{ A peek of our living room }

Hello everybody! How are you? 

I thought I would show you some more details from our living room today. Things are coming together even though we haven´t gotten our things from Los Angeles yet. (Yes, I´m sick of waiting, and it seems that we have to wait for at least 3 weeks more! Much longer than I expected, so I actually feel kind of sorry for myself)

  

You can view more pictures from our living room here.

I have a small new project going on, hopefully I´ll have some pictures to show you tomorrow - stay tuned *smile*

Have a lovely new week!

Images: Nina Holst

{ Restoration Hardware }

Restoration Hardware was one of my favorite stores when I lived in the US. Maybe you understand why when you see these pictures from their collection...

I love all the old looking wood furniture that they have. It´s such a great mix with the industrial style that are so popular these days.

You can see more on their homepage if you like.

Have a sweet Saturday, lovely people!

Images: Restoration Hardvare

{ Enjoy the weekend! }

Wonderful, wonderful Friday! The sun is shining and we have the weekend in head of us! How great is that? Any plans for this weekend? I actually don´t have any plans yet, so I guess I´ll just relax. Hopefully I will find something better to do * smile *

I´m happy to see that I got a lot of new followers lately and I want to welcome you all to Stylizimo blog. I hope you will enjoy the inspiration.

Wish you all a wonderful and sunny weekend!

 Images: Nina Holst

{ Wise words in a frame }

I saw these wise words over at the lovely blog pilli pilli a while ago, and I saved them in a file. I have now made a picture that we have placed in our living room, so we always can remind ourselves to find the time...

Thank you all for your sweet comments on my new dresser and the shelf that I´ve made - you are all sweethearts!

I wish you all a wonderful day! I hope you have sunshine too.

Image: Nina Holst

{ Treasures give character! }

As I´ve told you earlier, I think that a home gets extra character if one mixes old furniture with new ones. I´ve been looking for an old dresser for our living room, and this weekend I finally found one at "Finn.no".

The dresser was already painted in white, so I saved myself some work. *smile*

I have to say that I´m very pleased with how it fits in. You can see more pictures of it here if you like.

Do you like to mix old with new?


 Images: Nina Holst

{ A cool place with lots of nice details }

I love homes that stands out and that have those details that nobody else has. This apartment in Oslo is that kind of home - super cool, and with an attitude!

 Notice the cool wall decorations, the furnitures that creates an interesting home and the gorgeous black floor - I love the dramatic contrast it makes against all the white!

Do you think it´s cool?

Images: Finn.no

{ Ferm Living - Spring/Summer 2011 }

I love new collections, new colors and new inspiration. Ferm Living is now out with their new spring/summer collection, and here you have a sneak peak from their newest catalogue...

Interesting patterns, fun color combinations and cool wall art - Just how we know Ferm Living!

 If you want to see more, you can visit their homepage.

Do you see anything you like?

Images: Ferm Living/ Collage made by me

{ DIY: Shelf in the kitchen }

Last week I made this shelf that we now have beside of our Nespresso. I think it´s nice to have things that I use often in reach and in an organized way, so when I saw a similar shelf over at the lovely blog "House of Svea", I knew that I wanted to make one too. It´s a great way to add some rustic nature into our otherwise white kitchen.

I treated the shelf with driftwood stain, so it got an older and used look. 

It´s the same one that I used on my dining table and desk.

See more of our kitchen here if you like.

Thank you House of Svea for giving me this idea - I love it!

I truly recommend her blog btw. Her blog is very cute, and it´s filled with great ideas.

Happy new week dear readers!

Images: Nina Holst

{ A sweet place }

Let´s have a tour in this charming apartment in Sweden. Usually I like the style to be a little bit rougher, but when I see  cosy and charming homes like this I just have to look...

Wooden floors and walls make it cosy right away.  

Notice the curtain - looks easy to make, right?

 This dining corner is adorable! You can´t go wrong with white, pastel green and lots of pillows.

 

A mix of modern and old gives character to a room - this is a good example.

Pay attention to the red color out in the hallway - how bold! The old window into the kitchen is also a very cute detail.

Simple, but a very cute bedroom. I like the clean look of it.

So what do you think of this apartment? Any details that you like in particular?

Happy weekend!

Images: Stadshem

{ The winner is... }

First I want to thank you all for entering my giveaway. It´s nice to see that so many of you want to win this Photography workshop with talented Christina (which btw is a birthday girl today!)

Congratulation Stefanie Krauß! I hope you will enjoy Divas and Dreams photography workshop.

