Scandinavian Chic: September 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

OFF TOPIC: Shocked on a Tuesday / Tirsdagssjokkert

Image Courtesy of girlfriend.no

Look at Suri's footwear. I'm shocked and apalled.

Se på fottøyet til lillemor! Utrolig upassende.

Labels: Off Topic |

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Flowers on a Sunday / Blomster på en søndag

I know, the credenza is still not striped... I haven't even sanded down the door that won't shut. But I did get some beautiful flowers for the weekend. Hope you've had lots of fun!!

Jeg vet, jeg vet, sjenken er fortsatt ikke stripete... Jeg har ikke pusset ned døren som ikke vil lukke seg en gang... Men jeg har kjøpt noen nydelige blomster for helgen! Håper du har hatt masse moro!!

Labels: Blomster / Flowers, Sjenk / Credenza, Sunburst |

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Objects of Desire: Fabulous End Table / Fantastisk sidebord!

Image Courtesy of www.pid.se

Lectus Pile of Books by Joesfin Hellström Olsson is just such a statement piece in my opinion. You can use it as a sideboard by your bed, next to your sofa or wherever you'd like. :) My only concern is where to put the lamp? I'm obsessed by lamps as you know. There may be enough space for a narrow footed one, and a quirky little vase. I love all the "secret" storage compartments!

Measurements: hight 25.5 inches - width 17.72 inches.

The table is being carried by pid.se, and they ship worldwide.

Lectus Pile of Books av Joesfin Hellström Olsson er virkelig en statement i enhver leilighet. Du kan bruke den ved siden av sengen, ved siden av sofaen (mitt valg!) eller hvor enn du ønsker. Min eneste bekymring er hvor jeg skal plassere en lampe på den? Jeg er som dere vet, besatt av lamper! Det kan være nok plass for en lampe med smal fot, og en merkelig liten vase på det neste platået. Elsker all de "hemmelige" lagringsmulighetene!

Mål: høyde 65 cm - bredde 45.01 cm

Bordet føres av pid.se, og de shipper til hele verden.

Labels: Objects of Desire |

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My home: My duck egg blue front door (a little preview) / En liten sniktitt på min blå dør!

Here's a little sneak preview of our front door - it's now duck egg blue! And I LOVE it! We're waiting for all the hardware, which will be in chrome... If you haven't guessed my inspiration yet (which should be pretty obvious), there's a photo of it below. :)

Her er en liten sniktitt på inngangsdøren vår - den er andeeggblå!!! Jeg ELSKER den! Vi venter på håndtak, dørhammer og dørplate som alt skal være i krom. Hvis du ikke har gjettet hva inspirasjonen min er enda, ser du et bilde nedenfor. :)

It's of course Miles Redd's fabulous entrance door! I did a post on this door back in march. Click here to read it.

Det er selvfølgelig Miles Redds fantastiske inngangsdør! Jeg skrev et innlegg om den i mars. Klikk her for å lese det.

Labels: Dagny's Home, Miles Redd, Our Homes |

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Monday, September 21, 2009

DIY credenza update! / Sjenkoppdatering!

This twin credenza project has been taking forever to complete. It's been in the state you see in the image below since late May, but last week I finally got around to doing some more work on it. For some reason I forgot to take a before-picture - hopeless! I'm blaming the pregnancy on that one...

Tvillingsjenkprosjektet mitt har virkelig tatt sin tid. Sjenken har vært som på bildet nedenfor siden slutten av mai, men forrige uke kom jeg endelig i gang og har litt fremgang å vise til! Av en eller annen grunn har jeg glemt å ta førbilder - håpløst! Jeg skylder på graviditeten...

This baby has now been painted white. It's been primed and has to coats of pure white (05000) non toxic paint. The left door is impossible to shut at the moment, so I have to sand it down to be able to close it properly. It's a quick fix.

Sjenken er nå hvit. Den har ett lag med sperregrunn, og to lag med kritthvit SENS-maling (05000). Den venstre døren er umulig å lukke igjen, så jeg må slipe ned kanten. Det er en kjapp liten jobb, men veldig kjedelig.

Below you can see the after pic of the "twin sister". This is also showing what I have left to do on credenza no 2 - taping the stripes and painting them. It's an extremely time consuming job, and I'm not looking forward to it. So no 2 will probably stay white for a while, until I've worked up the motivation to start taping her.

