tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86132528237608845972024-03-14T03:41:12.502+01:00Love Your Homesa world of an interior designer by ❤Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-63843537515457287792013-09-07T16:43:00.000+02:002013-09-07T16:43:06.728+02:00Split gateway......<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> believe you dear readers know by now, that I'm a slow doer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Still my determination is just as strong as this iron gate! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y truly beloved french antique find, bought many years ago,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for the stairs leading up/down to my workshop.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'</span>m so fortunate to have the most wonderful and skilful blacksmith in</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">my team of craftsmen,</span><span style="color: #666666;"> we've been working together for a couple of days,</span><span style="color: #666666;"></span><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">trying to figure out the best way to do this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Made-to-measure doesn't come prefabricated!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">H</span>e's put his heart into this wicked idea of mine and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> I'm so grateful for his brilliant solutions!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y perservering plans are in progress, the next will be </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t's September and normally the beginning of fall should be </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">in Stockholm, the breeze is warm and the sky is bluer than blue!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">Thanks!</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-18392179464700544532013-08-09T20:50:00.000+02:002013-08-09T20:50:30.153+02:00After summer comes.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">a lot of things to deal with and they all seem </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y holiday is yet not over, but the last</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>aking all sorts of lists and orders, not to miss anything</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">preparing the plans of what will be happening this coming fall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>ome of the jobs are harder to kick off, like the dining room</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with this beautiful ceiling in early Swedish Art Noveau.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he original paintings with flourishing greens along with the dark wood have sadly </span><span style="color: #666666;">been gone </span><span style="color: #666666;">for decades! </span><span style="color: #666666;">There has been a successful restoration made </span><span style="color: #666666;">recently in this building and now</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">my job </span><span style="color: #666666;">starts, taking care of </span><span style="color: #666666;">the interior decoration, from top 'til floor. Still I cannot understand</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">why the center moulding has been left unfinished. I now have to begin to deal with </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">this before I even can consider bringing anything else into this dining.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Fortunately I know a very clever artisan working in stucco!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">There is nothing better than to watch a good craftsman in action!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">The Art Noveau period has many different names over the world,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"> in Sweden it's also known as Jugend. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">It shall not be confused with the later Art Deco period.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">The Art Noveau style became very popular as well in interior design, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">mainly </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">due it's assymetric forms and lines that automatically bring</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"> on a fluent harmony to the observer's eye. </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">Also this is a </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">main reason</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"> why </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">the </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">Swedish Rococo style is still so popular, </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">250 years later. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> hope you all had a wonderful summer, it's not really</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We've had company by Tyra, she likes flies and hunts them down!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'</span>ve been watching television very little, except</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and how he transforms an old conservatory/greenhouse</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">into a modern living with an old touch, not forgetting </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>just saw a trailer for next week's show and he will</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">be making a table with a countertop in copper,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">just like the one I did some years ago.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-35857439449139211132013-04-22T21:12:00.000+02:002013-04-22T21:16:35.587+02:00I'm not a pinner...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">or how shall I put it...at least not yet!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was recently told by a reader that my kitchen shelves had become</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> a popular pin and even published within an online international </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">lifestyle magazine. </span><span style="color: #666666;">I didn't have a clue especially since nobody had asked </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for my permission in </span><span style="color: #666666;">advance and I was quite sure it had to be the shelves </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">from the recent </span><span style="color: #666666;">makeover of the kitchen they liked.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Oh my, was I wrong! It was the old ones that were popular.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So, for a brief moment I was in despair of all that hard work and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> very long time I spent remodeling the kitchen...but then nothing</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">N</span>evertheless...I said no no, this is what I wanted!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Got the daylight and the airy feeling I was looking for.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A clean and crisp choice, blending my antiques with a slight touch of modern daily life!