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!

hah!

This is so cute!!!

...and I'm beginning to love Pinterest!

Idea for my entrance hall

We really need some storage space and I could actually do this in our entrance hall. In fact, we could get two of these little cupboards as we have one long and narrow (well not so long... just extremely narrow) storage room off our entrance hall, and by knocking down a small drywall and building a partition in the middle of the room we could do this, and get the kids winter clothes, our tools and cleaning supplies and all those little things that have no place... well, into place. This one goes to the inspiration folder. Found here.

Style icon: Little My

Seriously! This tough little gal is way cool...

Let's start from the bottom up:

Jeffrey Campbell 'Lita' Bootie in black

American Apparel thigh high socks

Red Asos shift dress

Instead of the bowtie, why not wear a handmade pink cowl (Etsy)

And of course, wear your hair in a high bun with some serious attitude!

Loving...

... the Elle Decoration cover for September 2011

A flare for trousers?

Is it time? Let me lose a few of the baby pounds, I'll get back to you in a few months...

1969 from Gap

Bambi

This Bambi table by Caroline Olsson is so cute

Preparing for autumn

Oh I love summer! But when the shops fill with burnt autumn colours, luxurious knits, chunky boots and rich fabrics I get all giddy. Definitely my favorite time of the fashion year. Here is what I've got myself so far (oh, and it's the first time I shop for myself in 3 years... no kidding!)

STEFFY tunic from Vila

FOGH socks also from Vila

And these incredibly comfortable wedges from this little shop.

I can't wait to wear them all together :)

Robyn's blog spot

I came across this image on pinterest. It belongs to Robyn of Whimages. Although the style isn't what I'd personally go for it is super cosy and with a bit of a modern twist, this would be my perfect spot to blog. I just have to do a bit of tidying and then I'll show you mine. Will you show me yours?

Bad news

Today my heart goes out to the people of Norway and the friends and family of Amy Winehouse.

Oh Marc!

Why do you do this to me? You know I can't afford your gorgeous shoes, and yet you somehow always make them call out my name! Why, why?

Surfing...

I went here...

and this caught my eye...

where I found this...

and I had to have more, so I went here, where I saw this...

Reading about the lovely couple who live here made me want to check this out...

which made me think of this...

Aaah... I love surfing :)

Baby Ella is here!

A week old today, she is a bundle of gorgeous calm and content :)

(Looking just fabulous on her way home from hospital, wearing the beautiful outfit her great-grandmother knitted for her)

Good luck today kids!

Enjoy your big day!

(Photo by Mario Testino)

Environmentally, Family and Neighbourhood Friendly House!

This family home in Belgium, by BLAF Architecten, is built on Passivhaus principles, and has a front yard that asks all the neighborhood kids to come over and play! What more could you ask for?

(via inhabitat)

A new sofa!

Our old sofa was turning into a health hazard, so I couldn't believe my luck when I found a second hand yellow kramfors sofa online for a very reasonable price. Love the yellow, and it was just in time for easter! The photo is not from our living room though, it's from Jan's light and bright living room. The colours in his home are similar to ours, I just haven't had the chance to photograph ours properly... I'll have to do a house tour soon!

A few new blogs for the list

I came across a few new blogs over easter:

First and foremost, le cose belle, by my bestest friend Hrafnhildur (or Hilda for those who don't want to get their tongue into knots).

Road trip in Finland

From Scandinavia with love

Two Ten

Old brand new beautiful living, beautiful photographs

(Photo from Old brand new)

Cool kids

Love these cool kids' looks from the J Crew kids' summer campaign!

Travelling to Iceland?

And looking for stylish accommodation on a budget? The newly opened KEX hostel is a "trendy social hostel" in Reykjavík and makes me want to play tourist in my hometown. With various choices of rooms, from dorms to hotel style double rooms with private wc's, they cater for every preference. They have an organic café (their breakfast doesn't look like anything I've had in hostels around the world, and I've been in a few!), a gym, a hair salon, a restaurant and a music venue that recently hosted some of the events of the Reykjavík music mess.

The Kex logo  

Kex means biscuit. The building used to be a biscuit factory.

A dorm room

A hotel room 

From one of the hotel rooms

Yoghurt with fresh berries and muesli served in a vintage jam jar... Wouldn't it be perfect when you get friends over for brunch?

I'm guessing you're itching to book your room pronto, so head on over here quick! They're on facebook too.