A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That...

This down below image will be a teaser of what is going on in my newly renovated kitchen. I know, I know I´ve promised you guys some photos. I wanted to wait until I got it completely done though.
I´m off to IKEA this weekend (whilest spouse and dad are working on the house, I must be the luckiest girl!) to finally get my mission done one time for all!

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For those of you whom haven´t heard already, I can tell you that lovely Mon from Splendid Willow has her amazing home featured in the latest issue of Rue Magazine! Yes, Rue Magazine!!!
I´m sooo happy for her and I just know you will all join me on that!

Mon says she only lives with things that she absolutely loves, things that are warm, inviting and interesting-Oh, I love that!
Click here and browse yourself on to page 158! I can guarantee you´ll be swept away!

Mon´s home was acutally an important part of my Style Searching(where we all fell in love with her Blue masterpiece!)and it´s all thanks to her I finally got to the routes of what my personal style was all about! Mon´s advice was to always, always stay true to myself!

I will never forget those words, they gave me a deep down aha-moment(as Oprah would describe it) and suddenly it was all so obvious for me. My style was totally eclectic, but until then I had a hard time to admit that! You see, I thought I would be a great disappointment to someone close.
Silly, but true!

Happy weekend Friends!!!
xoxo

Style searching Reveal...

Hi there lovely readers!
I hope you´ve had great weekend so far(still early Sunday morning here at my place)!

After 5 weeks of Style searching I´ve finally reached the very final part, The Big Reveal:).
First of all I have to say that all of these 5 stunning homes have had a great impact on me. I adore each and every one of them, in their owns special way.
In every house tour I´ve picked up ideas(I hope you did too!)that I like and I´ve also used them to come to a final conclusion on what´s really My personal style!
Here´s my report...

Photo: We heart it

Style searching No.1 & No.2

Lovely Kamomilla really knew the recepie of how to how to make a home comfortable and cozy!
I adore this daybed with the sheepskin in it and with a mix of pillows. A daybed is something that I absolutely would like to add in my own home.

The pic. to the right shows one of many favourite spots in lovely Susann´s modern home!
Ever since I was a little girl I´ve had a thing for Designer classics, especially Le Corbusier and this particual piece, The Lc4 is one of my absolute favourite ones. That is at least something that I am confident of when it comes to my own personal taste.

Style searching No.3

Yes, lovely Camilla has what I would call not only a 'Dreamhouse' but also a Dream bath! I feel this is so me and a Lion clawfoot bathtub has as long as I can remember been on my list of 'Wants'.

Style searching No. 4 & No.5

That edgy antique chest of drawers had me at first sight! Lovely Mon has shown me that there is nothing to be afraid of when it comes to interior design and home decor. Just follow you heart and go for it!

Finally lovely Cia has given me such a great example of how to start with a solid ground and to add items that I love in my home(modern ones, vintage stuff, own design projects). She has also really opened my eye for the use of accent colors. Easy and spectacular!

Along the way my Style searhing made me do some Soul searching as well.
What do I like?, What is My taste?, Who am I?, What am I afraid of?, Why do I feel so confused? Do I like this? Do I like that? Is that a reflection of who I am deep inside? And so on...

Photo: Sköna hem

I came to the conclusion that I was(am) afraid of making 'others' disappointed or should I say afraid that others would not approve on my chosen style.
I want my home to feel special(who wouldn´t?), I want it to be a good example as well as an inspiration for others out there.
I also feel like I really need to walk the talk(I offer my clients interior design services as part of my buisness and this is something I would like to expand. But my confusion and lack of own personal style has really been holding me back...

Photo: Unknown

The recepie for me...
Finally, I´ve concluded that I need to start with a very solid ground, for me that means white. The next step would be to add accent colors(easy to do and easy to vary) as well as natural materials like sheepskins for a warm and cozy feeling. Nothing to be afraid of so far, is there!?
Then I have to accept that I can´t go for 1 style only, I need to mix it up. Like Mon I´m an Eclectic girl. I like modern and I like antiques.

