Home Design Ideas

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about A Charming Blend of Old and New in a Stockholm Home. It's a school holiday this week in Southern Sweden and I feel like I'm the only one up, tapping away on my laptop in a cafe by the sea. The clocks went back at the weekend which means darker nights - which in turn means the warm glow from lamps, candles and log fires. Further North, snow covers the ground and the birds taken flight to warmer climes. It's a time for cosying up at home by the fire, reading and taking long walks. And I'm all for it!  This lovely Stockholm apartment is located in 'Söder', a hipster part of town with some of the Swedish capital's best cafes and restaurants. Even so, when the temperatures hit minus, being tucked up under a blanket beside the kakelugn (tiled masonry oven) is the way to go! Keep a look out for personal touches, a blend of antique and designer pieces as well as the beautiful entrance way.  I hop...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about Autumn touches in our Little Cottage Kitchen. Hello, happy Friday friends! Got any great plans for the weekend? Last weekend we stole away to the cottage for a couple of days. An hour and a half north of here, the wind was howling and the rain lashed at the windows. Perfect weather for cosying up indoors beside the fire! In Sweden each season is so powerful and in contrast to the one before that I think it's important to embrace each and every one in all its glory! Is it the same where you are?  Along with our fireside tea, we also made some small Autumn updates to the cottage kitchen - I hope you like them (my favourite was Per's apple pie!).  Per is definitely the baker of the family. He whipped up this apple and cinnamon pie with apples from our neighbour's garden - it tasted divine!  I picked up the ceramic bowl at Mölle Krukmakeri in nearby Kullaberg and the candle holder was made by ...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about Cici and Locke's Cosy, Relaxed, and Elegant Berlin Home. Boy, do I have a treat in store for you today! There's something so easy, so relaxed, and so beautiful about Cici's  apartment, with its lush green views, playful touches and wonderful mix of designer touches, plants, books and blankets. Couple this with the Berlin architecture and warm glow from lighting and you have the perfect autumn home. Lucky Locke (the resident hound!) who gets to share the space.  Pour yourself a coffee, pull up a seat and enjoy the tour!  Pendants from IKEA , wishbone chairs , print from Wall of Art . Two happy residents: Cici and Locke.  Togo Fireside armchair from Ligne Roset, mood lighting from Artemide . Panton wired shelving from Montana. Striped bedding  from H&M Home, Rice paper shade from Hay.  So cosy and elegant. I love this home!  Did you enjoy the tour of Cici...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about White and Brown tones in a Serene Swedish Attic Apartment . Tjena! Welcome back to the blog on this bright and sunny Monday! Oh, have I got a lovely Swedish apartment to share with you. but first, allow me to set the scene.  When I was at Edinburgh university in Scotland, my flatmates and I always rented a top floor flat without a lift. It was what we could afford at the time and our young legs could bound up the four flights morning, noon and night without a problem - although it was  infuriating to get to the ground floor only to realise you'd forgotten something.  This beautiful maisonette in Gothenburg is located on what us Brits would refer to as the 'second floor' (Swedes would say third floor) - which in my mind is way more manageable. Plus, your efforts are really well rewarded thanks to stunning decor! Think dark wood beams, white-washed stonework, charming wood floors and a rooftop terrace h...