bergen houses

I absolutely love all the old 18th century white wooden houses that are so typical in the area I'm from. They come in many shapes and sizes, from the tiniest one-bedroom houses tucked away in cobbled alleyways, to the comfortably sized townhouses, to the large, elaborate villas with gardens. And everything in between. I dream of one of those villas, but the first kind is more within my budget. ;)
Here are some real-estate pictures I've collected:

Photos: finn.no

virtual home tours

Photo: thenest.com
Are you familiar with The Nest? I recently discovered, via This Young House, that they have a whole section dedicated to video clips featuring styling tips and tricks, diy ideas, and virtual house tours! Definitely worth a look! My favourite of the house tours is Lauren and Derek's (owners of the quirky Curiosity Shoppe and writers of the diy column over at Design*Sponge), I love all their artwork, and how they make so much themselves and repurpose things. Notice the birdhouse turned lamps that they show in their shop, I might be stealing that idea! Click here to see. :)

birdies by tamar mogendorff

I have three lovely little birds living with me and I am crazy about anything bird-related, so I fell completely in love when I saw these little houses by Tamar Mogendorff! I want some!



The owls and turtledoves are pretty cute too:



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pretty in pink

Yesterday was an exceptionally (or perhaps not) dreary monday, the rain was back and had started to wash the snow away and the world was rather grey and depressing. Something bright and colourful was definitely in order, so I picked up a boquet of pretty pink chrysanthemum, a bowl of candy (as opposed to the usual chocolate bar), and the Mamma Mia dvd to add a little cheerfulness to the day. It definitely worked. :) I haven't been too anxious to see the movie as I'm not really an Abba-fan (nor am I generally a big fan of musicals either), but I just couldn't resist the bright, summery pictures on the cover! I thought the movie was ok, not spectacular but enjoyable enough, but I have to ask you: how many of you felt the urge to leave the dark cold behind and go off to run a cute little hotel on an exotic island somewhere when you saw this movie?!? I definitely did, sigh!

still alive!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I updated this blog, time really flies! I'm sorry for my long absence, it seems most of my time on the computer lately has been spent working on my website with not much energy left for blogging!

We've had some beautiful winter weather here these past weeks, it's very rare that we have snow that lasts for more than a couple of days here in this rainy city so it's been wonderful! ♥

winter bedroom

Photo: LivingEtc.

The current winter-y weather sent me searching in my inspiration folder for a picture of this bedroom, so perfect for a cold February night. It's all white and neutrals but the textures of that bedspread make it seem so warm and inviting (and if any of you know where to find something similar, please let me know! It would be perfect for my bedroom!).

Oh, and another question: I've only just discovered the wonderful world of audiobooks (how fantastic to be able to "read" while doing the dishes!), but the quality seems to vary greatly. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend some good ones?? :)

snow day!

Things have been feeling so very light and spring-like lately, so much so that we actually considered taking a trip to the summerhouse yesterday. And then today we wake up and find the world looking like this! I do quite like the snow though, it makes everything all soft and pretty and quiet, and the light reflected in the white snow makes the apartment look so nice too. Let's hope it stays for a bit now that it's here! :) (even if I am currently desperate for a vacation somewhere sunny and exotic!).