A pared-back Australian beach house with a retro vibe

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Spring is in the air...at least in the home tours this week (<i>and <a href="https://instagram.com/myscandinavianhome/p/0BKouxR7f-/" target="_blank">outside</a> here in southern sweden, yay!</i>). This pared-back Australian beach house certainly adds to the vibe.  Located in the coastal town of Merrick, Victoria, it's decorated with pretty pops of colour, retro floral prints (my grandparents had curtains just like these in their sitting room, <i>they had fab style</i>), and freshly cut branches from a cherry tree. The owners have completed their holiday home with a mix of vintage, industrial and modern furniture as well as homespun textiles for a relaxed, bohemian feel. An Australian take on the <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2015/03/pretty-greens-and-blues-in-copenhagen.html" target="_blank">Danish home</a> we saw yesterday? Just lovely! I could wile away a summer here, how about you?!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eaV0KLDtph9EdwQW7dJv-6XOOvXtMrUo4hZbo_2ZMF7jhV_lQjP7c9jPfpkpzBAvO4RYj4C8ZUDWWX4AozDRW1avq1f0VB4FV3r5bLbESXh4-LVyVN9r5aOlqmfs0KfL9pWymuctPkY/s1600/merrick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eaV0KLDtph9EdwQW7dJv-6XOOvXtMrUo4hZbo_2ZMF7jhV_lQjP7c9jPfpkpzBAvO4RYj4C8ZUDWWX4AozDRW1avq1f0VB4FV3r5bLbESXh4-LVyVN9r5aOlqmfs0KfL9pWymuctPkY/s1600/merrick.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.<a href="http://sharedesign.com/"> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnYygj5PWEx8oWzWrrbtxgc-2qcbRsg-YBJrDmPPqbKPD8-tamI840YzYkK29LrLD0P-KxV5RqF9BOZr6jqFE_vlKZp-d2j_624Mb1Y6fxfoYkRr7PZHv1yfMEPhwKdDo-hUEoiZMbmI/s1600/merrick2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnYygj5PWEx8oWzWrrbtxgc-2qcbRsg-YBJrDmPPqbKPD8-tamI840YzYkK29LrLD0P-KxV5RqF9BOZr6jqFE_vlKZp-d2j_624Mb1Y6fxfoYkRr7PZHv1yfMEPhwKdDo-hUEoiZMbmI/s1600/merrick2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfUznFRz7ibxMIGEbd8CmMX4DO6c1OVsqmMx1eBXw4Tq7gtotbkM6Ry9CsBMHeRkq1FBYLN88NgXEsaEw-vPDIcm5T_G7qVwTZcFZe3EYfNvZ5ocK1lRbDAaWPyNVrc3iyguQII67H3g/s1600/merrick3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfUznFRz7ibxMIGEbd8CmMX4DO6c1OVsqmMx1eBXw4Tq7gtotbkM6Ry9CsBMHeRkq1FBYLN88NgXEsaEw-vPDIcm5T_G7qVwTZcFZe3EYfNvZ5ocK1lRbDAaWPyNVrc3iyguQII67H3g/s1600/merrick3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwwDLIkx9WPYzMLw7zMPh07BaEjLeTyGAe3rib7gGIWeBt-cxbSS7wLnadRTVNmnhXVQHUiq1ACKWJlZo3Zbsj59ry38U413toZF8MvL-mwNQMaa_eE68FSgxh50VQ1jKOOwqv6O7L9U/s1600/merrick4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwwDLIkx9WPYzMLw7zMPh07BaEjLeTyGAe3rib7gGIWeBt-cxbSS7wLnadRTVNmnhXVQHUiq1ACKWJlZo3Zbsj59ry38U413toZF8MvL-mwNQMaa_eE68FSgxh50VQ1jKOOwqv6O7L9U/s1600/merrick4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_22GiTYhcwmIs7F7plYqR6DxFuMhpODvSt-FUwOyKcH62B_UM15dYfHdeNSMDI2bh7Cril0OFDsqJFysydN8LpR2857S9yLpE7jzVrviNTJLLhtIagirPoe16K3F5dd4NI-r4X71Gmg/s1600/merrick5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_22GiTYhcwmIs7F7plYqR6DxFuMhpODvSt-FUwOyKcH62B_UM15dYfHdeNSMDI2bh7Cril0OFDsqJFysydN8LpR2857S9yLpE7jzVrviNTJLLhtIagirPoe16K3F5dd4NI-r4X71Gmg/s1600/merrick5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxiY-HEcqzE1P0KNtSAqPrKapiep78mW0UhYTDeP03j0Ks5gRCaf8v89amsqjdV_HYkhvQXw4rjch51yGGVoGbr0NTTbi1hv174zMOrllUXkf0Z9VERu3gIu9NpgR5ey1y5eJ4Jab1iA/s1600/merrick7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxiY-HEcqzE1P0KNtSAqPrKapiep78mW0UhYTDeP03j0Ks5gRCaf8v89amsqjdV_HYkhvQXw4rjch51yGGVoGbr0NTTbi1hv174zMOrllUXkf0Z9VERu3gIu9NpgR5ey1y5eJ4Jab1iA/s1600/merrick7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF9FK2IKAl1fcY85pYxzrJThq2C7B7Gnqiije9h6tYUooDJTtwJA3Ad6cqE_WZPr-ckBVwoz1qf3JSW2B-IedwQXCVVTARajtrAdgukpVSqChVKSkVB8Wm73TTnTGSo_6K_liza1zamo/s1600/merrick8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF9FK2IKAl1fcY85pYxzrJThq2C7B7Gnqiije9h6tYUooDJTtwJA3Ad6cqE_WZPr-ckBVwoz1qf3JSW2B-IedwQXCVVTARajtrAdgukpVSqChVKSkVB8Wm73TTnTGSo_6K_liza1zamo/s1600/merrick8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcoEfDkZfloNVwVLPhLYtOBmYF4C2Y_PnCiV1C5YbCK38_gKoUAwH7JTtIHkBR9B9QloZikonxxe1jmtNmyokYOA-fMiE4AX1qKYLj5urXtnc4f0q0j8yPLbKDuKjwI7jrPoc4K5x1Js/s1600/merrick9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcoEfDkZfloNVwVLPhLYtOBmYF4C2Y_PnCiV1C5YbCK38_gKoUAwH7JTtIHkBR9B9QloZikonxxe1jmtNmyokYOA-fMiE4AX1qKYLj5urXtnc4f0q0j8yPLbKDuKjwI7jrPoc4K5x1Js/s1600/merrick9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYutFvjS8S9uKok6ii3EfLEckDrmT9G_JTZL2qPjrWSlF1VpFETXntR-91_7K4t4cILkBWol5AokuShfaYt87F5fvow9EL1xaqaHt4mjvauff5C6pirbTzQHcHuxt8-w2JuxwzvLZmG0o/s1600/merrick9a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYutFvjS8S9uKok6ii3EfLEckDrmT9G_JTZL2qPjrWSlF1VpFETXntR-91_7K4t4cILkBWol5AokuShfaYt87F5fvow9EL1xaqaHt4mjvauff5C6pirbTzQHcHuxt8-w2JuxwzvLZmG0o/s1600/merrick9a.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNq9Gr0iRnEWNIldHTzrRXB5KQlQYNOGSjpsCGYfZD-YHXoqJl3hsrhcldiYSEvdsnNs0SDPspQMvgQgaMT9l2D4rdqmKOlahowT4PpCpqVZ6TlNVT3feU8NSvreZhmF9Pa5BtukkwHA/s1600/merrick9b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNq9Gr0iRnEWNIldHTzrRXB5KQlQYNOGSjpsCGYfZD-YHXoqJl3hsrhcldiYSEvdsnNs0SDPspQMvgQgaMT9l2D4rdqmKOlahowT4PpCpqVZ6TlNVT3feU8NSvreZhmF9Pa5BtukkwHA/s1600/merrick9b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwVDWvBA8Ie6gFk3RmkMi39UlFlYQJlPZbPMiY1Xs3nM4LES-XZIS1tcf3WQClqmp87iAeDRNlfA_Vp8bZHyIg2mkNzGDauyxxeY-j0XpXrJRHKYDXjBfGjdyuUBveP3762TTy2WTddw/s1600/merrick9c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwVDWvBA8Ie6gFk3RmkMi39UlFlYQJlPZbPMiY1Xs3nM4LES-XZIS1tcf3WQClqmp87iAeDRNlfA_Vp8bZHyIg2mkNzGDauyxxeY-j0XpXrJRHKYDXjBfGjdyuUBveP3762TTy2WTddw/s1600/merrick9c.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/" target="_blank" title="http://www.brookeholm.com.au/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Brooke Holm</a> (kind permission). Styling: <a href="http://marshagolemac.com/" target="_blank" title="http://marshagolemac.com/ (external link, click to open in a new window)">Marsha Golemac</a> for interior designer <a href="http://shareenjoel.com/" target="_blank">Shareen Joel</a>. via <a href="http://sharedesign.com/">Share Design</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anything in particular you love about this holiday home (<i>or everything perhaps</i>?!)?<br /><br /> Items I know and love: Try <a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/search?q=retro%20curtains" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy </a>for retro floral print curtains, <a href="http://tivoliaudio.se/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tivoli</a> radio, <a href="http://www.habitat.co.uk/moka-6-cup-coffee-maker/serveware//fcp-product/25466" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moka </a>coffee maker. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/woodwoolstool?page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wood wool stool</a> sells crocheted items. <br /><br />I dream of having an outdoor shower, there's something very cool about them and instantly conjure up days of long summer days at the beach. Here are some of <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2013/05/showering-alfresco.html" target="_blank">my favourites</a>.<br /><br />The other thing I noticed are the shelves across the window - what a great idea?! <br /><br />See more pictures and a full write up of the house <a href="http://sharedesign.com/inspirationblog/places-spaces-beach-house-merricks-victoria/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br />Other holiday homes in which I could wile away a boho summer include: this tranquil <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2014/07/a-tranquil-holiday-home-in-corsica.html" target="_blank">space in Corsica</a>, a <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2012/07/a-cool-white-and-rustic-retreat-on.html" target="_blank">white and wood villa </a>on Mykonos, <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2013/12/a-norwegian-cabin-by-sea.html" target="_blank">a Norwegian cabin</a> by the sea, and a <a href="http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2012/09/a-back-to-basics-scandinavian-feel.html" target="_blank">Scandinavian style cottage</a> in Oregon.<br /><br />Roll on summer! <br /><br />Have a lovely day! </div>