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>till I can't help but wonder - wouldn't it be polite being asked for permission before </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">benefits others than it's owner it's really a creepy feeling. I've seen several blogs </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">being </span><span style="color: #666666;">referred </span><span style="color: #666666;">to as from other countries that by it's origin. I guess many using </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Pinterest </span><span style="color: #666666;">are </span><span style="color: #666666;">really unaware of this problem and YES it may not be a big thing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I guess I might have comments on this...but I can take it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hopefully there will be some good answers too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">❤</span> </span><span style="color: #666666;">to</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #f4cccc;">❤</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-44560553921688117292013-03-22T20:04:00.001+01:002013-03-22T20:08:54.780+01:004,2 m head high<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #783f04;">oops...I had not realized I've been out of the blog for that long!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I've been so focused on keeping my head high and above</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">the water (funny saying!!) with classes in art noveau</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and taking care of old and new customers....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;">It</span> made me realize the other day how much at ease I am</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">with high ceiling areas. This may be one of the reasons I</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">before that of my husband's harping or his determined plan to get</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">the old ceiling every New Year's eve leaving big holes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>verything has a reason I later understood.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Now, I may be the dictator when it comes to the interior decorating</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">at home, but I shall not take credit for this successful plan of his.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> We have lived in this old house for nearly 30 years and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">if I remember correctly the original beams were revealed </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">some 12 years ago. A massive job I mostly try not recall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This little chap was only a teenager by then</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and a most active hunter for magpies, bringing them into the</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he final hight sets to 4,20 mtrs, acoustics is great with a built-in</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">surround linked system, that sometimes drives me crazy </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">trying to run it when I'm home alone. Saying this was not my</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Over the years this space has become the natural heart to be in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The teve is running and of course hubby's making supper,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I saw some raw lobster on the countertop earlier today!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Sweet weekend everyone</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-67975954568432913152013-02-28T18:33:00.000+01:002013-02-28T18:34:03.954+01:00The final touch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #999999;">always seems to be the hardest...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and this time it has it's double meaning!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">A</span><span style="color: #999999;">ll I need is some marble for countertops to go with the one</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">that already is </span><span style="color: #999999;">(but not shown here)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">T</span><span style="color: #999999;">he thing is I want the marble to have a clean look without to many dark spots of quartz.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">We are aware of the extra work the marble will bring on us trying to </span><span style="color: #999999;">keep </span><span style="color: #999999;">the surface </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">somewhat intact, </span><span style="color: #999999;">still this is the right choice for keeping the original style of this house, 1916.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Most retailers in the Stockholm area have been short of this marble for some time now,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"> so I grounded the project long before Christmas and focused on other things. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"> I tend forget the fast progress that started at the end of July '12.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">So now with the fantastic Northern daylight returning rapidly </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and the terrible flue finally </span><span style="color: #999999;">sweeping out the door, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">there is no longer any excuse for not bringing myself </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">together and visit those ware-houses again in search for the right stone!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Talk to you soon</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-86679101698529494392013-02-22T15:55:00.000+01:002013-02-22T15:58:46.550+01:00Art noveau<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">I've been spending a lot time in research of the epoch Art Noveau lately</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and it's a grand time for design and architecture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I recently found this fascinating story about Georg Jensen, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the danish silversmith and his jardinière, designed in 1926</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but remained a sketch until 2012 when it was found in the archives.<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 17px; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">With more than 900 hrs of craftswork this fruit bowl in sterling silver represents</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> a truly unique and magical piece of Art Noveau performed 86 years later.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 17px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 17px; line-height: 20px;">For more pictures read the whole story here </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, serif, Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino; font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.georgjensen.com/us/journal/georg-jensen-jardiniere">www.georgjensen.com</a></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-5028748075900302022013-01-21T19:59:00.000+01:002013-01-21T19:59:28.429+01:00Kära hjärtanes....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #76a5af;">nu har tiden avstannat här och vi bryr oss inte om så mycket annat just nu!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"> <span style="font-size: large;">O</span>rsaken heter Tyra, en 13 veckor ragdoll som tillhör </span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">äldsta sonen med flickvän sedan en vecka.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>ycket bus o spring i dom små benen......Kletus har god översikt på den lilla!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: large;">V</span>ilar gör Tyra gärna i kökssoffan...det är svårt att låta henne vara ifred.