Flower power in a Swedish home

The way we play has did it again. Found one of those cosy Swedish homes filled with Svenskt Tenn classics. Patterned, flowery cushions and lampshades, brass elements, cermamic pots and tray table. This is at home by Nina Philipson who is the founder and CEO of Iconic Sthlm, a digital communication office.

See more pictures of the home here.
 

 

Photos | The way we play | Linda Alfvegren | Agent Bauer
 

Home tour in Gothenburg, Sweden

I seldom find something to show from Hemnet (everything is wishy-washy and looking the same) but today I make an exception. This home is for sale in Gothenburg, Sweden. I am not looking at the apartment, but at the details that I like here. I spotted a few favourites on my list that I am every now and then thinking of. The marble pendant, table lamp, some teak chairs, the radio and Dagg vase...I also feel it is time to take a flea market tour soon. Maybe it is filled with some extraordinary Christmas things...

Have a nice evening and good start of the week.

 

 

Pictures | Entrance mäkleri

 

Christmas at Svenskt Tenn

 

Svenskt Tenn has filled its webshop with a lot of Christmas beauties.

These are my absolute favourites this year!

 

Cool stuff by The Oak Men

It is always something about Danish design and me. Maybe I have some Danish genes or have been Danish in a former life, but anytime I turn around some pot or whatever it might be in the stores, it says it is from Denmark. Spooky. So also here. I like the pure design of these details. Straight shapes without any ornaments or patterns, playful ideas, and wooden material as in our Scandinavian woods. All these things are designed by the Danish guys that form The Oak Men (you see the guys in the catalogue picture above as well. PS. I doubt they are for sale).

My absolute favourites are the big noticeboard (I blogged about it also here), cute ghosts, wooden trees, angels and mortar. How cool aren't they?

All pictures by The Oak Men
 

Bridget Bodenham ceramics

 

I stumbled across some really beautiful ceramics made by the Australian-based ceramist Bridget Bodenham. I really liked the cute teapot with black dots and all other cool ceramics with graphic pattern. Wow, I got that growing feeling that maybe you should try out that ceramics course some day after all...

 

 

Pictures 1 Pinterest | 2 - 4 via Design files | 5 Bridget Bodenham

October mood board

My therapy today. This mood board with beautiful things.

Welcome poster | Candleholder | Postcard | Jug | Black vase | Basket | Anthracite candleholder | Christmas card | Guardian angel | Tray
 

Gifts

 

Pictures | Pinterest
 

Beautiful home tour in Sweden

The most beautiful home by Ellen Dixdotter, Marketing Director at Filippa K.

 

I like the cosy style. The picture wall, kitchen chairs and floor lamp.

 

If you want to see the whole home and read the small talk with Ellen, visit The way we play here.

 

 

Photo via The way we play | Linda Alfvegren - Agent Bauer
 

My new wall balls by Vitra

I saw these wall balls by Vitra for the first time this summer at a friend's house and thought they were so cool. Now I am so happy to have five bright magnets of my own! They resemble Vitra's Hang it all coat hanger in walnut that I bought some years ago. I will use these on my refrigerator as a splash of colour in my kitchen but I noticed that they look equally good to place anywhere around your home where you can fasten magnets. Today's tip! Design in a nutshell!
 

Visiting Hammarby Sjöstad

This home is for sale in Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, by Fantastic Frank. What I want to save to my inspiration folder in these pictures is the Superfront cabinet. Superfront is making front designs that fit exactly on Ikea's Bestå cabinets. As you know I have a Bestå cabinet in my living room and sometimes I play with the thought to replace the doors with Superfront's doors to make it look a bit more exclusive, new and personal. I would not dare to go for bluish-grey fronts and sides as above, but if I had another hallway than now, I think this colour would look very good there as well. I love the fish-scale pattern and, not the least, the handles.

 

Other things in these pictures that I like are the black candlestick and the Bless-this-house-mat in brass. And what a pity that the Sinnerlig jug by Ilse Crawford is only available on spot in the Ikea stores, not in the webshop. I just see a pink, blue and green flower arrangement in it...

 

Pictures | Fantastic Frank 

  

New lamp

Hi from the blog shadow! I did not at all plan to be away this long, but suddenly the twenty-four hours were not quite enough for me and I had no choice. New work load and tasks, some trips and long days with tiredness in the evenings. On top of this it has been my birthday and I have fixed a bit for some small celebrations coming up. Besides this my bike has gotten stolen, which has, until now, been quite a rare thing in our little, safe town. So everything has been a mess at all fronts, but today I managed to catch up a bit with everything that has piled up lately. The home is super clean and all post-it notes have been gone through.

I have so missed sitting down at the computer, blogging, surfing around, reading newspapers and blogs. I think that is my kind of revival to cope with my everyday life otherwise. I do not like a hectic life style and need those slow moments in-between.

I tried to take some new photos with my new system camera, but, gosh, those settings! I need to practise more. Anyway no time for that now so here you can see some of my birthday gifts. A loveable, black Gubi lamp and a new book. I planned to have the lamp on my desk, but as the shade was quite low I thought it suits the bedside table better, to direct the light only on my book pages when reading, without lightening up the whole room.

 

Happy weekend!