A pared-back Australian beach house with a retro vibe

Spring is in the air...at least in the home tours this week ( and outside here in southern sweden, yay! ). This pared-back Australian beach...

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The Greek island home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As I mentioned earlier on the week I'm still clinging to that summer feeling (are you?) - on colder days I'm even dreaming about summer 2015 (cue slight obsession with my Pinterest<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/nikiatmsh/travel/"> travel</a> board!)! One country my family and I have our sites on next year is Greece. Oh how I'd love to rent a Greek island home. Which is why I was so excited to find this beautiful cottage on the Greek island of Lesvos (thank you <a href="http://style-files.com/2014/09/08/the-travel-files-a-greek-island-home/#more-19002">Style Files</a>!). It's the home of Australian author, photographer and designer <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and her British artist husband  <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a>. In 2007 Claire and Matthew fled the rat race for a more simple life on Lesvos, how inspiring?! You can read more about their adventures and see more pictures of this wonderful home in Claire's book '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Greek-Island-Home-Claire-Lloyd/dp/1908337184">My Greek Island Home</a>'. And the good news? They have a <a href="http://www.mygreekislandhomeguesthouse.com/">guest house</a> for rent...wow, wow and wow! Greece 2015 anyone?!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKdglmvfdeg8E1U0DMzaYaId7kFdL2sfCLNbeYgkCJpB5b36d-irYHGUDKc7U4_kNP4NhgJN7r3ZyF1pt6By2ri3TJArKS7CI5I4J6zqdURGpkhJKcKjiUKC9OZdyfvqGLCk6y0cEnMX4/s1600/greek3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKdglmvfdeg8E1U0DMzaYaId7kFdL2sfCLNbeYgkCJpB5b36d-irYHGUDKc7U4_kNP4NhgJN7r3ZyF1pt6By2ri3TJArKS7CI5I4J6zqdURGpkhJKcKjiUKC9OZdyfvqGLCk6y0cEnMX4/s1600/greek3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Laude</a>r</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9-oeG_KDDnBglTlGRAiShxZyBNGmIhyTTvOl4NZNWRzCFy-wCI6IZ3aDWnuZfNQdjWgwFN3FVdgix-GFJoU0Is1HUfTwx0ivc-JMMhbC2gmjH0SWWAd4lkynlljcXk0k9TEoWH5hqO9y/s1600/greek1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9-oeG_KDDnBglTlGRAiShxZyBNGmIhyTTvOl4NZNWRzCFy-wCI6IZ3aDWnuZfNQdjWgwFN3FVdgix-GFJoU0Is1HUfTwx0ivc-JMMhbC2gmjH0SWWAd4lkynlljcXk0k9TEoWH5hqO9y/s1600/greek1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz5eZaM01DU6Ak1_6MbFpuJkdbGyZBEKv2uEyEnR6UxC8uXfvuz0oJaOqz4yMETPbPMFzrkGFwgQ13T_iBDQ518i82GS6lBtUkikGyRa8eNoOrv_ICsHMTszorIxQZLIfGUPA0-w86PcQ/s1600/greek2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz5eZaM01DU6Ak1_6MbFpuJkdbGyZBEKv2uEyEnR6UxC8uXfvuz0oJaOqz4yMETPbPMFzrkGFwgQ13T_iBDQ518i82GS6lBtUkikGyRa8eNoOrv_ICsHMTszorIxQZLIfGUPA0-w86PcQ/s1600/greek2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFTMWMa4MA98Yo9i5ZD4oXvUOI1Joe4m8v9jn-W81vbqaNHGWDYZoMbIchaKv0H8UBNfnCfDaC-JgNHUVmk9hv2gPXzd8EQK3OYQ1-GiH_FHrygouXBnPsxVqGVoO43epOfZtko6sJZz/s1600/greek4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFTMWMa4MA98Yo9i5ZD4oXvUOI1Joe4m8v9jn-W81vbqaNHGWDYZoMbIchaKv0H8UBNfnCfDaC-JgNHUVmk9hv2gPXzd8EQK3OYQ1-GiH_FHrygouXBnPsxVqGVoO43epOfZtko6sJZz/s1600/greek4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKCsTXXRRUQkZAt3yVXjRJa505xC1HHy4nbHarnIuuG376CTgyeJEKMi_ius24u2Qe_KZ714gIbLkbV4vTQQKPFL-xQV5HshC5_KwpNdF3ojS70x56wRN9eM0OICNaxP-AaN3R4mK_trO/s1600/greek7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKCsTXXRRUQkZAt3yVXjRJa505xC1HHy4nbHarnIuuG376CTgyeJEKMi_ius24u2Qe_KZ714gIbLkbV4vTQQKPFL-xQV5HshC5_KwpNdF3ojS70x56wRN9eM0OICNaxP-AaN3R4mK_trO/s1600/greek7.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzgNlY9iSk_jj7DJOfJ_f4InJgDIktmvjmAhxxpCCzy4Ci3nWWlgKMzBsWeNMYNs2v3ZCpWhROAn9f8kmWVZ3oD27WoOknmiqBoFNtEbID6HMc9Y-pBWME5HMrCjNUKaqwhM24fWKfXUt/s1600/greek5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzgNlY9iSk_jj7DJOfJ_f4InJgDIktmvjmAhxxpCCzy4Ci3nWWlgKMzBsWeNMYNs2v3ZCpWhROAn9f8kmWVZ3oD27WoOknmiqBoFNtEbID6HMc9Y-pBWME5HMrCjNUKaqwhM24fWKfXUt/s1600/greek5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRvqgyqSy_gAOXvCeHdre5o5tlp_K-j97miZ_H4fKalxs0c64Ed5iDGNEq4mZN7L7XmlwWVlojU65cPliI9eETDVVmiyDZNvs5W5oCiPkjbA7iIEOMlPlItqrJdwYcMOHJYxpJteg__js/s1600/greek6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRvqgyqSy_gAOXvCeHdre5o5tlp_K-j97miZ_H4fKalxs0c64Ed5iDGNEq4mZN7L7XmlwWVlojU65cPliI9eETDVVmiyDZNvs5W5oCiPkjbA7iIEOMlPlItqrJdwYcMOHJYxpJteg__js/s1600/greek6.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjtgQaZBk8Mm1iqpyi4B7LegVJn6jNddRxN37Z9RHNDIXRxlkLsO4ceU6ykkwHMA4oEJcrX-d7SAIEwpEgUl_OF1bwEhYjeCEvyBYWHzZxBShEsvOLM1psq6DdlJhy0BbMXNIor5g-LS/s1600/greek8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xjtgQaZBk8Mm1iqpyi4B7LegVJn6jNddRxN37Z9RHNDIXRxlkLsO4ceU6ykkwHMA4oEJcrX-d7SAIEwpEgUl_OF1bwEhYjeCEvyBYWHzZxBShEsvOLM1psq6DdlJhy0BbMXNIor5g-LS/s1600/greek8.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pC2s5uWqdXI6YRU69gxm56mMjlaxCYFTg-Ymve6lV4g7gCNj7NoBndyKY2gbMx6sCprIU5g3Rfe46sNBOmehztKv8qYnd80fdCeNX94_VxLBnhHueTsK0lxzsJwIV579Zokd00_-tQA0/s1600/greek9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pC2s5uWqdXI6YRU69gxm56mMjlaxCYFTg-Ymve6lV4g7gCNj7NoBndyKY2gbMx6sCprIU5g3Rfe46sNBOmehztKv8qYnd80fdCeNX94_VxLBnhHueTsK0lxzsJwIV579Zokd00_-tQA0/s1600/greek9.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography <a href="http://www.carlacoulson.com/">Cara Coulson</a>, Home owner: <a href="http://clairelloyd.com/">Claire Lloyd</a> and <a href="http://www.matthewusmarlauder.com/">Matthew Usmar Lauder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Could you spend your summer holiday here?!<br /><br />For more Greek summer house inspiration you also might want to check out this <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2014/09/an-oh-so-fabulous-greek-escape.html">Greek escape</a> and this<a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2012/07/a-cool-white-and-rustic-retreat-on.html"> rustic retreat</a>.<br /><br />Speaking of summer holidays - make sure you pop back to enter my exciting weekend give-away tomorrow!<br /><br />Have a lovely day!<br /><br /></div>

The Greek island home

As I mentioned earlier on the week I'm still clinging to that summer feeling (are you?) - on colder days I'm even dreaming about sum...

