Yellow and white striped Pouf

I finished this piece recently. The traditional use of a piece like this is to have your sowing or knitting underneath the little compartment where you have your needles and threads and such. And besides that you can sit on it when the lid is down. The top is in black velvet and the yellow/white fabric is a heavy cotton. The tiny legs are carved as lions feet and painted black. Inside it´s covered in white cotton and lined with a black velvet ribbon. Available at Tapetorama in Malmö.

Bookcase - looking all brand new

So I got this bookcase from my dear friends Kristian and Kalle a while back. It was quite beaten up when I saw it at first and I wasn´t at all sure what to do with it.

One of this season's big trends is tartans. I have always had a soft spot for Scottish tartans, something that started out with an old book I happened to come across at an auction once. So I went to Tapetorama and checked what they had in stock and came back with the perfect wallpaper from Lewis & Wood: Tartan Hunting Green. I matched that with a paint called Charleston Grey from Farrow & Ball. I chose to paint most of the bookcase apart from the back which I wallpapered, the sliding door which got to keep its grassy feel and the legs which I just sanded and oiled.

Voilà! I am proud to say that it is finally finished.

Summer mood

It´s easy to change the setting in a room by just adding some flowers and alter the lighting with just some candles. If your bored with your home try moving things around and be creative with what you got in your cupbords and things that can be reworked or altered in some way. This is a dresser I have made in turqoise and decorated with things already in my home.

Need some organisation?

Since I am a big fan of letters this dresser appealed to me right away. Inspired from vintage printing blocks and made in solid oak. Perfect for filing anything and everything. Available from Kent and London