HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

IMAGE BY NANCY MUELLER

I WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BEST FOR A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!

Julklappstips!!

Nu är det bara några dagar kvar till Julafton och det har blivit så vackert vitt i Stockholm. Snön faller och julmysiken spelas överallt. I butiken är det tända ljus och luktar gran, jättemysigt!

Har ni några julklappar kvar att köpa så får ni några tips här fram till jul.

Välkomna in!!!

Lulu Dk fabrics - now at K & Co.!!

Being the daughter of real estate mogul, Donald Trump, it´s only fitting that Ivanka Trump has a stunning apartment in the Trump Tower on Manhattan´s upper 5th Avenue. Unfortunately we can´t all have her stunning good looks (obviously all from her mother), her big bank account nor her many admirers, but we can have the fabric covering her sofa and chairs!!

Her apartment is the perfect mix of color, contemporary mixed in with antiques and just the right amount of feminine touch without making it too girly.

The sofa is covered in Lulu DK´s Moondance and the chair in her office is Catwalk.

Now available for the first time in Stockholm at K & Co. !!

Please visit the shop to see Lulu´s entire collection!!

Photos from In Style Magazine

My dream house!

photo from www.thingsthatinspire.net

I have had the image of this in my mind for the longest time and now I finally found an actual picture of it... my dream house!!! I love everything about it.. its white clap boards, black shutters and entry door and the symmetry of the window peaks on the second floor. That its set in a gorgeous green surrounding with lush tall trees just makes it even better. A house like this is perfect in all seasons.. but i think the most beautiful in the fall.

ahhhh...dreamy, dreamy

Eric Appel in New York has amazing taste and finds incredibly chic furniture all over the world for his Upper East Side shop. I am a big fan of lucite and think this combination is incredible... brass base with really thick cut lucite top.

1960´s French lucite table

Eric Appel

Photo : 1st dibs

Hillside escape

In my dreams I am the proud owner of a garden pavilion this beautiful, situated somewhere in the Hollywood Hills with a deep dark blue pool and stunning house next to it. It never hurts to dream and pictures like this is such a source of inspiration. This cozy little outdoor living room was part of Mary McDonalds former home and was featured in House & Garden in 2001.

Well done Mary!

check out this talented decorator´s website and be inspired by her incredible use of color and creative ideas.

www.marymcdonaldinc.com

Cocktail party perfect!

Letterpress coasters guaranteed to make any holiday party festive.

www.cursivenewyork.com

photo from Elle Decor

soft presents...

My Jack Russel Terrier Maddie would love this monogrammed pillow by Jonathan Adler

www.jonathanadler.com

.... and I would love these vermicelli patterned pyjamas from the fabulous Tory Burch

www.toryburch.com

Fabulous gifts!!

Pomegranate salt-pepper shaker set : Michael Aram

www.michaelaram.com

Bone ice bucket from Apartment 48

www.apartment48.com

Antelope candlestick by Edwina Hunt

www.edwinahunt.com

Espresso cups by Frette

www.frette.com

A wish list for the luxurious gift giver...

photos from Elle Decor - December issue

Julpynt!

Nu är det dags att ta fram julpyntet och börja ordna inför julen. Fina julgranskulor är lite svåra att hitta men Day Home gör en fantastiskt fin kollektion av kulor i olika färger.

Kom in och kolla in de här fina kulorna och passa på att kolla in lite ideer till julklapparna medan ni är här!

I just found this photo of a pair of Swedish grace period ebonized and upholstered chairs by Uno Åhlgren for Mobilia. Super chic!!

The overscale tufted back and frame detail make them exceptionally beautiful in my opinion.
If only I had a bigger apartment to host these...

Photo courtesy of www.whatisjameswearing.com

New delivery soon!!

I am waiting for a big delivery of some more interesting and beautifully unique pieces from John Derian. Shipment has left NY so it´s just a matter of days until it´s all here.... I can´t wait.

Come in and have a look at all the new goodies!!

Have any doctors in your family or circle of friends? this would make a really cool christmas gift!

Design studio ideas ...

I am trying to narrow down ideas for my design studio and really liked these two pictures.
This is a work in progress but with a fast approaching due date. I need to have this up and running by January....

image 1 ) Meredith O´Donnell
image 2) decor pad

Bibs... not only for babies

To die for!! ... if only we had J. Crew in Sweden.

Bib necklace from www.jcrew.com

Longing for LA....