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A cottage in the Stockholm archipelagos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I don't know what the weather's like where you are but here it's starting to feel....er.....dare I say it....Autumnal. So today I thought I'd add a little sunshine here on the blog instead. And if I close my eyes this rainy, windy Tuesday morning I can dream I'm at on this beautiful waterside cottage. It's the fabulous home of one of <a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a> blogger Åsa Myrberg of <a href="http://blogg.skonahem.com/atmycasa/" target="_blank">@mycasa</a> on<a href="https://www.google.se/maps/place/Eker%C3%B6/@59.2790564,17.7937916,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x465f0a42f21a68e5:0x400fef341e48bd0" target="_blank"> Ekerö</a> in the Stockholm archipelagos. If the beautiful, light filled and relaxed interior doesn't do it for you, the setting certainly will. Summer anyone?<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB8DHkvz_jCYXNAJcj5qE_n25GYa2kl_hu0ieGP3g8Alx5bGqgCn8qQO6W7N6D2muGhA3Oac1r69ThhASuJwKDgkZq_IAYijtn5QsAzq9g5zY6LMVDEoaPZWROAEzlYWnijH-rYzr-IbF/s1600/cottage1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVB8DHkvz_jCYXNAJcj5qE_n25GYa2kl_hu0ieGP3g8Alx5bGqgCn8qQO6W7N6D2muGhA3Oac1r69ThhASuJwKDgkZq_IAYijtn5QsAzq9g5zY6LMVDEoaPZWROAEzlYWnijH-rYzr-IbF/s1600/cottage1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>,<a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank"> Pernilla Hed</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRE6w-Za9lZFvARexizkQ32l8RVpR_8RbrMvRTu77PoJ38XQwUJ2xynhnvewPcrbMSfuOc8gKDVBYZVl16ETCMyf5pW82maVjUyc7fN1w8k7WcksbMigWYuezTJQSDtq2cIllLR1j8lpmu/s1600/kok2_atmycasa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRE6w-Za9lZFvARexizkQ32l8RVpR_8RbrMvRTu77PoJ38XQwUJ2xynhnvewPcrbMSfuOc8gKDVBYZVl16ETCMyf5pW82maVjUyc7fN1w8k7WcksbMigWYuezTJQSDtq2cIllLR1j8lpmu/s1600/kok2_atmycasa.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTnF3aTY2HLb13T_Hx9CJAh9YA3Di4c3rDBIKoXC-shnqIZKOIggirvNYkDA4IqEG1ZpS_EGnQaRHpSoQtXgK1dymzD8IxyEgyuX26OOQvbimMWTTJ7abkDei8IgnDk9YSk6CXC15xYlh/s1600/cottage5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTnF3aTY2HLb13T_Hx9CJAh9YA3Di4c3rDBIKoXC-shnqIZKOIggirvNYkDA4IqEG1ZpS_EGnQaRHpSoQtXgK1dymzD8IxyEgyuX26OOQvbimMWTTJ7abkDei8IgnDk9YSk6CXC15xYlh/s1600/cottage5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UR7VH8GVIEj-jZopca9yBaXK1xpnP-IAcLHtERrt5N_30vMTD7i94fzXKIm69I2NimWYSityN7p9SBL7QJ6YV4qCIYaQl72Nap99q289ND8-lS083Qch3DtOa2f84y63A1xu_pLADyEs/s1600/casa1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UR7VH8GVIEj-jZopca9yBaXK1xpnP-IAcLHtERrt5N_30vMTD7i94fzXKIm69I2NimWYSityN7p9SBL7QJ6YV4qCIYaQl72Nap99q289ND8-lS083Qch3DtOa2f84y63A1xu_pLADyEs/s1600/casa1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGzc_24kje6rjxWbwU-psSAnmD2cAIHsZKhmlLrK5t-EDdBsIwRDb7mDd8yJS87d2hdTIFC-oNZGoiKtXgitjpe_qvrRWe5MTZ0vH2g0f_rcyIffG2fOh2cF5_JIsZ35qrZxzCC2ZrU0f/s1600/cottage2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGzc_24kje6rjxWbwU-psSAnmD2cAIHsZKhmlLrK5t-EDdBsIwRDb7mDd8yJS87d2hdTIFC-oNZGoiKtXgitjpe_qvrRWe5MTZ0vH2g0f_rcyIffG2fOh2cF5_JIsZ35qrZxzCC2ZrU0f/s1600/cottage2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsy0VcFc5_jPwuPIpbHdt0tJhyphenhyphenNQns-UuIbjGKSW0ZIPymWMbV4owrwzBfKDvBo3ogerEQftCr5zWNDmoN7vHJcxvQHycZh1gMfpjnwr3yF9Kqnr_4YFmOSFpbqSKSvSOt2xNyH5YvzmW/s1600/cottage4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsy0VcFc5_jPwuPIpbHdt0tJhyphenhyphenNQns-UuIbjGKSW0ZIPymWMbV4owrwzBfKDvBo3ogerEQftCr5zWNDmoN7vHJcxvQHycZh1gMfpjnwr3yF9Kqnr_4YFmOSFpbqSKSvSOt2xNyH5YvzmW/s1600/cottage4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb75CUsr3ucWTKpboIo8EjnfTR09rL6l2JuQavHi89ivT8vgFWObbrUoR-UokgS9DGlUliiBlHWRmufQ05PDFdEdRFaN2jbuVu4DWp_iZZtpDa-7KE2-XopOJhOtp9y0JOGx76Jo0tf_RS/s1600/cottage3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb75CUsr3ucWTKpboIo8EjnfTR09rL6l2JuQavHi89ivT8vgFWObbrUoR-UokgS9DGlUliiBlHWRmufQ05PDFdEdRFaN2jbuVu4DWp_iZZtpDa-7KE2-XopOJhOtp9y0JOGx76Jo0tf_RS/s1600/cottage3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Inspirerandehem/Hemma-hos-var-alldeles-egen-inredningsblogg-mycasa" target="_blank">Sköna Hem</a>. <a href="http://www.pernillahed.com/" target="_blank">Pernilla Hed.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>What an incredible place to spend long summer days?! The Stockholm archipelagos really are fantastic too.<br /><br />For more Scandinavian summer cottage dreaming click<a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/search?q=summer+cottage" target="_blank"> here</a> - warning, you'll need to pour yourself a cup of tea first - there are hundreds of them! (the home above might come up first, if so, scroll past it). <br /><br />I'm off to <a href="http://theconference.se/" target="_blank">The Conference</a> in Malmö today - anyone else going? Last year's was so inspiring!<br /><br />Have a wonderful Tuesday.<br /><br /></div>

