Nursery Furniture

Stokke Changing table
Via Stokke

 Stokke Crib (top left)
Via Stokke

Danish Bobles to sit on(Bottom Left)
Via flex inredning

Danish Baby Room
Via My Scandinavian Retreat

Via Purple Area

For a calm nursery I recommend soft colors and light woods.  I love a neutral baby room that does not have to change as your baby gets older. If you want to add a little bit of playful color;  add colorful accessories into your nursery.

A Swedish Dala Horse Rug
Via Scandinavian Design Center

Beech Rocking horse
Via Rosendahl

Crochet Hanging Cradle
Via Nordic Bliss

Milk Pitchers

Stelton Milk Jug
Via Huset-Shop

Kaj Franck Milk Pitcher for Arabia of Finland
Via Easy

Via Marley and Lockyer

Milk pitchers are wonderful if you are serving a afternoon tea time, however they also make beautiful centerpieces with a few seasonal flowers on the table. They are small, versatile,  and absolutely worth the investment.

Blue Fluted Mega Jug
Via Royal Copenhagen

The Pitcher with flowers
featured on this holiday
tablescape is classic, and can work for any season
Via Brock Design Group

Sockerart Enameled Milk Pitcher
By Ikea
Via Arren Williams Design Lab

Living with pets without giving up style

Pet Project
Via Moderncat

We just got our first dog, a Lakeland Terrier named Ailsa, featured below. With a pet comes a lot of really unattractive equipment. I believe that you do not need to give up your style for your new loved one. There are simple solutions like the rug below with Ailsa on it;  something that still looks great and can easily be thrown in the washer for those "occasional" accidents. There are some really beautiful homes in scandinavia that have not given up on style for the sake of their pet.

Ms. Ailsa on her new rug.

Via Purple Area

Storage Bench
Via The White Company

A great way of hiding all of those pet toys, food, cleanup products , and any other pooch accessories is a entryway bench with some hidden storage. The bench from the White company fits in perfectly with the scandinavian aesthetic

Via Purple Area

Tablescapes for everyday, keep it simple

Skibsglas Red Wine
Via Holmegaard

Wave Tumbler by Iittala
Via Just Scandinavian

Via Georg Jensen

Format Serving Dish
Via Just Scandinavian

Via Scandinavian Design Center

Above are a few beautiful pieces that can be used in any setting.

Via Love Nordic

Via Purple Area

One of my Favorite things about flipping through design magazines is seeing the latest seasonal products. There are so many beautiful patterns and colors for each season, and I can always picture how  these pieces would look on my dining table, but who has space for an entire new set of plates, glasses and serving pieces for every season? You can use really great basics year round that will look beautiful and fresh for any occasion without having to get a storage unit to store it all. I think Danes have found a great way of doing this, by keeping things simple.
Some great basics that I always keep in the kitchen for anything from breakfast with my husband to a dinner party are; White plates and serving dishes ;beautiful hand blown wine glasses; a gorgeous table cloth or two and most important lots and lots of candles.

New talents coming out of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

This amazing cocktail table is by Allan Nøddebo Nielsen. The center piece lifts up to reveal a small storage space, while the center piece itself ends up becoming a small tray you can move around. What a great table for a party. 

This updated Shaker Chair
was designed by Clinton Stewart

This Ceramic Crudites dish
is by Kristina Vildersbøll

Scandinavian books that inspire me

Via Barnes and Noble

Via Barnes and Noble

Here are a few great books that I often refer to when I want to share  the Danish half of me with friends over a home cooked scandinavian dinner; or to simply get ideas for my home and how I want to live in it.

Via Amazon

Via Barnes and Nobles

The Gamla Stan book was a gift from the author, however you can find it online as well. The beautiful photos and writing give a real inside look to those living in this old part of Stockholm.

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White Bedrooms

My Bedroom on the right and
my inspirations below

White bedrooms are calming spaces; whether modern, traditional or rustic they are all equally inviting. Without the distraction of busy sheets or bright wall colors, an all white room is something anyone can relax in.

Via Design Labryinth

Via Love Nordic Design

Via Decorology

Via Fresh home

Plants and Flowers

Via Simplicity

 Plants and Flowers are used both indoors and outdoors, it helps to soften some of the all white homes.  When it is cold and Dark outside there is something really comforting about still being able to have some fresh plants around you. 

Here is my inspiration on the left for my image on the right.
 Via " Do you love where you live.com"

Via Purple Area

 Above Via On home Design

My Balcony on a Snowy NYC Morning.