One of my favorite hotels in the world is Maison 140 in Beverly Hills, LA. I think my obsession and admiration of its designer, Kelly Wearstler, began when I stayed there while working on a design project in Bel Air a few years ago. This boutique hotel is so exquisitely decorated and carefully designed. Each room is different but carries an exotic and asian inspired feel throughout. Looking at these pictures takes me back in time a bit...
Whether you´re staying in the red chinoiserie room (as I did many times) or having a cocktail in the moody red lounge downstairs.. you never know what rockstar or actor has been there before you....

More on this design icon later but in the meantime you can visit the following links for more inspirational photos
www.kwid.com
www.maison140.com

Color wheel

As beautiful as it is basic... the classic colorwheel. I would love to make a poster of this and hang above my desk in my studio.

Working in the woods

Photos : Iwan Baan
read more at The Arch

As a lover of nature and the woods, I immediately fell for this idea. Pictured above is the offices of Selgas Cano architecture firm in Madrid ( I´m not sure how far outside the city this can be ) who have found a way to draw up furniture plans while sitting under leafy trees. Although in a work environment, these happy architects get to be one with nature while sharpening their pencils.. It´s genious!

New and exciting changes on the horizon..

After a very productive Sunday "board" meeting I am now geared up for some changes and am excited to get crackin´... as soon as I beat this horrible cold that has me stuck in bed. Thank goodness it´s not the dreaded swineflu. Luckily I have a boyfriend who is holding down the fort at the shop in my absence, so the door is still open !

There are new and exciting changes happening really soon.. but first we´ll focus on the holidays and all that comes with that. I for one, am very excited that Christmas is just around the corner.

Keep checking in and I´ll keep you posted on updates as we get closer...

xoxo,
Kristina

This is particularly true in my case...

image from "the bottom of the ironing basket" and found on the Pink wallpaper blog

making a change..

I have decided I am going to continue writing my blog in English. I am doing this for two reasons.... 1) so that my dear friends back in the states actually can understand what I write and not only have to look at the pictures, and 2) I am quite frankly, much more comfortable writing in English and hope that I won´t be as intimidated in writing on here if I do.

So here it goes...

Min dröm...

Min dröm så länge jag minns har varit ett sådant här hus....ett stort shingle hus, gärna nära havet och med en vacker trädgård. Gärna inrett med en blandning av antikviteter, fina designade mattor (gärna av Kelly Wearstler) och vackra accessoarer och textilier. Det här huset är väldigt smakfullt inrett av en av mina favorit inredare, Victoria Hagan.

Läs mer och se fler bilder från Victoria Hagans projekt i Architectural Digest.

www.victoriahagan.com

John Derians hem på Cape Cod

John Derian is sitt mysiga lantkök

Fint arrangerat i skåpen

Från Martha Stewart Living

www.marthastewartliving.com

Gods & Gårdar - Klassisk Jul

Gods & Gårdar - Klassisk Jul

Nr. 1, 2009

I veckan kom det ut en ny tidning av Gods & Gårdar som heter Klassisk Jul och är en fantastisk samling av vackert inredda herrgårdar, julklapps tips och julpynt idéer.

Lyckligtvis kom mina fina doftljus och söta tvålar i form av små ugglor med som "bästa julklapparna" på sidan 48. Jag är galen i fina förpackingar.. och de här två produkterna är perfekt exempel på det.

# 3 - Ask med 3 underbart doftande tvålar i form av ugglor 165 kr.

# 7 - Doftljus i pagoda ask 395 kr.

Härlig hall!

Foto : Grey Crawford

House Beautiful

Jättefin inredning för en hall! Perfekt möblerad med byrå, snygg spegel och läcker stol iklädd ett tyg från underbara Robert Kime.

Lyx!

Foto : JosA@Picayo

Designer : David Jimenez

Att bo i kompakt living har sällan sina fördelar (förutom ekonomiska sådana) och på sistone har jag varit så frustrerad över att inte ha tillräckligt med plats. Som tur är har min kära sambo betydligt färre saker än jag men trots det så väller det ut ur garderober och byrålådor. Speciellt trångt är nog vårt lilla badrum där jag gärna velat ha lite mer plats för diverse smink och flaskor, men allra helst bara lite mer golvyta... och så kanske en sådan här härlig dusch. Det här badrummet är en dröm och kommer genast in i önskepärmen för vårt nästa boende... I wish!

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Perfekt julklapp!

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