Lifestyle Brand & Interior Designer
I forgot how much I love Easter over here. The fresh cold air is just slowly giving way to early signs of spring. Nothing is green yet, but tiny buds make their way, fighting through even the occasional snow storm. The few days we’ve spent so far have been fuel for the soul. It’s been New beginnings…..
Okay…this is a post my mother will probably hate. Our sweet summer house in Sweden has graciously escaped my need to modernize and colorize. Yet I’m planning now, how to carefully add some splashes of color and modern elements without ruining the quiet country vibe. The best thing about it there, is the peacefulness, and SPICING up our Swedish summer home
Svenska Dagbladet the Stockholm newspaper is here shooting a story. My talented stylist/journalist friend Jennifer Jansch is in town for two days with photographer Staffan Lowstedt. Let me tell you…it gives a you a really good reason to clean and neaten up your home.
It’s funny how shoots work. Jennifer and I took turns taking Iphone pics. Here is a picture they were shooting of me in my still unfinished office…. Inside a Swedish newspaper shoot
I hate being cold! Everyone is always surprised when I say that. You’re cold? But you’re Swedish, you’re not supposed to be cold? B-I-G misunderstanding. Because I grew up being so cold my toes and fingers often went numb from freezing temperatures, I don’t ever like to be cold. As I’m gearing up for an upcoming “snowy” magazine shoot in Sweden. (we need snow, praying for snow) I’m adding even more furry/shaggy seats to chairs over there. Nothing better to warm up your bum! Sheepskin hides in interiors – a Swedish necessity
Some people have the most cool style no matter what they do. It’s something you can’t create and or pretend to have, you just have it. It’s something unexplainable that generally extends to every visual you express yourself. Now I didn’t expect a less cool interior from Jennifer Jansch, since she is a popular stylist in Sweden. This fall she took a big leap of faith and moved to new York city with her three daughters and husband. I love New York, but all I can think of is how hard it must be to leave this apartment. It just came out in Skona Hem so I finally have the go ahead to post it here on the blog.
Today is that last official weekday of summer….it feels a bit melancholy. A big part of our summers are spent in Sweden with my family and this brings a whole year in front of us until the next beautiful summer. Instead of posting design pictures I want to share a little outing we did with Raw Bergmanesque Swedish scraggly beauty
My dear blogger friend Monika had opened a new store that is sure to be one of my new addictions SPLENDID WILLOW AVENUE. All things Scandinavian with a twist! Scandinavian with a twist!
When a house is not lived in full time, and you’re in a country where professional gardeners are a rare breed (Swedes do it all by themselves), and the people living in it is in another part of the world…and one particular person focuses all her time on interiors….then some areas of the yard sadly Has your garden ever looked like this?
I want to share some stylish, super talented, blogging Swedish friends with you. They’re all Swedes who have made the US their home base, and are sharing their lives and talents on a blog in the states.
You might already know Monika Claassen from the blog Splendid Willow. She she my newest friend, we have yet to meet in person,(soon I hope!) but have become buddies via our blogs. You might have seen her stylish home in Rue magazine… Talented, stylish, blogging Swedes!
Hope you all had a good weekend! For the next weeks I’ll be vacationing, working & blogging from way out in the Swedish country side. More exactly from our summer house in Torp, the tiny village with only seven houses in it, situated right on a beautiful lake. It’s serene, peaceful, and like stepping 100 years back in time. It’s worth coming all the way here even if it’s just to smell the incredibly fresh air!!
I’m very happy to have changed from sitting in traffic on route 7, an unfortunate daily occurrence, to be staring at this beautiful view… A welcome change of scene & pace