Black challenge

The beautiful blog Sukkertøy for øyet / Eye candy has got a black challenge.  

So, I looked around in our house. 

We have our wall  painted  blackboard - that is certainly black.

Love the graphic pattern in the black&white tray. 

The whiteness in the white tray is stunning!

Our 60s retro dining room chairs are also black - love them.

I prefer black in small dosages as accessories to large dosages of white - just to ground the lightness a bit.  

Zinc gutters

Just a tiny detail on our house; the gutters are made of zinc and look really cool. 

Particularly nice since one of the gutters come down just in front of the front door!

Rummaging the attic

The other day my daughter and I assisted my mother in checking out the attic at her house. 

It is my childhood home and of course there's a lot there that brings back fond memories from 

a happy childhood. 

Just climbing the ladder, poking my head through the small opening through the ceiling to the attic, the short thrill when opening the hatch just above my head not knowing if anything would come  falling down on me, the smell of old cartoons and school books that are kept there,  - it brought me right back 

to way back when. 

My daughter followed enthusiastically, she has a strong nostalgic string in her as well, and is interested in everything I had when I was little. 

We found this bright red hand bag that I'm not sure wether was mine or one of my sisters'.  

My daughter fell completely in love with it 

and she was allowed to take it home with her. 

Summer joy

We're enjoying last bits of summer and vacation. House cleaning and house sorting isn't a priority. 

We're off to the beach!

Lamps in waiting

As I tried out different arrangements for the still lifes the other day I brought out more lamps from my collection of lamps in waiting.

I have bought several lamps both new and from second hand shops during the last couple of years.

None of them have been put to use yet.

The old ones need rewiring or different fabric or maybe a lick of paint.

The new ones  just have to be connected to the electrical system - which for me is a major obstacle as I have never done that before.

                                         

The excisting lighting in the house is either plain and boring

(as the one in the picture to the left. Each room except the living room, has one of these put up in the middle of the ceiling.) 

or just non-excisting

(as in the bathroom above the mirror and in the kitchen under the kitchen cupboards). 

So, I'll pull myself together and collect all the crafting and DIY skills I can muster, and get these lamps up and running.

They cannot stay in storage for much longer - that's for sure! 

Pastels on the table

Found some pastel colored items and put them together in a still life. 

Blue bowl and pink mug from ikea, vintage yellow vase from don't-know-where 

sometimes back in the eighties.  

The orange desk lamp (Pixar Anglepoise ) is a favorite find from the charity shop. 

Bought it a year or two ago, but still haven't started using it - it's waiting for 

the right electrical connector. 

Silly, I know! 

Baking Friday

The rain came back yesterday evening and gave us this beautiful rainbow. 

It was still raining today which made us change our plans of gardening and going to the beach. 

                          

Instead we stayed at home and my daughter baked yummi muffins.

HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND