Colorful world

Life should be full of color. I think it's best.

Home office

I just fell for this home office seen in a sneak peek at Design*Sponge. I like the yellow details around the apartment. Wallpaper from Ferm Living. Again.

Yellow & Purple

I love the lemony yellow details of this kitchen. And it's got a perfect combination of happy colors, clean lines and raw industrialism which appeals to me. And also the mix of old and new... Does it get any better than this?
Yellow & purple is a nice couple! I believe we will be seeing a lot of them this season. Both found at Sköna Hem.
I find myself craving color. Ferm Livings mushroom wall sticker also comes in colors green, blue and red. But it seems just perfect in orange! Lovely feeling of autumn.
The wallpaper and cushion also feels right right now.

Wallpaper in my heart

Love the combination of green and white. Lovely wallpaper from ferm living.

Rice lamp

After a lot of brainstorming about my Ikea rice lamp, I got the idea of converting it into a hot air balloon. Basically, I'll paint the lamp in muted colors and hang a basket underneath, with a little explorer friend inside.

If you are looking for a less whimsical idea to make over your rice lamp, take a look at Pickles' free crocheted rice lamp pattern. They call it Nordic Light Pendant.

Hot air balloon photo from KDH at sxc.hu.

New home

My friends are moving, and I wish I could give them these gifts for their new home. Found via Fly!
Wacky paper maché figures from Mumbreeze.
Pillow from Olive.
Painting by Betsy Walton.

I wish you all the best! Takk for nå, og på gjensyn!

Reminds me of home

This home reminds me of home. Not any home in particular. Just what my own home might look like... My favorites are the kitchen shelves and the tall ceiling in the airy dining room.
You can enjoy more of it at Desire to Inspire.

Penguins and babies

This penguin wallpaper made me smile. You can find it at Isak. Seems to be the only wallpaper there, but I hope they will make more!!

Vintage Resource

I am just having too much fun playing with the images posted at The Vintage Moth. A blog where you can find old images, and go creatively nuts making art for you home, or perhaps a beautiful card for someone you love.
I would like my collage transferred to a china mug or a vase.

PS

Just a few picks from Ikea's PS collection at the end of the day.

Changing table

Heres what I dream my changing table will look like. Changing table, rug and mobile from Ikea. Wallpapers from Tapetcafé.

Wallpapers

If I should buy an old house, I would decorate with lots of wallpaper from Tapettitalo. It has such a broad specter of styles. Anything from William Morris to the seventies. It's amazing!

Wonderful, wonderful!

I love this dining room, with its table, chairs and chandelier. And that gorgeous painting! And the bedroom – such wonderful colors and details!! design*sponge

The three holy kings

Sweden-based illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius loves the design of the 50ies/60ies. And I am so inspired by her work.
Here's a lovely idea for adding that Christmas feeling to your home in an untraditional way! She bought the lamps at Ikea and painted them as the holy kings, who followed the star to the manger where christ was born! It's SO cool.
– Why didn't I think of that!?

Urban Country Kitchen

This is a little mood board I made, trying to bring together some of the inspiration I've found for my kitchen. It's a scandinavian country style with an urban touch, I guess. Or maybe the other way round.
A couple of designer classics, like the Verner Panton lamp and Eames chair. Pink radio from Tivoli Audio, wall paper from Cole & Son and Koziol drinking bowls.

Knack

Knack is the name of a store in Greenville, SC, United States. I think the name is about having a knack for nick-nacks? Inspiring makeovers of second hand furniture.

Light up a cup

I love cups and mugs, so I would feel quite at home with these lamps. Go to domestic construction's etsy shop.

Conversation in colors

Led lights under the surface respond to the conversation around this table. tableTalk

Enjoying a meal…

…or working on a creative project would be much more inviting at this big chunky dining table. I love my current vintage chairs, but they are falling apart. And the table feels much too small... I've got my eyes on a nice table in solid oak, with oversized legs. And some of these Ikea chairs might go well with it, I think.

It's a girl!

Someone said: "Every birth is proof that God did not forget mankind."
Perhaps you've seen Children of men. The movie gives a fascinating glimpse of what the world would be if man ever stopped reproducing!
Luckily that's not the case, and my brothers wife gave birth to a baby girl today! It truly is a miracle, every single new person. I wish I could give the new parents and the baby one of the above baby rooms
as a welcome-to-earth gift!

Life is wonderful!