Dreaming of lazy summer days

February in Sweden. Outside it's snowing, inside I cuddle up next to the fireplace, waiting for spring to arrive. In coming years, I hope to spend more time in places like this - a Spanish Mediterranean country house with a pool and daylight studio in Mallorca. To be hones, I think it's beyond my reach, but a girl can dream, can't she? Mmmmm. Where is YOUR paradise?

As if time stood still

I just love the relaxed atmosphere in these images from Hill End in Australia. Once a large settlement, Hill End has shrunk to a small village - but the pull it exerts on artists brings new life to its historic homes. Visiting artists find Hill End unique and paintable. These images are from Haefliger's Cottage built in the 1860s. Read more about this village here. 

Hill End has recently seen a second renaissance via a popular artists-in-residence program, where artist can stay for a month in two of the cottages. 

WABI SABI interior design art photography

Reuse - Another kind of wabi sabi

I just saw this article in the mag Allt i Hemmet, 

and liked what this woman has done to an old Swedish cottage. It needed renovation, and 

she removed most modern surfaces and features, 

and replaced them with old items that was stored elsewhere on the farm.  

And then added some flea market finds. 

Another kind of wabi sabi. More images here

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The perfect getaway?

The perfect getaway? 

Found via Elle Decor Espania where you find more info about the place. 

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Bedroom and Bath in one

While getting my daily dose of Pinterest, I found a pin from Cez 

of an interesting image of a Norwegian woman's new house in Italy. 

After some much needed renovations, 

this is what the combined bedroom and bath looks like now. 

I love the clever storage/sink/miror wall dividing the rooms. 

Simple and good looking! Mixing old and new materials. I like. 

More images from Hanne's home over at Ikea's website 

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Plain Space

Don't you just love this serene space from Brit architect John Pawson's

book Plain Space (Phaidon) 2011? I do. I love the 

... beautiful photograph, 

the subtle shades,  

the stunning light. 

Just perfect.

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Dreams of uncluttered living

Hope you are having a wonderful spring/fall wherever you are. 

I'm having problems with my broadband connection 

hence the sparse updates lately. 

Wish I could say I've been on a holiday in this place.

Photographed by Janne Peters

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When architects build their own homes

Love this time share house on a lakeside plot outside Toronto, Canada. It's four friends vacation house, designed by architects (and residents) Melana Janzen and John McMinn. Photo by: Lorne Bridgman. Read the full story here. 

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Some clever decorating ideas for simple living

Swiss or Swedish? Who can tell the difference? Well, the former has alps, the latter doesn't. 

Seriously - this Swiss cottage in the mountains was photographed last December

 by Jérôme Galland for Marie Claire Maison.

Lots of interesting design ideas to be inspired by.  

An old favorite is clean, built in storage. Another is the bed facing the window. 

No frills. Take the kitchen: just the basic necessities in wood and steel.

A place to wind down and relax, don't you think? Like this Norwegian cottage

I wrote about yesterday here. Much more color, but just as relaxing. 

  

Wabi Sabi getaway in Norway

Don't you think this Norwegian Hytte (weekend getaway) covers

many of the qualities, so typical for Wabi Sabi? 

All those natural materials. All that simplicity and tranquility. 

It may not be old and rusty, but it will

certainly age with grace. Via

Welcome to designer Dorothee Schumacher's Animal Farm

I came across these images over at the Selby. What a lovely house and "garden". It's the German home of fashion designer Dorothee Schumacher , where she lives with all her chickens, horses, pigs and rabbits. A lovely, mini Noah's Ark. Head over to the Selby for more images of her home.