{ Ready for guests }

Today we´re having some friends over for dinner and as I´ve told you before, I like to set the table the day before so I can enjoy it and have time for experimenting. I ended up sewing myself two table runners as well, and I´m quite happy with the result. Here you have a little sneak peak of the table setting until it´s all done. I´ll show you more pictures in the week to come.

I also went out in the woods to pick some of these white lovely flowers that we call "Hvitveis" here in Norway. I don´t know if there´s even a name for this flower in English, but if it is, please tell me.

Have a lovely weekend darlings. Do you have any exciting plans?



(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Lovely outside }

All I think about these days are how to make it more cosy outside, and I love to look at inspiring pictures. I have therefore gathered some lovely places that I find very inspiring, and that I want to share with you...

These ideas show mostly small places, but will show you some ideas for bigger places later, so don´t worry. *smile*

I would love if you shared some pictures of your outdoor area on Stylizimo.com, so we can get inspired by each other. I have already uploaded some of my balcony, but I have a new project going on right now that I will share with you later, both here and in the community.

Wish you all a sunny day!


Images:  Car-moebel, Alvhem

{ Pink on the balcony }

A few touches of pink gives the balcony a summery feeling. We have amazing weather here in Oslo at the moment, which means that it´s time to buy some more flowers for the balcony. I started with this pink one for now, but there will be more soon...

I´m also thinking about getting more furniture for the balcony, so it´s possible to eat dinner outside etc. My plan is to build a table like I did for my kitchen a few months ago. I´ll show you when it´s all done. In the meanwhile I will enjoy my little round table and the old chairs.

What are your plans with the outside area this year? Have you started buying flowers yet?


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Breakfast table }

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not make it extra special when you have time. Imagine how wonderful it would be to start a day with a table like this one...

Notice all the cute little details on this breakfast table. Hopefully it will give you some ideas until next time you are setting the breakfast table.

Have a lovely day everybody!


(Images: Wohnidee / Collage: me)

{ Easter greetings }

Hello lovely people! I´m back after a wonderful Easter holiday, and I have to admit that it was great to spend some time up in the mountains enjoying the good weather and mother nature. But it´s even better to come home and see that everything has become much greener outside than before I left. Oh joy - I love this season!

I´m off to buy some flowers for our balcony today, but first I had to wish you all a lovely day this last day of Easter.


(Image: Nina Holst)

{ Easter favorites }

In the spirit of Easter I´ve put together a little yellow collage with beautiful things to buy for e.g. Easter...

1. Alessi egg cup with salt castor and spoon
2. Vipp bins
3. Bodum ice coffee maker
4. KitchenAid mixer
5. iittala maribowl

Happy Easter everybody!  

I hope you all will enjoy some sun, good food, lots of candy and of course good company.
I´m going away to my parents cottage this holiday, so I will not be blogging until Tuesday 26th of April. Take care in the meanwhile and don´t forget that you will find lots of inspiration on the community Stylizimo.com, while I´m gone.

Have FUN!

{ One living room - 3 looks }

I admit that I redecorate quite often, and since we moved into this apartment I have changed the look of the living room three times - and that is since January!

Black & white 

 

Hints of pink.

I have now turned the sofa around and I have added hints of blue.

(See more photos of each color theme by clicking on the links under each picture.)

 Do you change the look of your living room often?

(Images: Nina Holst)

{ A lovely Easter table }

Just popping by to say hello and to show you this wonderful Easter table. I know many of you have friends and family over for dinner during the holidays, and some of you might like inspiration on how to set the table. I hope you get some ideas from this lovely Easter table...

Notice all the details on this table. The ribbon on the napkins, the place cards out of birch bark, the table runners, the "bugs" and of course all the lovely flowers.

I hope you all are enjoying the weekend. I sure am. *smile*

Love,
Nina


(Images: Wunderweib)

{ Funky egg & Happy weekend }

I know that many of you are beginning your Easter holidays already today, so I will take this opportunity to wish those of you a happy Easter. I will start my Easter holidays on Wednesday next week, travelling up to the mountains and celebrating Easter with my family. I love Easter - at least when it´s sunny.

I have a new egg in my Easter egg collection as you can see. This one is made with Dymo tape and some belt loops from my old jeans.


Have a happy weekend everyone.


(Image: Nina Holst)

{ My easter tree }

Do you remember the Easter eggs I made the other day? Now I have hung them on a hazel-twig in the kitchen to get the true Easter spirit in the house. I just love this hazel-twig and I am so happy I found a way to use it for my Easter decorations.

In addition to the other eggs, I've made ​​an egg with a butterfly by using a stamp.  I think it turned out pretty cute. Stamps are a great way to add small details on pretty much anything, and eggs seems to be no exception *smile*.

So are you ready for Easter yet? What kind of decoration do you have this year?


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Rooms to love ♡ }

Today I´m going to share some of my favorite rooms that I have stumbled upon this week. I find these rooms very inspiring and I hope you will like them too...

 I ♡ the Eames chairs

I ♡ the worn table

I ♡ how the black and white photos hangs on a wire

I ♡ all the happy colors and the mood on this balcony.

I ♡ strawberries *smile*

 I ♡ pink!