For those of you that didn´t win, but still want to sign up for this workshop; I will remind you that you can save 150 USD by signing up in January.
Until 31.01.2011 the fee is 350 USD. Read more about the workshop here.


I hope to meet you all in "class" - I´ll be there, and I´m looking forward to learn a lot from Christina!


Image: Nina Holst

{ 3 ways to decorate with knitting }

Knitting is as you probably know very trendy these days, and I thought I could show you some ideas on how to use knitting as decoration in your home.

Here you have 3 ways...

I´m sure I will come up with some more ideas for you later, but if you have any suggestion of other ways to use knitting as decoration, please tell me.

If you haven´t seen my post where I used knitting as a pot - you can see it here.

Soon I will tell you who won the GIVEAWAY - cross your fingers *smile*


 Images: Nina Holst
 

{ Lexington - spring collection 2011 }

 Light blue and jeans-fabric are both a big part of Lexington´s collection that we can find in stores this spring - simply delightful and very fresh!

 These pictures make me yearn for spring, and even summer. 

We sure have some nice seasons ahead of us.

The last day of entering my giveaway is today before 8pm EST.
The winner will be announced tomorrow.
Good luck to you all!

Images: Lexington / Collage: me

{ Table - be pretty! }

 It´s the people that create the mood, but a beautiful table setting helps the party mood a lot. Choose a theme, a color scale and create an atmosphere that invites your guests to have an enjoyable evening.

 Create your own rules - think new, think beautiful, think excitement.

Enjoy!

 Read other posts about table settings here. 


Tomorrow is your last change to enter my giveaway - read more about how to win a spot on "Divas and Dreams" photography online workshop here.

Images: Sandra Aslaksen Stylist: Susanne Swegen

{ My new home office }

Hello everyone, and hello Monday! How was you weekend? Mine has been really lazy, but it was good to relax a bit.

My home office is finally coming together, so I thought I could show you some pictures of how it looks right now. It won´t be totally finished until I get my stuff from Los Angeles (which seems to take a long time! ), but I enjoy sitting here now.

I like to be surrounded by things that inspire me...

 As you can see I´ve made a desk that look similar to the dining table that I´ve made. You can see how I made it here.

 

 New pillow from Home & Cottage. 

You can see the home office that I had in LA here.

Get 10 tips for your home office here!

Have a lovely day!

♡

Images: Nina Holst

{ Learn more about photography! }

Reminding you all that you have a few more days to enter Stylizimo´s giveaway where you can win a spot on 

Divas and Dreams creative photography online workshop! 

Are you passionate about photography? Do you have an urge to learn more and create images friends and family will droll over? Do you love your digital camera but are you stuck in a creative rut - lacking inspiration? Are you looking to find your creativity, find your style, and to challenge yourself to make your images better. Du you dream about making timeless and priceless portraits of your kids and people you love? Are you tired of shooting in auto mode and not knowing how to use the light to your advantage?
Then this 6 weeks online workshop is for you!

 Enter the giveaway or read more here!

Images: Divas and dreams

{ Chalk board & happy weekend! }

I´ve seen that many of you have made chalk board´s yourself, and I think they look very cool,  so I wanted to make one as well for my home office. 

After some paining (chalk board -paint), and adding moldings I had a chalk board as well.

I´ll show you some more pictures from my office when it´s all done.

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Any plans?

Images: Nina Holst

{ 1-2-3 new pot! }

I was knitting a scarf during the holidays, but after 1/3 of the scarf I thought that maybe I could use it around vases or pots instead.
Here you have the result...

I used the same cable stitch pattern as I used on the pillow that I made. But know I used thinner knitting needles and yarn. 

Have you knitted anything for your home lately?

Images: Nina Holst

{ Feeling of spring }

Yesterday we actually had a moment of sunshine here in Oslo, and I had to capture it before the sun disappeared. The light was so delightful, and it gave me a good feeling - a feeling of spring!

If you missed my post on how I made this table, you can read it here.

I hope you will have a wonderful day my dear readers.

♡

Images: Nina Holst

{ House Doctor 2011 - Fabulous! }

I´m in LOVE! House Doctor´s new collection is so cool, and it follow the trends of 2011 perfectly! 

Here you have a peek of some of their goodies..

The rustic and natural trend continues in 2011. I like how they mix it all together with fresh colors as shown underneath. Yes, we have a lot to look forward to this spring!

Their new collection is in stores early March, so we have to be patient.

I see so much that I want already - and I want it now!!

Do you see anything you like on these photos?

You can see their hole collection on their website.

Images: House Doctor / Collages: me