I came across a great woman’s magazine in Denmark today called Femina where you’ll find pretty homes and interesting decorating ideas on their interiors page. This room may be small but so well designed…
I love this rustic coastal home (below) owned by a painter and his girlfriend. They decorated it in a very cozy Canada-meets-Danish-Coastal style that feels very February in Denmark to me… Candles, character, fire, warm throws, natural woods…
What do you think of this home? I love the map near the dining table and the wood stove so close to the kitchen… Here is another amazing space to drool over below in a different home. Ah, this really speaks to me.
I adore the gray cabinet and the white Arne Jacobsen chair, so, so much.
So many dreamy spaces from Femina…
Enjoy!
(images: femina)
February 9th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Both these homes are stunning. I love the use of black in the 2nd home. It seems to be just enough colour that the rest of the home doesn’t seem cold.
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February 9th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Beautiful! That view to the water…amazing!
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February 9th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Beautiful, great inspiration!!
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February 9th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
I live this home…it seems like you can “breathe” in it. I generally like more textiles in a space but the warm wood makes up for this.
February 9th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
lots of good ideas, thanks Holly ! we need that to redo our kitchen/living room in our beachhouse in tuscany :)
February 9th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I love the last home, I blogged about yesterday here:
emma ::emmas designblogg::´s last [type] ..Blog love- En mammas dag – Weronica
February 9th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
@Emma – That’s a riot, now we’re both hooked on Danish magazines!
February 9th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
The first room is really small but very well designed. Used every available space in the room, still the room is not not looking congested.
February 9th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
I really like the hint of blue in the first photo – not so easy to do and still create a warm feel.
The last house is amazing – black and white with just the right touches of wood to make it breathe.
Thanks for introducing this new magazine. Now I just need to figure out how to navigate my way around the danish site – I am getting quite good with the swedish ones. I LOVE scandinavian design.
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February 9th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
I find it very interesting that after years of painted walls, design has come back around to white walls…. now that I’m living in a very white apartment: all white walls, white wood trim, white fireplace mantel, I can understand the appeal. It feels CLEAN and allows a space To Be. It feels spacious.
Love the inspiration homes… I love modern furniture, as well as nature-inspired pieces, so these rooms really work for me!
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February 9th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Love, love the peacock feather pillow in the first photo. Also love the white floors and warm wood of the dinning room. Thanks for sharing another inspiring space!
February 9th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Definitely, inspiring! I love white and here even the floor is white. Beautiful.
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February 9th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
I have been seeing this look a lot in Scandinavian blogs and magazines and I love it! It’s just so simple and calming to me. I feel like I could breathe in a place like this.
February 9th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
I love those white interiors – does anyone know what the black lamp on the first image is? Im seeing it everywhere but never found who is the designer.
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February 9th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Beautiful rooms, and decorated so nicely. I like the wood look for that cabin affect. Looks warm and cozy. Just beautiful picture’s and thanks for sharing them with all of us.
February 9th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
I love all the white and texture! It’s beautiful!
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February 9th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
They are both so stunning! I would be happy to reside in either, thanks for sharing :)
February 9th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Fantástica a decoração da casa rústica. Encantadora a revista Femina.
Tendências fantásticas!
Obrigado por partilhares!! Fica bem!!
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February 9th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Oh I like the shout out to Canadian design…especially in combination with the Danes. We’re often not thought of being design leaders but I think that is slowly changing. I love the laidback, organic , rusticness of these places – particularly the first one.
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February 9th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
I concentrate on Scandinavian design and interiors on my blog, so I often go here for inspiration! I featured the 2nd home some time ago, but I love the first one as well, beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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February 9th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
I am so glad that you liked those links I sent you. Those ladies are so talented and inspiring! Thanks for this link too. I have seen this magazine on the stands but I hadn’t paid much attention to it but I will now. My language teacher keeps laughing at me because I am constantly referring to the words I have learned from my Danish home magazines! I cannot get enough of Danish design but I cannot wait to be able to understand more of what is written next to the photos!
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February 9th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Such clean lines, so white, so very, very Dutch. How do they keep it all clean?
