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Home: Refresh the Home for Spring with Accents from Target

It’s time for Springtime When buying new home decor pieces for spring, I wanted to challenge myself to buy versatile pieces that I could use throughout my home in various ways. When I laid eyes…

Home: 4 Tips How to Mix & Match Colors and Patterns

It’s time for springtime With the official arrival of spring, I always get the urge to “redecorate” my house. Incorporating bright colors and fun patterns into your home can be the perfect way to prepare…

Just in: Luxury hacks for IKEA Furniture – Introducing Superfront

Swedes can now enjoy luxury hacks for IKEA A new kind of home design company opened its doors this week in Sweden allowing people to revamp their existing IKEA furniture to look like a higher…

Easter Table Setting (on a dime) Inspired by Gramma’s Vintage Style

Welcome our new writer Caitlin Covington of Southern Curls & Pearls It’s Time for Springtime My debut post for Skimbaco couldn’t be more fitting for the beautiful spring weather we’ve been experiencing lately in South…

IKEA Outdoor Living Products Hit the Stores

Think Spring Oh yes, it’s spring here in Sweden too. The birds are singing, the snow is melting, water dripping, I can already see my driveway on a few places, and the daily temperature highs…

Home: Refresh the Home for Spring with Accents from Target

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It’s time for Springtime When buying new home decor pieces for spring, I wanted to challenge myself to buy versatile pieces that I could use throughout my home in various ways. When I laid eyes…

Home: 4 Tips How to Mix & Match Colors and Patterns

tips how to mix and match colors and patterns at home

It’s time for springtime With the official arrival of spring, I always get the urge to “redecorate” my house. Incorporating bright colors and fun patterns into your home can be the perfect way to prepare…

Just in: Luxury hacks for IKEA Furniture – Introducing Superfront

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Swedes can now enjoy luxury hacks for IKEA A new kind of home design company opened its doors this week in Sweden allowing people to revamp their existing IKEA furniture to look like a higher…

Easter Table Setting (on a dime) Inspired by Gramma’s Vintage Style

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Welcome our new writer Caitlin Covington of Southern Curls & Pearls It’s Time for Springtime My debut post for Skimbaco couldn’t be more fitting for the beautiful spring weather we’ve been experiencing lately in South…

IKEA Outdoor Living Products Hit the Stores

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Think Spring Oh yes, it’s spring here in Sweden too. The birds are singing, the snow is melting, water dripping, I can already see my driveway on a few places, and the daily temperature highs…

Holidays: Christmas Craft & DIY Inspiration from Sweden

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Christmas DIY Ideas from Sweden I feel like I have a new hobby: it’s scouting for different Christmas markets every weekend. The first Christmas markets opened here in Sweden already three weeks ago, and it’s…

Home: 5 Secrets of Hosting Easy Holiday Parties

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This post is brought to you by Breville. Secrets to super easy Holiday Entertaining I like big parties and I can not lie: sometimes I tend to overdo it, and when I do, I am…

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Design Lovers under $50 {from Katja}

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Note: We use interactive images – click on the product info and links in the photo. Design gifts on a budget What is great design? Great design is beautiful, functional, and high quality. Typically with…

Weekend DIY Project: Nautical Adirondack Chair Paint Job

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Weekend Project: Adirondack Chair paint job Paint is probably the easiest – and the cheapest- way to transform a look to completely new, and I love small weekend-sized paint projects, like painting furniture and giving…

DIY Soup Can Vase

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Remember my soup can craft last summer? I still use cans for decorating and this time I made an army of them for a Scandinavian summer outdoor party. We don’t use much canned foods so…