Mood On The Wall | Wire Frameworks

I've been seeing on Pinterest many examples of these 'upcycled' wire frameworks that serve to create beautiful moodboards or/and to hang all sorts of stuff one may need in a work space, kitchen, bedroom...wherever. I chose a few of my favourites to share with you today and give you an idea of what can be achieved with a bit of creativity. 

 photography: Bianca Wippe from  (my) unfinished home

styling and photography: Pella Hedeby
for: Hitta Hem

styling and photography: Pella Hedeby from Still Inspiration

photography: Johanna Eklöf from Formelle Design

photography: Mette from Homesick

They are cheap and easy to make...if you can get the wire frame to start with. It's only a matter of cleaning it, painting it, hanging it on a wall and let your imagination dictate the rest. But for those of you who may not be able to get your hands on one of these things for free, or if you just aren't a DIY kind of person, you may be happy to know that you can get the BARSÖ trellis on IKEA that can be used for the same purpose (and with no fuss) and look just as nice as you can see by the photo below styled by Pella Hedeby for IKEA livethemma.

BARSÖ trellis from IKEA

styling: Pella Hedeby
photography: Kristofer Johnsson 

for: livethemma IKEA

| Spring on the Wall |

I've been wanting to show you these pictures for over a month now. Unfortunately, for the last three weeks I haven't been able to use my right arm (I'm still not supposed to, but I'm cheating a little bit...shhh!) because I managed to get a shoulder bursitis. Normally this would be fairly easy to fix, but because I'm pregnant I can't get proper medication, and all I can do is not move my arm and wait. I'm writing this post (slowly) with my left hand only, but I still need to be careful to avoid getting carpal syndrome and then not being able to move any of my arms...sigh. 

I tell you, I've been bored out of my mind!

Anyway, this was me having a bit of fun with some sweet little flowers - snow drops - that normally mark the ending (or the beginning of the end) of winter. I just stepped outside, picked up a few and decided to stick them upside down (with little bits of adhesive mass), on an empty photo frame, and hang it on the wall.

A little bit of freshness and Spring indoors. I Hope you like the idea.

photography by | life as a moodboard |

DIY | cardboard butterflies

Ah! Weekend is here...so how about I leave you with an idea for a simple and fun DIY: 

cardboard butterflies on the wall!

I made mine in black and white to be consistent with the colours of my (in progress) gallery wall. But imagine how great it would look as a colourful project for a little girl's birthday party...or just a grown up's party really!

how to do it:

Print the butterfly template  (click on the link to download it) and cut it out. 

Fold the cardboard of your choice in half.

Draw the half-butterfly on the cardboard (the straight line of the template coincides with the fold).

Cut out the butterfly and open it.

Fixate it on the wall with double tape or sticky fix.

Repeat as many times as you like (or have the patience to...)

photography by | life as a moodboard |

Hope you like it,

Have a great weekend!

Chalkboard Birthday Cake

Let's start this week with cake.

How awesome is this chalkboard cake? 

You can even write on it with chalk candy!

It would look so damn cute at a vintage themed party.

And... seriously... a black and white cake! What's there not to love?

I found these photos on A subtle Revelry blog, follow the link to see how to make it (doesn't look overly complicated), both the chalkboard cake and the candy chalks.

Produced and photographed by Athena Plichta 

under the creative direction of Victoria Hudgins for A Subtle Revelry.

Storage Creativity | Scandinavian Style

This is architect Friederike Faller's home in Denmark. 

A 94 m2 apartment where you can find smart and creative details, especial when it comes to storage. The high shelves and nooks, provide a lot of storage in spaces that normally aren't used, while still allowing the home to feel spacious and uncluttered.

photography: Mikkel Adsbøl

all images via: BoligLiv

Kids Bedroom | creativity in vintage and blue

Who said that a little girl's room must be pink?! 

This girl wanted a blue room and she got it... and it's not less feminine because of it. 

With a sweet romantic and vintage atmosphere, this room is full of great ideas to anyone looking for inspiration on how to decorate a girl's bedroom.

All the furniture is painted white, creating a neutral base that will hardly need any changing as the child grows up.

Blue tape on the white painted floor makes for a fun and imaginative area rug.

Pillows are always a great idea. They can transform a bed into a cosy and inviting sofa during playtime. And just by changing their covers you can have a completely different styled room.

The walls come as a perfect canvas to reflect one's imagination.

The wall board next to the work desk is made of a patchwork of various fabrics and patterns. And a collection of different frames, painted in different shades of blue are perfect to keep the little one's works of art and all sorts of personal mementos.

images source: BoligLiv

photography: Lene Nissen

all white apartment | SCANDINAVIAN STYLE

An amazing apartment in Sweden, styled by Fantastic Frank, ALL in white!

I know many peoplewill find it cold or sterile, but to me it's just perfect. I could live like that...surrounded by white. Especially in that fluffy and oh! so inviting white bed...

And how nice is that idea of turning the books with their spine to the back so all you can see are the white/nude pages?

interior styling: Thomas Lingsell. 

photography: Emily Laye.

images source: Fantastic Frank

2014 CALENDAR

As promised, here is the whole printable calendar for 2014, and an idea of how to display it.

hope you like it!

photos and calendar by | life as a moodboard |