In A Mood For Spring

Marie Claire Maison

In spring when everything changes in nature everybody is craving for changes in their artificial surroundings as well. Here are few suggestions how to let more spring into your home and wardrobe.

The easiest is to start with more glass vases that reflect the sunshine and add more light into the room. Seasonal greens in them are great:

(Better Homes And Gardens)

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Fresh flowers or bright new textiles are great fast fix for the interior:

(indecora.com)

(Better Homes And Gardens)

Make a small garden on your window sill:

(Fairy Garden on Pinterest by Deb Foytik)

Or a herb garden:

(The Balcony Garden)

Buy a new dress or at least a new accessory for your spring wardrobe:

(VaVaNeckwear on Etsy)

(Bijūnai)

Dream and have fun:

(whitetruffle on Etsy)

(zemphira on Etsy)

Beautiful Books Vol. IV – Book Walls

Marie Claire Maison

This time let us pretend we are using books as beautiful bricks to decorate the space.

DESIGN LOVE FEST

Bo Bedre

nuevo estilo

(this photo is not mine, just can not track the source back)

Beautiful Books vol. III – The Place To Read

Home & Delicious

The best place to read is to be surrounded by books. Where ever you feel comfortable.

Home & Delicious

idomybes.one.lt

ELLE DECOR via Home & Delicious

Marie Claire Maison

BOLIG

BOLIG

Beautiful Books vol. II – Books+Stairs

Marie Claire Maison

I can not get enough of books. Reading them, browsing through them, juts being surrounded by them.  This time let us explore the combinations of bookshelves and stairs in the interior: stairs to wisdom.

Marie Claire Maison

Marie Claire Maison

idomybes.one.lt

Marie Claire Maison

houzz

marc koehler architects

Paul Reaside

Danish Pleated Paper Hearts

Though nobody knows the original purpose of heart-shaped pleated paper basket (Julehjerter in Danish) that came from Denmark and Northern Germany now it is mostly used as Christmas decoration. The oldest known pleated heart was made by famous Danish children writer H. C. Andersen in 1860. Now this ornament is a most popular Christmas ornament in Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway). There are so many creative ways to make it. They can be made out of paper:

AuntDaisy via  MakerBotThingiverse

apartment therapy via folksy

gingerbread_snowflakes on Flickr

AuntDaisy via  MakerBotThingiverse

papermatrix.files.wordpress.com via Karen Sanborn on Pinterest

PaprMatrix

NewCityMoms

It can be made out of glass:

Ingebretsen’s

It can be metal jewellery:

Gail Made

Gail Made

It can be crocheted:

AliPyper

Made out of fabric:

Sewing Daisies

Gail Made

Made out of birch bark:

katy elliot

Made out of Hama beads:

Tanja Matzen on Pinterest

You can find some great tutorials how to make Danish pleated heart here and here.

Danish pleated heart baskets could be great decoration for Valentine’s Day. Here you can see my take on it.

Christmas Tree On The Wall

Идеи для дома

Christmas decoration as the Christmas tree on the wall was always interesting for me since it is less space consuming and more innovative.  I had it made myself one time or twice. Here are the most interesting and innovative inspirations that I found:

Идеи для дома

A Legg Up

Home & Delicious

Say Yes For Hoboken

afinidades-eletivas.blogspot.com

Pupila Pixel

Marcia Margolius

Идеи для дома

Curby

www.bestperformancepartsreviews.com

JMMDS

oldstuffshop.nl

Indulgy

The Style Files

I did my best to link images to their original sources but please notify me if any of the sources of the images are not correct.

Color detector: Plum and Turquoise

(houzz.com)

I just have read the article by Samantha Schoech about plum shade in the interior and its difference from purple. Then I discovered the combination of plum and turquoise. I think I love it even better than turquoise and purple. Here are some inspiration of mine:

(houseofturquoise.com)

(Desire to Inspire)

(thelennoxx.com)

In the interior with more colors the combination of plum and turquoise make it sound well all together:

(Houzz)

(Houzz)

(Houzz)

(Houzz)

And here are some inspirations in plum and turquoise from the world of fashion (though not the most popular combination there):

(Makeupgeek)

(eQuilter)

It is not a very Nordic-style combination but I hope to be able to use it in my interiors at least in details.

Beautiful Books

(Remodelista via ernashus)

I have always loved books. Those paper ones. I love their beauty inside and outside. I like the time spent with books – it seems always too short. It is never enough books at home. My all times dream is to built a small house in a scenic area with all the space along the walls filed with bookshelves and read or browse through the pictures or photographs. The beauty of books can be in a small cozy reading nook:

(FFFFound!)

A home library:

(Designe*Sponge via countryliving.com)

(marieclairmaison.com)

(media.vogue.com)

(williamwaldron.com)

A public library:

(dezeen.com)

A book store:

(idomybes.one.lt)

(idomybes.one.lt)

(idomybes.one.lt)

(idomybes.one.lt)

A book art:

(marieclairmaison.com)

(marieclairemaison.com)

(housetohome.co.uk)

Color Detector: Navy Love

(Porter Design Company via Decor Pad)

As long as I remember myself I liked navy color. The other colors and combinations were coming later, some staying some going away. Navy always gives a classic look, modest chic and elegance. Both in fashion and interior navy is never a miss. Sophisticated by itself navy makes a good background for the other colors.

(Apartment Therapy via Splendid Willow)

(Jonathan Rachman via houzz.com)

(Glenn Gissler Design via houzz.com)

(houzz.com)

(Windsor Smith Home via Decor Pad)

(Little Blue Deer)

(Decor Pad)

(A Bohemian Life)

(ModCloth)

Color Detector: Turquoise and Purple

(marieclairemaison.com)

There is a mysterious beauty in the combination of turquoise and purple. It comes from the Italian Renaissance paintings and brings us the forgotten message from these ancient times when colors and their combinations had meanings.  Turquoise and purple bring feeling of relaxed yet sophisticated style to the contemporary interior and fashion world. Would you dare to use this combination in your home?

(3.bp.blogspot.com)

(Ideal Home)

(Metropolitan Home)

(chicquero.com)