a sauna in a box

: : uuuh, I want a sauna in my house so bad!! two weeks ago I went skiing with friends, and there was a sauna in the logcabin that we rented. It was amazing!! and made me realize how much I miss it. I can't wait for the day that we can build a sauna in our house, in the meantime I might have to buy this for our back yard.

this sauna is build by the guys at castor, they do some cool sh*t!

new favorite blog

: : found a new favorite blog, .b for bonnie. (via oh joy). Lovely photos of food, friends, places and things. loving these lamps with colorful cords posted recently on her blog.

my idea of a home

: : love this post over at .oh joy. today. I would feel so at home in any of these homes, the light, the wood, the color pop, the simplicity, purposefulness, balance and of course the pop colors feels perfectly aligned with the things I try to create in my own home. turns out the homes are all Swedish, designed by Swedish interior firm Alvhem....no wonder I was drawn to the images.

progress

 : : we did some work over the holiday weekend, we're making progress on our dining room. the wallpaper and antlers are up! the wallpaper looks tres chic! We are still working on a shelf for the opposite wall, and are waiting for our gold lamp to be rewired and hung above the table. oh and white curtains, maybe laser cut felt with kurbits patterns.

Christmas patterns in my shop!!

: : YES, finally!! Christmas prints up in the shop! Inspired by Swedish cross stitching, christmas patterns and decorations. Please check them out in my etsy shop. All version available in both Swedish and English (upon request). And please share your feedback. Would you like to see these as cards, posters or  even letterpressed? All ideas are welcome!

coolest gift guide

: : So, you're trying to find the perfect gift.... .cool hunting. has the 'coolest' gift guide I've seen so far this year. it's a one stop shop for anyone, any age... and for someone who's got style of course. check it out, you might find more things for yourself that you like here (which was my case), but then forward it to friends and family and you might luck out getting what you want.

gold it is!

: : YES!! it's been ordered. our dining room is getting a makeover, gold it is! (gold wallpaper from graham&brown)and shanna murray's garland decal is already up on our newly painted chalk wall.

pendant lights-from Scandinavia

: : we're searching for new lights for our dining room. somehow I'm on a gold kick. these work lamps from design house stockholm are actually goldplated with 24 karat gold!! and then there is my favorite, lilla my's hair, from the mumin troll books.  both lamps are available in the US through A+R.
Any other suggestions for cool, pendant lights?

work in progress- holiday prints

 : : I'm working on a few patterns for the holiday. I'm hoping to have the prints ready and up in my etsy shop within the next 10 days. stay tuned!!

places around the house

: : if you are reading this, THANK YOU, I know I have been missing lately. I'm happy to see you back here. I wanted to share some photos from our home, these photos from our bedroom are from warmer and sunnier days. the wedding tree was a wedding gift, handpainted by my bestfriend .tina. and her husband. it's the best and most beautiful wedding gift, it reminds us of our day and all our friends and family who shared it with us.

there's in fact a funny story about the tree. I had had the same idea as .tina. and had printed a tree and brought to Sweden, when .tina. saw it she said "anna, why do you always have to be doing everything yourself?". But of course, her handdrawn tree was much more beautiful than my printed one, and it fits so perfectly with the colors in our bedroom.

the oil painting is by my grandpa and the gold flower by me. the framed photos are from my favorite places, rockport beach and our summer house.