I ♡ the big windows

I ♡ the "Eames RAR" chair by the window.

I ♡  the cuteness of this bedroom

 

I ♡ the SMEG fridge!

I ♡ the yellow as a statement color.

I ♡ the shelf with books

I ♡ the wooden floor

I ♡ the table

I ♡ the hints of red and orange

I ♡ the letter "A"

I ♡ the chairs (Eames again)

Anything you LOVE in these rooms?

(Images: Alvem and Stadshem)

{ Sweet Paul - Easter ideas }

If you haven´t seen "Sweet Paul´s" latest e-magazine issue yet you should check it out. It is filled with loveliness from start to end, and also gives you some wonderful Easter ideas....

Paul Lowe, who is behind the magazine, is a food and prop stylist and a crafter from Norway, currently living in New York. Paul has a wonderful blog as well, that you can check out here.

Enjoy!


(Images: sweet paul / collage: me)

{ DIY: Easter eggs }

I really enjoyed making Easter decorations this weekend. I had almost forgotten how much fun it is to make Easter eggs. There are of course countless ways to decorate eggs, but this time I decorated some of them with my blue napkins using the technique "decoupage" and some using ribbon and pearls.

Typically I decorate for Easter with yellow colors but I thought I'd try something different this year. I have therefore chosen to use colors that can be found in our apartment to create a better blend between the Easter decoration and the rest. As you can see from my previous post from our living room, I have added a touch of blue in our apartment so the eggs got the same treatment as well.

What technique are you planning to use on your Easter eggs this year?

Have a great new week everyone!


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Waiting for Easter }

I think I will start planning my Easter decorations this weekend. I´m going away this Easter, so I have to decorate a bit early so I can enjoy it before we go away... 

 

How do you decorate for Easter? Are you planning to make anything yourself this year? I would love if you would share some of your ideas/pictures on Stylizimo.com so we can inspire each other.

Happy weekend everyone! I hope you will have sunny days.

xoxo

Nina

(Images: Nina Holst)

{ DIY: Make your own candle }

White block candles can sometimes be a bit boring. So if you remember my post this Christmas where I pimped up a white candle simply by melting a napkin onto it, I did the same with my new "Tine K Home" napkins, which fits perfect with my new blue living room.

( Remember: Candles require attention - all the time!  )

With Easter coming up, maybe you can make some nice candles for your table setting? I think I will do that myself.
 
Happy Thursday to you all!


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Blue in the living room }

I promised you that I would show you some more pictures after my little spring makeover in my living room, and here they are. As you can see, I´ve added hints of blue to bring more colors to our normally colorless living room...

I´ve also put the sofa back to where it was the first time as I need change every now and then. By moving some of the furniture I feel that I get a whole new living room. Do you do this often?

My little dog "Conrad" is posing for his mama. I didn´t have the heart to move him when I was taking this picture. The couch is his favorite spot.

I think blue gives a great contrast to our brownish sofa and our otherwise white/grey living room. It feels so much more fresh and serene after adding these hints of blue.

Well, I guess you have every angle of our living room now *smile*, but if you feel like seeing more you can click here.

What colors are you going for this spring?

Thank you so very much for all your greetings on my post yesterday - you are all sweethearts!


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Stylizimo in "Rom 1-2-3" }

I always nice to get some love from the magazines out there, so when the Norwegian magazine "Rom 1-2-3" asked if they could profile my Scrabble DIY project I was very happy.

It´s been a while since I did this Scrabble picture, so it was fun to dig it out from the archive again. I have actually been thinking about making some more of these, but finding the Scrabble letters here in Norway have proven to be more difficult than I thought. Anyone have some good ideas where to find wooden tiles like these?

 
You will find the article in the April issue of Rom 1-2-3, but I am not sure if it is out yet. However,  luckily I got a magazine in the mail today so I can give you all a little peak.


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ Rie Elise Larsen - oh joy! }

Hello everybody! How was your weekend? I had a great weekend in Gothenburg; shopping and enjoying the city. It´s so nice to have a little getaway now and then.

Mondays aren´t exacly my favorite day of the week, and when it´s depressing weather as well I need something to color up my day. That´s when it´s so good to enjoy the fantastic colors of Rie Elise Larsen´s new collection and just feel the sunshine break through the clouds *smile*.

Rie Elise Larsen summer collection is filled with cute things with happy colors for your home. You should definitely take a look at the rest of their collection on their website - it´s such a joyful collection! 

Thank you for all your comments and greetings this weekend. It´s always a pleasure to read your kind words.

Have a wonderful and COLORFUL day!

(Images: Rie Elise Larsen)

{ Blue and fresh! }

I need some change, and blue is a color that I get drawn to when it´s getting brighter outside. I have redecorated my living room a bit and I have now used blue to bring some color into it. I will show you some pictures of it next week, but here you have a peek of the details...

I´ve bought myself some new cups and napkins from Tine K yesterday - I love this pale blue!

Today I´m going away to Gothenburg, Sweden for a little weekend trip and I´m really excited! Hopefully I ´ll find some new clothes for my spring wardrobe - I really need it.

What are you doing this weekend?

Whatever you are going to do, enjoy it!


(Images: Nina Holst)