A cottage in the Stockholm archipelagos

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A super stylish get-away in Northern Sweden

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I hope you had a great weekend?! I'm often receiving mails from readers asking for suggestions of wonderful places to stay in Sweden. And today I found a new tip - <a href="http://www.sagverket.se/" target="_blank">Sågverket</a> - an oh so cool youth hostel / conference centre in Northern Sweden. Described recently in <a href="http://residencemagazine.se/" target="_blank">Residence </a>magazine as Norrland's super stylish hang out, Sågverkat is a got-to place for romantic weekends, creative conference or simply somewhere to relax and get-away from it all in a stylish environment. Personally I'd go there just to enjoy the decor and scenery alone how about you?! But we all need to be quick, it's up for sale. Anyone sitting at their desk this Monday morning feeling like a new challenge?!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiLyBBOi8z_PCHmHkQeDCGUbBaXFoFXiUtRQepmJmobt7eP2TPph71VZnAD5z5fHuJruChlY5eN8nCPSTBDGX2RpFcyKHJxenPufC7dAbzJaXBZyd_aSXg4VBS37NaFiDsPQ9hiXwnvVG/s1600/house1c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiLyBBOi8z_PCHmHkQeDCGUbBaXFoFXiUtRQepmJmobt7eP2TPph71VZnAD5z5fHuJruChlY5eN8nCPSTBDGX2RpFcyKHJxenPufC7dAbzJaXBZyd_aSXg4VBS37NaFiDsPQ9hiXwnvVG/s1600/house1c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUQxnMGojyiexYsDRzEaW-OyD7nDmxTFz8tRfG_5KVr-vp8MyyMSrdaxqZr2L7tgwPzsCaM00wUZ2PVHPkzzn_XW4oE9nYHibH5V4JNdaxptLUvZ8YNxYukx6Zi_EK6di6kgFrfPHE8RK/s1600/house2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I thought she was so big until I dropped her off at the school gate this morning and she suddenly looked so small. I hope she'll be OK.....<br /><br />And I hope you have a great start to your week too!<br /><br /></div>

A super stylish get-away in Northern Sweden

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A beautiful pared-back Finnish cabin

