Loft loveliness

This crisp all-white apartment works as a crisp canvas

for the eclectic mix of furniture, and with great success.

There are many details to note - good and bad, and I found

myself going over the images again and again to take it all in.

Also note the drops of yellow accent here and there through

the whole apartment - creates a nice consistent flow.

The asymmetrical placement of the furniture is great and the

light really sets off the contrasting colours against the white.

Love the contrast between the gold detail in the seatee at the front

against the starkness of the floor and industrial like windows.

The wooden statues and un-matching chairs are great, as is

what could be a restored 19c drop leaf table from Sweden..

The statuettes on the table along with the over-sized candle stick

caught my eye immediately - the backdrop is a bit distracting...

I love a freestanding bed, but would never turn my back on

a window like this - I would not be able to sleep..

Love the room apart from that though - it has that nice and fresh

openness that I like so much in interiors.

How many option does one need when showering?!..

And we all know that if I didn't have young children that

prevent me from having looong indulgent showers, I

would never have posed that question... :)

images via the folded

Loft Magazine

xCharlotta

Cutness of the littles

And as yesterday's 'pink post' went down a treat with Isabella,

I now dedicate this post of animal cuteness to my son Oscar.

Oscar loves baby animals - actually he loves all babies, and all animals.

These pictures will make him giggle.. as did I when finding them..

Like Oscar and Isabella on a bad day..

 

How I feel at the end of these kinds of 'bad days'..

...and the load of motherhood is heavy...

..and I find myself looking deep into the coffee cup in search for energy!

But most of the time they are friends (mostly thanks to Oscar..)..

 ..and I relax in parental bliss.

 Cute cheekiness of siblings is often present in our house..

Though this rat team make the penguins of the 'Madagascar' movie
(kaboom Rico!), and my own kids look like amateurs..

Though Oscar can also be cheeky...

..he is mostly just plain cute!

..and most of the time we are one happy, close-knit little family!

 

 

I am so incredibly proud and honoured to be Oscar's mother,

and I rest in the knowledge that the world is a better place

for having him in it!!

xMamma

xxx

Pink

This statement was made by the legendary Diana Vreeland.

Not a typically 'pink person' myself, I have of course given birth

to a daughter who is obsessed with pink and all things pink!
I do not dislike the colour at all, but I don't share the same
deep and honest passion that Isabella has for pink...

My little whirlwind immerses herself in a cloud of pink dreams,

numerous fluffy tutu skirts, stings of pink beads and her ultimate
wish this Christmas is that Santa brings her a pretty pair of pink
ballet shoes and some pink lipstick (she calls it 'make-it-up')..

Pink is a symbol of femininity, self-love, tenderness and acceptance.
It also said that certain shades of pink help neutralize disorder and

violence, and that some prisons therefore use pink to soothe inmates.

xCharlotta

Rustic simplicity Salina, Italy

Salina - one of the Eolian Islands in Italy, where I

spent 48 hours waiting out a serious storm whilst sailing

around the area years ago, and where most famously

the gorgeous movie 'Il Postino' was filmed.

Here a rustic & charming home located on the island.

Perhaps not the most sophisticated of homes, but to

me it is this charming simplicity that makes it so beautiful.

And as I remember the magic of the island itself - the smell

of salt saturated air, the perfect colour blue of the ocean

and the breathtaking scenery, this is a house where I would

like to walk barefoot and without a worry in the world...

Off to take my post next to my daughter whose

asthma has flared up again due to a persistent cold.

G'nite!

xCharlotta