Window-Display-Sunday” and the holiday season is officially started! As you might know (or noticed :)) I am not one of those Scandinavians loving all-white (with a sparse touch of graphic, black or grey and toilet-tiled walls). Nope. I love eclectic, boho, colourful, interesting and homey interiors. And X-mas decor makes no exception. Let it speak, glimmer and shine! And lucky for me, this is how the trend winds blow too. More and more colourfulness!

|via house beautiful |