Saturday, May 11, 2013

"Retro & Vintage Inspired Corner of My Home" link up



Today I'm joining in the Retro & Vintage Inspired Corner of My Home link-up with the Kylie of Lucy Violet Vintage and Donna of Hung up on Retro! I highly recommend their amazing blogs. What a great initiative, I already see there's a lot of great homes to drool over, I can't wait to see it all!

Ok, here goes. What to show you? If you read my blog occasionally, and have a feeling you've seen these pics before, well, you have... This  turned out to be our "waking up the garden and putting away the winter clothes weekend", and the living room is full of stuff to be sorted. Not a great photoshoot weekend in other words... I kinda wish I'd saved my last post for this! I don't have any great freshly styled spots, so I thought I'd dig through my files and give you a tour along the "teak and pottery trail":-) Apologies to those of you who've seen the pictures before, I hope I at least manage to put them together differently and show you the red...or rather brown, thread!

Starting in the kitchen. The cabinets are the results of a looong search through just about everything on the market, but finally I found a small company, Tingbø (tingbo.no), that makes the most beautiful handmade kitchens, using great wood surfaces. I was gonna settle for walnut, until they told me they could make me one in teak!!! That gave me the opportunity to make a closer connection between the kitchen and the next door living room. It's the only teak kitchen they've made!

My favorite features in the kitchen are the amazing wood surfaces and the minimal handle- and knob-less drawers and doors. I'm also really pleased about the choice of black accents, I really had to persuade the electrician, he thought I was mad for choosing black switches and power points (you can see those in one of the links below) on white walls...


  
  
  
I love to fill my kitchen with thrift finds and heirlooms from the stretch of coast where where I grew up, Stavangerflint, Figgjo and Egersunds Fayance, as well as Danish, Finnish, Swedish and German favorites:-)
If you wanna see more kitchen pics, have a look here and here!
 
Thrifted Søholm spice jars, they were a steal at less than 2 USD a piece!
 


Figgjo Tor Viking teamed up with modern Iittala Ego cups. The creamer and sugar bowl belonged to my mom.

 
Scheurich planters
 

"Alkemuggen"(Razorbill pitcher/ jug), named after the north Atlantic sea bird. It was designed in 1910 by Jakob Sømme, and was in production until 1973. It's is considered one of the factory's most iconic pieces. see the beautiful art nouveau influence? 


Imagine such modern and clean lines already in 1977! Designed by Erik Magnussen.


My Egersund Korulen and the Arabia Ruska are great favorites and in almost daily use.

 

Moving on to the adjacent dining area. My favorite here is the teak credenza that my parents found in Stavanger. They're my eyes and ears in the market back home:-) On it, there's a thrifted Søholm lamp and some German, Norwegian, Danish and even Icelandic pottery. And plants. You gotta have plants, right?





Søholm lamp, designed by Einar Johansen



Scheurich bowl, Ekeby vase
 
  
Just found these Stelton place mats on sale, I fell for the cutout pattern, and love black with teak. 




My husband's grandparent's old Radionette with WG pottery. The lamp is a mystery piece.

End destination- the spot where we slouch about in the afternoons and evenings. I got the Eames LCW for my 40th birthday. It's got such beautiful sculptural qualities, I adore how even the legs are made of wood. I have some furniture here with great sentimental value, the table was my grandparents, the Westnofa Siesta and the Ekornes Combina daybeds are the exact same we had when I grew up, even tha same colors. You can read more about them in my last post. The String shelving is a relatively new acquisition and I love it to bits! It's such a great display space for books, lamps, pottery, you name it. And it looks so light, just like those other great shelving systems from that same glorious era. The thick wool blanket and pillows are "CD" by Rørostweed, an old Norwegian company that has renewed their profile with really great designs. The narrow pillows I made from Ikea fabric.


 
 





That's my retro and vintage, folks, now I'm heading over to Kylie's and Donna's to do some serious drooling!

35 comments:

  1. Photos of your home and your beautiful collections are so inspiring. Your taste and sense of style are impeccable. I'm so glad you joined the link-up.

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    1. Thank you so much, sweet Dana!! I'm sorry you've probably seen it all before, I didn't really have any new corners to show. Thanks for the kind words anyway, it's always so great to hear from you! I'm heading over to yours:-)

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    2. I can't say anything more than Dans. Your furniture and accessories are to die for. You have such high -end Scandinavian taste, and a fine eye for quality. I love everything! (There's a French blog on my blog roll. You should have a squizz at her apartment. I think you'll like it. Le strict maximum, or something akin.)

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    3. Oh wow, thank you so much, you always say the kindest things! I have become a big fan of your blog, the tales of all your goings on and of the solid gold dancers:-)
      Thanks for letting me know about that French blog, I'll be sure to check it out! Thank you so much again:-)

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    1. Thank you, I appreciate it:-)

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    2. honoured to know you and the blog :)..thanks a ton for the lovely comment on my blog...would love to feature your home asap

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  3. Dear tove (your first name?),
    your home looks so amazing to me. It have just the style I love. The scandinavian vintage is wonderful and I´m a little bit jealous about your credenza. The Eames is a dream, but I have to wait for my 50ies...

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    1. Hello Ria, yes, Tove is my first name:-) Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like my home! I love that credenza too, it's made in the 60s by a company in Stavanger (southwest coast, Norway) called Svena møbler. I'd love for you to visit again:-)

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  4. Fantastisk nydelig, kan se på disse bildene igjen og igjen:)

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    1. Å, så utrolig hyggelig, det varmer!! Veldig kjekt å ha truffet deg, elsker innleggene dine:-) Ha en herlig søndag!!

