A beautiful Brazilian beach home

There are several continents I've never been to and one is South America. I've been dreaming of visiting Brazil for years and now that I see this ethereal rural coastal home (via Etxekodeco) I have to turn my dream into a reality!! I love the combination of floaty whites and rustic with cool vintage finds and modern art.

via Etxedeco, Elle Decoration UK

Could you imagine spending your spare time here?!

Speaking of spare time, next week the Swedish holidays have officially begun - yaaaaaay! It'd be rude not to do my part so I'll be joining in by spending lots of time with my wonderful family.  I'll still be blogging but since we'll be moving around a little I might have a few problems with internet so bear with me (after Shanghai I'm not taking any chances!).

Before I head off, I had to share with you an exciting mention on the blog of Sweden's wonderful interior magazine Sköna Hem who chose My Scandinavian Home as blog of the week. Tack team Sköna Hem!

I hope you all have a wonderful couple of days, see you Monday!

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Inspiration from Muuto, Copenhagen

Hello everyone! Last week I visited the new Muuto headquarters in Copenhagen where I met some of the talented Scandinavian designers behind the latest products in the collection and understand more about New Nordic design. As promised here are a few pics......

My Scandinavian Home

Incredible headquarters for an incredible brand! The vignettes around the headquarters were arranged by my clever neighbour and her team from all the way to paris (ATWTP).

Head over to the Muuto website to take a peek at the new collection, or buy some of their fab products here.

Sorry again for the radio silence this week. I've been in Shanghai (amazing city!) and had no access to blogger or Facebook! I'm back in Sweden now, a little jet lagged but happy :)

Good to see you all again!

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Control Japanese Beetles Naturally

You don't necessarily need to stock up on traps and pesticides to control Japanese beetles, but you do have to have good timing and a plan. To beat these bugs, you need to be as cagey and as persistent as they are.  There's a natural approach, but it isn't magic.  It takes catching them early and using their scent as a deterrent. The good news is that this approach is relatively easy and

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A truly heavenly kitchen

I'm pretty happy with the kitchen in our new home.  It is definitely a huge upgrade from anything I've had before.  Ideally I'd like to refinish the light maple colored cabinets in white, knockout one one to open it into the living room, and maybe even swap out the tile for hardwood.  For now though, it will do, and I'll get my fix by perusing amazing kitchens like the one below.

The brick comes from demolished buildings in Chicago, and the steel hood is custom.

I'm in love with the walnut floors! They gray/green cabinets are elegant, but I think I still might have gone with white.

What do you think of these glass pendants?  What do you think about the whole kitchen?

via Traditional Home Great Kitchens

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RANDOM GOODNESS / VEGYESFELVÁGOTT

http://www.weyley.com/urbio-big-happy-family-wall-planters/ 

http://www.littlebluedeer.com/ 

 http://blog.purehome.com/2012/color-combo-crush-burgundy-taupe/?medium=HardPin&source=Pinterest&campaign=type16&ref=hardpin_type16#utm_campaign=type16&utm_medium=HardPin&utm_source=Pinterest

http://www.101woonideeen.nl/zelfmaken/patchwork-van-retrobehang.html 

http://lovenordic.blogspot.gr/2013/06/city-living.html 

http://www.designsponge.com/2013/06/a-brooklyn-brownstone.html 

http://www.decoist.com/2013-06-14/contemporary-californian-residence/ 

http://lamaisondannag.blogspot.se/2012/05/vidir.html 

http://www.theaestate.com/search?updated-max=2012-03-24T09:14:00-05:00&max-results=3&start=21&by-date=false 

http://www.lonny.com/Creative+Kitchen+Ideas/articles/AXENAcE9htd/Rustic+Rollers?ad_seen1

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Beautiful Göteborg home

I just wanted to check in and say sorry for my absence, I have been away on a holiday and haven't been able to access blogger. I will be back Thursday night unless my flight delays. To follow up this little blog post here's a little home tour in a beautiful Göteborg apartment. Hope you enjoy and talk to you soon!

via Alvhem

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Creating a space for entertaining

More and more, Chris and I were finding our small apartment tough for entertaining.  One thing on our "To Do" list for our new home is to knock down the wall between the kitchen and the living room to create a breakfast bar. That would give us a little more space to entertain, but mostly it would vastly increase the flow in our home, making even our modest space more conducive to guests.

via Angie Hranowsky

This seating area isn't particularly large, but the open concept layout and variety of seating makes for plenty of ways for guests to mingle.

via BHG

This kitchen bar can be a great addition to more seating.

via  Houzz.com

Sometimes the bar stool itself can make a big difference. Having backless bar stools still gives you the visual space you need but allows for guest seating. 

via  Houzz.com

I love this "campy" industrial wheeled cart turned bar.
via Country Living

This post in partnership with barstools.co.uk

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Extra space worth using!

I love natural light in a home and tall ceilings can add to that by making a room feel large and bright. A great way to add some of that in a smaller home is doing a loft conversion. Opening up an attic and using that space can really add a lot to a home.

That extra space could go towards adding more square footage and creating a room in the attic! With a nice sky light window you can open up a small space with gorgeous natural light.



Using the natural shape of the extra space can create some stunning designs. Some people are nervous about truss loft conversions but using a specialist can make this transformation easy with as little disruption as possible.



Some spaces are large enough to convert into an entire loft apartment. Using a wall of windows really makes this space feel more like a getaway than an attic!



Another option would be to just open up the space. This kitchen hardly feels small with the tall ceilings and windows.



This post in partnership with LoftCreations.co.uk

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HEADBOARD DIY BY SARAH M DORSEY / ÁGYTÁMLA BARKÁCSOLÁS SARAH M DORSEYVAL

Here is two very good tutorial about how to make your own headboard by Sarah M. Dorsey.
Itt van két nagyon jó kis útmutató arra, hogy készíts magadnak saját ágytámlát - Sarah M Dorseytól.

Via Sarah M. Dorsey designs

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