On the other Stockholm series table from Ikea I have set up the Pentik silver reindeers, which are candle holders, two vases and three little tea light imitating the back ground fabric on the wall.

Square glass vases filled with sea shells and fresh flowers. Opaque ones are lights and my favorite bowls are Maribowls from Iittala, in Finnish Mariskooli. You can find all existing Maribowl colours on www.iittala.fi or www.marimekko.com

My favorite colour is the rose /olive, it is the mix of these two colours and the colour change according the light you have in the room. The Maribowls are a real collectors items and it can be used in many ways.

GET CREATIVE!

I read a lots of different decoration magazines. I follow UK, Finnish, French, Australian, South African and Spanish magazines. To keep all ideas from wall painting to accessories and all what comes to decoration, I cut pictures from the mags and keep them for a while. Then when I have piles of pictures, I will sort them out in some kind of order, bathrooms, kitchens, colours, accessories etc. Then I will glue the pictures on big visual diaries or sketch books with plastic covers. The blank white pages fills up fast with all kind of pictures that I want to keep, I don't write much on those pages, the image will tell more than words. I have made plenty these type of books; one for colours for painting ideas, country style, rustic style, modern African style, I even have one book for Christmas. I made even a special one, when I was looking for ideas for our chalet. You can have plenty stylish ideas for your home. When ever I am short of tricks for accessories, the best way is go back to my pages and I will always find something new on them.
Doing these books are one of my favorite pass time on a rainy day.

TV CORNER In the Chalet

A cosy corner with Marimekko fatboys.

The light coloured wall is made of birch wood, behind the 1,2cm thick wooden sheet there is a black fabric.

All design by me.

Our holiday house is called "Kurjenlento" meaning "the fly of the crane" is situated in Merimasku on the Turku Archipelago in Finland. It is a true dream come through for me. Most of the design was made by me and some professional help of Honkatalot, a Finnish company that sells different type of houses. It is a eco house that me and my husband built with help of some very handy carpenters and few good friends.

We spent here part of our summer every year. It is a place were we enjoy the sea, sauna, fishing, boating, cooking food on the pier, friends and family and watching the sun that never really sets in summer time in Finland.