Copenhagan Christmas Decor

I love the simplicity of the Christmas decorations in this Copenhagen home. I have never really thought of purple as a Christmas color, but I think the subtle accents of purple are absolutely magnificent. I am however, a big fan of Christmas decorations having a theme. My decorations are a combination of white, gold and pink. Do you have a theme to your Christmas decorations or do you prefer a mix of colors??

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Love,

Karen

Babylonstoren - A Boutique Hotel

As I have mentioned before, we are moving to Victoria in the new year. We already rented a house there so that we arrive we have a place to go. The upstairs of the house has a loft style bedroom which I am super excited about but also a little worried about how I am going to decorate it. As such, I have been looking for loft style design inspiration and I came across this beauty. It is a Babylonstoren, stylish boutique hotel in South Africa which also doubles as a working farm. So guests can enjoying harvesting food from their garden  and cooking it is their stylish abode. I have to say it sounds a lot like our house in Saskatchewan. What do you say, would you spend your vacation at a place like this??

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Love,

Karen

Interior Inspiration - How to Style Your T.V!

Dominic and I have never had a T.V before. We always thought that we could be more productive without it because there are so many other things to do besides watching T.V. Nevertheless, we have always watched a lot of movies/t.v shows on our computers. So we finally broke down and bought a T.V so that we could watch movies on a bigger screen. It is not one of those crazy big T.V's but just big enough for us. Now, the only problem is that we need to find a space to put the new T.V. After seeing these homes, I think that I am more partial to hanging the T.V on the wall. How did you incorporate your T.V into your house????   

      

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Happy Weekend,

Karen

50's Inspired Wall Clock

I have been searching for this exact clock for ever. And now that I found it at Cosas - an online Swedish store, specializing in handicrafts from Sweden and around the world, they do not send to Canada.  I guess my search will have to continue - such a shame!!! 

If anyone knows of an online store where I can get such a clock and they will ship to Canada - please let me know!!

Hej Da,

Karen

White on White - Interior Design Inspiration

As I am sure most of you know, Dominic and I have been renovating out little prairie house.  My goal is to make our prairie abode look like a cute little Swedish Cottage. When I was living in Sweden, I spent many weekends with my lovely friends at their beautiful and quaint Swedish cottages. As a result I fell in love with the entire concept of Swedish cottage living and design.

My idea of the perfect Swedish cottage is a combination between modern and vintage. To achieve this look I am going for the white on white concept by layering different shades of white to create a room full of depth. By creating layers of white, the entire room becomes like an artists pallet - all of the other things in the room will hopefully pop with bursts of color like a great piece of art. 

Loppsilov is one of my favorite interior design blogs. The author is Swedish and I must say has an eye for style. Check it out if you have time, if not, I will leave you with a few of my favorite pics from her blog!

Hej Da,
Karen