Styling inspiration: graphic Scandinavian

Graphic elements - an essential ingredient of understated Scandinavian style. Clean, sharp lines build minimalist look, finely softened by earthy tones and natural, honest materials. Note: light sofas boost the contrast of the entire space. Nice effect!

styling: Pella Hedeby
photography: Kristofer Johnsson

Styling inspiration: decorative textiles

Make it cosy. Beautiful textiles from Aura by Tracie Ellis.

via: 79 ideas

Colour code: industrial black

Delicious black photoshoot from Lotta Agaton Shop. 

Designed by interior stylist Lotta Agaton and photographed by talented Pia Ulin.

photography: Pia Ulin, via: Lotta Agaton blog

Styling inspiration: typography prints and neons

Creative ideas from Australian Penny Farthing Design House: personalised typography and neon signs. Great graphic effect!

Colour code: green

Green Interiors - a very fresh editorial from Elle Interiör - created by swedish stylist Tina Helleberg and photographed by Idha Lindhag. It's official: the spring has arrived. 

photograpy: Idha Lindhag, via: Ideas to Steal

Styling inspiration: electric blue

80's old favourite is back!

photos: Siren Lauvdal, styling: Kråkvik & D´Orazio, Vårt Nya Hem

Styling inspiration: blue interiors

Vibrant ultramarine or warm cobalt? Tasty blueberry? Clear aquamarine maybe? Topaz? Sapphire? Steel or teal? Persian or parisian? ...or indian indigo? Noble royal blue shade? Simple denim? Phthalo? Cyjan? Aquamarine... decide!

I'm having fun with 'blue-analysis' on my tumblr here: design traveller. Have you discovered this blogging platform yet? If you are tumbling as well, let me know :)

image credits: see my tumblr

Styling inspiration: golden design

Is gold back? Have you noticed more and more golden interior design details? It's seems to be a new trend in general retro fever.  Here is some styling inspiration from Stockholm Furniture Fair - even Carl Malmsten's Little Aland chair is wearing a shiny finish. And have a look at Suburban Skyline lamp from Swedish desigh studio Folkform - 70's style incarnation?

via: mixr

Styling inspiration: vintage cutlery

Humble beauty of everyday objects...

photo credits: Victoria Fitchett, Glen Proebstel

Insect inspiration

Not only for entomology enthusiasts: creepy, strikingly beautiful insects photographed by Mads Hagedorn-Olsen and Anders Morell Hagen. The prints creatively complement modern furniture and the overall effect is quite intriguing, do you agree?

www.hagedornhagen.com

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...and one more example of edgy styling idea: a parallel with "flying" lightning fixture. Does anyone know where this insect print come from?

top images via: Avdelingen

Styling inspiration: birdcages

I'm hunting for a vintage birdcage... we decided to invite a feathery friend to our home. Do you have any tips where to get an old, nice birdcage or a new one, but vintage-looking?

...or maybe a birdcage lamp?

...or totally crazy and unreal: real victorian wooden birdcage?

images: 1,2,3,4,5

Styling inspiration: organic stripes

Striped-colorful and optimistic. Warm. Close to nature. Aren't these colour palettes beautiful? Enjoy!

images via: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

Styling inspiration: minimalist Christmas

Minimalist Chrismas styling, but still with a rustic-nostalgic touch. Why not?

photos: Walther & Co, seen at: I like design

Styling inspiration: warm wood

Why do I like wooden furniture so much? And fall so easily for the beauty of old wooden floors? Is it the great sensation of touching the worn-out surface, feeling the warmth and genuity that vintage pieces emanate? Wood can be both humble and magnificent, but it always stays truthful to itself. It's always full of life!

Solid wood furniture items are not so easy to find and usually very expensive. But we can always choose something with real wooden veneer...

Mesmerizing blue light... and Billy bookcases from Ikea. Beautiful, atmospheric library created by interior stylist Lotta Agaton. I like the colour composition here: warm browns and cool inky blues.

Found at a great blog of stylist Charlotte Bladh

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A family hut in the mountains - inspiration from Sköna Hem. Cosy, isn't it?

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Wood in the most raw and humble incarnation: wonderful photo series showing the work of carpenter Andrea Brugi taken by Ditte Isager. Eco-beauty seen at Pure Green.