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: large;"> T</span>änk att en så liten boll kan bli så lång <span style="font-size: x-large;">❤</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">Nu njuter vi av ett par veckor till innan hon flyttar hem med sin husse o matte,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">till den nyrenoverade lägenheten. Vi kör kattpsykologi på hög nivå, så Kletus</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">vill att lilla Tyra skall vara på dagis här. Än så länge går det bättre än vi hoppades på.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">and all them old copper are becoming popular again!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> never could get rid of my hoarding....never wanted to!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>till my choice has been of the specific interest </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">in shape, </span><span style="color: #666666;">color and mostly origin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm like a bloodhound where ever there's antique china and silver from Sweden and France.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Before deciding on a purchase I always try to make a good match with what already is!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I keep several different cupboards with glass fronts in the house,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">they serve as mood boards with different kind of gems of</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> This shelf exposes a weakness of mine, with pleasure Ladurée.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The Christmas silvery embellishment is going down today, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">the hearts with the little bells have been a new but appreciated </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-8098794281505147072013-01-04T21:44:00.001+01:002013-01-04T21:47:00.758+01:00Time flies....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #660000;">into 2013 and on and on and on.....❤</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">A year goes by so fast and so many things happen ❤</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There are also changes in a life.....my dear father in law</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> passed away and </span><span style="color: #666666;">we had </span><span style="color: #666666;">a beautiful </span><span style="color: #666666;">memorial service </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">at the beginning of June, </span><span style="color: #666666;">when the spring was at full bloom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">His old family Mora clock, dated 1839 moved into our home </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and is now an important memory of GrandPa to our family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The shape of these old clock cases are usually significative</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> for different </span><span style="color: #666666;">provinces in Sweden and very</span><span style="color: #666666;"> often</span><span style="color: #666666;"> the clock</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> A trained eye </span><span style="color: #666666;">can derive it's origin by the shape of the case.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> hopefully the </span><span style="color: #666666;">history tells us the rest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">Y</span>es, we did start scraping off the white coat of paint to reach to the</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> greyish/green layer of the original late Gustavian linseed oil with a razor</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">now, so I rest that case until another time. Unfortunately many of these clocks </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-70063062600978011982012-12-17T18:14:00.000+01:002012-12-17T18:15:06.710+01:00High five....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">to myself for getting done in time, so far.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This Christmas the kitchen is almost ready, the tricky part has been</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">to find a similar piece of marble for the counter tops that matches with </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So here I am, having my coffee break before dealing with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm finally having my office set up again!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">still this Amaryllis is a fav and a tradition among others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t's hard to find this deep red one and this year I was lucky </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">to have one early in the season. It's about to come into flower and will</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">probably be over before Christmas. I do hope to find a new one this week.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">Y</span>esterday the house was dressed for festivities with friends and family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The little silver ornaments were hung in thin metal wires.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Today we're slowly cleaning up the house......starting all over in a couple of days!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">så gjorde de sig till känna, våra små vättar!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">uppståndelse ju mer advent närmade sig.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;">F</span>örsta advent kom och gick, vi kliade oss i huvudet och</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">lyfte på en det ena och det andra för att se var sommarvistelsen</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">behagat sig vara detta år. Vinden fick sig en genomgång...tomhänta kom vi ned!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Man ändrar inte så enkelt på traditioner. Kökssoffan har ju</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">flyttat ut på glasverandan (efter 27 år) och med dem alla våra tomtar så klart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Under sofflocket låg de som vanligt fint inlindade i sina filtar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>å upp o hoppa.... Ingen jul utan vättar & väsen i vårt hus ❤</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">this is the first sunday of advent '12</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">and today I was lucky</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">and there was time together to fix some of the heavy arrangements</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">B</span>ut as very often in a big family working in the air industry,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">check-in and take-off were calling upon my husband</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> and he picked up his </span><span style="color: #990000;">bags and left for the airport.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Still I'm never alone as long as we have Kletus, the most charming company </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">who loves to do things with all of us in the family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>had to be fast taking his picture this morning, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">he's eagerly waiting for me to start on the Christmas ornaments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">This year I had tiny silver ones for the little tree on the new </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">We'll be back once we're done having silver threads put on for</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">hanging the decor to the little tree.