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2009-12-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

I've been crocheting. Could there be anything more relaxing to do? I am trying to make this pendant by Pickles.
Thank you Tiger of DIY OR DIE for the link.

hi

2009-12-11T10:33:00.000-08:00

The last couple of weeks have been turbulent in my life. I haven't been sure if I ever would find the energy or urge to blog again. I wanted to write something here but I didn't know what to write. Thank you all for your comments and e-mails regarding my absence. Today I found myself by the computer surfing my favourite sites. Like before. It was a good thing. I found this stunning home and wanted to save it. Black, brown, grey, earthy and raw. And that red sofa. And the art wall.

Sköna hem

mobiles

2009-11-19T14:37:00.000-08:00

A Japanese home. Mobiles, flowers in different pots and beautiful art hanging.

The Selby

weekend

2009-11-17T11:46:00.000-08:00

Already Tuesday? This past weekend we cooked a lot. And went to riding school. As we do every weekend.

Sanna Annukka

2009-11-14T06:32:00.000-08:00

Loving these prints by Sanna Annukka.
Have you seen her work for Marimekko?

wallpaper samples

2009-11-13T08:07:00.000-08:00

We will look no more. There are too many. These are the finalists for our dining room/kitchen wall. It won't be the lightblue with leaves. I love it - but not on this wall. The photos are horrible. My only excuse is this. November is all dusk and darkness (which I really enjoy in so many other ways)

Pattern Tales
Sandberg Miki grön/green

Alison Bechdel

2009-11-13T09:49:00.000-08:00

Have you read this? If not, please do. It's fantastic in so many ways. Alison Bechdel , Fun Home - A Family Tragicomic.

corner view - favourite dish - stockholm

2009-11-11T08:36:00.000-08:00

When it comes to food I have many favourite dishes. This one is from a Turkish cookbook that I use a lot, Sultan's Kitchen by Özcan Ozan. It's fried eggplants and peppers with yogurt-garlic and tomato sauces.

This week's theme in Jane's corner view was chosen by Joyce.

vitra

2009-11-10T12:19:00.000-08:00

Vitra asked people to send them photos of Vitra products in their homes. See the whole photo album here.
The Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi is an old favourite of mine.

OK

2009-11-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

Pillow cover OK by Elisabeth Dunker. I first saw it over at Fine Little Day, fell immediately in love and went and bought it at Envelop. I'll post my own photo as soon as I get it.

random

2009-11-05T13:31:00.000-08:00

I am a lazy blogger these days. Yesterday was wednesday and corner view and I missed that. Sorry. Anyway, glad to have you back, Jane and I'll be back on track next week.
As I mentioned earlier, I am still hooked on crocheting. I am getting a little tired of amugurumis though and have been looking for patterns elsewhere. As expected there are a lot of goodies on etsy. The only problem is that I don't understand the english patterns so I am trying to make myself some kind of informative and decorative translator to hang on the wall. This is what I've come up with so far. I found the translation on virkverket. Now I only need to learn photoshop better. One thing leads to another...

danish home

2009-11-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

The home of Trine Andersen, owner of Ferm Living. I really like the Rush Hour pattern.

Bolig

weekend

2009-11-02T12:40:00.000-08:00

I am still making these.

bathroom

2009-10-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

Usually I dont look twice when it comes to bathrooms. I don't know why. Maybe beacause I find bathroom decor boring. Maybe scent candles, seashells and bathing foam in stylish bottles is not my thing. This one however. How do these talanted people do it? How did they decide the perfect border between tiles and grout? And how did they manage to create a bathroom both retro and yet very modern? I am impressed. Deeply.

Sköna Hem

Ingo Maurer

2009-10-27T13:43:00.000-07:00

Lucellino, by Ingo Maurer. Created in 1992, it must have been ahead of its time? Or maybe nothing is. Anyway, a stunning lamp here in pics from Dwell and Liselotte Risell. Ingo Maurer has created a whole serie of bird lamps and I am not sure if it really is Lucellino on the pictures. It could be Birdie's Nest too. Anyway.

corner view - water - stockholm

2009-10-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

Maybe strange pictures for a water theme. I choose them because I often think about when we renovated the kitchen of our little house a couple of years ago. For two months we had only one water tap. We brushed our teeth, went to the bathroom, took showers and did the dishes in a tiny bathroom. I remember the amazing feeling of relief when we reinstalled the water in the kitchen. Our house was built in 1932 and at that time a family of four lived here sharing one bedroom and with no running water in the house. Everyone knows that water is a luxury in large parts of the world. Here too. We just dont think about it that way to often. At least I don't.

On the pictures same spots in our kitchen before and after renovation.

Water theme chosen by Trinsch. All the links at Dana's.

weekend

2009-10-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

We painted the other half of the living/diningroom. Now we're waiting for wallpaper samples.
I made a simple pomegranate marmelade which we had together with goat cheese. It was very easy to make and tasted delicious. If you want to try it just boil sugar, lime juice and pomegranate. Use a rod mixer to smooth the marmelade and let it simmer until thick.

And thank you so much Guusje for the sweet and encouraging words about my blog. I am sorry to say though that I am a bore when it comes to challenges like this and I think I'll pass but I still want to say how much I appreciate your blog. It feels like such a happy and joyful place to visit. Thank you Guusje!

blue ovoid

2009-10-23T10:45:00.000-07:00

I got this fabric ten years ago and I still love it as much as I did then. I can't explain what it is. It's not emotional or nostalgic. I really think it's a beautiful pattern. It's simple yet very striking, not? I love it when things last and I always feel bad when I buy things that I know I will get tired of. This fabric is from Kinnasand but I don't know if the company still exist.

corner view - dream - stockholm

2009-10-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

I have had the same dream all my life. To own my own horse.
This beautiful photo is taken by Colleen Plumb.

This week's theme was chosen by Kay and hosting this week while Jane is travelling is Dana.

mieke willems

2009-10-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

Some of the gorgeous things in mieke willems's newly opened webshop.

weekend

2009-10-19T09:14:00.000-07:00

Dramatic and beautiful light outside. Inside, intense light from spotlighting the walls when painting the living room. Extremely dirty walls in there because of the fireplace. We moved a String shelf from the livingroom to our little office/craft room. It looks so much better in this smaller space. We also moved the sofa to another wall and the little desk to another room. Good changes.

tea towels

2009-10-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

Oh, how I love the colors and patterns of these tea towels.

Studiopatro

houseplants

2009-10-16T09:56:00.000-07:00

This week on my bicycle ride to work it snowed. Today, grey skies and icy rain. This morning my four year old asked me why she had to wake up. It was so dark at 7 o clock in the morning she thought it was night. The garden is frozen and the forgotten tomatoes are lying bleak and cracked on the grass. Luckily I brought my chilli plants in several weeks ago. They are beautiful. Like small trees. I remember in febuary when we sow them. The two upper images are inspiration. The light and the greenery. It's time to bring the garden inside.
Hus och Hem
Stellan Herner

corner view - love - stockholm

2009-10-14T09:01:00.000-07:00

The love and gratitude I feel for everyday life.

More love at Spain Daily

tebag

2009-10-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

The Teabag by Marie Langaa Pedersen. A porcelain illusion. Wonderful.