| via toast | Choosing a colour scheme is, I think, one of the key pursuits in decorating. This time a year, it’s all about those crispy fresh and joyful hues, bringing new life after the warming winter colours. I really like the subtle mix above, as well as the brighter hues below. | left [...]
Today, our newest and sweetest royalty, HRH Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland, was baptized. This is “the unofficial children’s dinnerware set” by ceramic artists Ulrika Ahlsten, Mia Blanche and Anna Svensson. So sweet and pastelly trendy! Now exhibiting at Rosendal’s Garden in Stockholm, where it also can be purchased.
One of my favourite themes this season is the pale/soiled/dirty pastels. I.e. the main home decor trend this spring & summer, according to Formex. Pale pink & copper are best friends. If anything, these colour schemes are pretty. I’ll let this round speak for itself… | vt wonen | via pinterest | vt wonen | [...]
…if you dare. 2012 seems to be the year we see colours used in new exciting ways. Pink might be the most burdened colour, carrying heavy girlie-girlie luggage. Finally it’s set free, perfectly used and cooler than ever! | pics: living etc. check this round of hot red-pink too! |
In spring 2012′s colour scheme, faded pastels, beiges & greys are the main ingredients. Dark graphite grey provide the contrast. Add wood (preferably blonde) and glass or transparents. So says the trend oracles. Typically springish & nice! Above pic is a shoot of our dining area; pics below via sköna hem & skeppsholmen. Love this [...]
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 [...]
In the meantime, while Trendey sisters focus on their regular careers & professions, we have the greatest blog tips for you: Dos family. As always, you might already know all about it, but if not: this is a blog by decorator (slash designer, columnist, TV-presenter, etc) Isabelle Halling McAllister and photographer Jenny Brandt (who also [...]
You do know Pippi Longstocking, don’t you? She’s that unconventional clever and creative gal whose red braids stand out straight and who lives in a house called Villa Villekulla. You can often see her wearing a short patchwork dress with oversized shoes and missmatched thigh-high stockings. She’s got lots of humour, the strength of ten [...]
