I’m popping in for a moment to say so long until Monday — I’m signing off for the weekend and wishing you well until we meet again! I thought I’d leave you with an image today that I simply love. I saved it in my “inspire me” file on my desktop and I cannot figure out where it came from… but I love it so much! If it is familiar to you, and you know who the photographer is, please comment below so that I may edit this post and link to the photographer’s website. But seriously… is this room not heaven? At least it’s MY heaven, I could live in this space and imagine it as the perfect summer cottage along the coast. So let’s all pretend it’s ours and that we’ll be escaping there this very weekend!

Speaking of cottages, it seems lots of people I meet locally either own or rent cottages in Denmark along the coast since it’s so close by. Does anyone know much about Danish cottage rentals or have any contacts because I really, really, really want to find a place to rent on a regularly basis – once or twice a year – as an escape space. I feel left out with friends going away to their summer cottages, maybe I need to rent a little one too.

Oh and by the way… next week I’ll be posting 4 days Monday-Thursday only because Friday I’m taking a holiday!

Make this weekend a great one!

(image: if you know, please tell me!)

5/8/10 Update: Photographer found! It was taken by Trine Torsten. You must check out her website!

19 Responses to “Happy Weekend!”

1 Beth perry commented:
May 7th, 2010 at 4:31 pm

love it! so serene!
.-= Beth perry´s last blog ..I AM HEAD OVER GLEE FOR NEIL! =-.
2 megan commented:
May 7th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

i LOVE the white with the nature wood stool.
3 Laura @ PARING DOWN commented:
May 7th, 2010 at 5:41 pm

So serene. It looks like such a retreat!!!

Enjoy the weekend and the four day week coming up.

:) Laura
.-= Laura @ PARING DOWN´s last blog ..Apothecary Jar Giveaway! =-.
4 Kristin @ Contented Me commented:
May 7th, 2010 at 9:24 pm

This is PERFECTION. Seriously. I am in love with this room.
.-= Kristin @ Contented Me´s last blog ..darling blue & white =-.
5 Solvi commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 2:14 am

There are several big companies that rent out summer cottages in Denmark. The cottages are usually privately owned and the owners use a company to do all the work for them. Some of the largest ones are Dansommer , Sologstrand , Dancenter and Novasol .
(I tried to post their URLs, but I got an error message that said I was a bit spammy so I try to post without URLs to see if that helps. To find them add .com or .dk or Google them)

They have cottages all over Denmark, of all sizes, prices and standards.

If you know exactly where you want to rent you can also contact the tourist information office in that town and ask if they know of others too. Danish tourist information offices are always very helpful.

Have a nice holiday in Denmark! It’s one of my favorite places to visit. I have usually gone there on a bike holiday and it’s such a great country for that. If you have a bike you should bring it and explore the area where you are staying that way.
6 Portia Lysander commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 2:24 am

Southern Sweden also has a plethora of cottages, so you may want to consider extending your search to include Sweden. I used to live in Sweden and we’ve stayed in both Sweden and Denmark and we LOVE it. It’s probably our favorite summer destination. We have stayed in B&Bs rather than cottages, but we’ve found all of ours via the internet and we’ve been very pleased. We’ve also looked for cottages and used the internet, but for whatever reason (availability and poor planning, probably), we have ended up in B&Bs instead. I have a friend whose family owns some houses/cottages in Trelleborg, Sweden. If you would like, I can investigate with them a bit further and connect you.
7 Stina commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 4:59 am

I can recommend Die Hyggelige Dänen, a company that has lots of houses in all sizes and price categories at Vejers Strand.

http://www.vejers.com/

I’ve stayed with them serveral times and always had a great experience.
.-= Stina´s last blog ..Ressourcen zum Thema =-.
8 michelle commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 5:07 am

beautiful. there is something so calming and gorgeous about white and beige/tan together. I am transported to that sofa with a coffee and a house magazine :-) Happy weekend!
9 Julie commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 7:04 am

I too love the white base with the “pops” of color…reminds me of my home. Very nice selection!
10 Camilla {Hygge Nook} commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 8:47 am

I’ve rented through Novasol before (I’m in England). Faxe Ladeplads on the Baltic coast is nice if you want somewhere quiet but easily accessible to both Copenhagen and the southern islands. Marielyst in Falster and Gillelejeope, north of Copenhagen, are supposed to very popular if you want sun’n'surf.
.-= Camilla {Hygge Nook}´s last blog ..Sneak peak at Jan Constantine’s playing cards range and the 2010 collection =-.
11 Courtney commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Hi Holly,

I’m such a fan of that room too! I think it’s from photographer Trine Thorsen – I first saw it on the blog Purple Area (http://purplearea.blogspot.com/2009/06/skandinaviskt-vitt-med-trine-thorsen.html). Have a happy weekend, and best of luck finding a cozy summer cottage!
.-= Courtney´s last blog ..Cuteness Etc. =-.
12 Solveig commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 2:59 pm

this is the living room of the norwegian stylist/shopowner/trendicon Kristin Visdal and you can see the rest of her summerhouse here:

http://www.aftenposten.no/bolig/article1306497.ece

hope you enjoy your weekend!!
.-= Solveig´s last blog ..NIButfordring mai – Galleri uteplass =-.
13 Kaho commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 5:43 pm

I saw Trine Torsten’s website. Thank you for posting the photo of the beautiful cottage and introducing the photographer on your blog. I’m in love with her photos. I also follower your tweets. I can see how you attract people. You’re truly talented!
.-= Kaho´s last blog ..Storage Ideas =-.
14 jacqueline commented:
May 8th, 2010 at 9:06 pm

I adore white space with “pop” colors! That is how im currently shaping my little studio! Have a lovely merry happy mother’s day weekend! Love to you!
.-= jacqueline´s last blog ..couldn’t resist =-.
15 Christine commented:
May 9th, 2010 at 3:08 am

It’s a lovely room! If you are looking to rent a holiday house in Denmark, you might want to check this website: http://www.novasol.com.

Wish you a happy sunday!
16 Vintage Em commented:
May 9th, 2010 at 3:18 am

Ive had that one saved for ages too, I just love it, thanks for the reminder.
.-= Vintage Em´s last blog ..Cool vintage finds =-.
17 Hona @ liveoutlife commented:
May 9th, 2010 at 1:32 pm

enjoy your holiday. I am currently on holiday. Taking a break makes the quality of our work better :)
18 sandra commented:
May 9th, 2010 at 2:09 pm

Lovely picture. For renting a summercottage in Denmark you can try this : http://www.dancenter.dk/
or write “sommerhus danmark” in google (Danish for summer cottage Denmark). I would recommend the westcoast, and the island “Fejø”. Have a great stay there:-)
.-= sandra´s last blog ..Spring weekend =-.
19 Coco commented:
May 10th, 2010 at 6:46 am

Oh i’m going this vacation for the first time to Denmark. My boyfriend wanted to go to Sweden and i only wanted to come with him if he promissed to make a small stop in Denmark lol. So we are going to Kobenhavn and their we take the bridge to Malmo. Anyways, i think i would love to have a cottage in one of the Scandinavian countries. Its so lovely their!

I like this white space – as i always do – and the round table and Eames rocking chair. Its somehow how i want my living room to be although it looks completly different i got the same feeling to it….

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