My new vintage/industrial scissor wall lamp

My new French scissor lamp from the 1940's arrived on Friday, so excited! Since then it's been something of an adventure getting it installed including a trip into town, a lamp shop, an electrical shop and a visit to a pensioners apartment where I met a lovely man in his 80's at a small desk fixing the people of Malmö's lamps. "I do love it when you young people acquire old things" he said, "and this one's a real beauty." By the time I got home I was grinning from ear to ear with my prized possession.. Here are a few pictures of our new lamp, at the centre of our Sunday morning....

All images My Scandinavian Home

What do you think?

I bought it from Daisy Roots France and although Annie doesn't have any more of these particular lights you can find a bunch of vintage / industrial scissor wall lamps here. 

If you're interested to know where any of the items are from there's lots of information (and photos of my sitting room) here. Otherwise just give me a shout!

Oh and in case you're wondering what my girls are up to - one of them (on the sofa) was watching how to make cakes on You Tube (her favourite viewing pastime!) and the other was watching Pippi Longstocking on my phone ("she's so stroooong Mummy"), so sweet! I do love a lazy Sunday morning. 

What did you get up to this weekend?

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A perfect Parisien home

Iiiiiiiit's Friday - woohoo! Any great plans for the weekend? After spotting this absolutely stunning home in Paris over at Anna Gillar,  I wish I was heading to the French capital for the weekend. The space was designed by A+B Kasha and photographed by the talented Swedish photographer Idha Lindhag. It's simply beautiful in every way.

Photography: Idha Lindhag with kind permission, A+B Kasha, via Anna Gillar. 

I'm not even sure where to start with what I love about this home so much, so I'll just say every image brings with it a new surprise and refreshing style. What do you love about this home?

Other inspiring Parisien homes include this beautifully simple Parisien apartment (also available to rent - perfect!), a Paris pad with a pop and a fizz, and the home of Vosges Paris blogger Desiree.

I hope you have an absolutely lovely couple of days and see you Monday. Bon weekend!

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A lovely minimalist apartment in Berlin

Last Autumn I was lucky enough to visit Berlin for the first time (it's actually only 6 hours drive from Malmö), what a fantastic, vibrant city! If you haven't been I can warmly recommend it. This beautiful apartment is 250 metres from Winterfeldplatz with it's Saturday market and numerous cafes and shops. It's been styled by the talented Sarah of Coco Lapine Design blog for sale. I can't help but love the minimalist way it's been furnished and the little styling touches such as the copper pots on the light wood table and the robot chilling on the edge of a shelf. How about you?

Fantastic Frank, Stylist; Sarah of Coco Lapine Design

Could that dining table be constructed using the LERBERG trestle legs from IKEA? So simple yet so lovely. I spotted the mint stool (in the corner of the bedroom) in IKEA too the other day, it also comes in a salmon pink (tempted!). I also spy a black and white Marimekko cushion in the sitting room.  

I was searching through the black and white label in the archive for other beautiful homes of this genre for you and got lost there for about half an hour! So rather than suggest homes I thought it might be best for you to pop over there if you're up for a little more inspiration today (comes with a time warning sign!). Any favourites?

Have a lovely Thursday! 

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