Stylizimo

Styling for &tradition

Wednesday December 9th, 2015 by Nina Holst in Interior

On our press tour in Copenhagen last week we had a fun styling contest at &tradition´s showroom. We could choose whatever furniture and location at the showroom, and we had a table full of props that we could use in our styling. I teamed up with Therese Knutsen and above you see the result of our styling.

When we saw that everyone used a sofa in their styling, we wanted to do something else, and decided on using the beautiful “In between table” and chairs in smoked oiled oak. To add color we used one of the wonderful new rugs designed by “All the way to Paris”. As a nice and shiny contrast to the toned down setting we chose the Flower Pot pendel lamp in brass. What do you think?

I think we all did very well, and I wonder who will win the competition 🙂

You can see the other stylings over at Elisabeth Heier´s blog.

Therese and I in action..

// My travel expenses for this press event where covered by &tradition and Normann Copenhagen

Images: Andreas Mikkel Hansen

10 Christmas ideas on a budget

Tuesday December 8th, 2015 by Nina Holst in DIY

It doesn’t have to cost a fortune to have a Christmassy home. You can find a lot of things to decorate with in the woods or on budget in stores. Here I´m sharing 10 decorating ideas on a budget with you:

1. A small tree in a pot is a simple and beautiful way to bring some Christmas feeling into your home (photo above).

2. Clip out some paper trees out of cardboard for decoration. A fun activity to do with your kids!

3. I found this beautiful cloche at a thrift store, then added some moss, nuts and a deer. On a low budget and very decorative, I think!

4. Don´t have a tablecloth? Use some leftover wallpaper as a table runner instead. It will give you something to talk about around the table for sure 🙂

5. In lack of pots for your Christmas flowers? Use paper and twine instead.

6. For a natural look it´s perfect to use nuts as decoration as I have done here. Use whatever you have..

7. Bring nature inside! Use moss, branches of pine, pine cones etc., and gather it all on a tray like this. Mix it up with some flowers if you want, but it´s not necessary.

8. Another idea from the woods. Pine twigs in vases certainly does the trick!

9. Use a few of your Christmas flowers and /or a pine twig for your table setting like this to add some “life” to the table.

10. My last idea is from last year´s Christmas. A couple of pine branches from our garden in a vase on the table. It will last throughout Christmas for sure!

I hope you got some ideas 😉

Styling and photography: Nina Holst

A Copenhagen must!

Monday December 7th, 2015 by Nina Holst in Products / Shop

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After visiting the Normann Copenhagen flagship store in Copenhagen for the first time last week, I have a new “must see” when in Copenhagen. Their 1700m2 store located in Østerbro is amazing and absolutely worth a visit when in town.

I love that they have made a lifestyle store where you can find much more than just products from Normann Copenhagen. You will find products for your home from other brands as well, but also clothes and accessories for men, women and children and even cute stuff for dogs in their lifestyle store.

Downstairs it´s all about fashion! I actually found a very cute bracelet for myself down here..

They also have a lot of nice books for sale in their store.

I really love this Solid Table in marble and ash wood designed by the Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland. It has been on my wishlist for quite a while now.

Another favorite from the shop is the Form chair designed by Simon Legald. We actually met this Danish designer on our press event and he told us his story behind the Form chairs – very interesting and it made me like his chairs even more. Such a talented young man!

Have you even been to Normann Copenhagen Flagship store?

// My travel expenses for this press even where covered by Normann Copenhagen and &tradition. All opinions are my own.

Images: Nina Holst

My weekend moodboard

Monday December 7th, 2015 by Nina Holst in Uncategorized

This weekend has been all about gift rapping, reading magazines and drinking coffee. Quiet and relaxing so I´m ready for a new busy week.

Image: Nina Holst

&Tradition´s showroom

Friday December 4th, 2015 by Nina Holst in Products / Shop

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I´m back home after two wonderful days in Copenhagen, and I´m full of inspiration and new knowledge. It´s so nice to see things in real life and learn more about the products that I see online. It´s usually also very impressive to visit the brands showroom and to see how they display their products, and &tradition was no exception – everything looked AMAZING in their huge building! I brought my camera of course, so I can share some of the beauty with you..

A classic – the well known Flower Pot by Verner Panton

Since the showroom originally was one huge room, they hired Norm Architects to find a good way to show their products without looking messy. The solution was to build different rooms to display different furniture, lamps etc. in.

Their kitchen was in front of the showroom and looked stunning as well. Here ready for a coffee break after our styling competition which I will write about later.

Why not make a chandelier out of many lamps? Here with the Flower Pot in silver.

Beneath and in the first photo you can see the Mayor sofa and the Bellevue lamp designed by Arne Jacobsen, and as a huge Arne Jacobsen fan, I love them both of course. His grandson Tobias Jacobsen was actually there to meet us and talked about a few Arne Jacobsen secrets as well. Imagined how excited I was!! It was such a pleasure.

// My travel expenses for this press even where covered by Normann Copenhagen and &tradition. All opinions are my own.

Images: Nina Holst

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