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">This Christmas it looks like we're all going to be together,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">family members are joining in, some not traveling,</span><span style="color: #999999;">some off duty </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and some coming home from around the world.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-37530650867089254512012-11-23T16:56:00.000+01:002012-12-12T17:11:05.212+01:00Senior catwalk<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #783f04;">vad gör man åt becksvarta eftermiddagar....kl är faktiskt bara 16!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Bara katten spinner nöjt att vi samlas inomhus så tidigt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Den äldre senioren har blivit med en gammal liten stegtrappa </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">för att smidigt nå sitt vattenglas på köksbänken. Eget val....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">För mig blir det åter linoljemålning i helgen. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">All grund och slipning är klar och det finns väl </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> ingen ursäkt längre. Ska bli skönt att bli</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">klar till Lucia och den årliga husfesten.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Believe it or not, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">these pictures are shot at 4 pm this November friday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's really a dark time of the year here in Stockholm.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> I still seem to forget about it every year, I look as surprised</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">as I did last year when I finally surrender to fact that we're up</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for a couple of months with the very short daylight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Kitty just had a little old stepladder placed by the</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">kitchen counter, to make it easier for him to get to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">his glass with water. He refuses to have it served</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> household, always has and always will...we don't mind</span><span style="color: #783f04;">❤</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-90512487017637725422012-11-20T19:14:00.000+01:002012-12-12T17:14:00.918+01:00Pipelines in a corner<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #783f04;">taking care of leftovers have always fascinated me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">so I decided on constructing a few racks for the showroom</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">this was much easier that I ever expected and one rack came out</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">in the shape of a double for some of the samples, hangers and books</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> I just need to paint them shelves....those brushes seem to be a part of my life <span style="font-size: x-large;">❤</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-2979824266780822662012-11-07T22:03:00.000+01:002012-12-12T17:37:32.892+01:00Twilight zone...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he fading daylight is fascinating in many ways and according to my camera</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"> the house shade of the lime wash paint today looked something of a newborn pig,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">instead of the faded white/pinky color I worked so hard on when preparing it</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and normally does. The air is pretty humid this time of the year and </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">while lime wash breathes the natural pigment changes slightly all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> <span style="font-size: large;">J</span>ust a reflection as I decided to take som pictures late afternoon</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">and yes we have turned the clocks back for wintertime!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Today at 2pm we began bringing in the bumper harvest of our</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">winter apples. We are glad the tree survived last year's construction </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">chaos as we extended the kitchen with the bay window.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Seriously I don't know what to do with all the fruit,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">so there will be plenty for all the birds that stay the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">They just have to watch out for the the little hunter,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">who sits put inside by the bay window in order</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-78224032127182909542012-10-26T20:56:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:28:34.693+01:00Black friday.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">or more like having another antique sofa for a bargain in the kitchen!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The first one came with the house,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but was recently moved to the sun porch!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After some 28 years...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">N</span>o kitchen without a place to stretch out....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>urning faces, I'm up for a weekend with them paint brushes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>prefer a clean table during the day, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">but of course I never say no for a nice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> bouquet of pale pink crisp roses!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">at breakfast this September morning</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">D</span>e allra sista plantorna har lyfts in. </span><span style="color: #f4cccc;">Detta är den första hösten </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"> med köksverandan inglasad och helt färdig. Till och med </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">kökssoffan har fått flytta hit, då så mycket tid tillbringas här.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">This morning was really chilly outdoors, this is the first fall with the sunporch all set</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and it's a big hit. With the sun it's even warmer than outdoors...... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> had my first cup of coffee on the porch this morning,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">when deciding to finally close up my garden for this year and move some plants indoors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: large;">B</span>efore...two years ago without the panes!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-30530734811034166832012-10-05T23:25:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:30:19.662+01:00Pretty as sugar.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #999999;">I've never shared with you before </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">anything from my showroom.</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CwCuPesg4nA/UG9MXHkumUI/AAAAAAAACo0/bvjWRKqF2nY/s1600/JS+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CwCuPesg4nA/UG9MXHkumUI/AAAAAAAACo0/bvjWRKqF2nY/s640/JS+3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">This novelty from a british designer just lit up my life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">and is about to be launched in Sweden.