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well hello Monday! I hope you had a great weekend? For my family and I it was a matter of unpacking and settling in back home punctuated by the odd dip in the Öresund sea. Although my summer holidays are over for this year (sniff sniff), it doesn't stop me dreaming and feel inspired by idyllic Scandinavian holiday homes. Take this Finnish summer cottage I spotted over at <a href="http://emmas.blogg.se/2014/july/simple-finnish-summerhouse-inspiration.html" target="_blank">Emmas Design blog</a>, for example. Belonging to<a href="http://hullaannuhurmaannu.blogspot.fi/" target="_blank"> Johanna Lehtinen</a> and photographed by<a href="http://www.kristakeltanen.com/index2.php#!/home" target="_blank"> Krista Keltanen</a> , this black, white and wood cabin is beautifully simple, letting the surrounding nature do the talking. Just as a holiday home should do. I could spend some downtime here, could you?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayjpGPfrPyLy6y2WvUh7lPOEX8ntHCXvGIW9QSymp27yHW1Q7mJk525r5ftcBp0L59VpvjIpsv6nypScIv0gOdvtLA2XPUnSLubENTCfOASATHZ8kJIM8gt6vjM3IH0y-GAPYRqxTKy09/s1600/finnish2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayjpGPfrPyLy6y2WvUh7lPOEX8ntHCXvGIW9QSymp27yHW1Q7mJk525r5ftcBp0L59VpvjIpsv6nypScIv0gOdvtLA2XPUnSLubENTCfOASATHZ8kJIM8gt6vjM3IH0y-GAPYRqxTKy09/s1600/finnish2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3HWvjVe5I3x7jtJBEARipJPasjMPmwq0uSEN2tk-eVFqKVBV0_FCIMWyDHaq3MDjhzoBrhs0VaGc5dTGh2shvP9FLWTZPHFM0ETzJOivVS56AK2SfD5-d3l7ycDiZY9AFmuLZHx8g_Op/s1600/finnish1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj85wY4Txx0R8BBrWO_EZf8maw24A8IJ-M4ELBvo7nIzAzOUYzn2i7Dcmw-ZLoz7ZSP10pog1MHrIfmAWgsng3MItVBAQjhIuw23SAag0kFUpIK6D56n16RFCx9LORvWQBgSR0zJN-45I/s1600/finnish5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj85wY4Txx0R8BBrWO_EZf8maw24A8IJ-M4ELBvo7nIzAzOUYzn2i7Dcmw-ZLoz7ZSP10pog1MHrIfmAWgsng3MItVBAQjhIuw23SAag0kFUpIK6D56n16RFCx9LORvWQBgSR0zJN-45I/s1600/finnish5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.kristakeltanen.com/index2.php#!/home" target="_blank">Krista Keltanen</a>, <a href="http://www.boligliv.dk/indretning/indretning/Det-enkle-liv-Sommerens-gemmested/" target="_blank">Bolig Liv</a>. Via <a href="http://emmas.blogg.se/" target="_blank">Emmas Design blog</a> with thanks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />What a location?!<br /><br />Anything you love in particular about this summer cottage?<br /><br />If you're after more Finnish cabin inspiration this bright Monday morning how about this one from <a href="http://www.timeoftheaquarius.com/" target="_blank">Time of The Aquarius</a> (pictures <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2013/04/a-finnish-log-cabin.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2013/04/a-beautifully-renovated-finnish-cabin.html" target="_blank">here</a>) another fine eample of the pared-back Finnish holiday home style.<br /><br /><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Have a lovely day!</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div>

A beautiful pared-back Finnish cabin

Well hello Monday! I hope you had a great weekend? For my family and I it was a matter of unpacking and settling in back home punctuated by ...

