Rustic Charm

I found these stunning photographs of Helena and Pelle Hallgren's lovely tranquil home in Gävle via skona hem, i think it's the result of a perfect interior design team — she comes up with the ideas, and he creates them. Both love white rustic interiors — spaces that are calm, but with a history. Their home is a wonderful mix of heirloom pieces, fleamarket finds and basics from Ikea — plus what Pelle has built himself, such as the kitchen table and the headboard in the bedroom. With a balcony herb garden on hand for adding snippets of fragrant flavour to the cooking, their home really is a happy and comfortable one.

Blooming Collections...

I fell in love with this Lotus Flower Chandelier the moment I saw it. Made of capiz shell edged in metal, and available in two different sizes, I think it transforms any room into an elegant space. When lit from within the pendants shimmer and shine like stained glass.





Anthropologie chairs are so pretty, the 'Conservatory Chair' is entirely handcrafted with natural mango wood and embroidered hothouse flowers, perfect accent chair!

Minimalism and Simpleness...

The interior trends at the moment are all about soft minimalism and industrial simpleness, all that I want my future house to be! Layers of white, lots of light, industrial lighting, rough and rustic, then when I saw these photographs, i was reminded of how much i love beautiful, simplistic interiors. The photos are styled by Kråkvik & D'Orazio, and shot by the amazing Norwegian photographer Siren Lauvdal.

Unique Wallpapers...

British designer Deborah Bowness' has been hand printing wallpaper for 7 years, winning many awards along her way and we can see why. Her unique wallpapers depict contemporary photographs of salvaged and restored items, with designs ranging from mirrors and bookshelves to pretty frocks and bags. She has worked for some amazing clients including Paul Smith, Selfridges, Polydor, Reebok and The Clarence Hotel creating bespoke interior commissions. http://www.deborahbowness.com/

Carlisle Train Station

The UK ad agency Mindshare has been working hard on the Carlisle train station in preparation for a TV ad for Homebase. The bright paint colors and trendy furniture have attracted a huge facebook fanbase, who hopes the installation won’t be removed after filming. The ad is expected to go live in the UK this spring and summer.

Lovely Packaging...

Lovely Packaging by Brooklyn based soap company 'Saipua'. Their soaps are carefully crafted in small batches using food-grade vegetable oils, butters, herbs and extracts. Each bar is hand cut and packaged beautifully and are sold in boutiques all over the US.

Marcus O Reilly Architects

The table is a unique and captivating coffee table created with driftwood washed up on local beaches around St Kilda by Marcus O Reilly Architects. The pieces of timber were trimmed to size, wire brushed, coloured, waxed and placed on a minimal raw black steel frame. Unique markings, stamps, holes and hardware in the wood alludes to the origins of each individual piece of driftwood. www.marcusoreilly.com

ashley ann's pallet daybed

This belongs to photographer ashley campbell of ashley ann photography. She turned this basic wood pallet into a dreamy, colorful daybed for her daughter's nursery. Turning raw materials into absolutely beautiful, i love the sideways door as a head board too! Before and after images via design*sponge.

Pleats Please...

...gorgeous packaging and campaign for Issey Miyake's pleats please collection. Designed by Taku Satoh Design Office

Dandelion Mobile Wallpaper from Miss Print

London designer studio Miss Print have added to their range of interior products with this gorgeous new wallpaper design called Dandelion Mobile inspired by park views outside their East London Studio.

Daniel Baer

Pretty caged birds, pink paper, pop-up plant leaves and elegant type - all these elements combined together make a stunning invite for Daniel Baer's fashion client. With colourways inspired by Spring /Summer 2010 and a tropical theme.

Utility Chair by Very Good & Proper

Love this quirqy take on the old school chair, The Canteen Utility Chair is made by Very Good & Proper. The 'Canteen' series comes with tables and coat hooks as well

Illustrator : Simone Jessup

I love Simone Jessup's illustrations - so rich, colorful, graphic, organic and lovely!

Decode: Daniel Brown

On display as part of Decode: Digital Design Sensations at the V&A, is a new piece by Daniel Brown from in his 'Own Growth' and 'Form' series, inspired by the V&A's collection. Brown uses advanced mathematics to generate images of plants that continuously grow and change over time. These flowers will continue to grow over the course of the exhibition in the V&A.

Helen Amy Murray

Since emerging as a new talent of design in the early Noughties, Helen Amy Murry has become internationally recognised for her beautiful hand-crafted creations inspired by nature. She works with precious materials such as leather, suede and silk. Helen's three dimensional designs bring surfaces to life! www.helenamymurray.com

Alexander McQueen's 2010 Monster Shoes

Alexander McQueen's spring summer 2010 collection is most definitely futuristic! As well as a series of stunning printed dresses inspired by Charles Darwin, evolution, Mad Max and the world of reptiles, McQueen has produced a jaw dropping shoe collection - 'monster shoe'! The shoes feature heels that defy the laws of gravity, and guess who is the first to wear them!? Lady Gaga in her new video for 'Bad Romance'.

Photographer Elisabeth Hudson

Norwegian photographer and writer Elizabeth Aarhus Hudson has a blog called inspirational spaces, and that is truly what it is, she takes pictures of her friends homes for Norwegian magazines, Elle interior, Design interior and Maison and some of them are posted on her blog as well!

'Fancy Feet'

'Fancy feet'...gorgeous watercolour illustration by Caroline 'of it looks good to me'. Caroline is a textile designer for the fashion industry, and is inspired by people-watching, she illustrates street trends - scrunched socks with heels!

Story Hotel

The Story Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden has been inspired by old New York style run-down restaurants and bohemian Paris hotels, which creates a personal urban feeling.. exquisite!

Vintage Florals

...Kitschy and cute by Lisa Stickley...