so pretty!via Indenfor & Udenfor
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Showing posts with label Antiques. Show all posts
A glam Copenhagen apartment with classical touches
Happy Friday! One place we didn't make it to on our travels but I really, really want to visit is Copenhagen. I don't think I'd be allowed to just wander around people's flats though which is - from all the house tour photos I've seen, one of the most beautiful aspects of the city.
so pretty!
via Indenfor & Udenfor
so pretty!via Indenfor & Udenfor
Tips to get a "Modern Cottage" look
I love these tips from The Inglenook Decor on how to create a modern cottage.
1. Have a neutral back drop. Go for creams, white, beige, gray (like the one shown below), clay, sage & light browns.
2. Choose furniture pieces that are fuss-free. Go for clean lines & comfort. Make it livable & cozy like upholstered furniture whether it's the sofa, dining chairs or a headboard.
3. Have white....lots of it! This picture says it all, white is not boring if you choose the right pieces.
4. Have at least one piece, a wall or a window with a bold pattern & color. Bright orange & greens seem to go real well with white.
5. Have a ledge display of your flea market finds.
6. Add ultra modern pieces in steel, aluminum, brushed nickel or chrome pieces. And last but not the least,keep it simple!
Pretty good tips huh?
The site also has lots of cute accessories to create looks such as "French Country," "Modern Vintage," "Rococo," and "Shabby Chic."
Love these tealights
These mercury bottles mix modern with rustic
If you want to see more visit The Inglenook Decor
1. Have a neutral back drop. Go for creams, white, beige, gray (like the one shown below), clay, sage & light browns.
2. Choose furniture pieces that are fuss-free. Go for clean lines & comfort. Make it livable & cozy like upholstered furniture whether it's the sofa, dining chairs or a headboard.
3. Have white....lots of it! This picture says it all, white is not boring if you choose the right pieces.
4. Have at least one piece, a wall or a window with a bold pattern & color. Bright orange & greens seem to go real well with white.
5. Have a ledge display of your flea market finds.
6. Add ultra modern pieces in steel, aluminum, brushed nickel or chrome pieces. And last but not the least,keep it simple!
Pretty good tips huh?
The site also has lots of cute accessories to create looks such as "French Country," "Modern Vintage," "Rococo," and "Shabby Chic."
Love these tealights
These mercury bottles mix modern with rusticIf you want to see more visit The Inglenook Decor
A Copenhagen factory turned into a work and live space
If I hear or see "Copenhagen," I know I'll probably like what I'm going to see. And that's just the case with the studio of Jill and Caroline. They have created an industrial space balanced to be a bit feminine and whimsical by keeping walls white and furnishings sparse and small. What do you think?
A very utilitarian kitchen
workspace
the back of the building
A pretty spot.
via Indenfor & Udenfor
A very utilitarian kitchen
workspace
the back of the building
A pretty spot.
via Indenfor & Udenfor
Book Review: "Classic Swedish Interiors"
As my regular readers probably know, I'm a big fan of Swedish interiors. That's why I was super excited by the opportunity to review the new book, "Classic Swedish Interiors," by Lars Sjoberg. The poetic photos are by Ingalill Snitt.
I'm going to quote Amazon as they describe the book better than me -
"Lars Sjöberg has made it his life's work to understand and preserve the Swedish manor houses of the 17th and 18th centuries. Here, exquisitely photographed by Ingalill Snitt, are the eight houses (and one church) that he has acquired over more than 40 years. The book focuses on Sjöberg's first, most complex project: the manor of Regnaholm. Unoccupied for about 40 years when Sjöberg arrived in 1966, it allowed him to experiment with interior decoration and refurnishing, copying old furniture, reweaving, and reprinting old fabric patterns.
His other projects include Ekensberg, a three-story Italianate villa near Lake Mälaren, built in 1788-90, and Salaholm in Västergötland with a garden laid out in the first half of the 17th century. Odenslunda, a small manor from the 1770s with a panelled exterior and a säteritak or manor-house roof, is his family home, while Sörby, a scaled-down early 17th-century manor house, was reproduced in its entirety for an exhibition in Stockholm. Full of insight and inspiration, this is a deeply personal summary of everything Lars Sjöberg has learned in his years of working and living with classic Swedish interiors." - via Amazon.com
Here are some of my favorite photos from the book -
One day I will have an antique Swedish grandfather clock!
I'm going to quote Amazon as they describe the book better than me -
"Lars Sjöberg has made it his life's work to understand and preserve the Swedish manor houses of the 17th and 18th centuries. Here, exquisitely photographed by Ingalill Snitt, are the eight houses (and one church) that he has acquired over more than 40 years. The book focuses on Sjöberg's first, most complex project: the manor of Regnaholm. Unoccupied for about 40 years when Sjöberg arrived in 1966, it allowed him to experiment with interior decoration and refurnishing, copying old furniture, reweaving, and reprinting old fabric patterns.
