1 – Swedes know how to work that famous Ikea Stockholm Rang rug (to hide an ugly tile floor)

2 – Swedes know how to highlight rug above with a cool large-scale graphic piece of art

3 – Swedes know how to work funky wallpapers in a dining room

4 – Swedes know how to create a rockin’ display with an amazing collection of pottery (LOVE!!!!)

via Hus & Hem

Kathryn Chaplow is an interior designer located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that I discovered a little while ago while surfing the net for people to blog about. Her take on interiors is fairly uncomplicated and understated but that is what makes it work for real people. Sometimes we need to take a break from all these grand designs and appreciate something a little more ‘everyday’. And thanks to Kathryn’s designs I have a new found love for the colour green.

Here we go again with yet another Swedish-inspired post. I find their interiors so casual, relaxing and soothing to the eye. The inspiring photos below are care of photographer Magdalena Björnsdotter. Simple photos that highlight the simple beauty of the mostly white spaces.

It’s that time of the year again….and Matthew Mead has gone and done it again, publishing yet another gorgeous holiday magazine featuring all sorts of yummy recipes, decorating ideas and crafts – featuring your favourite bloggers! Anything you need to make the upcoming holidays extra fabulous. Check out the details on his site, and order your 144-page copy here. Sneak peek below!

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim[@]hotmail[.]com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

I’ve been hoping to catch my pets snoozing nearby one of my favorite vignettes – an old speaker against my Moroccan stenciled wall – so I could snap a photo. This is about as close as I could get. Our newest family member Jelly is snuggled in her blanket on the loveseat, speaker and wall in the background. And I couldn’t leave out my Bobo. He is pictured here stealing Jelly’s spot later that evening.
– Lauren

These are our girls Stella & Lucy. I caught them on our freshly made bed acting like they own the place…which they basically do 🙂
– Lara

Here’s a picture of my Bichon, Harley, in his favorite perch, on top of the bed between all the down pillows.
– Margery (Boulder, CO)

All cats (Alistair, Apollo, Penny) enjoying the warm sun on a cold Minnesota morning. Darwin keeping watch over the neighborhood. 
– Jill Hansen (Blaine, MN)

This is Sirts – a feral stray cat from the non-kill shelter (www.kassiabi.ee) where I volunteer. I am domesticating her so she can be someone’s pet. She has been with me for a few weeks now. The funniest thing about her is that she is absolutely fascinated with the TV!
– Merje (Tallinn, Estonia)

The dog in the photo, is my old Jack Russel lady. Her name is Moa, and she love to be in the sun. She is laying on the sofa in the livingroom, a favorite place for her (and me :-)) The cushion in the background, I made by myself and have print the number with color.
– Anette

This was my ferret, Pancha, she passed away almost a year ago. She enjoyed having fun with my architecture homework and sleeping on it. She used to sleep with me under the sheets 🙂
– Cynthia (Mexico)

This is ‘elegant’ Guapa, my sister in law’s jack russel. Guapa is elegantly posing in this photo, too cute!
– Gabriela