Location: denmark
Square Footage: 200m2 (2,152sq ft)
Years Lived in: 9
Rent or own: own
Describe your style: colorful and eclectic - a combination of mid-century design classics and vintage finds
Blog/Website/Twitter: blog: moments of perfect clarity - julochka.blogspot.com and @julochka
What's your favorite free/found item?
a beautiful old husqvarna sewing machine
What's your favorite purchased item?
I'd have to say our Han J. Wegner wishbone chairs.
What has been your biggest obstacle in decorating/design?
everything takes longer than you expect when you're building an addition or remodeling your house - and I'd say that the waiting to get stuck in with choosing paints and fabrics is the hardest part.
Is your design style organic or planned?
VERY organic. My husband and I frequently throw out all of the ideas we thought we had about a project and rethink it completely. This drives our architect mad.
What is your favorite spot in the house?
My studio, hands down. It is the warmest, most inviting, more creative room in the house. There's something about it...possibly the color, that makes it perfectly conducive to creativity, laughter and good conversation.
How has your style changed in the past 5 years?
I think I've become more sure of myself and what I like and less influenced by magazines and what's "in." I'm more confident in my choices and I'd say they are increasingly colorful (hence the red Smeg refrigerator).
What is your favorite resource or store?
Flea markets, but will admit that we use Ikea for an awful lot of the basics.
What is your biggest decorating/design pet peeve?
Minimalism. I'm physically incapable of doing it.
What has been your favorite design trend?
The resurgence of mid-century modern pieces and mixing them with today's bright, contemporary fabrics.
What is the biggest influence on your design/decorating style?
The light in Scandinavia - summer light is amazing and winter light is elusive, so you find yourself thinking all the time about light.
What in your home dictates how you design/decorate?
The major pieces we have acquired over the years...dining table, Wegner chairs, the Smeg appliances in the kitchen. In our new home, we will design the new part of the house around an Aga. So, I tend to be influenced by the choice of one or two major pieces and everything else falls in around those.
What is the simplest thing you have done that has made the biggest impact?
Being bold with wall colors - daring to choose something different - a golden color in the kitchen, turquoise in the studio, red in the hallway. It has given our home a feel that seems uniquely ours.
Is it strange I want to rotate these photos as a screensaver? I love that kitchen. I would adore for people to be able to sit in chairs right in front of my main counter. *sigh*
ReplyDeletethank you so much ana, for the lovely tour. it reminds me of all the things we did right in that house and will do again, even better in our new (old) one! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the tour! Funny that I was never there, yet I feel that I have visited your home often. The only picture missing, off the top of my head, is your gorgeous dining room. Your table always looked so inviting and evoked many evenings of laughter and conversation. I am so looking forward to your next project and hope you will be able to teach me, inspire me to use color on the walls, as well.
ReplyDeleteThis just makes me more excited to see what you do with the next place, J!
ReplyDeleteSuch a colorful rooms you have there. I like the color blue one.
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