| pic: Lonny Mag | I have received quite a few questions about male or masculine interiors. How To decorate for a man to feel at home. How to downplay the prettiness and the feminine vibe still keeping it beautiful. Being a believer in personal, gender-unspecific, what-ever-makes-YOU-happy-decor, I have no idea. Honestly. There’s no room [...]
Posts tagged "gender"
Swedish L.A

Here’s two sweet pics from Swedish magazine Hus & Hem. As you can tell, the (Swedish) people living here are inspired by Scandinavian simplicity and functionalism, and they actually have Danish ancestry. Reading magazines, I always find it intersting with the tips & tricks provided by featured people. In this case, their advice is to [...]
“Light and fresh” – a show about decor anxiety

Ever pondered why Swedish homes are featured at every turn? Why Swedish and Scandinavian style has a such a strong foothold in interior design? This new floor show, Light and Fresh, pinpoints the reasons. It’s a show with two of Sweden’s most popular comedians and entertainers, Fredrik Lindström and Henrik Schyffert. Topic is home decor [...]
2011 IKEA Catalogue [gender analysis]

Words are really superfluous…..but: trendey not only care about styling and trends, we’re on a gender mission! Nah, not really. But home decor / interior design is gender-relevant. It’s not only women who like it. Not just women who have taste… Not only women live in homes (!) Not only women are parents. Not only [...]
Gender-Neutral Kids’ Rooms

Sweden has been ranked #1 in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index – as the most gender-equal country in the world. So this post should come as no surprise :p Although we’ve dropped to #4 in the latest reports, this is overall a country of high gender awareness and committment to women’s rights. [...]
Mankind’s Guide to Decorating

Today I have a reading tips (or might I say a review, of):
A Girl’s Guide to Decorating by Abigail Ahern.
Vintage Coffee Cups

As you probably already know, no one is drinking coffee in mugs anymore. It’s all about petite and beautiful vintage coffee cups. This phenomena goes along with the 1950′s/60´s housewife trend. For today, a non-negligible amount of young urban people has brought sweet new life to chores and duties our parents thought were overdue. The [...]

