I don’t read many fashion blogs, but this one I really enjoy, especially for the great mix of new and vintage clothes. Also, she wrote a great entry on vintage bikes a while ago.
I recently discovered All the luck in the world (via the great finish blog Varpunen). A webshop filled with beautiful re-cycled things. You can buy them or get inspired to start doing something similar yourself. Via the blog I found these pics of the owner’s home:
(images All the luck in the world)
Found a nice article with cool pictures of a retro home in the Swedish newspaper DN:
(image Beatrice Lundborg via DN)
Sometimes I just hate shopping second hand. When you know exactly what you want and everybody else wants the exact same thing (no, I’m not pretending that my taste is the least bit original). Like a nice vintage sofa for example. Just lost the bidding on this one on Lauritz:
And late last night I found two other sofas on Blocket. Perfect, really close by and not too cheap so that they would be gone straight away I thought. Since I’m polite I didn’t want to call at that hour so I just e-mailed and then phoned this morning. Too late, of course. I should have known.
Some people might think that the chase is half the fun but I just hate it. When I know what I want I want to have it right away. I have very limited patience. :-(
(image Lauritz)
Today, Eowyn and I are visiting Erikshjälpens second hand store here in Gothenburg. Via their blog Retro living I found Andreas and Carolines’ home, where most things are second hand:
(images retro living)
In my search for a vintage sofa I’ve stumbled upon lots of other cool furniture. Unless we had a cat I would definitely consider getting a couple of these:
(image retro modern design)
This weekend we’ve celebrated midsommar (=midsummer), which is a big holiday here in Sweden. You it herring and strawberries, drink snaps, and, if you’re under the age of five at least, you dance silly dances around one of these (no I don’t mean Ester, but the big pole-thingie in the background):
Ester had a very cool clover-dress, that I got for Eowyn when she was little, made of vintage fabric. Eowyn was matching in her favorite hat from florin, also made out of vintage clover-fabric, and a brand new dress from Brita Sweden, made of organic cotton. I got it at the sale at Juniform (thanks for the tip, Ylva!). It was actually meant for Ester but it was too big, so it fitted Eowyn.
Both matched their outfits with a pair of cool jeans. :)
Family Living came out with a new issue yesterday, and it was as good as always. This little playhouse was really cool (they also seem to have launched a new website - check it out).
(image via Family Living)
About a year ago Pop boutique opened up a shop here in Gothenburg. They sell vintage furniture, ceramics and vintage clothing as well as their own clothing label Pop, which, according to their web site, is made with ethics in mind and, in some cases, from recycled fabrics.
The other day I went in and found a dress for the wedding we’re going to in a couple of weeks. I like wearing dresses, but it should be casual dresses preferably combined with something even more casual, like sneakers. But I’m not so bold as to wear sneakers to a wedding (hence the Swedish hasbeens). :) Therefore I was quite happy to find a dress that I feel pretty yet comfortable in that still works for weddings (which is the only semi-formal events I go to these days). And it was a bargain as well!
I love the blog Forever is today:
The owner, Hilda Grahnat, is a graphics design student, and she also has a web shop where you can get some of her work. I love that library-print!
(images Hilda Grahnat)
