Some blog love

Here are some nice blogs I've recently discovered... 

Styling & Interieur

Stripes and walls

Daily perfect moment

Un due tre Ilaria

Hope you'll visit!

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Maison et Objet 2013

Here are some other photos I took at Maison et Objet. 

Gong

Gan

Seletti

Hindigo

 Paris au mois d'août

Isabelle Poupinel

Cécile Brulé

I've been busy collecting pins on Maison et Objet this morning so if you look at my Maison et Objet board on Pinterest. I also wrote about Paris and Maison et Objet HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. Have a look if you missed it. 

Cool links I've found!

Marie Claire Maison, Design Boom, Cool hunting and Mum is geek. 

To watch a video of faboulous Lau - Casalil click HERE. 

Lau has said yes to picking 5 finalists for the DIY Christmas challenge, so I'm really excited about that.

Yesterday I was invited to go and see the SIA autumn catalogue photo shoot in Paris. It's happening on Monday and I can't go.. so I'm crying a little bit inside today.. buu huu! 

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New green sheets

It doesn't take much to change a room, so when I found these green sheets at -70% in the sale I had to have them. It brings a spring feeling to our room. Now which bedside table to choose.. Which one do you like?

 Have a lovely day! 

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Dimore studio

Are you ready for some amazing spaces?! Here we go..  all by Dimore Studio. 

photos all credit Dimore studio

Nice day to you all!

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A dreamy white cottage

in the Dordogne, France with some splashes of colour, black and gold.. 

I wouldn't mind spending some time here.. Isn't it just perfect?
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All photos: Andreas von Einsiedel

Let there be light!

It's a beautiful morning and I thought I'd write about light. It's been really grey here for a while, so it's great to see a clear blue sky today. I will be going for a nice walk later and so will my husband, he just doesn't know it yet. We should even be able to sit outside for a coffee. 

Before we moved here, we used to live in an old barn (only 5 minutes away). Although all the walls and ceilings were painted white it was very dark. We had a couple of roof windows, but I now know that we didn't have enough. Look at how light these rooms are! 

I think we underestimate how much light means to us. I even think it makes us feel better when we have lots of light. Being Norwegian I know how the lack of light effects you in the winter, so it's important to maximise daylight. Imagine how dark these rooms would be without the  windows. All photos credit VELUX®.

If you have too much light you have lots of options. There are designer blinds, energy saving blinds and blackout blinds. The list is endless. Blinds are important too as in the summer we sometimes have too much light. I remember trying to put Magnus to sleep in his room with a roof window, with no blind. It wasn't always easy as to him it didn't feel like bedtime as it was too light. With VELUX windows you even have lots of colour options for your blinds. 

I'm very passionate about energy saving buildings and have read a lot about new regulations as we might build another house. One thing we both know for sure is that we want our new home to be as light as possible and at the same time be energy efficient. One thing you need to be very careful about is choosing good windows! It can make a massive difference to your power bills (as we know from experience!). Unfortunately we didn't have good windosw in our barn, so not only was it dark, it was also freezing cold!

How important is light to you? 

Have a nice new week! 

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Berlin next

ok, so I'm not actually going to Berlin, although I would love to go one day. I've actually never been, but if or when I go one day I would love to visit this place. It reminds me of Merci, Paris. 

XXX Berlin offers designer clothing,  is located in a former U-Boat factory and has a hidden entrance. Sounds interesting?!

If you need somewhere to stay it's possible to rent the loft.. How cool is that?!

Have a lovely day! 

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Taking photos

Today I'm teaching myself how to take better photos.. It's going to take some time to learn how to best use my camera, but at least I'm trying and having fun doing so. Last year I didn't know anything about photography, so I feel I've come a long way although I still have a lot to learn. I'm not saying these are brilliant photos, they are just much better than the ones I took before. It's all because of the blog, so blogging has taught me a lot. My learning curve last year was very steep and I don't intend it to stop. It's sometimes frustrating when you have to do things you know nothing about, but it's also very satisfying when you feel like you're getting somewhere and manage to figure it out by yourself. Some things I found difficult and daunting last year are now things I could do in my sleep and have become rutine. Do you sometimes feel like that? That it's too hard and that you won't be able to do it? Well, you can! It might take some time, but I belive that anything is possible. You've just got to work really hard to get there. :) 

Happy Weekend! 

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Pavé Milano

High ceilings, beautiful lighting, lovely chairs, the colour yellow and marble table tops...  What more could you want?! A biscuit, I guess, and perhaps a coffee. Mine is a Macchiato. What's yours? :) The owners refer to this place as "a living room with a pastry shop". Cute! So if you're in Milan, check out Pavé. 

photos by Pavé

Happy Friday!
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