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This twelvemonth I've been tinkering away behind the scenes on a novel book. And directly it's locomote fourth dimension to divulge a trivial to a greater extent than close it! So exciting ! While my showtime 2 books focus on interior design, my new book is centered but about the Swedish philosophy of ' Lagom ' important 'not also much, no also trivial - but right.' I moved to Sweden inwards 2004 as well as over the by thirteen years a lot has happened -  marriage, children, work.... But also, piece I'll nevertheless ever live a Londoner at heart, I've slow adapted to the Swedish means of life. My abode is clutter-free, I ride my wheel everywhere (even inwards the snow!), I induce got walks along beaches as well as inwards the forests as well as I complete operate on fourth dimension (clock-watching? who me ?!). And something really unexpected has happened - I've buy the farm calmer, to a greater extent than content as well as ultimately..... happ...

Why howdy Monday! I promise you've had a smashing weekend? We're piece of cake snaking our agency dwelling menage across the Baltic bounding main to Malmö via Kingdom of Denmark afterwards our sailing adventure... it's been such a relaxing time!  To gibe my mood, I idea I'd boot off the calendar week alongside this lovely, calm infinite inwards Rotterdam belonging to Stefan Prins, a partner of architect together with pattern firm, the Powerhouse Company . Stefan has spent 3 years designing together with edifice his dream dwelling menage together with turned to Holly Marder together with Hedda Pier of Avenue Design Studio for interior pattern assistance. The resultant is a Nordic agency dwelling menage that bridges the gap betwixt 'clean together with contemporary' together with cosy together with comfortable alongside the role of rich, natural textures. Here's a sneak peek of the sitting room together with kitchen / dining area... ...

Hej hej! You know that feeling when y'all know your reckoner is almost to run merely y'all can't endure bothered to deed nearer the ability socket? Well, I'm on borrowed fourth dimension here. The truth is, I'm curled upward nether a blanket inward the corner of our canvas boat feeling all cosy amongst a steaming loving cup of coffee. Everyone else is notwithstanding asleep in addition to it's sooo lovely in addition to quiet! I know that if I larn upward to accuse my laptop there's a gamble I mightiness stir 1 of the members of my dear household unit of measurement in addition to my golden sixty minutes of peace volition endure over! I'd improve larn on amongst today's tour quickly! Although there's no 'quick' almost the agency this beautiful studio has been decorated. The lovely abode of Ann Stephenson in addition to Lori Scacco (who oversees Donzella ) inward Manhattan's East Village has a wonderful nostalgic experience to it. The...

We were then lucky to accept enough of closet storage inward our kitchen when nosotros moved in. But sometimes I experience opened upwardly storage is pretty handy equally good - addition I honey the relaxed vibe it gives a space, don't yous agree? Thanks to Danish homeware build Nordal (#Ilovemywork) I live on got unopen to to installing this beauty inward the kitchen a few weeks back. Made from Fe too recycled fir wood, the HONK trolley (great name!) has a lovely industrial experience - too equally shortly equally I seat it inward place, it felt it had ever been in that location - don't yous honey it when that happens? As yous tin see, it's already laden downwardly amongst things (however did I discovery the infinite for these items before?). Here's a sneak peek.... Photography: Niki Brantmark / Styling Genevieve Jorn Soooo happy amongst it! Here's a quick ask on the items inward my kitchen: 1. Wall lamp 2. Black to...

Tjoho ! So it's official. Blue sofa's are trending, in addition to aren't they fab? They e'er remind me of my parents trouble solid (my parents stimulate got had a twosome of blue chesterfields combined amongst a kilim rug inwards the sitting room for every bit long every bit I tin dismiss retrieve - I  must accept a moving painting adjacent fourth dimension I'm inwards London!). In Kate Davison 's beautifully renovated 1920s storybook domicile inwards Oakland Hills, California, it's non the bluish sofa that stands out though (as lovely every bit it is) - it's a whole combination of things: the architect, the master copy flooring, the exposed brick, in addition to the lovely details - all of which add together upwardly to a minimal even in addition to hence cosy, modern domicile amongst spectacular views. Step inside.... Interior blueprint / styling: Kate Davison Photography: Colin Price  What a lovely home?...

Although I similar to plow to blogs too instagram for inspiration, there's e'er a fourth dimension too identify for interior books. There's something wonderful nigh switching off, curling upward on the sofa too leafing through the pages of a lovely majority amongst a loving cup of tea - don't y'all think?! One of my latest favourite reads is Feelings of Imperfection: The fashionable life of lost places past times interior designer Anna Björkman too lensman Anna Malmberg (the curator behind Northern Delight blog), published past times Malmö based New Heroes too Pioneers . The tome explores a melancholic basis that celebrates the feeling for sure spaces tend to evoke inside us too examines the duality betwixt ii worlds: 'the onetime too new, the perfect too imperfect, the acquaint too the past'.  If y'all dear dilapidated spaces, whimsical touches, verse too beautiful photography, you'll dear this book! Here's a sneak peek.... ...

Hejsan hejsan ! We've taken to the high seas (actually they're non that high- the Baltic body of body of water is beautifully calm today) as well as heading to the isle of Rügen inwards Deutschland - I've never been as well as super excited, whatsoever tips?! I promise you've got about fun plans for the calendar week ahead too? Adventures aside, I sentiment we'd kicking off the calendar week amongst this lovely reason solid inwards Belgium. The habitation belongs to Liza van der Stouwe founder of Atelier Rozijntjes , her hubby Vincent as well as their 3 children as well as has been beautifully captured yesteryear Avenue Design Studio . Think fabulous tiles, a wood-burning stove, vintage finds, modern touches as well as oodles of charm! Styling/Photography: Avenue Design Studio What a wonderful solid unit of measurement home? I dear the children's bedrooms - mean value I mightiness stimulate got to pocket...