Livet Hemma Wednesday Inspiration

It has been awhile since I mentioned the lovely Ikea run blog Livet Hemma. In May I blogged about A Pause In The Pastel which featured some of their photographs that made my heart pitter patter. One of the things I love most about this blog is I can purchase everything that inspires me in their photographs, and I can be assured it will be affordable. From my previous post I purchased the lovely enamel water pitcher and am still considering the Ofelia blanket.

I love that I can come back to this blog time and again and it never stops inspiring me.




I love the way the blog translates to English. This is the description for the photograph below.

"In the interval between farming and greenhouse påtning is a true respite. Full of oxygen and wonderful smells, it is a nice place to just be on. You can sit in there and really see how it grows around you! Some small botanical images or plant books to browse contributes to nature's tranquil ambience. A creaky wicker chair fits into the picture of a lush place, and Byholma armchair ages beautifully in the greenhouse climate."

All images are via the Livet Hemma blog.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Friday and some DIY

Happy Friday friends! This danish has nothing to do with anything except that it was delicious and so beautiful I had to snap a picture of it. Mmmm danish!

I have had this lovely jewelry box for awhile now. I spotted it at the thrift months ago and scooped it up for 3$. At the time it had no hardware and the paint on it was peeling. I sanded painted this baby with Martha Stewart's paint in A Glass of Milk. The handles are from Ikea and cost 1.99 for all 6! The piece comes off a little yellowed in the pictures, it is in fact a nice white color. Our weather has been stormy here lately making natural light photographs tricky.


I lightly distressed the edges so the piece looked a little worn and well loved. I originally was planning on using it to store craft supplies, however I've decided to keep it on my dresser to store jewelry. I am just a little too in love with it to let it go into the dark sewing room.

Gosh don't you just love the scalloped edges at the bottom of it?


I recently tackled another little DIY project with this piece of art. I took an old beat up board and stenciled on some parts of Ingrid Michaelson's song You and I. I stenciled ornate swirls on before doing the letters, but I think it makes it look a little busy. A good learning lesson for next time!


It feels so good to have some projects completed that have been on the go forever. Do you have anything you've been meaning to get to accomplishing? I still have about a million other things I'd like to get done.

Have a wonderful Friday!

A Pause In the Pastel

Happy Friday!

I do feel like lately I've had a majority of inspiration posts.

Next week I am planning on getting started on a new DIY project - it involves tracking down new glass drawer pulls like these,

Hopefully I can find some this weekend and not have to purchase online and pay shipping.

My Friday inspiration comes from this website called Livet Hemma. The site (from the looks of things) is run by Ikea. The website isn't in English but I just popped it into Google Translate and viola! I can understand it!

I came across this beautiful post titled A Pause in the Pastel. I adore the text as well as the delicate photographs.



Here is an excerpt,

"Bright colors, crisp white and delicate pastels gives peace and tranquility in your bedroom and invites you to sweet dreams. Färska rosor i ljusrosa och vitt doftar ljuvligt och skapar dessutom syrerik luft i rummet. Fresh roses in light pink and white smells lovely and creates oxygen-rich air in the room.

...The vitsåpade hardwood floors and white walls provide an airy feeling in a small bedroom and is easy to decorate and transform with the help of textiles.

...Carpet Åborg with long pile is soft and comfortable to put your feet on while it has a sound dampening effect... All soft pillows, fluffy blankets and textiles provides a cozy atmosphere and makes you want to stay in bed a little longer."

I love that the translation is a little broken, it adds to the romantic feel I get from this space. I encourage you to check out Livet Hemma.

I love that I can actually buy everything used to design this space - and the items are at great Ikea prices.

I have been eyeing the Ofelia - the white fluffy throw blanket on the bed for ages now. I'm considering purchasing it for a fun summer throw. I didn't know it was only 24.99 either, not a bad price!

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I may also need to pick up Sockerart (9.99), the lovely vase they also used.

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Loves!