Category: Miscellaneous

I realize that the title may seem a bit drastic. Without flowers – no life. But you can interpret it in two ways. Either, my life will be empty without flowers or flowers are living beings and revitalize the home. Both interpretations are true for me. I love decorating with flower bouquets. In my opinion,…

Easter is egg time. But why do we eat eggs? The egg is a symbol of life and of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Day. The fact that Easter has become the great egg holiday is partly due to the fact that it was forbidden to eat eggs during the 40-day fast before Easter. Partly because…

DIY is an abbreviation for Do It Yourself. We are increasingly importing expressions from English and DIY is one of them. Of course, it is just as good to use the Swedish term – Gör Det Själv. What is meant in any case is that instead of buying new, you reuse your old stuff, with…

Soon it will start to sparkle and shine both indoors and outdoors, Advent will soon be here. It is clear that it is longed for to light up the darkness so many have already, as usual, started secretly. I am sticking to tradition and will not take out my Advent paraphernalia until Sunday. Here we…

I think it’s time for a little more inspiration for outdoor spaces. I have two patio favorites, one is the American porch as seen in countless movies. They are usually quite large and there is room for both seating and dining. But what is most attractive about these porches are the obligatory rocking chairs or porch swings.…

As a counterbalance to the current trend in Swedish interior design, I want to make a post about the opposite, the extravagant or the maximalist if you will. If you generalize, you can say that there are two trends in Swedish interior design at the moment. One is shabby chic and it has a large…

Here are pictures of inspiring patios and verandas that I have collected from various interior design blogs. The view and the environment make a lot of difference, but you can create your own oases with little money if you have the vision and inspiration. I think cushions, candles and flowers and some simple wooden furniture…

There is a very popular blog called Desire to inspire ( www.desiretoinspire.net ) Every Monday readers are presented with their own pictures of their pets and the post is called Pets on furniture. I have a small dog, a 9 month old Bichon Frisé named Ludwig and whom I call Ludd. Since I photograph him quite often,…

Beautiful May, welcome to our part of Sweden again! I would love to exclaim that but with the cold and wind that has stubbornly clung to these first days of May it will just be a frosty brrr! I am longing for summer and warmth and for the holiday at our country house in Värmlandsnäs.…