I’m loving this urban rustic movement lately. Rustic on white – a perfect harmony to build character to your home without the clutter. I’m big on visuals, and small on words, let this beautiful home explain this movement to you.
I have recently returned from my trip to Asia, and my little black book has hundreds of scribbles about products that amazed me while I was on this trip. One thing that appeared on the wishlist was Kay Bojesen’s gaurdsmen and wooden animal family for perhaps, the future nursery? or perhaps just for me!
Kay Bojesen (1886-1958) is the father to these lovely wooden creatures. Kay reminds me of the Geppetto figure in Pinocchio. He wanted people to connect with his creations by creating each piece to possess a certain essence of humanity, where the creatures themselves were imprinted with life, blood and a heartbeat before he declared it complete.
Bojesen trained as a silversmith in his early days, he’s concept about silverware design showed how meticulous he was with his creations.
Like many creatives, he was rather curious with all sorts of materials, he didn’t want to feel restricted silverware. In his course of searching for other materials, he fell inlove with the possibilities in the lines and curves of wood. This led him to create his family of wooden creatures. Kay Bojesen sold rights to production to Rosendalh and today, the lines from the Crafter is still seen living in these creatures.
See the full range available here. Let’s hope this has cured your wood fetish.
Today, the Monday’s real spaces platform brings you to one of the most inspirational homes yet. The home of Susanna and Jussi Vento in the heart of Helsinki celebrate so many aspects of unique homes.
Susanna Vento, and interior designer, stylist and editor together with her husband, Jussi, a graphic artist have conveniently joint forces of creativity and made this space a spectacular home.
I love all the pieces layed out in this home. The rug, chairs, lighting, artworks – one can really feel the heart put into this home!
The bedroom is beautiful! The neutral tones that set this space as a resting room, and yet uniquely out of the ordinary.
Hope you’ve found as much inspiration as I have in this couple’s beautiful home. Happy Monday!
My beautiful niece is moving to Cape Town, and will be starting her first year of Grade school here. Her mom has asked me to give her some inspiration for her new bedroom, and I’m uber excited to make her room as special and beautiful as she is. It’s amazing to see the quality of inspirations out there.
The tip when choosing pieces to make the little one’s bedroom beautiful is choosing core furniture pieces that will last. Children outgrow their toddler beds with a blink of an eye. Keeping the green factor in mind, these core pieces are essential and will be beneficial in contributing the small changes that matter (with the added benefit of cost effectiveness in the long run).
The next tip to decorating is considering what theme you would like to bring the room into. For theming, design your themed room with decorative additions that can be replaced over the years. Lamp shades, cushions and chairs can be recovered with fabrics relevant to the child’s age time and time again. Wall colours can be repainted, and sticker decals can easily be removed and replaced. Check out MIKU’s range of stunning wall stickers:
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