A cheerful Copenhagen home with pops of colour

Moving in together is such an exciting step - but what happens if you have two completely different styles? That's what happened to Katrín Björk - who loves bold colour and Jamie Søgaards - who prefers the monochrome look. And the result? A lovely black and white home in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, layered with vibrant pops of colour in the forms of lamps, trays, stationary and cushions. Such a light-filled, happy home! Let's take a peek....

Bolig magasinet / Photo: Tia Borgsmidt

Have to say, I do love a little colour, how about you?

I love it when you spot things in homes you can do yourself the same day. Here, a montage in the hallway (next to Muuto dots) could be replicated with washi tape (also love these alarm clock and pendant light DIY ideas!). You can source washi tape here.

Other items: Tom Dixon pendant light, Series 7 chairs, orane fan shaped folder, Hay Kaleido tray, these stools are similar.

More cheerful mid-week homes include this bright Malmö apartment (the neon pipes!), the vibrant home of a Dutch illustrator, and the happy home of Jenny Brandt.

Have a happy day!

The home of a Danish interior designer

This week it's been all about Swedish homes so far, so I think it's time we spread our Scandinavian wings and hop over 'The Bridge' to Denmark don't you?! This is the home of Danish interior designer Camilla Tange Peylecke, snapped by Peter Kragballe. The angles give us great insight into the homely mix of mid-century, vintage, retro, as well as classic and modern designer pieces. I love the original wood floor too! What a great, unique family home....

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

Home-owner / styling: Camilla Tange Peylecke. Photographer Peter Kragballe - shared with kind permission.

I think my favourite spot is the bedroom. I love the way Camilla has taken a pretty floral cushion and pulled out colours from it using the vintage blue desk lamp, and hat. The same can be done if you find a painting or rug you like.

I'm also a fan of the teapot collection in the kitchen!

Is there anything that stands out to you?

Other items I know and love: children's desk and chair by We Do Wood and rabbit nightlight. Bestlite and Flos Parentesi wall lights. Source round floral cushions here. Design Collectors has 15% off the Eames DSR chair right now.

You can see more pics of Camilla's home here if you're interested. And it's definitely worth checking out her art deco light shop. 

Have a great day!

PS This home has also been styled by Camilla and captured by Peter but has a very different look and feel; beautiful in its own way. Loving the high-gloss concrete floor!

An idyllic Danish cottage

I hope you're having a great start to the week? I'm actually in the small fishing village of Gilleleje today for the second day of a photo shoot for my new book - so exciting (more news to follow at a later date)! We've got to leave the hotel shortly but before I go I thought it would be fitting to share an  absolutely idyllic Danish former fisherman's cottage belonging to Dorthe Brocante. The palette of blue, indigo, charcoal and earthy tones is so pretty, don't you think?

Photographer: Martin Sølyst (with kind permission). Stylist: Eva Marie Wilken for Bolig Liv. via Nordic Design

 Wow! How I'd love a home like this, how about you?

Anyone want to skip work this morning and drink coffee in the garden with me?!

I love, love love the ceramics. I was at a wonderful styling workshop at The Hive hosted by Dietland Wolf  in which she talked about black on black styling using textured ceramics. The detailed shot of the three black vessels in Dorthe's home reminds me of how beautiful it can be to group three items of the same colour but with different surface texture and shapes.

More beautiful cottages here. And Danish homes here.

Got to rush but I'll leave you to dream! Have a lovely day! 

A cool, calm and collected Danish home

I hope you had a great weekend? It was a bank holiday here in Southern Sweden so we escaped to the cottage on the west coast. My Mum and I even took a seaweed bath at Torekovs Warmbadhus - where you're actually scrubbed with local seaweed (have to say I was always a bit scared of seaweed as a child so it was quite a feat to get me in the bath in the first place, but my skin felt like silk afterwards!). Anyway. Today's home tour - this morning I'm loving this simple yet striking  pared-back monochrome home in Denmark. Calm, cool and collected, it's the beautiful home of danish architect Jonas Bjerre Poulsen.

Monochrome Home by Hilary Robertson, photography by Pia Ulin, published by Ryland Peters & Small.

What do you think - your kind of palette? Too pared-back or just right?

Personally I love the polished concrete floor and the dark earthy colours. And what about the rounded storage in the bedroom?!

These pictures are from the magnificent book Monochrome Home by Hilary Robertson, photography by Pia Ulin, published by Ryland Peters & Small.

Other homes designed by Norm Architects can be found here. If you'd like to see more monochrome spaces today there's an entire archive here. Time to make a pot of coffee?!

I'm off to shoot a home in the Danish countryside today with a colour palette not far off this one - so excited!

Have a wonderful start to the week.