A memory on a canvas

When it comes to decorating a room I personally love to hang up pictures and photos. It's either my own paintings on canvases, or photos of family and friends in pretty frames. One alternative to this is to mix these two and print a photo on a canvas - something that looks very stylish in a home. 

The lovely people over at Hello Canvas were kind enough to send me a canvas with a print of my choice - something I was thrilled about! After a difficult decision I chose one of my favourite family photos - me, my parents and my sisters - a photo taken on a day worth remembering. 

What you have to think about when ordering a printed canvas is that the photo you choose needs to be of exceptionally good quality. It needs to be a photo taken with a normal camera rather than a mobile phone camera. After all, you don't want the picture to look blurry.

I expected the canvas to be big, but perhaps not that big! It's absolutely massive - 20*28" (50*70 cm). I love it though - it's a perfect size! The canvas is of really good quality, and I would really recommend you to invest in one whether it's for yourself or as a present for someone else.

Decorating with alternative materials

I came across this image on Pinterest the other day, and I fell in love straight away! I’ve got a kind of obsession for antique looking wall clocks, and this – combined with a birdcage – is such an unusual design. It made me start thinking about decorating your home with metal… it’s not a very common material to use indoors. I have looked around a bit and I’ve found a couple more ideas that I really like.

This hanging crown-like lantern in rusty metal can be used both for candles, or in this case – for plants. Such a simple idea with such an exquisite result. It gives a feeling of country living, and creativity.

This metal tray on simple foldable legs is a bit of a north African/Arab style I would say. Add a few patterns and it would look very authentic. But as it is now it’s more of a western take on the oriental/African style. Together with the stacked metal chests and the massive metal lanterns, this is a room that screams minimalistic alternative style. I would say it’s very daring to decorate a room solely with such a cold material as metal – but this just proves that it’s completely doable, and the outcome is stunning.

Inspiration for a gloomy summer

A short and sweet post about gardens and outdoor furniture and decorations… but honestly it’s only me ranting and complaining yet again about this country I’ve moved to…

I had a garden barbeque English style this weekend – covering the barbeque goodies with a couple of umbrellas! How I hate the so called summers here in England. I just want to be able to have my dinners in the garden without being rained on or having to wrap myself in a blanket! This weather is really bad for July, and I wish the summer will reach the British isles very soon. For now, I’m just looking at pretty “eat in your garden”-photos and dreaming away…

Really inspirational photos regarding outdoor table settings and decorations. I'm loving the summery strawberry table runner and the lanterns in all the pictures. I also think the garden shed with all the organised pots and tools is super cute! Just look at all the little details!

What inspires you this gloomy summer?

The charming things about Swedish houses

When it comes to pretty homes it’s not all about the interior, but the exterior is extremely important as well.

English houses are so boring-looking with their red bricks, and most English people don’t seem to care about the exterior of their house at all!

I have asked myself many a time whatever happened to the architecture in this country – what’s up with all the millions of ugly terraced houses everywhere? Can the British not do better than that?

What I love about my country of birth – Sweden – is that most houses are unique, and made of wood. People take care of the exterior of their houses and paint them in pretty colours. The house I grew up in is wooden, and purple. Yes, a lovely plum purple colour. Unusual, sure, but that’s what’s so charming about it. It’s funny when you look at the houses on my parents’ street in south east Sweden – the houses range from purple to blue, green, yellow and red. It’s like a pretty rainbow of colourful houses :)

I visited my family home last week and I took the chance to walk around our purple house and snap some photos of it. What do you think? Is purple really that weird? I think it’s absolutely lovely! My mum is very creative as well and has arranged little old fashioned looking decorations around the house, which makes it feel very homey.

Red & white vintage style

I must admit it; I've got a home decor crush on Next. So much that I put together a little collage of some of my favourite items from their new collection. I've been thinking, and I think I'm smitten with these decorations because they remind me of my dear old Sweden. (Yes, I am a bit home sick at the moment) The red and white vintage style just screams classic Swedish summer cottage.

Here are some of my favourite items in close-ups:

 Ceramic Love Vase £12

Distressed Willow Heart £20

Rattan Heart Table Lamp £35

Time For Tea Sculpture £10

 

Vintage Calendar £9

Vintage style Wall Clock £70