His other projects include Ekensberg, a three-story Italianate villa near Lake Mälaren, built in 1788-90, and Salaholm in Västergötland with a garden laid out in the first half of the 17th century. Odenslunda, a small manor from the 1770s with a panelled exterior and a säteritak or manor-house roof, is his family home, while Sörby, a scaled-down early 17th-century manor house, was reproduced in its entirety for an exhibition in Stockholm. Full of insight and inspiration, this is a deeply personal summary of everything Lars Sjöberg has learned in his years of working and living with classic Swedish interiors." - via Amazon.com
Here are some of my favorite photos from the book -
One day I will have an antique Swedish grandfather clock!
Hello from Barcelona!
Hi everyone! I´m having an amazing time on my 9 week European tour so far. We´ve been to Galicia, the Picos de Europe in Astoria, Santiago de Compestela, San Sebastian, Bilbao, and now we are in Barcelona (All in Spain). Tomorrow night we are leaving to travel Italy for two weeks. I promise I´ll try and upload photos at one point! But luckily for now the awesome Coco from Cococozy had written an awesome guest post!
COCOCOZY'S FIVE FLEA MARKET TRENDS!
Hi Decorology devotees. I'm Coco from COCOCOZY here on guest duty. I want to thank Ashley for having me guest blog while she is on her fabulous journey abroad. I live in Los Angeles (in the Hollywood Hills) to be exact, am not a professional designer but after over two years of blogging about interior design 3-6 times a week, I might be what would be considered a "designaholic" (Can you do that? Just add "aholic" to any word to indicate someone is obsessed with something? Hmmm...please let me know...)
Anyhoooooo...onto my post...here goes.
Was at the Rosebowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA a few weekends back. Hadn't been to this flea market in about 10 years. It was time. My plan was to get up at 6:00a on Sunday, be at the market by 7:00a, get all of the design scoop with my Cococozy camera and find some great items all by 9a. By 10a, the plan was that I would be home to take dog for a walk (I never take dog for a walk so don't know how this got into the planned schedule but it was) and perhaps be at a breakfast with some friends in Los Angeles by 11:30a. Well...I made it to the flea market by 9:45a...so much for keeping to schedule.
The Rose Bowl Flea Market was packed. Throngs of people trying to find the most interesting items possible. So much to see...so many interesting finds...
With thousands and thousands of items on display, one might think it would be hard to make sense of things...but if you can believe it, in all of that, I did notice a few recurring trends.
TREND 1 - ORANGE
Love these orange wire nesting tables. They were my favorite of the day! I could so see them in my house. Too bad they were at the beginning of our journey through the flea market so I never got back to them.
Orange...whether originally orange or painted orange...orange has been an "it" color for the last few years in decor...and it is certainly a hit color at the flea market.
For no reason at all, I also coveted this orange metal coffee pot from a vendor from Sweden. He wanted $30 for it...I wanted to pay $10. He said "30", I said "10"...he said "Okay $30" and I said "I can pay "10"...and it went on and on. Clearly the deal never worked out!
TREND 2 - COLORED GLASS PENDANT LIGHTS
Lots of these amber, blue or green colored pendant lights. They were reasonably priced. Couldn't seem to get out of the vendors whether they were newly made or recycled pieces. I think they are newly made though to look like 70's kitsch. I had an eye on the small amber one on the left. Thought it would look good in a hallway (not my hallway...but some hallway). The vendor wanted $75...I would have paid $35. Again, no deal.
TREND 3 - CRANES
Lots of bronze crane statues. Don't know what this was about but I saw at least 4 vendors selling tall bronze statues of these birds. One vendor said he got them from the furniture sale of a Las Vegas hotel that was closing. These particular ones were going for $125 each.
TREND 4 - VINTAGE LANTERNS
Saw a million and half vintage Dietz lanterns (kerosene lanterns and railroad lanterns). Cleaned up they could be great at an outdoor living space or if really shined up, even inside in a bay window. I wanted to pay $4...the lady wanted to sell three of them for $20 (they were marked $28 each). No deal there either. Hmmmm....note to self...need to work on negotiating skills.
TREND 5 - VINYL 1950's DINING CHAIRS
We ran into so many metal and vinyl chairs. They looked like they were ripped right out of the 1950's and placed at the flea market in 2010.
I particularly liked the light yellow set of chairs. I can't remember how much these were...but since my price point was at about $10, I knew I wouldn't be able to afford.
Well that is it from my day of trend sight seeing at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. I definitely regret not getting the orange nesting tables...but other than that, I am happy with how the day went. I left pretty much empty handed with only a dish and four glasses that altogether cost me a total of $18. I enjoyed the day...browsing, dickering and flea market trendspotting.
Ashley, hope you have a great rest of your vacation. Decorology readers please stop by COCOCOZY for more fun design finds!
