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This is what we call a summer
These countryside weekends goes fast, always so much to do. Not just repairing and renovating the cottage, also binocularing cargo ships which once a while passes by and playing croquet with boys.From...
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Latest finds + M u o v o give away winner
Bargains from the weekend. Wooden milliners head and rooibos red, 70´s Marimekko dress with side pockets, both I found from the flea market. The countryside ones are just the best. I must admit, as...
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Inside the sauna house
Our cottage means two houses, the main and tiny sauna house. Next to sauna is this quest room which we also use as dressing room for sauna and occasionally as an office ( I work from here, once a...
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Fish saucer
My last weeks bargain - Finel´s saucer with Esteri Tomula´s gorgeous fish motif. This was without a lid but I don´t mind. Works just fine for boiling eggs here in our cabin. Bowl behind (with...
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Deko - June issue / Kesäkuun Deko
I love my work and especially when I can work with my talented friends. Last summer I had the privilege to visit two beautiful summer houses and the result is out now in the latest Deko magazine. First...
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Weekly randoms / Sekavan viikon sekalaiset
This has been a shooting week so not much extra ideas or energy when I´m back from work. Yesterdays props herbs landed on the kitchen sideboard and my 15 minutes relax moment I spend with a new...
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Something grey, something green / Harmaata ja vihreää
From the weekend: I started to build a kind of outdoor kitchen for dish washing and light cooking. I still need to buy simple table gas cooker. Table tops tin plates I found from the shed and trestles...
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Changes for the kitchen / Keittiön uudet
As I told you before (about five times…) we have pipe renovations going on here at home. Now we are getting to the final and I´ve planed some small changes to the kitchen, starting with this white...
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Corokia / Kummituspuu
This months house plant favorite - Corokia. I love those tiny, fragile leaves. - - -Pitäisi varmaan aloitaa sellainen kuukaudenkukka - sarja, tai siis viherkasvi. No, nyt se on Corokia . Odotin bussia...
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Week & end / Viikon ja loppu
This week ended fast. Sky is gray, it´s raining madly and I just started my few weeks holiday, so countryside is calling with the horses. Now its time to stop and take a tiny brake. Not blog brake,...
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Styling for Lundia
Last week I styled few pictures for Finnish furniture company Lundia. To me this was a privilege. I just love their pinewood Classic series. Here´s sneak peek for the project. - - - No, nämä...
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Eco grass clippers arrived / Eco ruohonleikkurit saapuivat
Greetings from the countryside! I´m spending here the luxury week with my daughter and our summer horses. They stay with us for two weeks. This morning we made two hours trekking in the woods. This...
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The shelf / Hylly
Our living room´s shelf found a new place here in our cottage. Originally, this belong here. I found the shelf under some logs, from the shed… And of course this wash´t looking like this. Little bit...
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Wide shot from the cottage / Laajakuva landelta
Few wide shots from our cottage. I have´t shown these before, as wide as these, because we used to have damn ugly electricity cables hanging above the house. Now they are gone (they were ground...
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Flowers for the Midsummer / Juhannuksen kukat
We made some Midsummer decorations - Mostly with flowers. Tomorrow it´s here. I wish we could spend it outdoors, but probably it´s raining. I would´ve been nice to have a sea shore party.- - -Vähän...
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Summer kitchen / Kesäkeittiössä
Greetings from the countryside! It´s been a great week with kids and horses but as you can guess, also slightly hectic. Always something to do with kids, or horses or just here at the cottage. But...
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Just before the rain / Hetki ennen sadetta
Just before the rain started, the swan family came to eat their breakfast. Suddenly and so majestically. First looked like there was just two adults but then these tiny ones came out from mothers...
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Cottage´s corner / Mökkinurkkassa
I´m back in the city for few days ( working). Just before I left from here, moved these splint chairs inside, it was way too rainy and these beautiful (outdoor...) chairs can´t stand the rain....
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Something green / Vihreästi
My holiday plans slightly changed, but I don´t mind. Working with nice projects is also fun. Right now I grave the dusty green. And crowded city center of Helsinki feels also exotic after quiet and...
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Artek acb collection
New pillowcase from Artek´s abc collection. Pattern is called Niittykukka and desiger is Eva Taimi, from 1940´s. Perfect summer flowers to our cottage. (Unfortunately I didn´t find pillowcase from...
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