home office/gym

Lately i’ve been planning out the dead space in an extra room upstairs. Since our family consists of only two members right now –including myself-, we won’t be needing that room for quite a while.
My plans are: A little corner used as a home gym, an office, plus a small day bed for snoozing during the day.
I’m doing a little research on what the best equipments for a home gym are, since I obviously will limit my choices to 1 or 2 workout machines, a little dumb bells and a BOSU ball. I used one of those a while ago with a pilates instructor, it was an unexpectedly tough workout.

The best part of my research however, as you might have already guessed, is the design process. Throughout the house I intend to use green/blue palettes, as I find them most appealing to my eye. In this space however I would like to use a different color scheme, something a little more daring with a fun edge to it. Right now all the furniture I have is white, so I’m not sure what other wood finishes I’ll be adding to the scheme yet.
Light coral, blues and greens is on the top of my list now. I want to make it an energetic space, as it gets lots of beautiful sunlight in the morning, with fresh colors the area will be very inviting.

Photo on left from HGTV, Its actually a craft room combined with a living and office space. I like the pops of blue and the window seat. Photo on right from decorpad has a beautiful hickory style chair. I like how everything is in white and blue, which makes any other color pop out as a feature in the office area.
  Baskets and foldable chairs are also great space savers. Slipcovers make a space all the more cozy and easy to clean.
I’ll post photos once I start mapping it out, this post is keeping me super inspired!

Project: wardrobe

There are lots of other little projects that are processing at our nest, but this one has managed to top my list of priorities. It’s the closet room. I decided to go with the IKEA PAX system to build it up, mainly because I fell in love with the organizers and divider options they have. I love how versatile and customizable they are.
I did a little research and found some pretty impressive photos of wardrobes using the PAX system

 
 

Those are the door-less options, which I intend to combine with the door cabinetry. The shoe trees are driving me crazy. The best part? All delivered in 6 days! You gotta love the Swedish for giving us IKEA.

Will post photos of our little project once it’s complete.

the ideal summer

What’s your idea of an ideal summer vacation? When I was little my expectations of a summer holiday were quite reasonable, as long as school wasn’t involved anything sounded good. A splash in the pool at my grandmas was almost all we did for the whole summer, but it was fun!
Now, a vacation is incomplete without a shopping spree –and I’m not complaining-.

So what’s your ideal summer like ?

 
 
Entertaining friends, lazing by the beach, travelling to marvelous places?
Whatever it is you do, don’t forget your SPF if you live on this side of the world!

experiments in the kitchen

I’m not much of a cook, but I do find myself occasionally looking for something fun (and easy!) to prepare. These two dishes put me in the mood to visit the kitchen once again.
Yoghurt coated strawberries, dipped in yoghurt and frozen. Pancakes with fun shaped fruits to add love to your dish.

Photo source: pinterest

turn around please

 

 

 

Sometimes a little twist makes the greatest impression. In this case, a literal twist on Sara Rowghani’s chair makes it an incredible design. The chair reminds me of so many things at once: a pretzel, hair braid, chocolate, ribbons.
I think that’s exactly what defines a good design! See the making process here

painted beauties

I’ve always had a thing for furniture sketches. You’d find me trying to perfect a Louis XVI chair on any paper and pen I get my hands on. It gets even more exciting for me when I’m thinking of a certain space somewhere and try to visualize what it would look like with different settings.
So you can imagine how excited I was to find Shann’s gallery. Pretty vignettes and painted Parisian/Provencal inspired settings.
I LOVE the detailed fabric on the painted chairs.

All things nautical

I have always loved nautical themes. On some sunny days I just get in the mood to dress nautically. Stripes, splashes of red and natural leather are the best ways to achieve the look. Lately however, I’ve also fallen in love with nautical themed decor. I wouldn’t dare implement it in my home however, except in a little boys room or if I ever get to decorate a seaside home. My favorite style element is the porthole.
I don’t know what it is about the style that just attracts me. It could be the connection i subconsciously make with my childhood memories of fishing with grandpa. Or its just the fact that it makes me feel like I'm at the sea,or better even,on a yacht.

 
Don’t you just love this porthole bathtub? 
 



La Vecchia Marina are the masters of the nautical style. I passed by their stand in the furniture fair last year in Milan and immediately fell in love. Portholes and louvers everywhere. Just a stroll through the stand immediately puts you in the yacht-y marine feeling.

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