• A Swede’s Lovely Vintage-Inspired Home in the South of France
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    A Swede’s Lovely Vintage-Inspired Home in the South of France

    August 30, 2023 - By 

    Kristin Lagerqvist and her family divide their time between Varberg and Languedoc-Roussillon, South of France. You might recognise this already as I recently featured Kristin’s French home. However, they have now moved to an even more beautiful home (if that was possible!).  The story goes that Kristin was tasked with finding an Airbnb for one of her clients and stumbled across this townhouse. She instantly fell in love with it – telling her husband “if it ever comes on the market, we need to buy it”. Sure enough, some time later, the property became available – and true to her word,…

  • Semi DIY Burgundy Fall Wreath
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    Semi DIY Burgundy Fall Wreath

    August 30, 2023 - By 

    I’m big on saving time when it comes to seasonal decorating. I haven’t purchased or created a fall wreath in several years, and since I recently repainted my front door, I wanted a new wreath, one with classic leaf shapes that would suit the style of our home and one I could reuse for a few years. I’m not a fan of busy wreaths with lots of stuff on them, I like one color or tone on tone, the simpler the better works for me. This wreath below is a combination of an existing wreath form with maple leaf sprays…

  • A DIY headboard, Children’s alcove and a log fire in the Bedroom!
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    A DIY headboard, Children’s alcove and a log fire in the Bedroom!

    August 30, 2023 - By 

    Hejsan! Scrolling through my usual sites on a Monday morning (along with a Swedish extra strength coffee of course!) I stopped in my tracks when this Swedish home popped up. There were three things that really stood out to me: the soft yet contemporary pink bedroom, the ribbed headboard / half wall that also serves as a shelf and the children’s alcove off the sitting room! Let’s take a closer look!  No doubt a former storage cupboard, the parents in this Swedish home have converted an alcove off the sitting room into a children’s playroom. I particularly love the glass…

  • Outdoor Activities to Enjoy Before Summer Ends
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    Outdoor Activities to Enjoy Before Summer Ends

    August 30, 2023 - By 

    I publish this article again because this time of year is so very special to me. Summer is my favorite season and as cozy as fall is, I hesitate to have it rush in because I love being outdoors and close to nature in warm weather. We’ve endured three weeks of having our indoor furniture outdoors while our hardwood floors were repaired and I’m grateful it happened in August. My indoor white sofa is under an outdoor canopy and each day I spend about an hour outside watching butterflies and hummingbirds while our family cat snoozes next to me. I…

  • Top Window Design Tips for Your Home Interiors
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    Top Window Design Tips for Your Home Interiors

    August 30, 2023 - By 

    Updating your home interiors requires careful thought and consideration. If you have plans to pursue this undertaking in the future, you’ll want to think about the type of windows to incorporate into the design. Renewal by Andersen® of Central Pennsylvania, the trusted source of replacement windows and sliding contemporary doors, shares what you need to know for your next remodeling project. Learn More About Your Home’s Architecture The architectural style of your home influences your choice of windows. Modern or contemporary interiors, for example, highlight sleek, symmetrical lines and minimalist elements. Sliding windows work well in this type of aesthetic thanks…

  • my scandinavian home: Tiny cabin update: Our Outdoor Sitting Room
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    my scandinavian home: Tiny cabin update: Our Outdoor Sitting Room

    August 29, 2023 - By 

    Thank you to Brafab for a great collaboration  Hello friends. I thought I’d share a small update from our cabin in the Northwest tip of Skåne today. As many of you know, we finished the build last spring (full tour here). And we’d been so busy counting down the days until we could move in that we hadn’t thought about the garden. So much so, that when we arrived the cabin was like an island surrounded by mud! Eager to rectify this before the summer, we rapidly had a deck built and set about sowing the lawn. Admittedly the grass…