</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJDHhcP7b5o/UG9MZU9AYKI/AAAAAAAACo8/6sM0hOqXryQ/s1600/JS.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJDHhcP7b5o/UG9MZU9AYKI/AAAAAAAACo8/6sM0hOqXryQ/s640/JS.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y sample order was the quickest I've ever made</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">and I wanted to share it with you all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Pretty pretty pretty......may be ordered in any fabric</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">I'm deeply in love again</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-41876879325981228502012-10-01T09:29:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:31:22.359+01:00Det var på tiden......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d;">med lite envist tålamod så blev det färdigmålat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Titanvit linolja allover....med linoljekittade spröjs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Gissa om jag är glad att vi delvis lejde bort arbetet!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"> S</span>amtidigt som vindskivan fick sin krusidull</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Citronerna väntar nu på att bli gula,</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"> alldeles ypperligt läge vid köksingången.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>❤ </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Autumn is here and this also means time's up for painting outdoors with linseed oil paint.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">The temperature is not warm enough and it's getting pretty humid in the air.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">We are really pleased for closing this job in time, although with some extra help.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">All those panes almost drove us insane......a set of 6 antique windows and </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">a pair of doors </span><span style="color: #999999;">that needed to be restored </span><span style="color: #999999;">now close the kitchen porch</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"> ...and to mention </span><span style="color: #999999;">the serious amount of the linseed oil putty.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">This project took almost 2 years to accomplish, from the very beginning </span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">finding the old veranda amongst a lot of recuperated building material</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">'til the very last stroke with paint. What happened in between is a long story!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The lemon tree is doing great by this kitchen entrance</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-14140973428074146022012-09-20T20:52:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:32:17.828+01:00Jamen....den är här nu!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">La Petite Robe Noire </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Idag får inredning och renovering stå åt sidan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Reklam i all ära....men </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">denna var bedårande och svår att motstå!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>n fyllig doft av black cherry, </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">a wink of rose, lakrits och black tea.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: large;">P</span>å min hyllkant står den lilla flaskan,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">en alldeles underbar liten present till </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">vilken liten lady som helst.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-48115009581115594472012-09-14T21:14:00.001+02:002012-12-12T17:33:16.207+01:00Quick for breakfast<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #ffe599;"> one of many mornings. My coffee is keeping warm under</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;"> the lid while I'm getting things done</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> The mornings are still bright and shiny, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">we've had a week of warm Indian summer breeze, 'til today</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">The leaves are slowly turning shades towards fall......</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Sweet weekend</span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-13568599040881838932012-09-09T20:24:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:33:46.305+01:00En om dan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #e06666;">frukt alltså!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-54114790926974013032012-08-24T17:25:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:38:16.203+01:00Bakom lås o bom!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #666666;">Så pass klara att dörrarna nu kan stängas och utvändig</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> målning kan ta vid, hela huset luktar av god linolja.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">L</span>ite osäkra är vi om de gamla fönsterbladen skall målas,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">därför skall den nybyggda stommen få sig en strykning till att</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">börja med i en mjölkad ljusgrå nyans av egen riven linoljefärg.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Ett litet nytillverkat vred i patinerad mässing från </span><a href="http://sollefteaantik.noxshop.se/"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>ollefteå antik</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">för att hålla dörrarna på plats.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">O</span>ne happy wife and I'm rather sure a very pleased husband,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">starting the holiday off with building a cupboard for the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Using a pair of some 150 years old windows, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">constructing all the rest by himself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> have to keep in mind that he's not a carpenter by profession,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but I'm getting more and more convinced he has a new career </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">after retiring from flying the world as a long distance pilot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I love this new cupboard</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and I ❤ my man!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613252823760884597.post-15947247966742668182012-08-13T22:45:00.000+02:002012-12-12T17:39:41.736+01:00Every millimeter of the storage shelves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #f4cccc;">are filled up with things I couldn't part from after freshening up the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">The old china by Rörstrand is mainly from 1850-1910.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he change for new white tiles at least did the trick</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">and along with the removal of two cupboards,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">the light coming in from the bay window is now optimal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: large;">B</span>elow you find a picture of the very same wall......before!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">H</span>ave a great day ❤</span></div>
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