Stockholm Shopping: What I Found
On Sunday we left for a one day shopping cruise to Stockholm, Sweden. We were there early on Monday morning and left back the same evening. The weather was horrible, it was raining almost constantly so we tried to stay inside as much as possible. And that means shopping and strolling around pretty design shops. This is what I found:
1. Pretty graphic black and white cups. I just had to have these… my husband just laughed at me. 
Found at Lagerhaus.
2. Beautiful black and white photography cards. Found at Fotografiska. If you ever go to Stockholm, they have the BEST breakfast in their restaurant. But you have to buy the ticket to the photography exhipition to enter the restaurant. But it’s worth it, also for the beautiful photography and not just for food.
3. New metal basket for our bathroom. Found at Granit.
4. Two pairs of new jeans, both were -50%. I really needed new jeans, because when looking at my old jeans, I saw they were “only good for painting”-jeans… it was then I knew I needed new ones…
And that’s it. The trip was great and we had a good time although our feet were sore and our shoes were wet at the end of the day! Maybe next time we’ll enjoy some nicer weather…
Easy Diy Wall Art
I did this easy wall art a while ago:
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
I had a printed photo of a sea view in black and white. I traced a circle on the backside using a round cup and a pencil. Then I cut it with scissors. I found a quote to go with the theme of the photo and typed it with my typewriter. Then I cut the quote from the paper and clued it and the photo to a white background. Then I framed my art piece. It now lives happily in our bathroom!
How to: Diy Mood Boards
I made these easy mood boards a while ago and I think they turned out great! I used thick cardboard that I painted black and used velcro tape to attach them to the wall. That way I can easily take them off when I need to and they leave no holes to the walls. Here’s how I did it:
I cut two pieces of velcro and taped them to the top corners of the cardboard. Then I cut two matching pieces of velcro and attached them to the velcro pieces on the cardboard.
Then I just pushed them against the wall where I wanted them. This makes the other velcro pieces attach to the wall just were I needed them. No measuring needed.
Two metal clips hold some of the pictures and make the boards look more interesting. Then I filled my mood boards! This is how they look now:
I used the metal clips, washi tape and double sided tape to attach the pictures to the boards. This is very easy to make and it’s nice to have some inspiration to look at every day!
Thursday styling
Trying to style still life photos…
Ikea Nyttja Photo Frame Makeover
This makeover is very simple. I had Ikea Nyttja photo frames which cost 2,95 euros for the pack of two. My goal was to make the frames look better and more unique. I used the same fire starter sticks I used for this round wood stick mirror project. I cut them the right size and painted them black with basic acrylic paint. After they dried I used fine grit sandpaper to distress the edges just a bit and then glued them to the frame. This is the after:
I think it looks so much better! You could also glue the wood pieces first and then spray paint the frames one color. Using a narrow wood trim instead of these wooden sticks would also look so good!
I am an industrial design student from Finland with a passion for design, decor, and DIY. In this blog I will share my diy projects and more. Feel free to comment, I would love to hear your thoughts!
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