February 9th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Oh gosh, Femina magazine! I haven’t seen that since my Mormor died years ago. I remember her always reading it. Maybe now I need my own subscription. :)
February 9th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Uhm, where did my link go? And some of my words? Whatever! :D
I don’t know if I’m getting softer in my tastes or if you are getting rougher? Perhaps it’s a mix of both. :) But I don’t think we have blogged the same home before?
emma ::emmas designblogg::´s last [type] ..Blog love- En mammas dag – Weronica
February 9th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
@Emma – The links are removed from posts because whenever someone leaves links in comments my blog views it as spam and dumps them into the trash. I scan the trash a few times a day and remove the links if I find any non-spam in there — and then put it back to pending mode and then publish it, which I did for your comment. Sorry for that, but I get so many people who drop spam links (porn, everything you can imagine) that I had it set up to send everything to trash automatically.
Since all readers who comment have the chance to link their name to their sites AND to use CommentLuv as a link, I think in the end it’s actually working out good and it saves me a lot of work since the administrative part of running a blog, as you know, can be quite taxing.
February 10th, 2011 at 12:22 am
Wow, I love these images! This is the perfect home for me….and my husband would love it too. So beautiful.
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February 10th, 2011 at 12:25 am
Gorgeous pictures! Thanks!
February 10th, 2011 at 12:39 am
yeah, awesome. like this wooden floor !
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February 10th, 2011 at 1:33 am
The rustic coastal coal home looks so cozy. Seems like spending weekend in a home like that will be very relaxing. It’s a nice place!
February 10th, 2011 at 1:44 am
I love that photo of the stairs down to the beach!! A dream of mine = beach home!
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February 10th, 2011 at 4:42 am
Just amazing!
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February 10th, 2011 at 4:44 am
I absolutely love mixing country with modern.
February 10th, 2011 at 5:57 am
I am in love with the birch lamp and white chair. I also dig the white floors… we have too many canines for that, but a girl can still dream.
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February 10th, 2011 at 6:52 am
I’m liking that table and chair set. I agree though, that grey cabinet is awesome!!
February 10th, 2011 at 7:02 am
If I could just live in one of these lovely places, just for a few months. Very inspiring. Thanks!
February 10th, 2011 at 7:17 am
Thanks again for these beautiful and very inspiring pictures! There is just something that is “annoying” me is the (how to say in english: ” trophee de chasse) hunter’s trophy? that we inevitably see as a “must have” in most of the nice and cool apartments all around the world..what do you think?
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February 10th, 2011 at 7:49 am
I daily read your blog which is the biggest never ending inspiration . Everything that you choose is beautiful . This finds are amazing . Especially the last house with lots of white and wood . i love wood and gray cabins . unfortunately in Romania is very hard to be able to decorate with such style ; lack of shops , money and people with imagination . For a interior designer , graphic designer and artist it’s hard to educate the people and make them buy you creations and trust you when it comes to give them ideas for home decor . Any tips beside :leave this country …which I wish to o it but it’s hard everywhere ….thanks xxx
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February 10th, 2011 at 8:27 am
I love that carpeted stairs and the cushions and the paintings in that picture! Everything just goes so well together!
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February 10th, 2011 at 11:54 am
Very beautiful rooms, well planned and so fresh, clean and calm. I could live happily there. I will get a copy of Feminina.
February 10th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
I love this- especially the chair and tree lamp combo- i am over envious of the people that live there :( – it is just brillaint!
February 10th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
I love the colours and the combination of softness with rugged wood and furs. Quite relaxing. If I lived by the water this would be the look I’d want. Right now I’ve brought in the soft gray on our walls, the charcoal in our couch and soften up our living room in the winter with furs.
February 10th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
It’s beautiful, love it!
February 10th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I really love the first and last interiors! Lovely art and textiles in the first one and the icy blue bench and the glass medicine cabinet are quite unique in the second one. This magazine seems quite interesting!
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February 11th, 2011 at 2:10 am
Oh I see, that’s a clever setup Holly! I didn’t know one could do that.
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February 11th, 2011 at 10:07 am
These are truly calming spaces….the stairs down to the beach are a particular highlight! I also love the brown leather chairs round the table below the antlers on the wall, they look so stylish as well as comfortable. And the grey cabinet is indeed wonderful…..glass cabinets and open shelves always look so fabulous but I worry about my ability to keep them tidy!