I got a package from Julia at Vinyl Wall Designs a couple of weeks ago with their “Five Birds on Wire” wall sticker. I have been dying to get it up but things have been extremely hectic here lately. Well, this morning I finally had a couple of minutes to spare and this is the result:

Voilá! My very own birds on wire wall! This is such a great way of decorating the walls in rental units! Here are some more inspirational photos from Viny Design’s website:

This weekend I finally had time to catch up with my favourite Upper East Siders in Gossip Girl. I think it is safe to say that most people like Gossip Girl for the fashion (because, come on, the story line isn’t much to brag about), and while I do drool over the Valentino bags and Manolo Blahniks I have to admit that the decor is what really draws my attention.

So, welcome to the van der Woodsen’s apartment. Let’s take the tour (you can also do a 360 tour of the livingroom here).

The main living area pictured above is roughly 47 by 37 feet. The  apartment is composed of clean, simple lines and shapes. But in keeping with Upper East Side tradition, it is still very formal in its presentation and layout. A bit too formal for my taste, maybe.

Lilly’s work space at the base of the stairs is an eclectic mix of refined pieces and avant-garde items. “She’s a happening matron” says Loren Weeks,the Production Designer. While this is not really my style, I do like the faux-cowhide rug.

Serena’s bedroom. Weeks wanted the space to reflect the Serena’s personality- effortlessly beautiful and self-assured. Her room is a confident, eclectic mix of funky new and classic vintage items, decorated with bold patterns and metallic accents. Not sure if I like the silver metallic cushions in the photo below, but I do like the soft beige color combination.

My favourite part of this apartment is the “Prada Marfa” poster in the main living area.

There is actually a quite interesting story behind this poster too. Marfa is a small town in Texas, and this, ladies and gentlemen, is the Prada Marfa store:

So. Why would a brand like Prada set up a store in the middle of nowhere, next to a desert highway? As you might have already suspected, it isn’t a store, and never has been. The “abandoned” Prada store is a permanent art installation filled with shoes donated by Prada, and created by German artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. If you love the poster as much as I do you can buy it from www.worksonwhatever.com

Photos from InStyle & Doobybrain

It is a gray and rainy day here in Sydney today. Lucklily I found these lovely lamps to brighten my day:

Diamond Lights by Eric Therner

Clamp Lamp by Swedish Andreas Martin Löf for Monocle

Wood Lamp by Swedish Gabriella Gustafsson and Matthias Stahlbom

Photos from From Scandinavia With Love

What do you think of these lovely desks? Doesn’t  having a nice work-space make working so much more fun? Just look at the clever set-up below: it is a lovely baby blue and pink work station hidden in a closet. How genious! But, if my work-station looked like that I’m not sure  I would want to hide it.

Clever use of IKEA’s Asker suspension rail in this one!

Photos from From Scandinavia with love, disco animal, nom nom nom & the loveliest day

Yellow has never been my favourite colour for decoration…or anything else for that matter. I’m not sure why. Maybe it is just too bright for my scandinavian self. N says I’m a safe shopper because I always opt for things that are black, white or gray (I blame it on my Scandinavian heritage). Or maybe it is simply because the Swedish word for yellow (”Gult”)  rhymes with the Swedish word for ugly (”Fult”). Well, for some reason, lately,  I have been starting to think that yellow is kind of…nice. Actaully. Especially when it is paied with gray, which has been very popular for some time now.

These interiors are shot by photographer Birgitta Wolfgang Drejer. I love the lavender purple in these photos, it makes me happy!

Photos from here

Inspired by the blog post I did about wallpapers a couple of days ago I decided to go for a wallpaper hunt and found these very inspiring images:

Images found here, here and here

I love concrete as a material, it is very simple, cold, still so full of character. I recently stumbled upon this video showing  images from a competition held by the craft supply store Panduro. Great inspiration for concrete projects!

This image is from Ellas Inspiration, where she used a silicon muffin tray to make these lovely concrete roses.

You can also use simple paper muffin cups, as in this photo from Susannes Kreativa Sida.

I can’t wait to get started on my own concrete project. I like the square candle holder in the video, and it looks fairly simple to make, so I think that will be my first attempt. I’ll let you know how I go!

I recently read about a super smart way to put wallpaper on your walls without damaging your walls on Oh Joy. This is how you do it:

1. Line your walls with masking tape and then continue to put the tape in a grid pattern on your wall.

2. Next, stick double sided tape (turns out double sided tape can be used for a lot of things, remember this blog post?) onto the masking tape.

3. Then simply attach the wallpaper to the walls! The double sided tape will keep the paper in place, while the masking tape protects the walls.

If this really works it is genious! What do you think? Are double sided tape and masking tape really strong enough to hold wallpaper?

Wallpapers from Cole & Son.

Welcome to Sweden! This is where my mum lives in Sweden, and this is also where I grew up. Let’s take the tour…

This is what you see when you first enter the house. The red chair is from IKEA and I used to have it in my old apartment before I moved to Australia. The paintings are by my uncle Stig Lundgren (as are all paintings in this house).

The kitchen. This bookcase is from my old apartment as well.

The magazine rack from IKEA can also be used to store place mats and trays.

This picture is from my old room, which now has been transformed into a sewing studio.

Mum’s bedroom. She found the green lamp at her work, it is an old dentist-office lamp!

Flea market finds! The green lamp used to be in my bedroom when I was growing up, because the ligh switch glows in the dark.

My favourite Swedish summertime food: Cold Prawn Pie!