torsdag 9. juni 2011

Uterom











Uterom. Hva er det??? Jeg må nesten le av ordet. Her nord har vi ikke et slikt uttrykk. Vi er inne så store deler av året, at når sola skinner slipper vi alt vi har og løper ut. Og nordlendinger løper helst opp på et fjell eller ned i fjæra. Ut på havet eller ut i skogen. Vi tar frem de mest praktiske og gjerne billigste utemøblene vi har. Ja, for de pakkes bort mellom hver solstråle. Vi har ikke uterom. Vi stasjer ikke lykter i trærne. For det er lyst hele tiden. Vi har kanskje et mygglys her og der. Men når jeg tenker meg om, så har vi et fint uterom. Naturen. Vi har midnattsol og ullgensere. Støvler og sekk. Likevel, jeg fikk knipset noen bilder da jeg var så heldig å drikke kaffen i sola.  Ikke noe pastellfargede utrom. Vi har nemlig prioritert ny peis framfor ny veranda i år. Og det kjenner jeg er riktig prioritering. I og med at vi fyrer i ni av årets tolv måneder. Stæsja uterom trenger vi ikke. Du får drikke kaffen din som det er. Her hos oss.  


We don´t have much summer up north, so why bother pimping our balcony too much? You´ll have to drink your coffee as it is. This year. We´re buying a stove instead of a new balcony this year. And it feels totally right, since we´ll use it 9 out of 12 months. Still I try to make the best out of it. 

Projects





A project a day keeps the doctor away? 
I enjoy spending time at home. I relax here. I can do whatever whenever. It´s becoming a real home, I guess. This has been a productive week, finishing that stool my grandfather made years ago. I´m working on some pillows too. I will soon show you the result as soon as they are ready. I also had to stitch pieces of my new fabric on some canvas. I think it looks very cool combined with that label from Cheap Monday. Now I want to hang them on a wall. But I guess they´ll just have to stay where they are. For a while. Hot sunny weather is coming our way, so I´ll try to spend some more time outside. Make your day the best. 

onsdag 8. juni 2011

Pass på snella di




Ei god snelle skal man ta godt vare på. Raremannen satte snella si på oppdrag. Sammen utviklet vi dette etuiet. Bare rester er brukt.  Morsomt å ha et prosjekt sammen, som innebefatter stoff og stil. Ikke bare hus. 


We made this together, me and my boyfriend. It´s nice to have projects together. 

tirsdag 7. juni 2011

Things



I made this collage of wishes for my 30th birthday. I actually got some plates from Marimekko from  and friends. I really fancy them, and try to use them every day. Life is to short for not using nice  plates for dinner. I also got that mill. Well, I bought it in HAY Shop Copenhagen for some of my birthdaymoney. And now I´m waiting for those ultimate shoes to arrive from the states. I am so lucky to have a very kind family member over there, helping me getting the coolest shoes ever. Thank you so much Coffeelady! You should check out her lovely clothes for kids. 
Now I might order a poster soon. Then, I probably will find something else to wish for. Isn´t that funny? The more we get, the more we want. Quite disgusting actually. But these items I will treasure for years. I know. I never buy shit anymore.  


“The collaboration between Marimekko and Converse feels so natural,” says Noora Niinikoski, Marimekko Design Manager and Fashion Designer. “Both companies have a strong, unique heritage and have always walked their own paths. There’s something very special about this kind of timeless lifestyle, and I think these shoes are a great example of that.”

mandag 6. juni 2011

Syings





Fint å få ferdigstilt bestilte prosjekter. I helga ble det mobiletuier, putetrekk og Ting&Tang-pose. Putene skal få trykk. De ble så tøffe at jeg må lage en til oss også. Takk Kjersti for ideen. Gleder meg til å vise dere.


This week end I managed to finish some orders. I made iphoneholders, pillows and a little bag for stuff. I´ll have to  make one pillow for our sofa too, because they look so good. I´ll show you soon.