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Interiors: New from Scandinavia – Kauniste

New from Finland: Kauniste I’m so excited to share design news from Scandinavia that are not from Sweden, but from Finland. Kauniste is a new multi-designer brand from Finland, and their shop in Helsinki was…

10 Must Have Modern Design Products for Home

Here are the top 10 modern design products for home that I like and recommend. Did you read What is great design and why it matters, where I also took a few pictures of some…

Gorgeous Swedish All White Home with Pop of Color

When we first started planning our move to Sweden, this is kind of how I dreamed of living… In a small open apartment in an old building in the city, decorated in all white, with…

Sleek Minimalistic Kitchen Design: Slide N Hide Counter top

This moving counter top looks amazing! The Slide N Hide kitchen counter top was designed by Bradco Kitchens and Baths, and they launched it at this year’s Dwell On Design exhibition. This sleek, remote controlled,…

My Living Room Stage 2

I have a feeling it’ll be a while before we have this new house decorated. Like with any house, it is better to live in first and then see what you really want to do…

More Iittala Shopping: Lempi glasses

Last month I admired the Matti Klenell’s Lempi glasses for Iittala designed by Matti Klenell, and last week when visiting an Iittala store in Finland my husband spotted the same glasses on the shelf. “Hey,…

Pulu Oil Lamp by Katriina Nuutinen

I adore the simplicity of the Pulu oil lamp designed by Finnish Katriina Nuutinen. Katriina Nuutinen is a recent graduate from the Applied Art and Design department in The University of Art and Design Helsinki,…

Iittala Lempi Glass Designed by Matti Klenell

Lempi Glass by Matti Klenell Swedish designer Matti Klenell designed a new every occasion glass for Finnish Iittala called “Lempi”. Lempi means ‘favourite’ in Finnish, and Lempi was created for any occasion, informal or spectacular,…

Skip Hop Bumper-free Sheets for Cribs

This past October the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued new safe sleep guidelines for infants to prevent against SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). The new recommendations state that bumper pads should not be used…

Cloud Shaped Home Decorating

Now when the clouds of Irene are gone, we can maybe even think the beauty of clouds as inspiration for home decorating products. I love these cloud shaped products from cloud pillows to cloud tables…

Wineries & Design

Photo: Ceretto’s cube in the village of Castiglione Falletto in Italy. Amazing Design in Wineries around the World When we think of wineries – we think of old cellars, massive barrels and stone floors, and…

Black & White, Comfortable Interior Inspiration from Scandinavia

I am in this very simple comfortable decoration mode. White walls, wood floors, a few colorful items that pop. Blankets and pillows. Cozy couch to curl up. Pictures on the walls that have a meaning.…

Brands Scandinavia

Brands Scandinavia is a collaboration of some of the top Finnish designers. The Brands Scandinavia’s products are functional and fun, and durable and beautiful. The products are meant for everyday living, and they take the…

HiddenView integrates the TV as part of the Interior

Finnish designer Stefan Lindfors brings together design and technology for modern homes in his latest design work, the HiddenView. HiddenView wall shelf integrates a flat-screen TV as a seamless part of the home or office…

Knoll: Modern. In the Classic Sense.

1961 Florence Knoll Table Desk 1950 Eero Saarinen Executive Chair with tubular legs

Knoll introduces Modern. In the Classic Sense., a new sales and marketing initiative celebrating its timeless design. The modern classic furniture designs by Eero Saarinen and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are being paired with…

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