Photo: Decorpad

Yes, I know some of you told me so already:). But, I was not fully sure this was the case. I was actually hoping that something else would come ut of this because being a person whom likes to mix different styles together makes me a bit scared....
You see, this means I 'should' follow my heart and go for the modern classics as well as the lion claw bathtub, go for the modernt art as well as the antique side table I´ve been yearning for so long etc.
I´m so afraid it´ll be such a mess when I´m done and It feels like it would have been so much easier for me to go for the Modern style only, Shabby chic/Country style or a New England Theme(I love them all!) but again that´s apperently...

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Style searching No.5

Let me today introduce you to the very final part in my 'Style searching'.
My journey so far has been all about Shabby chic, Scandinavian minimalism, New England and Eclectic style to todays Modern style with a twist.

This last home that will be shown here at 'Komma hem' belongs to a newly found friend of mine, lovely Cia whom blogs over at 'Röda ting' or 'Att inreda med rött' as she also calls it.
Cia is one of the most talanted, creative, loving and good- hearted women I´ve ever met. She has such an eye for design and knows how to make something fabolous out of nothing really. Her home shows all these parts of her.

Now, prepare yourself for a house tour you will never forget!

Besides Cia´s stunning home, we also get a chance to meet the family pet.
His very own corner of the house looks like this.
Cute isn´t it!?

This is how Cia describe her home and chosen style in her own words:
"My style is stylistically pure with a touch of playfulness. I like to start with a solid ground of white. This makes it easy for me to add what ever accent color I feel like. I´m very passionate about the color red(always have been) and could not see myself living in a home without some pops of it.
Things I put out in my home does not have to be something trendy, or even typical for a home decor. For me it´s all about what I enjoy to look at and surround myself with. In my home you´ll find a mix of well known design items to vintage stuff I find in flea markets. I also like to use things I find outside in nature(like branches) and make something nice and usefull from it".

What can I say, the architecture and the brightness in the living room area gets me beyond words along with a feeling of perfection. Everything match so well together!

From the living room you´ll get a glance of the kitchen area. The cabinets are painted in a custom- made red color, chosen by Cia herself.

Down below a confident mix between Cia´s own homemade design, items from affordable stores like IKEA and a beautiful vase made by the famous Swedish glass artist, Ulrica Hydman- Vallien.

Now, let´s meet the family pet. The guy in the front(to the right) is Stig. Sitting next to him is his best friend Stina. They are both such cuties!

Let´s head over to the stunning bathroom.

I really enjoy Cia´s way of thinking 'outside the box'. Cia has put a cowhide on the floor in the bathroom.
That is such an unique and brilliant idea I´ve never seen before!

Instead of a traditional toilet paper-holder Cia came up with the idea of using a stick.
Creative, good looking and fun!

The accent color in one of the bedrooms is yellow. It makes a great match to the rest of the room that goes in light gray and white.
Love it!

Down below an example of how natural things from outside meets great design along with flea market finds in Cia´s home.

My favourite color combo is black & white so I guess it´s not very hard for you to guess why I like this room so much!

On the wall you get to see some of Cia´s own artwork.

Yes, she paints too!

...and makes beautiful crocheted cuddly toys like these(among lots of other creations).
I think they looks absolutely amazing(I actually have one of my own whom I won from Cia´s Giveaway the other day. I really adore it and will show it to you here at 'Komma hem' some day next week:!).

Thank you so much Cia for sharing your fantastic home here with me and my lovely readers! I´m sure we all have found lots of inspiration and new ideas to bring along with us in our own homes!

To find out more about lovely Cia and to get some more great inspiration head over to Cias´s creative blog right now!
Her place is such a great source of not only great ideas and stunning inspiration but also lots of joy and happiness!

Next sunday I will reveal the result of my Style searching!


These past 5 weeks has been such a great journey for me and I never would have thought the extent this whole thing would have on me and my CONFUSION over not finding 'my own style'.

Find out more next sunday!

Thank you ladies for you contribution on this 'Theme' of mine.

I´m so grateful!