I blame spring

I plan to move to another city sometime during the next six months. Even though there are a lot of things about the move which make me worry (not only the practical part, though I do admit that when I think of packing, renting a lorry, and hauling my stuff from one place to another for the fourth time in the past five years I do feel a bit overwhelmed), I've already spent ages scouring the net for ideas for my new-home-to-be. Then I remember that my budget is zero.

However, I have already decided that the first new piece of furniture I'm going to acquire is an Ikea Hemnes cabinet with glass doors, in black. And somehow, without my notice, yellow has sneaked in to my kitchen dreams. Yellow! And a proper lemon yellow at that. I never considered it as a colour I'd like to see every day.

I guess it all began rather stealthily when I recently remembered I already possess these lovely things: A tea towel by Lisa Jones and a small Siirtolapuutarha mug from Marimekko (by Maija Louekari, one of my long time favourites, and Sami Ruotsalainen). Presents from my friends H and A. I know, I'm no Photoshop wizard...

Photos by Lisa Jones Studio and Marimekko

Then I remembered, that the Marimekko fabric I covet, Puutarhurin parhaat (also by Maija Louekari) is available in yellow as well as in black & white. AND there is this awesome print by the Etsy seller Dear Colleen. Which clearly must hang in my kitchen. And then...

(Photos clockwise from top: Ikea, Marimekko, Dear Colleen, Design Public, Kenwood, Thomas Bai Designs, and Prisma)


Some of the things I actually would like to have very much, like that Kenwood coffee maker - though  I'm not sure about the colour - and some I just threw in for fun. We'll see, though. At least I won't be able to make any rushed decisions on this, because I won't have the means to fulfil my interior plans until much later. And really - lemon yellow?? I blame spring.

And this blog - black and yellow look so good there!



(Aurinko on sekoittanut pääni - haaveilen mustasta ja keltaisesta keittiöön. Sen seuraavan kodin, neljännen viiden vuoden sisällä... Haaveilu on aina hyväksi, kun ajatukset muutosta sekä käytännön tasolla että henkisellä tasolla ahdistavat. Mutta keltaisesta syytän kevättä, ja Sanna Matildaa.)

Home sweet home

It' lovely to sleep in once in a while. Spend the day in pyjamas, puttering around the house. Drink coffee for an hour and play with the phone's camera app (which is the best feature in my new phone - at least until the novelty wears off).

 

 

(On ihanaa olla kotona päivällä kun muut ovat töissä. Pidän siitä, että saan puuhastella pyjamanhousut päällä, juoda tunnin aamukahvia ja leikkiä puhelimen kamerasovelluksella.)

Goodbye Christmas

We (my flatmate and I) packed away most of our Christmas decorations last week as well as our tiny Christmas tree.

The star on the kitchen window was allowed to stay, because we like the yellow light in the kitchen. (Look how much snow there is on the trees right now!)

 And we couldn't hide these darling deers (which I found for a couple of euros at H&M's a few years back) in a box. Instead we dubbed them winter decorations and keep them at least until February!

(On ihanaa jäädä päivällä kotiin. Nukkua vähän pidempään ja puuhailla sitä sun tätä. Pelleillä puhelimen kamerasovelluksella - parasta, mitä puhelimesta löytyy.
Kuusi ja koristeet saivat lähteä viime viikolla - paitsi ne, joista ei raaskinut luopua. Tähden keltainen valo on ihana, ja H&M:n alekorista löytyneet bambit kuusimetsässä saavat olla talvikoristeina ainakin hetken aikaa.)

Mad about tape

I know, everyone has been enthusing about washi tape for quite a while now, nothing new there. And I wasn't the only one who used it for Christmas presents and gift tags either... (Though I might be the only one who forgot to photograph the gift tags. Oops.)

Habitat tape rolls were 50% off after Christmas, so I bought a few rolls (though I shouldn't have waited for the sales, since I didn't get my favourite tape with hearts and little birds).

Lately I discovered the Finnish webshop Teippitarha, so I guess some more tape is in order! This washi tape set with numbers and clear dymo tape are my current favourites from the shop.




(Photos from Teippitarha.)





(Hulluna teippeihin.)

Christmas came and went...

but I could stare at these decorations by Klaus Haapaniemi all year long (available here). Especially the bat!

(photos from https://www.klaush.com/)

01012012

Oh to be woken by the sun on the first day of the year!

Took a walk in the afternoon, after a leisurely breakfast, to catch the last glimmer of the setting sun. Everything still, sugar-coated, the world seemed - if only for a while - brand new and somehow hopeful.


Muted colours, frozen puddles, frost nipping at noses and toes and fingertips.

(Aurinko herätti - hyvä alku uudelle vuodelle. Aamiaisen jälkeen kävelyllä maisema oli hiljainen, sokeroitu ja uusi. Metsästä olivat värit melkein kadonneet. Pakkanen nipisteli varpaita ja sormia. Toiveikas olo.)

The first week of 2012

On the first week of 2012 I have

- crocheted circles
- marveled at the light after a dreary, rainy December

 

- read a very gripping novel
- poured my heart out while eating the best. pizza. ever (portobello mushrooms, mozzarella and lots of rocket)
- attended two parties where I hardly knew half of the guests
- waiting for that 'new year, new possibilities' -feeling to kick in (does it ever?)

(Vuoden ensimmäinen viikko. Olen virkannut ympyröitä, hämmästellyt valoa, lukenut jännittävän kirjan, purkanut sydäntäni syödessäni maailman parasta pizzaa täällä, ollut kaksissa juhlissa, joissa en tuntenut juuri ketään, ja odottanut, että uusi vuosi alkaa tuntua toiveikkaalta.)