Sunday 28 February 2010

Living with great patterns

Today I want to show you an amazing Danish company called "Ferm Living". They have wallpapers, cushions, wall-stickers, some fabrics for the kitchen and accessories. All with great taste and with a special interest into kids patterns which make wanna have kids. Ok, not kids of my own but maybe do other's kids bedrooms:)The first three images show pillows, kids bedding ans wallpapers. Animals, robots and cars made with taste and interesting enough to captivate kids attention.This is a great wallpaper with the "closet/fashion" theme without being to dominant, specially if we are talking about small and interior rooms.The funky one, just B&W, ready for some glitter or just some pop and colourful furniture around.
This one makes think about winter in a very smooth way. It's not totally could, it's an interesting and warm blue if that's possible.This last one remembers me of my grandmother's kitchen floor but with great colours. Geometric patterns can make a room feel bigger and give a sense of order. Don't forget though, that wallpapers with patterns can dominate a wall/room, so you have to be careful not to clash objects, fabrics and furniture with it, and find a good balance between the dominance and the focus on the wallpaper.

They also have a new catalogue, see it here

All images from Ferm Living

How to clutter

Clutter doesn't have to be a nightmare, but a reflex of your personality, you taste, your story. You may be just messy and keep things totally uninteresting and just because you can't take anything to the garbage, but that's different. I'm talking about objects you like, that mean something to you, souvenirs from travels, gifts...
These two images are two examples of how to clutter properly, showing of your objects and collections in a way that you'll really appreciate them instead of having everything around your place without order or any kind of organization. Cabinets with glass doors can transform a confused and cluttered shelf into a beautiful and nice showcase. You also protect books and objects from the dust and keep in mind that's a great help to keep your house practical and clean.
Don't you think that everything looks nice to look at displayed like this?
Now it's time for me to do what I'm preaching about:P

Images from design*sponge

Pubic hairs

I guess I'll have lots of visits because of this post's tittle ^_^

via ffffound

Granny chic apartment

You may not like the style but this a real home where real people live. Perfect high end houses make me a bit irritated because it seems people are supposed to live inside museums to be stylish or in a visually interesting environment. But the problem lies behind the "visually interesting" part because home is not like an art installation, or it shouldn't be in my opinion (it can be if you're crazy enough, but I can't really understand it to be honest).
Books, books, books! Isn't that bookshelf inside the wall cool?
Normal people have clutter in the kitchen.
I feel that interior design magazines are too focused on the expensive design, unreachable solutions for most of us and even though these images are more about decorating than design it seems to me they are real solutions it terms of real budgets versus budget.

via strange closets

Paddington real estate

I have a thing for Paddington, a neighbourhood in Sydney, Australia. I went through some real state websites to look for houses and selected some of the images I liked more. And it's not about the decoration, it's more about the houses itself, the architecture of the Victorian houses, the wood and the beautiful renovations they do. Enjoy.

Images from realestate.com.au and domain.com.au

Indiana green home

This house looks like a painting. I mean, how awesome is to look through the window and see this see of green. If I could choose a place to live, something open and green like this would be my dream.The leaf green counter-top just adds that fresh vibe from the outside to the inside very effectively. I also like the suspended effect of the top cabinets.
How dreamy is that floor to ceiling window? The company that made these windows also does the grocery stores ones and this one cost around $4.000. Ouch!
For me it needs some clutter, more personal objects and books, but the structure itself and the place it was built on really made me want it:)
More info about this house at dwell

San Francisco bright home

This house has wood all over the place as it's the owner's first choice for bookshelves and cabinets. They also use bright colours but white is present as a neutral to balance the rooms energy. Did I wrote energy? You know what I mean:P

Images from dwell

Hilarious packaging

This is such an original approach to packaging! These were made for an UK coffee shop called Puccino's. This brand doesn't take itself too seriously and that's such a rare capacity.
Designed by Jim Smith | Country: United Kingdom
Published on the lovely package

Saturday 13 February 2010

Black office with Ikea

Suddenly I just want my Ikea furniture to be black 'cause it can look so sophisticated! (forget the dust for a moment).
So... Mommy?... can I?:P

Image from rumid

Bedrooms

Bedrooms can be totally tricky because sometimes you don't really know if you want the calm and relaxing type or the vibrant, interesting and "so you" vibe. I do have a problem with white bedrooms but if you choose diferent textures of the same colours you add interest and then it's not boring anymore.
What I like about this bedroom is the bed structure because it's a marriage between architecture and decoration. Not so fan of one side closed by a wall though. And maybe I would've used a bold colour on the art over the bed.
This bedroom, on the contrary, uses bold and saturated colours creating an eclectic mood by the wall art and the pillows. And look how the washed floor in a white tone works so weel balancing the strong grey on the wall. It's simple and it works. And purple is THE colour:)

Images from rumid

Tuesday 9 February 2010

Kids Wallpaper

I hate when people try to use in kids rooms just colours and little cartoons. I believe you can make children spaces more interesting than that. This wallpaper is a good example of a great way to encourage kids to focus, pay attention and dream a little bit.
"We make wallpaper for boys’ bedrooms that feels crafted, that’s good quality, that’s thoughtful and has personality. That even has a sense of humour. We make wallpaper where boys’ themes meet grown-up style. Two opposing concepts coming together."

Find it at paperboywallpaper and you can ask for a sample too.

Monday 8 February 2010

Wow

Claustrophobia... I wonder who cleans the dust:P

Inspiring

Black again and cool clutter. One day I'll pull it of, one day...
:)

Image from house doctor

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Heaven

After a good bath I'm in bed drinking a hot decaf coffee and thinking how comfortable I am.Small pleasures of life come in times of need.

Image taken in London near the Thame's river.

Monday 1 February 2010

Homey Feeling

Today I bring to you images from a Swedish house (I'm not sure) and some of its details. As normal in the Scandinavian houses they use white as a base palette and then invest in interesting wall decoration, rugs and sometimes vintage furniture to give a homey feeling.
I LOVE this cabinet. Even though I'm not a big fan of dark wood I open an exception to this one. And the glass door as usual gives to this piece a more distinct look, geat to exhibit books and cool objects. The print on the wall goes well together because it has the tone of the wood.
In this second image we can see the BILLY bookcases from IKEA with books organizes by colour. Not my thing but in that context I guess is ok. My favourite hear is without any doubt the rug. It's interesting and adds so much personality to a room, not to mention a big mirror like this one.
Once again we have another cool rug, a nice chair with the same tones and contemporaneous print. I like the detail of the lamp colour matching the soft purple of the printing, subtle but effective.
Finally there's hear a good option to have art and interesting stuff on the walls. I think owners of houses who rent them and don't let anyone hang nothing on walls could invest in this type of shelves because no more drills were needed and houses could be more personal even if used for a short period of time.

Hope you liked it:)
Images from Skona Hem