trendey

A Call For Funnier Bathrooms

Mia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:26:06 +0000

Next item on the list of neglected rooms are bathrooms. I.e. said from a Swedish point of view. Tile and re-tile…! We do believe bathrooms must be sterile. Reason for this is unclear, but it certainly has its historical explanation. Yes, we are a timid bunch! This, dear readers, I appoint the typical Swedish bathroom. White, fresh and clean (sterile):

Okay, surely there are variations. The use of colour, the spa feeling, yet head-to-toe tiled bathrooms are still the finest, most exclusive. The main problem is presumably not the all-over tile, key issue is the ample lack of decor. The squariness.

| all pics: Booli Inspiration |

Is not it very cozy to lie in a bathtub in a sensible place…. with colours, living materials, a homey feeling? A lively, friendly environment? Yeeeah, I certainly think so! And the trend is pointing in that direction.

| Irina Graewe |

…it says: Let inspiration flow! Bathroom is a room too!!

| pics: livingetc |

Share and Enjoy:

Stylish Kids’ Rooms

Mia — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:50 +0000

I don’t have any kids. Yet! So I haven’t ever thought in terms of decorating children’s rooms. However, I have seen a lot of sloppy kids’ rooms. As if they did not agree to be furnish fine or *has* to be decorated in a completely different way than other rooms in a home. Of course, childrens’ rooms must be practical and tailored to games and other pursuits. But they can still be stylish! Three interesting examples, all including recent trends:

| pic: veranda.com |

| pic: real estate ad – Oscars |

| pic: livingetc |

Share and Enjoy:

In my dream summer cottage

Mia — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:49:19 +0000

…in the forest by the sea, I have this wallpaper, Vergel, by fashion designer Miriam Ocáriz.

| Via Sköna hem |

Share and Enjoy:

Thursday 25.2.10

Mia — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:03:48 +0000

| pics: Living etc |

Share and Enjoy:

Bosse stool goes twisted

Mia — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:56:17 +0000

Aren’t chairs and stools the funniest decor pieces of them all?! I think so. In our kitchen we have a table by the window for fast breakfasting chews whilst watching the traffic on the bridge outside. To sit on, we got 2 IKEA Bosse stools. Bosse is small and handy, seat has a hole makes it easy to move. Here’s what I chose for personalizing our Bosse’s: the cool pale-blue hue havsbris (“sea-breeze”) and the warm light sand-yellowish hue strå (“straw”) from the Alcro Design Collection. Painted with a twist.

I’m not influenced by the Olympics and the roar popular hat, I promise..!! But I recognize the colours are hot these days (at least in my home country :)) There’s plenty of inspiration around, I got mine from images of browsing past. Think I fell for the light yellow colour on the cover of the book Cheap Chic (an excellent book btw) and various funny stool and chair ideas blogged, such as paint company Beckers’ inspirational photo via the blog Husligheter and Chair Personality Socks from Charles & Marie via High Fashion Home Blog. And not to mention the lovely Wood & Wool Stools. Imagination is the only limit when it comes to chairs and stools!

Share and Enjoy:

Pearl Necklace Lighting

Mia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:37:59 +0000

A sense of pearls from Mint, Malin Lundmark, Globen and Rosalie de Kruyf.

Share and Enjoy:

Saturday 20.2.10

Mike — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:49:37 +0000

A lovely piece of decoration found in a store front window @ Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.

Share and Enjoy:

Olympics Trend: Crochet The Hat!

Mia — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:09:38 +0000

The Swedish official Olympics hat has made remarkable success. Swedes of all ages are now frantically crocheting a thick cap of blue, yellow, white and black. Crochet tips are highly demanded as hat spread like wildfire on a growing number of heads. The pattern of the hottest trend accessory right here right now comes from the yarn shop Trassel (link to crochet pattern).

|pic: video from svt.se/os |

I really like the thought of Swedes sitting in their sofas crocheting like mad right now. And as for olympics hats, I fancy the Swedish Olympics hat of ‘94 as well. Little did our athletes know their style would stand the times. Pernilla Wiberg in Norwegian Lillehammer:

Share and Enjoy:

Beautifulness of Complex Simplicity

Mia — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:28:46 +0000

| photos: Damian Russell |

Share and Enjoy:

Love Pillows

Mia — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:31:45 +0000

This season is a whole lot about innovation, personality, creativity, colours and love. Every day is Valentine’s day, right? I have told you about her before, but here we go again: Wendinskan, one of my favourite pillow-makers. She uses recycled fabrics and stylized patterns of old embroidery books and makes the lovliest pillows/cushions. She has just released a new collection of colourful, romantic and lovely (!) love pillows. You will find them here, updated with new lovely pillows every week this spring.

To celebrate her new collection, she’s currectly holdning an auction on a very special pillow, Sweet Love Of Mine (below). It’s a pillow made of the finest old linen, lace curtains and other stuff from the 40 -, 50 – and 60’s. Embroidery of gold-coloured rayon. Zipper at bottom hem and inner pillow of down. 40 × 40 cm. Email your bid to info@wendinskan.se and watch the bidding here. The money from the love-pillow auction will go to MSF’s fund for relief operations. Now I told you, perhaps you will outbid me…..as with the fast-selling bracelets and pillows of Uttran, it’s a shame!! Self-destructive! Can’t help sharing my treasures though :)

Share and Enjoy: