Nestled In

Have a good weekend, see you next week!

We have something new to share with you both in and out of blog. First the outside news: we have both gotten very excited about analog photography, especially black and white photography. There’s something special about shooting on film. You will probably see more film photos in Nestled In in the future too as we get more practice with both shooting and developing.

Then the blog related news: from now on our replies to your comments will be shown on a light green background within the comments feed so that they stand out a bit more. I’ve posted an example comment to this post.

Today I’ve been admiring the lovely little print from Lizzy Stewart and rearranging the art around the house. It’s a bit like musical chairs over here when it comes to art, I frequently like to rearrange everything and move them from room to room and I always end up with one or two that don’t seem to find their place. Maybe we need a bigger house? Or maybe I should just take a break from Etsy shopping for a little while…

1. Teak sideboard in my bedroom, 2. office, 3. map wall, 4. Final Kitchen 3

I’ve been feeling a little bit at loss for decorating ideas for our home lately so I turned to Flickr for some inspiration. I sometimes feel like my style is all over the place and I have trouble combining all the things I like and applying them to our own home. But Flickr is actually a great tool for figuring out your decorating style – just take a look at your Favorites and see what kind of interiors images you’ve collected and if certain colors/themes/styles repeat and take a moment to think why you’ve chosen those pictures, what is it in them that speaks to you the most. Here are some of my recent Flickr Favorites – there’s color and patterns but the overall look is very light and fresh and the mood calm.

1. Hello, Thrift Store, 2. etsy shelves :), 3. jade, 4. bedroom

1. office, 2. Living room via Stelan Herner, 3. kitchen, 4. Chocolate Creative

Here is (most of) my plate collection – most of them are vintage thrift store finds but some are bought new. I don’t really mind which it is as long as it doesn’t break the bank (most of these have cost around 3-6 Euro) and I like the look of it. The latest additions to my collection are two gorgeous black and white Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha plates (a Christmas gift from Minna’s mom) and the plate with turquoise flowers on the rim (a vintage Arabia plate, a recent thrift store find). I don’t know if ‘collection’ is really the right word, maybe it implies that I display them on the wall or behind a glass because in reality they are in the cupboard with rest of the dishes and are used quite often. Some of them I use mainly outside of the kitchen as little catch-all places for jewelry etc or under a flower pot or to hold a stack of coasters in the livingroom.

Have a good weekend!