A lovely, Swedish, country style. Above is my favourite pic. Can’t recall I’ve ever seen a sweeter fire place / wood stove area! The very definition of charming and very well in the spirit of decor guru Pippi Longstocking. Of course it’s too much white for my (and I guess, also Pippi’s) tastes, but a bucket of paint for the dining set and I’ll move in, oh and one for the walls too; it’s indeed very homespun and nice. I like the pic below also, especially the rug and the adorable blue mirror display. The fact that the vintage door and the candlestick seem rather haphazardly thrown in – although they perfectly match the beautiful chandelier – makes it all more interesting. Or maybe it’s the parallel story going on with the cupboard (almost a Christmassy vibe there) that makes it intriguing. Either way, I like it!

More pics, and the other finalists, here.

View of fridge-freezer and pull-out larders. We don’t normally have that much wine, but I won auctions on three boxes full of wine so now I’m rather unexpectedly rich on wine, if not money.. :-)
Dining room. My favourites here are the vintage empire-style chandelier, the Chinese cabinet and the cute Polish “Cyrk” poster (my birthday gift). This room turned out a lot more traditional looking than we had initially envisaged – mostly because of the period features already in the room and the antique furniture finds we laid our hands on along the way. Decorating can be quite an exciting journey – you never quite know where you’ll end up and often mistakes, path-corrections and chance discoveries can make the end result a lot more interesting than what you had in mind from the start! :-)

Finally, check out the lift below. This is brilliant – I only wish it was a real lift which I could take up to the loft! Sadly it’s just a trompe l’oeil wallpaper from style-your-door… Highly recommend this for a boring piece of wall actually – it certainly brougt some fun and colour to the disused door under our stairs :-)

| all images: trendey |

| photos via allt i hemmet, unknown/forgotten & bottom pic: fantastic frank |

| pic found via abigail ahern blog |

| images via Bolig, and the adorable paperlamps, bottom right, by Danish designer Rie Elise Larsen |

| top left marie claire maison, top right was featured here, bottom left pic styled by Abigail Ahern picked from here, and bottom right here |

This is a white style I fancy. It’s outside the typical Scandinavian box. It’s a bit crazy and fun. To me it’s the British, urban, version of white styling – white eclectic – and it’s full of spirit.

| all pics by photographer James Merrell |

No 2. The bathroom design below by super-talented Abigail Ahern, is dominated by an oversized “neo-baroque” white chandelier which looks absolutely stunning against the darkish-neutral walls.  Again, I really like the contrast between the rough (the baskets, the urn) mixed with the sleek and luxurious. Simply elegant and fun! Just hope there’s a seperate shower in that bathroom also – would be tricky to have a shower in that bath tub.

No 3. The fortunate owner of the magnificent bathroom below is Jenna Lyons, successful stylist. The bathroom (and the house to which it belongs) was featured in Domino magazine (now discontinued) and Living Etc Sept 2009. I love the black walls, the reclaimed brass fittings in the shower and the herringbone parquet flooring. Just beautiful!