Who cares about the big picture

As I told you yesterday, details matter - the big picture is not so important. Or maybe it is easier to fix details than to take care of bigger things, you tell me. Our hall is case in point...there are several nice things and arrangements there but the room is still without wall papers (that have been bought several years ago).

Details matter

We bought a shower cabin about a year ago. It is a necessary equipment as we don't want to soak neither the walls or the floor of our bathroom. We tried to find as simple a cabin as possible but they all look hideous. The more you pay, the uglier the cabin. Thus, we bought the cheapest one that had a ceiling. I plan to hang curtains to cover the cabin but I'll wait till the bathroom is otherwise finished.

The door knobs we changed immediately. The originals were not only ugly but also dangerously sharp - my husband brushed his arm on one of them and got painful scratches. If you didn't guess it already, the knob on the right is the original one and the white on the left is the replacement.

 

 

 

Never say never

I used to hate potpurri (dried leaves of roses etc that smell nice) but after trying them at the cottage I now have some in Vårkulla's bedroom.

Light the candles

My glass collection looks even better in candle light, but then, what/who doesn't...

Animal magentism

Oiva Toikka's Fauna glass vase rules!

I love the 50's

The music, clothes, design and even book covers from the 50's -you name it, I love it. We bought three Swedish crime novels yesterday - they are from 1957 and the graphic is really cool even today.

African influences

Do you still remember the African shops in Helsinki in the 80's? We bought a particularly fine wooden fish statue that was broken as wind blew a window open and the window pushed the fish from the window shelf. Rest in pieces, we still miss you :) This one is still live and kicking - or not, but at least it is still in prime condition.