Nedenfor ser du etterbildet av søstersjenken. Bildet viser også hva jeg har igjen på nr 2 - tape opp stripene og male dem. Dette er utrolig tidkrevende, så for å si det mildt GRUER jeg meg! Nr 2 blir nok hvit en liten periode, frem til jeg har fått opp motivasjonen til å begynne å tape henne.

To see the step by step process of credenza no 1 (above), click here.

For å se hele oppussingsprosessen med sjenk nr 1 (ovenfor), klikk her.

Labels: Dagny's Home, DIY, Our Homes, Sjenk / Credenza |

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Affordable and Unique art for your home! / Billig og unike bilder!

If you're looking for cheap, affordable and unique art for your walls, I KNOW I found the right place for you. Last week I was out bargain hunting for antique / vintage furniture and possibly something for our walls. I was browsing at some vintage posters outside this store, Bærre Lækkert that looked like an old book store, quite boring actually.

The owner started talking to me, and really wanted to show me his store. I was like, I don't think so, I don't have the time, and it doesn't look like you have what I'm after. He was like, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED. I was like, oh well, I might as well use five minutes.

I ended up staying for an hour. This is one of the most amazing stores I've ever been in. Do they sell books? Yeah, some, but what it really is is a collection of 400 000 postcards. Some of them are ancient, some are from the 1980s. Many are horrid, many are amazingly fantastic. You might be asking, postcards? What do I need a postcard for? Well, the thing is, they transfer the image from the postcard to a poster.

You can choose yourself if you want it on a canvas or on photo paper. The quality is exquisite. The price for an A3 canvas? $38! If you want to buy the postcard as well, that can be arranged for an agreed upon price. Shipping in Norway is free. If you're from outside Norway, there will be an extra fee. Below you can see some of the postcards I found intriguing or interesting in some way. If you're interested in any of those images, let me know, and I'll put you in touch with the owner (which you can also contact directly at post@berrelekkert.no). If you mention my name (Dagny), you'll get an extra 10% off. I know, not a lot, but this is already dirt cheap :)

Hvis du leter etter billig og unike bilder til veggene dine, har jeg funnet det rette stedet. Forrige uke var jeg ute på brukt- og antikvitetsshopping og var ute etter noe stort å ha på veggen i stuen og evt se etter noen interessante møbler/gjenstander. Jeg ble stående å se på noen gamle plakater utenfor en anonymt utseende butikk, Bærre Lækkert. Jeg synes det så ut som et antikvariat og var ikke interessert i å gå inn. Eieren huket tak i meg utenfor og ville gjerne vise meg butikken hans. Jeg tenkte: tror ikke det, nei, ikke interessert, det ser ikke ut som om du har det jeg er ute etter. Han insisterte, og sa "JEG VET AT DU IKKE VIL BLI SKUFFET". Jeg tenkte, greit, bruker 5 min på dette, og så stikker jeg. Jeg endte opp med å bli i over en time. Det er virkelig en av de mest fantastiske butikkene jeg har vært i! Selger de bøker? Ja, noen, men det det egentlig er, er en perfekt organisert samling av 400 000 postkort. Noen unike, noen fra 1980-tallet. Mange er grusomme, og mange er virkelig fantastiske. Nå tenker vel du... Postkort? Hva skal jeg med postkort?

Bærre Lækkert overfører bildet fra postkortet til lærret eller fotopapir. For lærret koster det kr 200 for A3 - frakt er gratis! Kvaliteten på scanningen er fantastisk, og bildene kommer virkelig til sin rett. Nedenfor har jeg lagt ved et lite (ok, stort) utvalg av kortene jeg synes er interessante. Er det noen der du har lyst på, er det bare å ta kontakt med meg eller Bærre Lækkert direkte på post@berrelekkert.no. Nevner du navnet mitt (Dagny) får du også 10% i avslag. Ikke mye, men dette er jo allerede billig. :)

This postcard is hilarious - back in the days they had all kinds of stories about where babies come from.

They have a large selection of postcards of silhouettes.

More baby-fishing and "storking". There's also a large selection of different "where are babies from" cards.