Thanks Coco, and thanks so much to everyone for stopping by even though my posting has been so spuradic!
COCOCOZY'S FIVE FLEA MARKET TRENDS!
Hi Decorology devotees. I'm Coco from COCOCOZY here on guest duty. I want to thank Ashley for having me guest blog while she is on her fabulous journey abroad. I live in Los Angeles (in the Hollywood Hills) to be exact, am not a professional designer but after over two years of blogging about interior design 3-6 times a week, I might be what would be considered a "designaholic" (Can you do that? Just add "aholic" to any word to indicate someone is obsessed with something? Hmmm...please let me know...)
Anyhoooooo...onto my post...here goes.
Was at the Rosebowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA a few weekends back. Hadn't been to this flea market in about 10 years. It was time. My plan was to get up at 6:00a on Sunday, be at the market by 7:00a, get all of the design scoop with my Cococozy camera and find some great items all by 9a. By 10a, the plan was that I would be home to take dog for a walk (I never take dog for a walk so don't know how this got into the planned schedule but it was) and perhaps be at a breakfast with some friends in Los Angeles by 11:30a. Well...I made it to the flea market by 9:45a...so much for keeping to schedule.
The Rose Bowl Flea Market was packed. Throngs of people trying to find the most interesting items possible. So much to see...so many interesting finds...
With thousands and thousands of items on display, one might think it would be hard to make sense of things...but if you can believe it, in all of that, I did notice a few recurring trends.
TREND 1 - ORANGE
Love these orange wire nesting tables. They were my favorite of the day! I could so see them in my house. Too bad they were at the beginning of our journey through the flea market so I never got back to them.
Orange...whether originally orange or painted orange...orange has been an "it" color for the last few years in decor...and it is certainly a hit color at the flea market.
For no reason at all, I also coveted this orange metal coffee pot from a vendor from Sweden. He wanted $30 for it...I wanted to pay $10. He said "30", I said "10"...he said "Okay $30" and I said "I can pay "10"...and it went on and on. Clearly the deal never worked out!
TREND 2 - COLORED GLASS PENDANT LIGHTS
Lots of these amber, blue or green colored pendant lights. They were reasonably priced. Couldn't seem to get out of the vendors whether they were newly made or recycled pieces. I think they are newly made though to look like 70's kitsch. I had an eye on the small amber one on the left. Thought it would look good in a hallway (not my hallway...but some hallway). The vendor wanted $75...I would have paid $35. Again, no deal.
TREND 3 - CRANES
Lots of bronze crane statues. Don't know what this was about but I saw at least 4 vendors selling tall bronze statues of these birds. One vendor said he got them from the furniture sale of a Las Vegas hotel that was closing. These particular ones were going for $125 each.
TREND 4 - VINTAGE LANTERNS
Saw a million and half vintage Dietz lanterns (kerosene lanterns and railroad lanterns). Cleaned up they could be great at an outdoor living space or if really shined up, even inside in a bay window. I wanted to pay $4...the lady wanted to sell three of them for $20 (they were marked $28 each). No deal there either. Hmmmm....note to self...need to work on negotiating skills.
TREND 5 - VINYL 1950's DINING CHAIRS
We ran into so many metal and vinyl chairs. They looked like they were ripped right out of the 1950's and placed at the flea market in 2010.
I particularly liked the light yellow set of chairs. I can't remember how much these were...but since my price point was at about $10, I knew I wouldn't be able to afford.
Well that is it from my day of trend sight seeing at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. I definitely regret not getting the orange nesting tables...but other than that, I am happy with how the day went. I left pretty much empty handed with only a dish and four glasses that altogether cost me a total of $18. I enjoyed the day...browsing, dickering and flea market trendspotting.
Ashley, hope you have a great rest of your vacation. Decorology readers please stop by COCOCOZY for more fun design finds!
Thanks Coco, and thanks so much to everyone for stopping by even though my posting has been so spuradic!
A supercute shop with tons of vintage shabby-chic goodies
Hi all - I hope everyone had a great weekend. I wanted to introduce you to this adorable shop - Blue Carrot.
Here are some of my favs -
Love this typeset drawer
I think these images will easily entice you to go take a look - www.bluecarrotshop.com
They have some great sales too!
Here are some of my favs -
Love this typeset drawer
I think these images will easily entice you to go take a look - www.bluecarrotshop.com
They have some great sales too!
A gorgeous starter home with Scandinavian bones and quirky vintage accents
I think this place is so well done for being this couple's first home. It looks like they either had the same style, or were able to combine them very well. It's refined, without looking too mature, and is just all around charming. What do you think?
I *ADORE* this bedroom. So soft and pretty and serene.
I really like the dark wood counter tops - it's a nice contrast with the white.
via Indenfor & Udenfor
I *ADORE* this bedroom. So soft and pretty and serene.
I really like the dark wood counter tops - it's a nice contrast with the white.
via Indenfor & Udenfor
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