Fessing Up : My Dirty Little Secret

Today I'm thrilled to be over at one of my favourite blogs, Little Black Door, dishing about one of the secrets that I keep about my living situation. When I say it's dirty...I mean it literally.

  Here is a look at some of the goodness you can expect to find over at Elizabeth's blog while you're there checking out my confession. Her home is so fabulous, and she is a DIY master:

 Loved her cane chair transformation!

This painted staircase leading down to her basement is so fun!

This room she designed for her lucky daughters is perfection!

Now what are you waiting for?! Head on over to Little Black Book for the good stuff.
xox

Danish art lover's apartment

This flat is inhabited by Tanja Grunwald, a film casting director, who has an eye not ony for talent but also interesting art that makes her home in Frederiksberg so personal. In the apartment's eight rooms, there is a whole variety of paintings, some of which Tanja inherited from her parents.The lovers of design may recognize the sofa that Tanja purchased in Room in Copenhagen as well as many other lovely pieces of furniture.

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Pink with Envy: My Mom's Depression Glass Collection

Sorry for the radio silence last week. I'm a bad, bad little blogger. Do you forgive me? I was in Waterloo visiting my family, and well, you know how these things go. One day while my mom was at work, I unloaded all of her pink depression glass to admire and snap pictures of. This pattern is known as Old Colony or Open Lace, and is very delicate as the edges tend to break easily. I just love this collection. It's one of my very favourite things.

 Isn't it just perfect? I'm simply pink with envy!
Do you have any depression glass of your own?

Vintage feel in Stockholm

This apartment in the heart of Stockholm is really well equipped.The furniture brings a really lovely vintage feel to the space.The combination of black and white also makes the rooms look masculine.

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Bright and charming flat in Johanneberg

This bright and charming flat located in Johanneberg is filled with amazing pieces. The walls are painted in white, the floor covered with herringbone parquet and ceiling framed by stucco. Moreover, if you really like this flat from the 1920s, you should be aware that it is currently being sold!

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Closet Dreaming: Walk-In Closet Makeover Plans

So as you may have seen if you follow me on Instagram, I'm thinking about giving my giant walk-in closet a mini makeover. It just feels cluttered, disorganized, and not living up to its full potential. Also, my hamper broke resulting in a growing mountain of laundry taking up most of the floor space. Of course, the most boring cost effective solution would be to replace the hamper, which I fully intend, but I figure why not have a little fun with the space too?

The only thing is that I'm questioning whether or not it is worth investing money into, when I only plan on being in this rental for another 18 months or so. But I think I can do it on a tight budget, and if I spend money on solutions that I can take with me to my next place (although I doubt I will find another closet this big), it will be worth it. I'm thinking $250-300 is a reasonable budget for the space.
I've dreamed up this moodboard with my current ideas for the space:

I love the idea of adding some dressers because everything looks more organized behind closed storage. I want the space to feel sexy and glamorous.

I've come across a couple of other great ideas that I would love to implement in my walk-in: 

via Design Darling

^ I love Mackenzie's idea of using an acrylic letter sorter to organize clutches. This would look great on top of those dressers!

via Made by Girl

^Maybe I could paper or paint the drawers with a fun pop of pattern or colour like Jen did.

And just in case you need a reminder of how it looks currently, here it is, only today it looks much messier:

So what do you guys think? Should I make this my spring project or do you think it's not worth it?
Cast your vote in the comments!
xox

Vintage lovers Stockholm apartment

Welcome to the home of Lina and Edin, two vintage lovers and owners of Dusty Deco antique store in Stockholm. Their aparmtment is, therefore, filled with amazing vintage treasures: Arne Jacobsen's Sjuan and T-stolen,  a mottled tool wheeled cabinet from a machine shop or a ceiling light from a workshop in Santa Barbara. The mix of industrial and mid-century design creates a a truly wonderful atmosphere.


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Elle Decor Shout Out

This weekend I was beyond honoured by a shout out from Elle Decor via their twitter and website. Elle Decor is such an amazing magazine, I have a whole stack of old issues I could never part with.

 See it in action here!
Thanks so much Elle Decor!
xox

Sophisticated Nordic apartment in Copenhagen

This flat of Lotte and Mathieu located in Copenhagen was previously a post office. The couple transformed it into this wonderful combination of vintage pieces from flea markets and contemporary design pieces. This eclectic mixture and Nordic feeling create a perfectly elegant and sophisticated atmosphere. 

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Valentine's Day Bar Cart & Heart Scewer DIY

As I've discussed before, I love being able to decorate my apartment as feminine as I want (like my gallery wall here). This bachelorette pad thing is something I try to take total advantage of because I know I won't be able to do it forever. This year, I'm feeling especially excited for Valentine's Day, and it shows! Over the weekend I added some fun, easy, lovey-dovey updates to my bar cart:

I made the little heart shaped straw toppers / drink skewers simply by cutting hearts out of construction paper and then gluing a toothpick in between 2 hearts. I think they are adorable! My XOXO pillow from Chapters Indigo (on major sale!) is also looking great with this theme! And I can't forget about my adorable 'Cherry on Top' cards by Ashley Brooke Designs. I had this one on my inspiration board and one day I opened it and found a hidden little love note from M. inside! He's so sweet.

Do you decorate for Valentine's Day?
xox

Painting out the Trim

If there is one trend I heard being repeated over and over during the talks at IDS this year, it's that the big thing right now is to paint the trim to match the walls.

via Martha Stewart

Katie Ridder via Southern Living

via Thom Filicia

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How do you all feel about this look? I'll admit, at first I didn't like it, but it's growing on me. I especially like it in rooms with dark walls like the last two photos, where white trim would be too harsh of a contrast and really ruin the moodiness of the space. Weigh in on your thoughts in the comments!
xox