Norwegian Christmas

Again I cannot stop talking about this area of the globe, but its just so gorgeous and so simple. I just adore how understated clean pieces of nature are inspiration, in many cases, the material for making a home and with plenty of breathing space! I recently stumbled across Kjerstis Lykke. I love this blog, especially how it shows a home during Christmas. The lack of red and green is so refreshing and so relaxing. Did you notice the advent calendar!?! *gasp*. Gorgeous and so simple it makes me sick.

In love with this

Scandinavian Christmas

I was looking through some more interior design sites / inspirations and came across a few winter Scandinavian inspired shots via Norske interiørblogger, Bo Bedre and Emmas Design Blogg. I love the idea of planting a tree instead of cutting one. And I'm absolutely in love with how many interesting and simple ideas one can use to create a Christmas space (even if you don't have tree).

Why I heart scandinavian / nordic everything

Came across Kim Holtermand and Ditte Isager awhile ago in a sea of amazing talent from this area of the globe. I love the stark simplicity and eeriness to Holtermand's work, while Isager's compositions are just absolutely intriguing and unpretentious to look at. I adore how pretty much anything I've seen from this region; design to photography has this same sort of quality to it.

 

More Selby ♥'s

Well its absolutely ghastly out there. Snowy blizzard-ness. But I'm not going to let it scare me...

I just had to share a few modern inspirations from the Selby that I adore before I trek out into the darkness. Enjoy.

Why I absolutely heart the Selby

Well its snowing ❄ ❄ ❄. I was secretly (well maybe not so secretly) hoping for a snow day ... but alas.

All is well however, because I got a lovely little email from the Selby.

I love, love, love the Selby as a constant source of inspiration. Many of these homes are so eclectic and so interesting, but so personable I find my inner dialog shouting, "I can totally do that!".

This morning they posted new photos of Andy Spade, Creative Director and the design Kate Spade in their New York home.  I am completely in love with all their random little collections, and the sheer volume of stuff they have, and how they somehow make it all work harmoniously together in a very classy sort of way.

What I love about fall.

There are a few things in life that really make me happy. One of them is Fall, when it decides to actually be Fall that is. Seattle doesn't always give us the million colors of red and orange nor the crisp weather that begs us to put on our warm sweaters, wool jackets and riding boots. I want warm knit blankets and sweaters, drink tea in the evening and coffee in the morning, warm pillows, crisp morning fog, and an excuse to preserve food. This year so far it has actually giving us our Fall.

I love how Autumn's arrival automatically warrants dragging in our wooden furniture and pulling out the crocheted blankets that your grandmother made for you out of all her left-over yarn, while curling up in a cozy corner somewhere to do nothing.

One of the things I'm obsessing over right now is chairs. This is mostly to do with the probability that I could really use a chair in my main living area for reading and all-around book laziness.

The Ellery Chair from West Elm. Couldn't you just see yourself snuggled into it while your legs drape over a fabulously cozy footstool? (yes that ball-o-yarn is a footstool)