Tag: Swedish

Pick of the Pads: Swedish farmhouse

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Elle Decoration Country issue one cover

This month’s pick of the Pads is taken from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country.

title page of the 'Artistic Idyll' feature from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

This featured house is a beautiful converted Swedish farmhouse next to the sea – no wonder it’s referred to as an ‘idyll’!

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

Owners Maria and Sam, respectively a textile designer and an artist, spend the summer months decamped here from Stockholm for 6 months of the year.

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing the home owners from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

It’s just about perfect for our taste. All the rooms in the house look so comfortable, cosy and lived in.

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing the sitting room from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

A natural, neutral palette with flashes of a brighter hue.

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing the hallway from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

Anyone who’s seen our house know we love bright colours in a kitchen and this one has got real punch!

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing the yellow and blue kitchen from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

The spaces are full of texture – the furniture, the crockery, decorative objects and fabric of the building itself.

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing a table and set of chairs from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

There are beautiful floors throughout, wide wooden floorboards and lovely, worn stone tiles…

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing a long shot through to a dinging room from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

…covered over here and there with various rugs and mats.

page from the 'Artistic Idyll' feature showing the outdoor patio area from the launch issue of Elle Decoration Country

A simple, unfussy outdoor eating area to take in the views rounds things off perfectly.

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Charity Vintage: Jie Gantofta biscuit jar

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Jie Gantofta biscuit jar for sale in support of Dove House Hospice on eBay for Charity
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We’ve long admired Anita Nylund’s designs for Jie Gantofta. Folky, colourful and most importantly useful. A collection of these jars looks fab in a vintage kitchen. We’ve come across containers in this range for tea, coffee, sugar, sugar shakers, salt & pepper shakers, salt pots, dried fruit, raisins, rice, spice jars, pickles and fish (?!).

Here’s a Jie Gantofta biscuit jar currently being sold on eBay for Charity in support of Dove House Hospice*. It’s already over £20 and it ends in a couple of days, so if you want to start or add to your collection get bidding quick!

*Dove House Hospice offers specialist palliative care to adults with life-limiting illnesses. Palliative care is the total care of a patient whose disease is no longer able to be cured. There is no charge for our services & we rely on funds raised in the community.

Tuesday Huesday: Alvhem Mäkleri och Interiör apartment

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pink sofa with colourful cushions beneath a wall of bookshelves

I’ve just discovered the website of estate agents Alvhem Mäkleri och Interiör. They don’t seem like any estate agency I’ve ever encountered – they seem, well… NICE! They’re all about impeccable standards, passion for properties, not doing the hard sell.

Their site is brimming with gorgeous photos of the interiors & exteriors of some of their apartments -I’d be lining up to put an offer in on any single one of them!