My friend Desiree is both a fun lady and a great photographer, focusing on children & families. She knows my love for good antiques and just sent me this brand new photo of an old Hungarian dough bowl (it looks like a gigantic walnut!) which she recently purchased on E-bay, and in which she carefully placed this out-of-this-world precious 11 day old old princess. People, does it get any sweeter than this!?!
To see more of her portfolio, go here.
I absolutely LOVE these colors and style combinations! Take note! Mix mix, less is more & create balance and harmony for the eye and the soul. And if you are going for color, rich muted color tones in purple, blue and green are part of the trend right now. If you want to play it safe: pick a good base color that you love and complement with a color that works well as a contrast.
I saw this one-of-a-kind yellow console table at a new, fun store in Stockholm and took some pictures myself. (I will share with you in an upcoming post). I am so in love with the old Swedish wooden plate.
The wooden bowl is moving in with me!
Images via Sköna Hem
Ok, lovely Di just alerted me to these wonderful pieces from the talented Italian based designer/painter Draga Obradovic. She paints directly on fabric and leather on unique vintage pieces. It makes me want to tackle one of those vintage leather chairs – in need of some love – myself! Very inspirational.
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Hello. I’ve missed you this past week. Last minute we scooped up the kids and headed to wonderful Bandon Oregon were we spent a week of quality time with close family. The computer Gods decided to not be on my side but in a way I am glad because I got more time to dive in sand dunes and fly kites!
On our way home I had plenty of time to browse through the new Ikea catalog. Here are a few things that caught my eye: (I am most definitely getting the gray Orchid pots this week!)
1. Alvine Flora Pillow. (Check out the latest design with yellow, black and gray flowers – not shown here). $24.99.
2. Drömmar. Horse-shaped (Swedish national symbol. A must for true Swedes!) baking tins. $6.99/set of 2.
3. Mandel plant pot. $4.99/set (pot + saucer).
4. Spraka. Spice mill. $19.99.
5. Engan chest with 2 drawers. $99.99.
6. Gunilla fabric. (Hello girlfriend Gunilla!). How lovely this fabric would be together with white! $7.99/yards.
How cool is this Dandelion pendant from the Dutch design company OOMS! Of all the Dandelion lamps I have seen so far – and there are many on the market right now – I like this one the best. I have great childhood memories from Sweden sitting on the small hill in our backyard blowing the fluff from dandelion steams while listening to birds chirping. That is summer too me!
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