random silver

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Clear your walls... and make room for some new shiny stuff

that's what Thomas of the Poster club said on his IG account 

and that's exacly what I did this week

today some snapshots with a tribute to the beautiful contrast of black, white and silver

some changes and some new details in my house

I am so happy with my new poster - the Random Silver poster from Playtype -

I was love at first side when I saw it a while ago in the international webshop the Poster club.

The Random Silver poster is printed on chromolux 200 paper and eventhough

 I'm not the "glitter and glamour" type this beautiful shiny graphic poster

 is such a great addition to create a sparkling atmosphere in my living room!

Wish you all a special first Advent ... have a wonderful Sunday!

The Poster Club is all about posters. They are an international webshop based in Copenhagen, Denmark and they really could be the perfect place for you to be inspired or to find some stunning christmas presents because they offer a great selection of handpicked posters from graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and other creatives from around the world ranging for black and white drawings, over photo art to multi-coloured graphic design posters with brands like Playtype, Silke Bonde, Coco Lapine, One Must Dash, My Deer,  Kristina Dam and many more. 

in the mood... xmas

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love the styling

the cosiness

the beautiful simplicity

of some trees, candles, sheepskin and decorations

green, brown and white 

wonderful christmas inspiration

by stylist Lotta Agaton for Residence magazine

see more here

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from my wishlist - May Day

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I always had an eye on the beautiful and multi-purpose May Day lamp by Flos 
just love its beautiful and simple design and this year

 it definitely ended up on my christmas wishlist.

When dutch online store FonQ.nl asked me if I was interested in 

writing a short review about one of the products of their design department

 I didn't have to think for more than one second...

I choosed one of my favorite lamps from their collection;

the "flos May Day lamp"

 the May Day worklamp is created  by Konstantin Grcic 

and designed to be a tool.  It has this practical handle where you can find

 the ON/OFF switch and two spikes to wind up the 5 meter long cable.

The big white funnel is at the same time reflector and protector.

 It gives off a warmly diffused light.

The lamp can be carried with the all-purpose handle or even be hung up 

and is really handy in all sorts of expected/unexpected situations

 In my opinion this lamp truly is an original alternative to follow up 

the latest work light trend... don't you think so?

  just love the simple and industrial design of the lamp 

and it really looks fantastic in every housing space

 - as a pendant light, a ceiling light or a floor light!- 

 "May Day" is the perfect example that design products

 don't have to be very expensive ...
have a look at FONQ.nl here to find out more 

about their large collection of design producs from many brands

FonQ.nl is a dutch contemporary online store with more than 35.000 products.

 colorful and special products that make life just a little more fun with unique gift and design products and a wide range in terms of living, cooking and garden can be found at fonQ.nl 

everything for in and around the house.

this post is made in collaboration with FonQ.nl 
styling/photos/text by elvs

stylinglove

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really like to visit the Ikea livet hemma blog

 admiring their great diy ideas and to be inspired by the work 

of their guest stylists and photographers

this morning I admired the tasteful stillife 

of stylist and blogger Pella Hedeby

 loved the stylish details in black, white, grey, brown, 
the little white paper lamp and these little christmas lights
 to create this cosy amosphere...
just perfect now that the days are getting shorter and shorter

see more here

                                                                                                photo: Kristofer Johnsson 

flavourites live 2014

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saturday I visited the flavourites live fair at this great industrial location
 the Kromhouthal (a former factory) in Amsterdam

flavourites live is an event where webshops go "offline" and they 

present themselves in real life and where we can admire their new collections
(just loved the - no maintenance - Pikaplant -2- jars)

 but also a place where we can admire projects (air planting - 7 - ) and follow creative

 workshops and "papierworkshops" under the creative direction of dutch

 interior magazine 101 woonideeen art director Monique van der Vlist 

and it was such fun... 

just loved the amazing and cosy atmosphere and the perfect combination of 

getting inspired by beautiful products, stylingideas, workshops and 

meeting the retailers and other bloggers...

today an impression of some of my some favourites!
                           

shoplove - & other stories

  

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Beautiful white painted brick walls, blond wood, a touch of black, 

marble, lot's of plants,  beautiful photos everywhere and a

 fantastic Scandinavian and  industrial atmosphere

Yesterday I visited the amazing & Others Stories shop that

 recently opened its doors in Amsterdam and it felt like entering

 a candy shop when I was a little girl!! 

& Other Stories is launched in 2013 as a luxury brand of H&M 

Meanwhile, the chain has opened shops in Barcelona, 

Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Milan, Paris and Stockholm.

The shop in Amsterdam consists 650 square meters (two floors) 

where you can find the complete fashion, shoe, bag, jewellery and

 beauty collection of the brand but also clothes of guest designers as

 british Sadie Williams, swedish A-S Dåvik and Lykke Li.

definitely worth a visit if you are in Amsterdam  to create your own 

personal style or story - focusing on the whole look - or to be inspired 

by this amazing store with great attention to detail

find the whole storie here

 ps.   we have a giveaway winner :-) congratulations to...  INGRID -   you are the lucky one!

