For 20 years she has lived in aronia heaven. She has been there without knowing it. Every fall she has looked at the beautiful dark berries thinking how great color they have. These berries grow everywhere in her hometown. She has had them in her back yard, at her finger tips, in flower arrangements, but she has…
Avainsana: color
CHOKEBERRY (ARONIA) DESSERT
For 20 years she has lived in aronia heaven. She has been there without knowing it. Every fall she has looked at the beautiful dark berries thinking how great color they have. These berries grow everywhere in her hometown. She has had them in her back yard, at her finger tips, in flower arrangements, but she has…
ENVIRONMENT is our OUTER SKIN
This moring in Facebook somebody posted a link to an article about how you should get away from a person that is poisoning your mind. The same applies to our physical environments. We sould either get away or change our surroundings if we do not feel good at any particular space. The tricky part is that we get used to what we…
STILLNESS of MEMORIES
When looking at the cover photo there is stillness. Stillness of memories of years and lives of different people. Memories are still side of the life. You can’t do much about it anymore. You can try to rewrite the memory, but the original is there. Memories are seen differently by different individuals, but still they are still –…
REFLECTIONS OF US ”ME”
If you are interested in decorating, bear with me today. This article is mostly about me, myself and I. I know people are usually interested in themselves so probably I’m writing this to myself. If you stick with me, you will learn more who is writing this blog. So, this morning I took some pictures of…
THE DARK SIDE.
One of my passions is painting. For about two years I have been reading Abigail Ahern´s book Deorating with Style. Recently bought her new book Colour. If you are into colour you should read both of her books too. I love her decorating eye, and her ability to use dark hues. Actually I would love to attend one…
PRIVATE EYES OF THE HOUSE.
In 1997 when my mother was visiting us we started our garden together. She has what we call in Finland ”a green thumb”. She can make everything grow beautifully and with ease. She says windows in our houses are our eyes to the outside world. When you start planning your garden you start it from the inside…
BOOKREST VS PINTEREST
Books are decorative adding colour and shape to a room. It is a message that someone is probably reading in the house, or that books are valued by the person, who did the decorating. Books are a great small talk starter too! I love them and must have them around. Since Pinterest become available there are so many…
STYLING FOR PEOPLE?
Many times I’m asked, why it is so nice to have parties in our house. There are two major things that come to my mind immediately. First is that there are people who want to be collective in a group. The second fact is that there are those who want to be together, but keep…
ORANGE YOUR MIND.
Everybody is at some point of their life depressed. Life just is ups and downs. Last year was lots of ups and a huge down sifting at the end. It is like getting drunk. First you go up and up and up and then becomes the hang over. Same with getting depressed. There is…