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The bohemian summer home of a Swedish fashion photographer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Many Swedes choose to spend their summers on the beautiful east coast island of Gotland and I can totally understand why. One such person is fashion photographer <a href="http://www.adamsky.se/photographers/peter-gehrke/advertising/23844" target="_blank">Peter Gerhke</a> (who has shot for <a href="http://www.hm.com/" target="_blank">H&M </a>among many other brands) and his family. The family's relaxed, bohemian style stone country house is radically different from their permanent residence in Stockholm which is decorated with a far more contemporary feel. The family spend their time at the summer cottage bare foot, enjoying the grape vines and fig trees in the garden, cooking using home grown vegatables and herbs or fishing and swimming in the clear waters of the Baltic sea. Now that's a way to spend a summer!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIy4zdrBEsYTLC2Vwx-aMKk8T1adN1RP8skvV-F6j8YsKbecYiTAJ5p_UiRYWpJXDvGk6rg24_m7lK0JpOrmVrasjo7M5tEY7O5mfMvTzZpeQ3SejaykNzlNmlKZpTKLd4OZmgSwdp33/s1600/swede1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIy4zdrBEsYTLC2Vwx-aMKk8T1adN1RP8skvV-F6j8YsKbecYiTAJ5p_UiRYWpJXDvGk6rg24_m7lK0JpOrmVrasjo7M5tEY7O5mfMvTzZpeQ3SejaykNzlNmlKZpTKLd4OZmgSwdp33/s1600/swede1.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oG3mOWbQ5b6XAIBVjnXjxH3NvTT__RISkI7kro0dFxLyv3u5KJrkrIE3bVMj695WBINjbPjyBP-DaYyP7mGJKKTIY7tdLHWRlFoRSs3YDGoX_bzdG4sogeKlajsz2cFnf0mQ8fBR0SSy/s1600/swede5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oG3mOWbQ5b6XAIBVjnXjxH3NvTT__RISkI7kro0dFxLyv3u5KJrkrIE3bVMj695WBINjbPjyBP-DaYyP7mGJKKTIY7tdLHWRlFoRSs3YDGoX_bzdG4sogeKlajsz2cFnf0mQ8fBR0SSy/s1600/swede5.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAopHJagAgxEmvdUtMh8l7rTvFNkixEq9x-v5UttahLGVDN59rVer4qDS5K02ANmHxsm73nz-WmLrnQOXilAKgKLPlWFPlPowdoTsYtne3-TqKsO8WoJqdmZ8fJny127Xa-oOZ123N-znq/s1600/swede3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAopHJagAgxEmvdUtMh8l7rTvFNkixEq9x-v5UttahLGVDN59rVer4qDS5K02ANmHxsm73nz-WmLrnQOXilAKgKLPlWFPlPowdoTsYtne3-TqKsO8WoJqdmZ8fJny127Xa-oOZ123N-znq/s1600/swede3.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH1WTPl1oek0cw0-gkkER1Gd-2fjILfLik59Tvci1wLAPbAq-TmJKTiP3_GqiRYgzehTAo4xTR87Af60b6opKbIF72fwdgQu7f2sKTm3ivjzdOVMpl9XE25w2nvTecZPi0Poop_kb7NQU/s1600/swede2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH1WTPl1oek0cw0-gkkER1Gd-2fjILfLik59Tvci1wLAPbAq-TmJKTiP3_GqiRYgzehTAo4xTR87Af60b6opKbIF72fwdgQu7f2sKTm3ivjzdOVMpl9XE25w2nvTecZPi0Poop_kb7NQU/s1600/swede2.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg55kKhGb_vFW1p23Jr3148op0JcrqO390MJ6RU2ro-8x9BL6vJty53lic7uzlKGd_xHhWlK1S1EhZaotKjDXXFHE6Hrv9cyrJTGu0mR53ru8I34ya0yv24PS051zc1-zDKXHo-JbMaON/s1600/swede4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg55kKhGb_vFW1p23Jr3148op0JcrqO390MJ6RU2ro-8x9BL6vJty53lic7uzlKGd_xHhWlK1S1EhZaotKjDXXFHE6Hrv9cyrJTGu0mR53ru8I34ya0yv24PS051zc1-zDKXHo-JbMaON/s1600/swede4.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHtGeyc-6yIiKViZVHTuypIW7beSaO8q4twIwaF0a22PF-rjpjyzODlemcaBGNrc_nIDxHc6rk2vUYwceU_ePSjl2VSDGq8SufBdRZ0SYEwlCnbk20l915AX39b8V78BWAz4DXnPDFlTm/s1600/swede6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHtGeyc-6yIiKViZVHTuypIW7beSaO8q4twIwaF0a22PF-rjpjyzODlemcaBGNrc_nIDxHc6rk2vUYwceU_ePSjl2VSDGq8SufBdRZ0SYEwlCnbk20l915AX39b8V78BWAz4DXnPDFlTm/s1600/swede6.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://martinlof.com/" target="_blank">Martin Löf</a>. <a href="http://milkdecoration.com/suede-la-vie-de-boheme/" target="_blank">MILK Decoration</a> with kind permission. </td></tr></tbody></table>I love the idea of hanging out bare-foot and care-free don't you?!<br /><br />My favourite room, has to be the bathroom. I love free standing baths in the middle of the room, and just look at that beautiful original wood floor! <br /><div><br /></div><div>For more inspriation from Gotland you might want to check out this <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.fr/2014/05/a-former-lighthouse-keepers-cottage-on.html" target="_blank">former light house keeper's cottage</a>, the idyllic <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.fr/2014/06/the-idyllic-swedish-island-holiday-home.html" target="_blank">summer home of the blogger behind a Beautiful Living</a>, and a <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.fr/2012/07/swedish-summer-home-on-gotland.html" target="_blank">beautiful Swedish summer retreat</a>. Summer on Gotland 2015 anyone?!</div><div><br /></div><div>It's Friday - woohoo! Any great plans for the weekend? Whatever you do I hope you have a fantastic couple of days. See you Monday!</div></div>

The bohemian summer home of a Swedish fashion photographer

Many Swedes choose to spend their summers on the beautiful east coast island of Gotland and I can totally understand why. One such person is...

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