As a Scandinavian myself I love the Nordic way of home styling. So many great brands (cheap and expensive alike - mix & match all the way!) to choose from.

No need to spend a fortune on all the expensive brands when we have H&M Home, Ellos and of course IKEA.

My home is not a dreamboat of awesome stuff, and it is in no way perfect like the many blogger homes you see online. It can't be, since I have to live in it and love it at the same time. And the tiny factor of having a small child in the home comes with a few limitations...
I don't see the point in having a home that only functions as a showroom. No thank you!

To give your home a quick and  inexpensive Nordic twist, you can take a look at these steps below;

 - If you're on the lookout for new furniture, keep them white or light coloured.
 - Use sheep skin on chairs (or this fake one if you aren't a fan of dead animals).
 - Pastel coloured pillows and throws for the sofa will be awesome (assuming they match your sofa).
 - Wooden picture frames and light coloured posters on the wall.                                         
 - White or light grey curtains (Linen fabric is great for curtains).
 - Bed Linen in pastels or white, grey or beige colours.
 - The colour "soft rose" is a huge hit with me at the moment. Use your favourite pastel colours whenever you can (ex. candle holders, napkins, lamp shades etc).

Good luck with your new Nordic home styling!

Dixon's collaboration with IKEA was known as "top secret" when it was announced during the Swedish brand's Democratic Design Day in June last year.

But Dixon elaborated on this at a press conference in Milan, saying he was building a modular furniture system with a high-quality base component.

Through various plug-ins, it could be adapted from a bed into a sofa or other item of furniture as the needs and finances of its users change.

"Rather than a bed that you buy for a short period of time, it's a sort of platform for living that can evolve into a sofa or into a workstation, according to plug-ins that you put on top," Dixon said.
"Very much like the iPhone, I'm hoping to encourage a whole ecosystem of apps that you stick on top of this basic platform of the bed."

To build this structure Dixon has teamed up with three design schools as well as unnamed companies.

"We've got a project with three universities — the Royal College, Parsons in New York and Japan – so there's 75 very fine minds working on it right now with actually much more superior ideas to the ones I came up with in the first place," he said.

"The objective is very much that IKEA take on the distribution and the manufacturing of this thing, and they're selling more of the platform because other people are creating an ecosystem around it. There is already a couple of companies on top of my own that are customising this object, so watch this space."

The finished product of Dixon and IKEA's collaboration will launch in August of 2017. Before that, they will be shown during Milan design week, which Dixon described as the "Glastonbury of design" for young people more interested in having experiences than buying products.

Interesting!

IKEA announced a collaboration with Danish design brand HAY today, and gave us a little sneak peak of what to expect. The collection will be called "YPPERLIG" and consist of around 70 products. Only downside is that it will not hit the stores before autumn 2017 - We have something to look forward to!

"studio esinam is a creative studio based in Sweden and was founded by art director and architect
duo Josefine Lilljegren and Sebastian Gokah in the spring of 2013. Our ambition is to communicate
interesting perspectives on architecture by presenting it in fresh and new ways." From studio esinam's website

As I'm very into architecture these posters spoke to me right away. Very detailed and with everyone's favourite landmarks (more to come). I find the balance between minimalistic design and the very detailed drawing so beautiful. A couple of these posters are going on my "to-buy-list" !

I fell in love with this wallpaper by Murals Wallpaper when I was browsing Pinterest recently, and decided to spend a few hours finding the best looking wallpapers for you! There's so much you can do with a beautiful wallpaper, and it's an easy way to give your room a make over for little money.

Misty Pier Wallpaper


Black & White Lighthouse


Birch Tree Wallpaper


Erica Wakerly Angels Wallpaper


Brick wall Wallpaper


The English Room Wallpaper

IKEA is once again celebrating art and photography by selling limited edition artwork from 11 contemporary artists - and once again they are all really cool (and affordable).

As it's a limited edition you'll have to be fast to get a hold of your favourite piece. Available from April 2016 in all IKEA stores.

You can check out all the artists and their artwork here IKEA Art Event 2016

Just recently I came across Danish brand Liewood on Instagram, and instantly my heart skipped a few beats - To be honest it was love at first sight!

Liewood's main products are focused around bedding, bed bumpers and blankets for kids in wonderful graphic designs as well as soft pastel colors, all in 100% organic cotton. Luckily the bedding is also made for adults (size 140x200cm), so I will be able to buy myself some grey paper planes!
Obviously my baby-to-be will also be spoiled with a few of these items for the nursery.

Take a look at a few of their products below, or visit their website Liewood.

Wall art and photography plays a huge part in your home. It'll help make your treasured living space more personal and individual. Express yourself in a million ways!

I've collected a few gallery walls for inspiration below - Most of them found on Pinterest. Pinterest also provides a lot of neat tutorials on how to place your art on the wall to make it look fantastic.

One of the PANTONE colors of 2016 is called Rose Quartz (PANTONE 13-1520) - A soft light hearted pastel color that'll easily fit into most Nordic/Scandinavian style homes.

I've collected a range of must-have products in the category of "Rose colored" below for inspiration. I hope you will enjoy them.

1. Bedding by H&M Home
2. Vase by Alvar Allta
3. Throw by Lexington
4. Sofa cushion by Lexington
5. Lighting by Muuto
6. Beats by Dre
7. Poster from Nordic Design Collective
8. Ballograf by Hay

I'm what you would call addicted to bedding/bed linen and it shows in my linen cupboard! You can never have enough bed linen. In this post I have collected (mostly) Nordic/Scandinavian style greyscale bedding and links to purchasing.


Linen Bed sheets from H&M Home

I have been searching highs and lows for light grey bed linen in 100% linen, but they are hard to find unless you want to pay the big bucks. I managed to find this at H&M Home - the price is alright, but still quite a lot of money when you need two sets of linen. Price: $79.99,- / £49.99,- / DKK 599,-




Arne Jacobsen Design Letters Bed Linen

I love Design Letters from Danish designer Arne Jacobsen. Clean cut - yet a little playful. Also available in kids' sizes. This one is for adults and the size is 140x200cm (Danish standard size). The price is DKK849,- (around €114,- / $127,-)




Nyponros Bed Linen From IKEA

I can't write a post about bedding without mentioning IKEA. Most of my own bedding is from there since they have A LOT of designs to choose from, the prices are super and the quality is extremely good. If you can't find any bed linen you like in IKEA you are the one to blame;-)
This particular set is also available in blue or yellow stripes. The prices varies from country to country.



Färg & Form Clouds Bed Linen

The Swedish brand Färg & Form has a whole textile collection with these cute clouds, mostly directed at children, but the bed linen also comes in adult sizes. If I ever have a baby I'm going to buy everything in this collection (poor kid). Size on adult bedding is 150x210cm



Ferm Living Vertigo Bed Linen 

Ferm Living is a Danish design company who specialises in minimalistic and rustic interior. This bedding is 100% ecological cotton and is made in size 140x200cm.