A little note from a corner of our house…

Apart from the fact that I obviously fancy drink trolleys - they add so much to the atmosphere! – and I really like this turquoise industrial one, there’s two other favourites in this pic. (Or 3 with the cockatoo, 4, 5… I like all my things! :p). Mainly though, I cherish the old pendulum clock which my late Grandpa Sven got when he quit his job as a private chauffeur in the 50s, and – a newly discovered beauty: the pantop lamp from VerPan designed by Verner Panton. I love its finish, the bell-like shape & the textile cable. Happy wknd!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it right over again again again:.. the decor heros of our times are Granny and Grandpa! They knew how to do it :) Some of the most beloved items in our home were given or inherited from our grandparents. Here’s another tour at Mia’s! First up, the dining area rug – from Mike’s Grandpa. Grandpa Birger in his turn got it from his sister Elin, who was actually born and raised in the neighborhood we live in right now. In other words, this rug has been on a voyage and now, in its old days, come back home.

Next, below, my beloved pendulum clock I got from late Grandpa Sven. He got this clock when he quit his job as a private chauffeur in the 50s. I think it’s the most beautiful vintage clock there is. To the right, ceramic art signed Grandma Tora. She was a ceramic artist, who amongst other things had owls in her repertoire. This artistry is now contined through the trendey-mum (more about her works later)).

YES! Photographer Pia Ulin‘s photos for the book True Scandinavian Contemporary Living really do represent true Scandinavian style. In an excellent way. Scandinavia includes Norway, Sweden and Denmark (strictly speaking), but I would go so far as to say that the pics particularly represents true Swedish style. Especially the ones below. The beauty of the styling is that it mixes different ages of the Scandinavian/Swedish style.

Swedes like to collect things :) Unfortunately I have no details about when the book will be released, other than that it’s soon. And I do not know, but would love, if the pictures are accompanied by lots of text, lots of thoughts.

This last photo below really captures an old Swedish style. Perhaps one sniffed at the fact that the grandparents lived exactly like this – and thought it was way out of fashion – but presented like this, it is obvious that it is our true styling roots and, in short, immortal trendy.