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  5. Your house is beautiful!The kitchen cabinets are stunning! Tam x

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    1. Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you like the cabinets! They were the results of a very long and, at times, discouraging search, but I'm so glad I found them at last! This link up is so great, I love having new visitors:-)
      Tove x

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  6. I love your place, especially all the black and teak. I'm trying to persuade my husband to let me paint our dining room matelpiece black as we have a total wood overload in there, but he's resisting. I'm going to show him your place to help my cause! Max x

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    1. Oh, thank you so much, Max! I'm so glad you like my place. It's great to hear from you:-) I'm so looking forward to checking out your blog! I hope you manage to persuade your husband, I have a little plan myself that's gonna need some persuasion;-) Do call again!
      Tove x

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  7. PS The light in your place is perfect. And I want a puffin jug.

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    1. Thanks again! Yes, isn't the little jug cute? You can see a whole family of them at the Egersund Fayence museum, look here:
      http://stuffthatmakesmyheartbeatfaster.blogspot.no/2012/09/to-all-you-lovers-of-egersund-pottery.html?m=0
      Have a great Sunday!!
      Tove x

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  8. Love your style.
    All the timber and texture looks amazing.
    And the string shelving, I've seen it around but didn't know its name. I shall have to look into it.
    x

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    1. Thank you so much Zara, I'm so glad you visited!! And I'm glad to having solved a shelving mystery for you:-) There's another kind too, called Tomado, they're Dutch and very similar. String is still in production (continuous since 1949!!), I'm not sure about Tomado. Have a great Sunday:-)

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  9. Hi Tove! You house is simply beautiful. Looks straight out of a magazine! I love the kitchen shelf with the canisters and cups and teapots on. The credenza is stunning. I really love plants/greenery on top - I think it contrasts so beautifully with the wood. Love the cup/saucer/sugar bowl set with the yellow flowers - and glad to read its in daily use. : ) I particularly like the lounge where you kick back of an afternoon and evening! It's a really great room. I'm drooling over Couch/daybeds! Not only do they look amazing but super comfy too. Thank you so much for joining in and linking up! Been great to see photographs of your beautiful home. : )

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    1. Donna, thank you sooo very much for your wonderfully kind comment- I'm overwhelmed and so happy that you like my humble place! My home has been a work in constant progress, and my goal has been to fill it with things that are meaningful to me and have a good dose of sentimental value. Thank you ever so much for co- hosting this amazing link up, it's so great!! The weekend has been busy here, but I see that I have heaps of amazing eyecandy too ok forward too:-) Including your blog, which is so ultracool, I love all those great retro pics you manage to dig up! Thank you so much again!! x

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  10. wow!...so much to love!!. so warm and your styling is fantastic. so many dream pieces xx

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    1. Thank you Allison!! I'm so glad you like it, I especially appreciate the warm- bit! Thanks for stopping by, do visit again:-)

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  11. I adore this space so much. What an amazing home you have. The cabinetry is stunning as are your pottery collections oh really just love everything here.

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  12. Oh, thank you so much Lea, I'm so glad you like it! I'm also so glad you stopped by, I'm heading over to have a look at your blog too:-) Thanks again!

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  13. Hi Tove, better late than never from me, but what more can I say that hasn't already been said?! I love your home - it may be high end (to quote MMMC) but you've achieved that using things you really love and family heirlooms. Things that tell a story which give it warmth and character (that money can't buy). x

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    1. Hi Kylie!! Thank you so much, I'm so pleased you've noticed that I'm sentimental and only put stuff that I love and that means something to me into my home! I've never understood how some can buy things just because they're fancy, and end up living in something that must feel like a design store.
      Thank you so much for hosting the link up, Kylie, it's been SO much fun peeking into those great homes:-) I see that I still have loads of visual goodies to look forward to!!

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  14. Tove, looking at your pictures, I wish that we lived closer, I think we would get along pretty well :) I might have to plan a visit to Norway sometime in the future! Love everything about your house, and how each piece has a story behind it. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. My thoughts exactly, Beatriz, wouldn't that be great? Kindred spirits:-) If some day you decide to go, I'll take you on a tour, it would be so great to meet!!
      Thank you so much for the kind words!

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  15. Simply, I just love your exquisite taste and beautiful home. Very inspiring. xx

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    1. Thank you so much!! You know I love yours too:-)

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  16. Macramé worthy! Lol

    One day we will all meet up! A crazy weekend somewhere on this globe of ours! xx

    Loved seeing all your pic's

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    1. Thank you so much, Pippa:-) Oh gosh, a weekend with you guys would be THE greatest thing ever!!! I just know we would have such a blast! You are so sweet, I'm so glad I met you:-)

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  17. So beautiful Tove!! Your home is so warm and inviting with so many stunning details! I've been looking for shelving and a credenza and I adore both of yours. Just lovely, thanks for sharing your home with us.

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    1. Oh, thank you SO much, Francine, that really warms:-) The String shelves are new, still in production since 1949, I think that's pretty amazing achievement. The credenza is very dear to me, it was produced in the city I grew up and my parents found it for me. It belonged to a recently widowed elderly lady who was downsizing. It had moved house with her and her late husband several times, and ended up back in Stavanger. Sadly I don't live there anymore, but since I'm such a hopeless nostalgic, I love to fill my house with stuff from my home town. In a strange way I feel close to it that way. Thanks again for the sweet words.

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