Sunday mood

 

Hello from my Sunday corner. Here's a glimpse of my new blue and yellow Svenskt Tenn cushion bringing me a happy mood. I love the pattern and it is also quite unusual and not seen everywhere.
 

I ordered this book by Leila Lindholm recently, "Sweet Christmas", and was not disappointed. I love the recipes by Leila because you can be sure that everything is good. I hope to have some time to test something well in time before the Christmas rush.

 

I have renewed this library book four times now...Longing for a slow day....😊

 

 

Already starting with those typical Christmas candies...

 

 

I found a few cool spoons at the flea market some time ago.

 

Wishing you a nice Sunday!

 

Finally on Instagram!

Hey... Better late than never. :) Just wanted to step by and inform you that I am now, finally, also on Instagram. You can find me here @wisuella! 

PS. The poster is a general view of my little town. Isn't it funny that we have the exact same names of the quarters here as in Stockholm? Norrmalm, Östermalm, Södermalm, Västermalm, Solsidan, Djurgården... and a lot of same street names as well.. A little miniature of Stockholm! :)

Happy evening!

 

August faves

Finally this holy moment when I can sit down and write on the blog! A few things have prevented me this week and also drained my energy but I make new efforts now!

 

It is Saturday and windy (actually a storm), grey and rainy and all musts have been completed for today so I look forward now to just be at home, gather my thoughts and pieces of inspiration and maybe later take a real reading evening! I have magazines, detective stories, design and interior books that I never seem to have time to dig into! Maybe now...

 

But first I am in the mood of making a list of what I have thought of and what have inspired me lately!

 

 

Ilse Crawford was recently appointed the desinger of the year at the big interior fair Maison et Objet in Paris. I find it so amusing and cool that this is the second time I have nominated the exact same persons before the big creators do it. Ilse was in my award list as the best designer of the year 2015 and also Emma von Brömssen, who I awarded as the best rising star of 2014, got the exact same title (coming rising star) in the Elle Decoration Swedish Design Award this year. Let's see if I can pick those right ones in advance next time as well. ;) I usually do these lists in December when the year has passed. I find it a bit strange that others do it in the beginning of the year or now, before all months have been taken into account?

 

Picture Yellowtrace

 

 

One thing off topic. I really feel it is autumn now and I am afraid the leaves are falling in advance today when it is so stormy. Anyhow I am struggling to keep the summer feeling and hoping for an Indian summer. I love the look of this sommer house!

 

Pictures Sommarnöjen  

 

 

Lately I have noticed a new trend. Mirrors seems to be the new item nowadays to have among the frames on a picture wall, and also otherwise. Apart from fulfilling a function I notice this has become a real interior detail to count with. It is also rewarding in that sense that they make the rooms look bigger. I am thinking of how to find a mirror that I do not need to nail on the wall due to the electrical cabinet and cables behind my only hallway wall. This one by Broberg & Ridderstråle is expensive, but nice.

 

Picture Alvhem

 

I am very curious about this lovely book by the blogger Bonjour Vintage! It is called Pretty please and contains recipes and home visits to a designer, ceramist, bloggers, instagrammers, hotels, restaurants... A lot of bloggers have written about this book already and it is already temporarily sold out!

 

 

New fragrance candles by Skultuna!

 

 

The blog picture that spoke to me this week was this one taken by Krickelin. She is featured in the latest Elle Decoration magazine, which I could not find yesterday. Sold out or late!

 

Picture Krickelin

 

 

My own Friday bouquet looked like this. I also have a new cute wooden bird in my collection! :) This one comes from Architectmade.

 

 

With this I am wishing you a happy weekend!
 

My balcony

My balcony in evening and morning light.

I have got a crush on flowers and plants and I am eagerly visiting the flower shop nowadays for inspiration. My balcony is glassed so all flowers do not survive there when it gets too warm in the summer, although all windows can of course be opened. Therefore I decided to pick some plants that I think should be quite hardy. Strawberry plants, pelargonium (I like the deep colours on these flowers in old-fashioned granny-style) and a fig tree. I am especially happy about the fig tree and I could not resist it because the leaves were big, in tbe correct green shade and just perfectly and symmetrically placed all the way around the stem. If you have any good advice how to keep this lovely tree alive forever, please share! :)

Marble box

This weekend has rushed by in high-speed. However, I managed to take a few pictures when the sun was up. This is my new little marble box from Broste Copenhagen. It is so nice and has a smooth surface. I haven't yet decided if it is the perfect box for sea salt, decoration or jewellery. This is in fact the first marble piece I've ever got. Better late than never! A good gift idea for anyone!
 

Deco details

 

I recently got some new, nice deco details from Broste Copenhagen. A couple of boxes with brass lids and an oval ceramic plate in two tones. I especially like the floating colours on the shimmering boxes! Just like water colours. The boxes are safe to use for food as well so can of course be used for other purposes also than just decoration.

This day really felt like a Monday so I am so waiting for to jump into the sofa, watch TV and eat those candies now! The best and (less photogenic candies) I hid at the bottom of the boxes. ;)

 

Black spoons

I am enjoying my healthy Sunday breakfast with my new black spoon from Broste Copenhagen. I love their cutlery in black and gold! Suddenly I just feel like changing all my traditional steel cutlery into these cool ones in black or gold. Just for a change! Usually we put so much money on cups et cetera, but we forget the cutlery... Today's tip to brighten up your meals!
 

Springtime

 

Thank you Easter for this year and welcome spring!

 

Easter holiday

A little glimpse of my home and bracing and colourful Easter flowers. Four days of holiday = super! Wishing you a good and relaxing Easter, too!

 

Wooden owls by Architectmade

This time of the year a lot of new interior details are popping up in the stores and are showed in social and printed media, at interior fairs and on blogs. Therefore I am happy to exclusively and uniquely being able to present one of these newcomers in my home, namely the small wooden owl by Paul Anker Hansen for Architectmade (1960). This new size of the bird comes with their spring and summer collection for 2016. The bigger owl has now gotten cute companionship and I think they are such a perfect match and cool duo!

When I came home from work the other day and was so excessively tired, these two were staring back at me and I could nothing but smile. I had earlier turned their heads slightly to the side (their heads are attached with magnets) and they were kind of looking like "What's up? Something wrong"? :)

I decided to have these in different colours as I think they somehow appear better together when there is a small contrast between them. They are crafted in smoked oak and natural oak.

I could not resist showing the whole big happy wooden family also...If you have followed my blog you might know already that I am weak for wooden birds and I just came to think of that at which stage do you cross the line and note that you are a collector? The other birds I have had from before but they all have in common that they come from Architectmade.

I am so happy for finally having figured out how to use my new system camera... As you see I could not stop once started. I have moved the owls around everywhere and they have finally ended up on my bookshelf.
 

 

Always take the forest with you...

New favourite

So delighted at my new lamp with the lampstand in brass. It is even more beautiful when turned on.

 

PS. Never mind the Christmas lights reflecting in the frame. I have removed them already. :-)

 

Merry everything and a happy always

 

The fragrance of the hyacinth and amaryllis is filling up the room on this very first day of the year. I like the new flower pots that I received this Christmas from my parents. The one in brass is from Svenskt Tenn and the other one in black is designed by the blogger and TV-profile Hanna Wessman.

 

Two thousand sixteen. I somehow feel that this year is going to be good. I feel confidence and trust that it will be so.

 

 

 

Merry everything and a happy always!

I wish you all a marvellous 2016!