A lapp

These images below are categorized under romance:

Michelangelo - ROMA

These show canvases (made from postcards). The girl on the left is categorized under "luck":

They have a HUGE collection of landscapes:

Interiors:

Horse profiles:

Mountains:

Exotic:

Letters. I think they have the whole alphabet, it's really stunning:

Boats:

Children - holidays:

This is just cute:

Architecture:

Filed under Art Nouveau / Jugend. I think they had a complete set of all the months. Jan-April is shown here:

Bærre Lækkert also make custom frames in whatever color you'd like. If you have your own frames, like I do, they can make a custom canvas so that the image fits your frame. Or whatever size you'd like.

Some images from the store:

Another enlarged postcard. This on is MINE! :) It's a painting of a model of an ancient river boat that used to go on the Nile.

Again, if you're interested in any of these, contact me or Bærre Lækkert (post@berrelekkert.no) directly. They can make the canvas or photo paper any size you want, up to A3 (for now).

Labels: online shopping, Veggkunst / Wall art |

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Fabulous Fabrics from Svenskt Tenn! / Fantastiske mønstre fra Svenskt Tenn!

Image Courtesy of Skonahem.com

Last week I got this great tip from an old high school friend, Benedicte (Dikken) to check out the fabrics and patterns by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. And was she right or what? The patterns are definitely bold, but I really love the intricate patterns and they definitely bring an extra oomph to the decor. Svenskt Tenn was founded in 1924 by Josef Frank and Estrid Ericson and have definitely had a strong influence on Scandinavian and particularily Swedish design. Below you can get a closer look on the amazing patterns and furniture Frank made for the company.

Forrige uke fikk jeg et supert tips av en gammel klassevenninne, Benedicte (Dikken) om å sjekke ut stoffene fra Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Og der fant jeg massevis av fantastiske mønstre! De er definitivt "vågale" men jeg synes virkelig at de gir rommene "det lille ekstra". Svenskt Tenn ble grunnlagt i 1924 av Josef Frank og Estrid Ericson, og har definitivt hatt sterk innflytelse på skandinavisk og spesielt svensk design. Nedenfor får du massevis av inspirasjonsbilder av stoffene/mønstrene og møblene Josef Frank lagde.

Image Courtesy of Svenskttenn.se

"Vegetable Tree"

Image Courtesy of Svenskttenn.se

"Three Islands in the Black Sea"

Image Courtesy of Skonahem.com

Chair by Josef Frank upholstered in "Vegetable Tree"

Image Courtesy of Svenskttenn.se

"Nippin"

Image Courtesy of flickr.com (user lamshere)

Image Courtesy of imolly.blogspot.com

Image Courtesy of Husligheter.se

The two pictures above features antique/vintage furniture covered in "Black Elephants" by Estrid Ericson.

Image Courtesy of Huset-shop.com

Image Courtesy of designboom.com

Images from the showroom.

Image Courtesy of Christies.com

This awesome chest was made by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. It was auctioned out by Christie's, and was expected to go for between $ 15,000-20,000. Ended up going for a crazy $ 51,613.

"Aralla"

Image Courtesy of Svenskttenn.se

"Teheran"

Fun fact: In "Mamma Mia", Meryl Streep is throwing herself at this fabric in white. The director is a huge fan of Josef Frank and wanted to somehow implement his fabrics in the movie.

Image Courtesy of Benedicte Wessel-Holst

Lucky Benedicte (the old high school friend) actually has some fabulous cushions covered with the "Teheran" fabric!

Image Courtesy of Skonahem.com

A whole couch covered in "Teheran"! Could it be any better?? Click on the pic for a larger version.

Image Courtesy of Antikvarlden.se

For more info on the fabrics, furniture, background and retailers, click here.

Labels: Stoff / Fabric, Svenskt Tenn |

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Flowers on a Sunday / Blomster på en søndag

Objects of Desire: Fabulous End Table / Fantastisk sidebord!

My home: My duck egg blue front door (a little preview) / En liten sniktitt på min blå dør!

DIY credenza update! / Sjenkoppdatering!

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Flowers on a Sunday / Blomster på en søndag

Objects of Desire: Fabulous End Table / Fantastisk sidebord!

My home: My duck egg blue front door (a little preview) / En liten sniktitt på min blå dør!

DIY credenza update! / Sjenkoppdatering!

Affordable and Unique art for your home! / Billig og unike bilder!

Fabulous Fabrics from Svenskt Tenn! / Fantastiske mønstre fra Svenskt Tenn!

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