I had the honor of profiling a few rooms in the home of Swedish graphic designer Helena Schaeder Söderberg, also known to her Flickr friends as Craft & Creativity, this past May for Cookie magazine (here).

Ever since I wrote that article for Cookie, I've been following Helena and enjoy all of the photos that she uploads on Flickr. Helena has delightful spaces carved out for her two toddlers, but also many for her and her husband and their cats in their Vallentuna, Sweden home. I'd define their nest as bright, loving, spirited, creative and so very inspiring.

Helena describes her personal style as, "A neutral base, we use a lot of white--then accentuate with happy colors and a mix of old and new stuff. And add a bit of romance to that. My husband prefers more strict designs, but he often surrenders to my ideas and luckily enough seems very satisfied with the result."

Helena shares many views of her home on Flickr and I've rounded up only a few glimpses today that I thought you'd enjoy because they celebrate creativity and cozy living. I find so much inspiration from her arrangement of things and through the many patterns and colors in which she surrounds herself. And I love her beautiful cat! :)

Would you like to know three of her decorating tips? Helena shared these with me...

1. Keep it simple: use one base color and accentuate with color in the details.
2. Be creative: make things yourself that are unique and
3. Put away stuff that you don't like and highlight the ones you love.

Doesn't this space make you feel right at home?

(images: helena schaeder söderberg)