..life begins in the garden

An old beautiful plank just became our new shelf, old boilers are great for herbs and other plants. I LOVE summertime! With these pictures I'm joining NIB's contest in the last minute. This month challenge is "garden / patio". See more contributions here.

Tomorrow it's all about flowers and weddings!

..something old, something new

Here you see some different uses of pallets. My house is so full of pallets at the moment, and I'm planning on bringing in even more. Anyway, this is our bedroom. Out of these lovely old planks we got a headboard for our bed, a mirror frame and a wall decoration.

Check out this site for more great ideas on combining old and new stuff.

..wall decorations

As you can see from earlier blogpost I'm fond of hanging a lot of different stuff on the wall. Here are some of the wall decorations I've done recently. The purse is a vintage one I just got from my grandma. I absolutely love it!! Btw, the wreath is the dried version of this.

..driftwood sign DIY

Wooden, painted letters and a butterfly made of feathers glued on driftwood. Easy peasy.

Have a great weekend!

 

..popcorn pillow

 

 

I am so happy to have this wonderful pillow and candle holder in my home! Handmade by my very sweet friend Kristina. Check out her Norwegian online store for more great finds!

The last picture is a "behind the scene" picture. My cute daughter is always willing to "help" me with whatever I'm doing :)

..instruments on the wall

Of course my hubby's guitar get a spot on the wall, but I didn't want my Irish whistle to feel less worthy..  Now they're a duo.

..DIY curtains

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This whimsical curtain was very easy to make. It's just a piece of linen fabric that is the same size as the window (frame included), wrapped up with two large ribbons (made out of the same fabric). I have been cheating a little bit at each side of the curtain, shaping it the way I want with a hidden needle. This kind of curtain is for decoration only, but I also use it for hiding a window blind.

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Another version that my amazing mom made for us. She rolled the fabric on a curtain rod.

I love these kind of curtains since the rooms seem bigger, we get more light in and our little kid can't tear them down..

..forest princess birthday girl

A year ago today I gave birth to the sweetest little girl. I still think it's so surreal that I'm a mom. Anyway, here is a sneak peak of her room. I been looking forward to decorate my baby's room ever since I was a kid (and my mom refused to paint my room pink.. now I have turned up just like her:)

I wore this crown as a bride, so I love that I can use it again (hanging over her bed). As you see from the title of this post, the keywords for her room is forest princess. Another keyword is sheep! Yup, it's a tough one..

Happy birthday my precious little Nora!

..living room

I think those before and after pics will have to wait for a while. No rooms are completely finished. But I'll continue with the snippets. The blue fabric you see is from our couch. We got it from the previous owners of the house and we like it very much! It's from the late 60's. And the "new" vintage ladder is also very loved.

Tomorrow it's time for my very first giveaway..

..kitchen

 

 

So here is the first before and after picture. There is a few more things I want to do with our kitchen before I give you the whole view.

We are really happy about how the floor turned out. It's actually vinyl flooring, but it looks so realistic! The keywords for our new kitchen is; white, gray, linen, metal, chicken wire, leather, wood and green..

Have a great week!

..my bedroom

Bed in one end of the room, office space in the other. I love my bureau with a traditional drop front - makes it so easy to hide my creative and not so creative mess.. 

..my bathroom

We got a tiny bathroom, but with svereal mirrors and a simple, clean style it doesn't feel too small.

key words; theatre, mirror, black, white, blue, crystal, glass and silver

..my kitchen

 ..aand I'm back after a (not planned) break. I will continue to show some more pictures of our apartmet. Here are some details from our kitchen.

Have a great day!

..my vintage wall

We are working on selling our beloved appartment these days so I thought I would like to share some pictures of it before we're packing everything down. 

Here is  a picture from the wall of our entry room:

Framed butterflies: My sweet friend Marie gave me this to me. She found it in Paris.

Plant: I simply love plants in jars! Also check out this post

Old picture: The little boy is my husbands grandfather. 

Talking about old photos. I had a discusion with my brother today. We both like old photos, but he thinks it's more fun with photos of strangers, so that he can make up their stories. I like to know the story behind every picture and it should also be family members. What would you prefere?

..please have a seat

 In Northern California there lives a creative lady that I call my American mom. Her name is Shelly Shively. She loves taking old furnitures and give them a new life. Pure eye-candy! 

You can contact her at michelle.shively@att.net if you are interested in buying.