Beautiful Dutch bedroom make-over

Hi, I hope you had a great weekend? Oh how I love a room make-over - especially when it's of the white floor variety! Over the weekend i came across this bedroom re-vamp is the work of Holly Marder, interior stylist, designer and the blogger extraordinaire behind Avenue Lifestyle. I love the entire look - from the light and bright airy feel, the grey bedding, the scissor reading lamp and open wardrobes. What a tremendous make-over?! Duvet day number two here perhaps?!!

Holly Marder, Avenue Lifestyle Blog

If you have a moment you must check out the before and after pictures here - just goes to show what you can do with a lick of paint and an incredible sense of style!

For more of Holly's styling check out this colourful Dutch home, this bright Dutch home and a lovely summer cottage. *Sigh* so fab!

PS loved the comments and discussions on whether you use a double or single duvet - give your two-pennies worth here...

Before I head off (literally - we're embarking on a 1700 km road trip with the girls this afternoon, eeek - wish us luck!!) I am delighted to introduce a new sponsor, Cosette.  Cosette or 'little thing' in French creates  and sells jewellery inspired by minimalism, simplicity and fun geometric shapes. Each piece is handmade and crafted with love by Canadian born Fai who now lives in Japan. I love this ring and these arrow stud earrings ...how about you?!

Have a great start to the week and see you Wednesday!

Duvet day, the perfect bedroom

When I lived in London the agency I worked for allowed us five duvet days a year. This meant we could just be 'off' without any real reason other than that we wanted to crawl back under our duvet for the day and stay there. Years later I still think about that duvet day and the beauty behind the idea. And if I were to take one, it would be here, in this beautiful bedroom. Oh the power of pictures against an all white backdrop. Could you spend a 'duvet day' here?!

Emma Persson Lagerberg. Photography Petra Bindel. 

For more wonderful 'duvet day' inspiration, you might want to check out the bedrooms here, here and here! Oh and here's my bedroom back at home (captured by my great friend Karin who has just had a little baby boy...congratulations! :)

My two favourite beddings: The Fold jersey sheets, duvet covers and pillows from The Beach House Company (trust me, it's like sleeping in your favourite t-shirt) and this linen bedding.

For the cutest children's bedrooms inspiration how about this Finnish bedroom, a girls room in earthy greens and dusty pinks and one of my all time favourites: a vintage inspired little girls bedroom.

Lie-in, relax and have a lovely (duvet?) day!

PS did you know that in Scandinavia it's customary to have two single duvets on a double bed?! 

Natalie's oh so cosy and beautiful bedroom

Morning! I was chatting with a friend yesterday who happened to grow up in the same south coast village as the idyllic fisherman's cottage I showed yesterday. As children they used to say the house was haunted! I'm really curious to know whether you believe in haunted houses or ghosts? I was thinking about it and if I was hanging out in the house in the day time I probably wouldn't think about it. But if I were to sleep a night alone my imagination might just start getting the better of me?! How about you? I'm sure however, that if I slept a night in this bedroom below belonging to Natalie of hey natalie jean blog, I might just sleep like a baby....

Hey Natalie Jean. With kind permission. 

I spy (because we definitely need to know where things in this beautiful bedroom are from): swiss dot bedding from West Elm (sold out sadly).  A Tasseltry by Hackwith Design House (I've never seen one of these before - they're designed according to the ancient idea of bringing warmth and beauty to a space). Bamboo lamp (on floor), Pia Wallen cross blanket. The rug is from ebay (according to Natalie this is the best place to find a Turkish kilim). And you can pick up a sheepskin from black sheep (white light).

 Read more about Natalie's beautiful bedroom and where she sourced items from here, if you'd like.

Oh and I have an exciting new sponsor to introduce to you. Illori is a newly launched online store owned by Kim Ronnerfors, an artist and interior designer with Scandinavian roots (love the store already!). The shop specialises in minimalist pieces with an international influence. I already have my eye on one the bowls and soft knitted blankets, how about you?

Have a lovely day!

My home captured by karin: bedroom

I hope you had a lovely weekend? I loved all your comments here and on Facebook about where you'd transport your house for the weekend! I stayed right here at home this weekend so I thought it'd be apt to show the second part in my mini series: my 'My home captured by Karin'. This is my bedroom. We've only recently moved up stairs to the top floor (from this room) and I am so happy we did. I love the high ceiling, floor to ceiling windows and balcony, it all feels so bright and airy.

