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Get Inspired by The Great Gatsby

Welcome our new writer Dana Bach Johnson. Wonderlust: The Great Gatsby We are so excited about the ”The Great Gatsby” movie! This new lavish version by Baz Luhrmann is set to make the Jazz Age sparkle…

Just In: Fashion Loves Animals {Benefit Fashion Show}

  On May 4th at SIR Stage 37 in New York, celebrities, fashion elite, and media gathered to celebrate the future of fashion at Fashion Loves Animals hosted by and benefiting Farm Sanctuary. The event…

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…

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…

Just in: GH, Editions, A New Art Concept

Editor’s note: welcome Jeroen Gulickx as our new guest contributor telling about a new art concept GH, Editions, and about exciting new trends in art and art collecting. Why is Art such an interesting subject…

Scandinavian Tradition: Midsummer Fest

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Midsummer fest in Scandinavia Midsummer, or midsommer in Sweden and Juhannus in Finland, is one of the biggest Holidays in these two Nordic countries, right there with Christmas in popularity. Midsummer occurs on the weekend…

Home Trend: Union Jack & London Calling

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I love this British pride photo from ELLE and I can’t help but getting excited about everything British, everything with Union Jacks, and everything London as I hear everyone talking about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee…

IKEA Limited Edition MYRLILJA Textile Collection

IKEA MYRLILJA now available in the stores

Stay tuned for more home decorating posts and never miss a post – subscribe to Skimbaco Home feed. IKEA’s new limited edition textile collection called MYRLILJA hits the IKEA stores world wide tomorrow June 1,…

HGTV Magazine Now in the Newsstands (Sneak Peek Photos Here)

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HGTV Magazine hit the newsstands on May 29th and while I know they say you shouldn’t judge a book by cover, and you probably shouldn’t judge a magazine by cover either, but I have to…

The New IKEA PS 2012 Collection

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Stay tuned for more home decorating posts and never miss a post – subscribe to Skimbaco Home feed. I know… I promised our new home in Sweden will not be completely decorated with items from…

Happy Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! Hoping today and every day you take action to protect Earth. Small things like unplugging electronics when not in use, or recycling make a big difference when we all do it. Preserving…

Gorgeous Notting Hill Home in ELLE Decor

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Here is some eye candy for you my design friends. These gorgeous photos are from home of an Australian-born designer Peter Mikic in London’s Notting Hill. Notting Hill still has some undiscovered gems that are…

Villa Overby as Seen in the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo movie was well represented at the Oscars, but went home only with one Academy Award for film editing, but if there was an Oscar for the best house in…

Kay Bojesen Denmark Wooden Songbirds

Kay Bojesen created some of the most loved wooden toys of the last century. While Kay Bojensen has already passed away, his legacy still lives today at Kay Bojesen Denmark, and in spring 2012, a…

Decorate With Maps: Ideas How!

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I love to travel, and I love it to show in my home as well. But I like to keep my home very minimalistic, and try not to buy souvenirs, and things that, well, don’t…