Art by Gjode

I found the most beautiful illustrations yesterday that would all suit so good in a picture gallery on my wall. They are all made by talented Ditte Gjøde.

The first collage shows four nice posters called Glimpse. What a wonderful mixture of colours! The nuances are just so me. They would all match good with Ditte's other black and white posters, for example the forget-me-not poster and the botanical prints.

 

See more here.

Pictures | Gjode

 

Beautiful October

 

 

Blazing colours on my autumn walk in the park.

Nature is so beautiful right now.

Like a sea of leaves everywhere!

 

 

 

October mood

 

 

I went nuts when I saw the flowery bomber jacket in a TV- interview today with Izabella Scorupco. A must-have! I am going straight to KappAhl tomorrow after work. Soo stylish!

I also collected some other details for the autumn decoration. Patterns in all forms and directions, dark glass, dark wood, dark colours, concrete and brass.

Bomber jacket | Kappahl

Dark knobs | Menu

Blue candle in the coulour "rain" | Iittala

Flowered cushion | GP & J Baker with Svenskt Tenn

Brass apple | Peroba

Grey glass lamp with concrete base | Iittala

 

KitchenAid | A new friend

Let me introduce my new kitchen love - a white KitchenAid! I am so happy about it because I have dreamed of this for such a long time already!

 

Of course I wanted  to test it out immediately upon arrival, and thought for a while what to bake. I decided to go for Leila's blueberry buns, as her recipes never disappoint you. And I can honestly tell, it was a real pleasure to use my KitchenAid. Those were the days when I got stuck with my hands in the dough and could not pour more flour without messing up the whole kitchen. Everything neatly inside the shiny bowl now and I did not have to do anything at all! Just add the ingredients, listen to the baking sound and do the dishes alongside of this. Multitasking in a nutshell. It felt so luxuriously and was so easy-peasy so I will definitely become a baking pro now! I just had to pour a little more flour once in a while and then the dough took care of itself and was soon ready to mould into buns.

 

Of course I also like that the stand mixer is a real beauty in itself and can stand all year round just looking good on the worktop. I think it is one of the most popular American interior details that have gained ground in the Scandinavian design homes.

 

KitchenAid is available in a variety of colours (see all alternatives here) and is a stand mixer of high quality. It was brought on the market already in 1919.

The stand mixer has been rewarded with a lot of design prizes and is exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco. And, not the least, in my home!

 

 

To follow more news about KitchenAid and other design brands marketed by Magentur, visit their home site and Facebook page.

 

*In cooperation with Magentur and KitchenAid


 

Morning light

 

 

A picture cavalcade from my Sunday morning.

Will be an easy agenda as I am trying to cure my cold for tomorrow.

With sunshine and tea.

 

Have a nice day!

 

 

Pastels

Chilly autumn days are here and I have stocked up on new warms socks and jackets.

I made a mood board in icy pastels.

Usually I do not prefer pale colours, but they matched my mood today.

 

 

Dreamcatcher | | Concrete balls | Therese Sennerholt print "I don't like perfect" |  Workspace

Marimekko news for spring 2015

A sneak peek of Marimekko's news for spring 2015. Some of the items in the pictures we know from before (I like the watercolour-inspired service), but the pattern from Kustaa Saksi is new. I especially like the red and blue bowl and plate in the last picture! The pattern is inspired by the seafloor and Kustaa's scuba diving!

I also have not seen the green mugs in the Sääpäiväkirja-series (~weather diary series) before. Look nice! I am hung up on mugs and as there are nowadays new series several times a year, it is starting to become a real dilemma. Two mugs of favourite patterns every now and then...would that be the solution? I have kind of started that trend when it comes to Marimekko's items. These are happily mixed according to the mood and season with the traditional, complete series from other brands.

 

 

Found via Trendspanarna

Pomegranate scent

I have had some real stress moments this week. My birthday is coming up and there has been a lot of baking et cetera ongoing. I had my friends over yesterday and got, among other things, this from my dear soul mate (thank you)! Of course she knows (and reads my blog). Candle with pomegranate scent! And I like the typography of it!

Today I take a break from the flour bags (one baking round left, phew...recipes anyone?) and go out and enjoy the autumn sun!

 

Autumn mood

The trees are still green and I am enjoying the post-summer feeling, but could not resist showing you this gorgeous autumn picture that I found in a photo magazine. Beautiful autumn mood by ABBA.

The vase is my latest flea market find. I forgot to pick the rowanberries on my way home today...Would have fitted the autumn feeling and colours in this photo so good!

 

 

Afteroom for Menu

Menu launches a new collection at the Maison & Objet trade fair in Paris 5-9 September. The collection includes this interesting coat hanger, designed by the Stockholm-based design agency Afteroom. The design is so simple, yet so perfect. It is available in black or white. I like!

 

I spotted the Afteroom chair last year (here) and made a mood board (here), and new versions of this are now also available in Menu's collection.

Pictures via My unfinished home and Dezeen

Wishes

 

 

I collected some of my new and old favourites.

Coffee table book about the designer Josef Frank  | City Hall clock by Arne Jacobsen | New jug by Marimekko  | Hooks from Muuto of ash or oak | Candle with the scent pomegranate | Clothes hangers from Hay | New stool by Artek in the colour "honey"

 

The duck and duckling

 

 

My new favourites from ARCHITECTMADE!

So cute! I adore them!

The duck is really big in size so it looks really majestic on my shelf.

 

If you still want to win an own wooden figure from ARCHITECTMADE, there is still a few hours time until the competition is closed! Hurry guys, I would definitely not miss it! All wooden figures in the collection are really worht collecting and make you smile...!

 

See how to win the wooden owl, here!

 

Have a great Sunday!

  

Autumn news from H&M Home

I picked my favourites from H&M Home's autumn news.

Some nice things for dark autumn evenings.

Sofa, TV, snacks, candlelight and the decorations on the coffee table.

 

 

 

Also new marble items are coming.

 

 

Picture from H&M Home | Pinterest

Collage by me with items from H&M Home

 

And hey... remember to fill in the design competition here before it is too late!

...and to...

here!