Shopping Japanese style

Sometimes I wish I could read Japanese. Like today, while visiting the japanese webshop (with the french name) Orne de Feuilles. So many beautiful items. Beautifully photographed. Don't you just want to have it all? 
First some examples of lamps and lanterns made of rope, iron or wood: 





Beautiful storage. Old and new.



Below: a vase made of fabric!

And other elegant details for your home. 

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Pure, elegant WABI SABI arrangements

Sorry for the silence this week. I've been real busy preparing for a course on interior design, styling and homestaging, that I'm hosting this weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary, really, since I'm giving them several times a year. But this time I wanted to make some update, and for some reason, updates always tend to take longer than planned. Oh well... See you all next week. To tie you over - here are some beautiful images from from utsuwa-ku






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Trendspotting: walls. Trendiga väggar

Funderar du på att måla eller tapetsera om i höst? 
Kolla då bilderna nedan. 
Trendigare än så här hösten 2011 kan det knappast bli. 
Vad väljer du? 
Målad, uppspänd duk 
eller betongmönstrad fototapet från Norge? 

Wall treatments for trendsetters, fall 2011. What's your pick?  

Top pic via. Below: Wallpaper  

Inspiring Wabi Sabi Ceramics

Finally! Tonight I'll be back in the ceramic studio. I am not doing raku this time, but will try more traditional techniques. For inspiration, I had a look at some of Cheryl Wolff's ceramics. I just love the simple elegance of her work.  

Love her bird feeders and bird houses:


Cheryl Wolff lives and work in Northern California, and you'll find more her work over at her Etsy shop here.
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Wabi Sabi Still Life

Photographer Gemma Comas' client list is quite impressive. No wonder, when she takes these kind of stills. Beautiful, simple and very Wabi Sabi. Enjoy. 



Bedroom browns and greys. Neutrala toner i sovrummet.

I came across this photograph in Gemma Comas' portfolio, and liked the simplicity and calmness of the room.  

There is nothing dramatical or especially trendy about this bedroom. Just the basic necessities: a comfy bed, a table, a lamp. And that's what makes it so attractive in my eyes. Plus the natural coloring: the browns, the greys, the black.
Too boring for you? If you added a color - what would it be, then?
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Beautiful Home - stämningsfullt hos Sköna Hem

Visst är detta en lugn och harmoniska matplats? Har du höga, vackra fönster som låter rummen bada i dagsljus, är du bara att lyckönska. Som detta par, som köpt och renoverat en missionskyrka. Läs hela artikeln i Sköna Hem här. 

Ha en skön sensommarhelg. Själv skall jag stapla ved. Inte särskilt sexigt, men nödvändigt, om man vill ha välluftad och torr ved till vinterns myskvällar framför brasan. 
Bild: Sköna Hem
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Hemma hos: A Gardner's Paradise (part 2)

Two giant dogs guard the wooden gate to The Gardner's Paradise. A beautiful place I visited the other day. A rainy day. And fell in love with the place. 
I took some pictures with my cell phone camera, to share with you. Sorry about the quality. I used only the natural light and no styling. Every thing is just as I found it. Any attempt to style this home and garden would have robbed it of it's uniqueness and character. First, some glimpses from inside the  house:
Below: the big kitchen is the heart of the house. Where the Gardner cook and his guest's eat, drink, dance (see earlier post below) and generally have a good time.




One room was full of antique furniture. And several beautiful arrangements of memorabilia here and there:







The hallway:

From the hall, lets visit the garden. 
Love the way the garden is divided into small spaces. 
A surprise awaits at every corner, behind every hedge or bush. 





... don't forget to look down...

Have a seat

And everywhere - old and new garden tools ready to use. 
Let's get back to work, then? 
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