Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The smallest shared bedroom ever!

When it was time for Sam, our younger son, to move on from his crib we decided to switch bedrooms, George and Sam got our big bedroom and we got George's small room. Ella, our youngest, is now sharing this room with us... it's about 9 square meters (just over 90 square feet) so it's pretty crammed (double bed, crib, changing table, small closet). We chose to go all white in here, not just because of the tight space but also because I just love a crisp clean bedroom... it's just so relaxing to wake up to a non fussy, clutter free space. We've added a few personal touches though, and I'm planning to hang a couple of pictures similar to what I did above Sam's changing table. A few pics:




White Raven hanger by my friend Ingibjörg Hanna


Ella's bed


A wall blanket that was given to my mother as a Christening present 57 years ago


A blanket my grandmother made for me when I was a baby.

The room is tiny but we love it. Later, when George starts school we're giving him his old room back and Sam and Ella will share the bigger room. Terry and I will move into the smaller living room (we have joint living rooms and we hardly ever use the bigger one. I'm exited about this change, it will be a much better use of the space and I'm looking forward to decorate our "new" living room.



Sunday, September 18, 2011

New retro kitchens!

I live in a house that was built in the mid forties but the kitchen is a sad little mint green/beech wood eighties affair, as it is in many houses from this period. I guess it's because the kitchens were by that time just too old and out of shape and also the style just wasn't that popular in the eighties. I just found out that you can get a brand new retro kitchen from Kvänum, this would be so perfect for my flat... they are actually done in a fifties style, but who's being choosy... I mean look at those pictures!







Saturday, September 10, 2011

Reykjavik fragments

I just came across this cute Reykavikean blog, Reykjavik Fragments.


Bubble and Balm

Have you tried the all natural soaps from Bubble and Balm? I have the antibacterial luxury handwash as I have two kiddos in diapers and I don't want to use harsh disinfectants on my skin many times a day. It contains rosemary oil and tea tree oil and it smells gorgeous! I also have the citrus soap bar that I'm also loving. Even their packaging is beautiful (and recycled). Here they are, sitting pretty in my bathroom :)


Saturday, September 3, 2011

cool...

... is what I said when I saw this photo on The Locals. If you have gorgeous floorboards and don't want to cover them up with a rug, but at the same time you need something to "ground" your lounging area, this is  a genius idea. Make outlines of a rug with masking tape!


ps - gorgeous space!

Friday, September 2, 2011

What should I feed my baby?




I'm so happy to see Ebba going global with her fantastic book, 'What Should I Feed My Baby'. I've had this book in Icelandic for a few years and it really has some lovely, super healthy recipes and good advice for parents of little babies. Check out her videos too. And she's on facebook too of course.

Edit: The book isn't available in English yet, but hopefully it will be soon - know any publishers? They can contact Ebba at ebba(at)pureebba(dot)com.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Funky Giraffe Bibs

I was so thrilled to get the opportunity to review these cute bibs from Funky Giraffe Bibs and after agonizing over which ones to choose, I received the three that I finally narrowed it down to in the mail the other day. Little Ella has been drooling quite a bit (we found the first tooth yesterday, yay!) and she also seems to gulp up half the milk I feed her, so I always have to have something ready to catch her sweet baby throw-ups. Muslins do the job quite well, but they don't score very high on neither cuteness nor cool factor. So I've been looking for some cute bibs and decided to try these ones out, basically because of their cool design. I was very happy to find that they are really functional as well, they are double layered with the outer layer slightly larger than the inner so that there is a bit of air between the layers to prevent the "leakage" from going through. The inner layer is made of a soft fleece material to keep baby warm and dry. This mummy highly recommends! Here's 4 month Ella modeling her new bibs.







Why I had such a hard time choosing:



How cool are they?! Check out their website - I'm already seeing more bibs that I have to have! Imagine that, bibs!

P.S. If you're in Iceland, you can buy them here.

September 1st

Soon it will be Christmas! I want mine to look like this.


Via Pinterest and Tumblr to here.

Letters from kids


I laughed so hard, I cried! Many more here, found via this hilarious blog!