(please let us know your adress  at elvsblog@gmail.com) 

Thank you so much dear  Jan Skácelík and thank you all for joining and your nice comments!

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To be honest I am a real spring and summer person

but this beautiful norwegian family home made me dream away...

The cosy kitchen with the concrete bench, anchored by a double 
sided fireplace is at the heart of the lodge and you can find
 a second  fireplace in the very inviting livingroom 
with its high pitched ceilings and timber materials

Christmas at this beautiful mountain getaway
 in this popular skiing destination ??

yes please....

see more here 

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# on my shelf - Northern Winds

One of my favourite hashtags on instagram is the #onmyshelf one

just love to admire all these beautiful styled shelves

 (or whatever used... tables, cabinets, cupboard)
 but most of all the added personal touch 

gives us the idea getting to know each other a little bit...

and that is what attracts me most!

Because it thought it would be fun to share and to

be inspired by each other's creative ideas
  a little while ago I asked :Would you like to share your #shelf?? 

Allesandra has send me a very spontaneous mail and joined in!

Allesandra is an Italian designer and blogger living in Buenos Aires 

Her blog Northern winds  is all about interior (with a crash on the scandanavian style),

decoration, lifestyle and photography,

 it's the place where she collects all the beautiful images that inspires her creativity

Allesandra wrote me: 

I saw on your blog that you are posting about shelfies and I'd like to

 share mine  with you and your readers. It's nothing special, just a few objects 

that are important  to me these days or that I'm currently using. 

Over an Ikea Besta cabinet found place two drawings from my mother,

 just in front of them there is a little mango plant that I 

reproduced from the nut of a fruit we ate and a  piece of wood 

smoothed by water that my husband found in a lake in Patagonia. 

The Vitra tool box is also here these days, full with pencils, 

rubbers and all I need for my projects, next to it there are a few magazines that I love and

 that need to stand out so I don't  get crazy finding them, 

on their top there is watercolour from  belgian artist Koen Ivens,

 featuring a Roman landscape, and a mate providing the extra energy

 I need to face this frenetic city.

 Finally you can spot an origami book I made a couple of months ago during a boring rainy weekend and on top of it a wool hat, that is actually one of those travellers around the house.

All these objects together are quite representative of my life, 
 there is Italy, there is Argentina, there is my family and 
the one I built, there are my projects... 
 it's  incredible how decoration reveals so much about us!

Ps. Would you like to share your #shelf?? Feel free to join in.. and send me a mail! 

hektar

    

this news made me smile...

one of my IKEA favourites;  the stunning Hektar lamp,

 designed by Ola Wihlborg,  

has come in a warm shade of bronze

what do yo think of this beautiful autumn addition? 

do you like it or do you prefer the original black version? 

read more about it at livet hemma here

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monday

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 rustic brick walls, concrete floors, original details and 

furniture made of used materials 

just love this amazing space with its warm and industrial atmosphere 

  it's great to start this whole new week

with this stunning workspace 

seen at the always inspiring portfolio of 

photographer Kristofer Johnsson  (made for Residence magazine)

see more here 

and have a happy new week!

giveaway - ReStyleshop - CLOSED

stylingfun at my home photos elvs

this giveaway is closed!

congratulations to...  INGRID -   you are the lucky one!

(please let us know your adress  at elvsblog@gmail.com) 

Thank you so much dear  Jan Skácelík and thank you all for joining and your nice comments!

Like you all know I really like graphic prints and posters

So when I received a mail from Jan Skácelík,  founder of the blog "design attractor",
with a collaboration proposal to give our readers the possibility
 to win his work it wasn't hard to say Yes!

Do you all know Jan Skácelík?
Jan is a very talented graphic designer, photographer and composer
 from the Czech Republic who runs an etsy shop.
 He opened his ReStyle shop around 2010 where he introduced

 original designs with ideas and a style that wasn't here before.
His colorful work is inspired by mid-century modern design, vintage 
Scandinavian items and iconic furniture items from designers like Eames.

My personal favorites are the black and white quote prints
(love the you+me=awesome one) and the typography posters!

You can find all these retro art and graphic prints at Jan Skácelík’s shop here

What can you win?

*  two of his amazing posters 

choose what you like, the're different style of prints 

so there is something for everyone :)

This is how to join in:

* follow Jan's blog design attractor here

* let us know your favourite print from Jan’s online shop in a comment in this post

Good luck! 

This giveaway is open for everyone (worldwide)  and the winner will be announced next week

       other prints:  balloon and lines by april and may - I share what I see by beeldsteil -

         Charlotte by Carl Bengtsson - photos charlotte gainsbourg at zoomagazine -