I recently ordered a few things from Tine K Home and was happy to learn that they are soon to roll out their Spring/Summer 2012 collection at fairs across Europe as I type. I really like this collection because it's very well curated due to Tine's expert eye and everything is quite neutral and for me, this provides the perfect base to work off of when I decorate. Don't you love all of the old books that she uses as props? It looks as though she has raided my husband's library. I love old books, don't you?

When it comes to decorating, to some it may seem boring to pattern and color lovers out there to work from a neutral foundation but I prefer a say, gray linen sofa, because then I can pile on decorative cushions and change up the mood of the entire room as it strikes me and it strikes me very often lately since winter is here and I'm home a lot more. I really like a large neutral floor rug (sisal or wool is good, even leather rugs) and wooden floors because I can work up from there to layer in personality as I go.

It's fascinating how we each have our own system that works for us when it comes to decorating. It's such a personal process and rightly so, our home is a direct reflection of who we are and if it's not, most of us are working hard to make it that way because then everything feels just right. There is no single decorating recipe but still we do end up following a certain path each time we redecorate a room, don't we? For me, I look for my palette and focal point and work from there, being careful to layer in texture and various tones of the same color - even white - because white comes in a millions tints and tones and by experimenting, you create mood and dimension which can help one to avoid that sterile hospital-esque room that using mostly white can result in . Tine has used a lot of white in her latest collection but she's added chalky, smoky gray and natural wood tones along with hints of blue and violet, stripes and ethnic prints, to give this mostly white collection personality. I think in many ways, her collection allows me to think and be creative. When I look at her items, I imagine them in different rooms with different colors and patterns around them...

The Tine K Home collection for Spring/Summer is very warm, natural and subdued yet there is a certain coziness to it that I find appealing. It's neither shabby nor chic which white and linen can quickly lean towards -- rather it's clean, wholesome, modern, a little rustic, a tad ethnic and altogether attainable and classy.

I LOVE her new collection of ceramics for the tabletop the most! What do you like? And since I've shared a bit of my decorating process, I'm now curious... what is your "process" for decorating or redecorating a space?

(images: tine k home)