Karin Björklund 

So many pieces I'm not sure where to start on the 'I spy' front! Chinese stools: Lovely & Company, Gold bedside table lamp: vintage, Wall light: Hay, knitted throw and linen bedding: H&M Home, Peacock chair: flee market find, Book shelves: DIY by my husband, plant, plant pot and pendant light: IKEA. Picture behind bed side table: Muuto designed by All The Way To Paris.

My bedroom is not really finished, the next step is a lovely new rug to keep us toasty this Autumn / Winter. Any tips?

PS If you're up for a great give-away today, enter here to win a fab Lee Broom Crystal Table Lamp (hurry, you need to enter by midnight tonight!). I don't know why I'm telling you, I'm hoping to win it myself!!

Have a lovely Monday!

My home: bedroom

Hello! I hope you had a lovely weekend, get up to anything fun?! Ours was completely jam packed with things but I think my favourite activity was taking my four year old horse riding out in anearby forest here in Skåne. I also got a round to taking a few pictures of our my new bedroom. We recently moved to the top floor and it's such a beautiful space, flooded with light. I still have lots to do but here are some snapshots!

My Scandinavian Home

The bedding (except for the bed spread) is Designers Guild. I made the dusty pink cushion out of a vintage style silk dress. The limited edition heart print was an engagement present and is by Pearl Wallin. The rustic side stools are from Lovely and Company. My gold heels are from Bianco and the industrial lamp is Hay. The brass bedside lamp was a vintage find. Hmmm, I think that's everything but I've missed something just give me a shout!

Here are a few tips on where things are from: the pendant light is the Maskros. I do love it but it's been up for a while so I'm thinking of changing to something else, any suggestions? I'm thinking about the bubble ball light. I also love the Vitra Potence lamp but perhaps this would be better in our sitting room.

Lots to do still but it's a start! :)

I hope you all have a lovely Monday!

Stylish Furniture Bedroom by Daniele Lago

We really like this ethereal bed, a stylish furniture piece that was designed in a typical Lago manner, found on HomeTone. Letto New Air was initially introduced at Milan Design week and was created by Daniele Lago. Perfectly fit for elegant bedrooms, Letto New Air features transparent support slabs (which contribute to the floating feeling) and comes equipped with a storage unit that does not interfere with its refined design. According to the manufacturers, “the New AIR Bed picks up the concept behind the AIR Sofa: elements like back rests, seats and shelving are integrated into the structure and can be configured however you wish. The back rests make up the head board, and the shelving can be made to run along the entire perimeter of the bed”. Even though this idea is only suited for large bedrooms, we appreciate its originality. How do you find it?

 

 

"Up-Down" Bed Collecting Unique Design by Jone Manus

If you have a hobby of collecting unique items, then the bed design Jone Manus of Shiner International, can you make your collection as well as a comfortable bed for your break. Design with the concept of a rocking bed that can move up and down very applicable in the indoor or outdoor. Don’t let its design fool you. This rocking bed can be used for sweet rocking meditation time or as a steady unit with the help of  rubber stoppers, at an inclination the user feels more comfortable with. But the product is not just easily adaptable to your mood, but also to your overall interior design. According to the producers, the carbon steel frame can be blackened, brushed  (or replaced with wood), for a harmonious integration within various contemporary decors. The Mood Rocking Bed is available in Twin, Full, King and Queen sizes and the costs for a Queen- sized model, with carbon steel frame or wood base finish is $ 2995. A bit over the top, we believe, even though the bed truly rocks. How do you find it?

 

 

Various Selection of Contemporary Beds

If you find it difficult to find ideas in building a contemporary bedroom comfortable for your breaks, then we will try to show some kind of design that is very interesting for you to know and examples. There are some bedroom design background scenery, so you can freely look at the environment from the inside. Giving good color hue walls and furniture that are used to give a cohesiveness that makes the spirit. There is also a system to adopt a minimalist design with shades of black and white the dominant color. In addition to colors that adorn the walls and furniture, there are also paintings to decorate the room. Wallpapers colors make the walls become colorful. To bed size, average size was chosen King sizes, so it can be used to your partner.