{ White as snow }

So how did your Christmas tree turned out this year? If I had a tree, it would look something like this. I like it simple and clean...This wonderful, white Christmas home is such a eye candy - I love it!Wishing you a peaceful day.♡Images: Bo Bedre

{ Lazy days & KitchenAid }

Hello everybody! How is your Christmas so far? Did any of your wishes come true this year? I got a KitchenAid mixer and a lot of other nice presents that I wished for, so I´am very, very happy! I´m now enjoying lazy days at my mom´s place - knitting and eating candy(!) I can´t wait to move into the new apartment in Oslo the 6th of January. It feels like a very long time to wait, but I hope time

{ Merry Christmas! }

Christmas eve is getting closer and I hope all of you have everything under control. I have a couple of presents left, but hopefully I will be done today so I have time to relax and enjoy this lovely time of the year. My good friend Cecilie from "Cecilie´s Lykke" and I had a great time baking different sweets for Christmas last Saturday, and I thought I could show you some pictures. Her home is

{ Christmas inspiration }

Wishing you a peaceful Saturday with these inspirational photos from Camel & Jack. I hope you will find time this weekend to relax and enjoy it with good friends or family.I just realised that I´ve forgot these on my wishlist - I LOVE these deers.  This "candle in a jar" is a simple, but very decorative way to welcome your guests.What do you welcome your guest with? Reminding you that I will

{ All I want for Christmas... }

I`ve put together a list of some of the things that I wish for Christmas. I know some of them are too expensive to wish for, but who knows, maybe Santa is rich this year *smile*Even though it´s nice to get what you wish for, I also hope that I get some presents that surprise me. I always love it when someone who knows me have found that special gift I did not think of, but is just perfect. It is

{ One tree - three styles! }

Since I´m already blogging about Christmas trees today, I also want to show you how different a tree can look just by decorating it with different colors. Which one is your favorite?I found these pictures at Sania and Susanna´s wonderful website. If you want to read about them, you can see my post about them from this summer here.You can also visit their website here.Images: Sania and Susanna

{ A wonderful Christmas tree }

I have to share this wonderful Christmas tree that "irideeen" has uploaded on Stylizimo.com. This tree is very pretty, don´t you think? I just love the natural feel of it and the lovely colors she has used. And those birds and deers on the tree are so cute! When do you normally decorate your tree?If you want to see other photos from "irideeen´s" Stylizimo profile, you can click here.You can also

{ A modern Christmas house }

Not everybody likes to decorate for Christmas in a traditional way, and I think that it´s interesting and inspiring to see other ways people decorate their Christmas home. This home is a good example how you can decorate it modern, but still have it cosy and Christmasy.... I love it! You might think that the Christmas tree looks a bit "skinny", but this look is very trendy here in Scandinavia

{ Christmas wrapping }

How is it going with your Christmas shopping so far? I was walking around in Oslo yesterday trying to buy the last presents, but I was not able to completely finish... The last ones are always the toughest ones, don´t you agree?Anyway, I´ve started to wrap the presents that I´ve already bought, and this is how they look like this year. I bought the paper and the twine at Ikea, the tags are from

{ 3rd of Advent and moodboard! }

I have made a little Advent-moodboard for you this Sunday. For me advent is purple, so I put together some purple paper, and some other things that reminds me of Advent...How do you decorate during Advent? Do you use other colors than for Christmas?Wish you a lovely 3rd of Advent!Images: Nina HolstI have now registered my blog at Bloggurat.

{ Sia's Christmas Collection }

How cute isn't the Christmas collection from Sia this year? Traditional but with elements of modern. The combination of red and white is always a classic and cosy way to decorate for Christmas. I especially like their textiles with the deer on, and all the lovely decorations on the tree.I also love the heart where you can put name tags on - great idea!Notice the cute heart to the right. This

{ SALE at Niki Jones! }

I can gladly announce that Niki Jones have up to 50% off on their lovely hand knitted range right now!I love when stores have a sale before Christmas - don´t you?I really adore their knitted collection, especially their round pillows. They are going straight to my Christmas wishlist. (Family: I hope you are reading this!*smile*)Oh, and notice the cute little "egg warmers" in the collage -

{ A little Christmas decoration tips }

I'm very happy that so many of you have already signed up for my giveaway! And I'm very glad to see a lot of new members on the community Stylizimo.com as well. I hope you will find a lot of inspiration from all the wonderful homes that are shared there.  Today I have a little tips on how you can pimp up your glass-vases or bowls for Christmas.This is very easy, so everybody can do this...Have

{ Tips: 2 ways to use your jars this Christmas }

I have showed you a lot of ways to use jars in earlier post, and I here you have two more. Since it's Christmas I want to show you a couple of cute ways to store your Christmas cookies or your tea lights. On the jar that contains cookies, I've attached lace sticky tape and some twine with a tag that says "eat".The jars are from Ikea, but I suppose you can get similar ones other places as well.The

{ I'm moving back to Norway! }

I'm moving back to Norway! After 1.5 good years in Los Angeles, I am now looking forward to 4 seasons, snow and cold weather. My fiancée will be travelling extensively next year which is why we decided that it's better to stay closer to home with family and friends nearby. First we will rent an apartment in Oslo until we find a place to buy. This means that I will have a new home to show you,

{ Red Christmas temptations }

Do you need some help with your Christmas wishes this year?  Maybe these red delights is something that would be nice under the Christmas tree?You can find them here:Vipp: New Collection Feb. 2011 (Yes, you have to wait *smile*)Nespresso: Nespresso C120 Citiz & MilkDualit:  2 slice lite toasterKitchenAid: Stand mixer Bruka design: Mail boxYou can of course find them in other colors as well, but I

{ Elegant Christmas }

I wish you all a wonderful Saturday with these lovely photos taken by the Norwegian photographer Trine Thorsen.I hope you all are doing well, and are enjoying this wonderful time of the year. These pictures shows that with only few simple decorations you can make it Christmasy. You can see previous posts about Trine Thorsen photos here if you like.Did you know that Stylizimo has a newsletter you

{ Christmas - table setting }

Having guests in December means that we can fill the table with cosy Christmas decorations - how FUN! This is definitively my favorite month to set the table. Do you feel the same?This time I used my artificial pine-garland, some pinecones and my cute wooden salt and pepper shakers to bring nature into our living room, and to make it extra cosy. The pine garland from Ikea is great if you don't

{ White Christmas }

Serene, gentle, calm, pure, delicate and stylish white...A wonderful color to use for Christmas decoration. What do you think of white Christmas decorations?Thank you all for your sweet feedback on my Christmas office in my last post. I'm glad you liked it!Images: Impressionen

{ Christmas office }

Hello everybody and hello December! Finally my favorite month is here.I can see that many of you have already started with your Christmas decorations, and I love to see all your cosy homes - so inspiring! I wanted to have a little Christmas feeling in my office since it's here I spend most of my day. So now I'm burning candles all day long and I'm listening to Christmas music so loud that my