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Just plain pretty, this Scandinavian style dining space makes me feel warm and cozy. I love the distinctive Scandinavian gateleg table. The bench is perfect as a foundation element against the wall, seemingly built in, anchoring the entire vignette. And the coral….a Happy color with a capital H! A dining area can make one want to linger, a nice attribute to create, and this one does. I am also inspired by the centerpiece. I am going to go outside later, pick some random small flowering branches and place them casually in a vase of some sort. THAT is living well. Image by the magazine, Vakre.

Just plain pretty, this Scandinavian style dining space makes me feel warm and cozy. I love the distinctive Scandinavian gateleg table. The bench is perfect as a foundation element against the wall, seemingly built in, anchoring the entire vignette. And the coral….a Happy color with a capital H! A dining area can make one want to linger, a nice attribute to create, and this one does.

I am also inspired by the centerpiece. I am going to go outside later, pick some random small flowering branches and place them casually in a vase of some sort. THAT is living well. Image by the magazine, Vakre.

I love modern kitchen design as a rule, but I’m crazy about this kitchen. It at first appears to be a country kitchen, and it can be interpreted that way as well, but it also is simple, which translates “modern” to my eye. This kitchen has a strong sense of tradition in some elements such as a gathered skirt, the rich brown chair with woven seat and, of course, the horizontal planking on the walls. It is simple, restrained but clearly with a modern point of view. Love it. Seen in the magazine, Vakre.

I love modern kitchen design as a rule, but I’m crazy about this kitchen. It at first appears to be a country kitchen, and it can be interpreted that way as well, but it also is simple, which translates “modern” to my eye. This kitchen has a strong sense of tradition in some elements such as a gathered skirt, the rich brown chair with woven seat and, of course, the horizontal planking on the walls. It is simple, restrained but clearly with a modern point of view. Love it. Seen in the magazine, Vakre.

An extreme eclectic kitchen. “Simple” works wonders. It allows a very few special pieces, or groups, viewed as one block, to communicate the style message. At first, I completely missed the straight lines of the table since it works so perfectly with the straight lines of the kitchen elements.  What I am less enthusiastic about is the chandelier above the table. A bit of a fussy industrial look, its style, different than the uber traditional and sleek modern of the other elements, does not work for me. It seems to be trying to be a bridge between the two styles.  Image from Bo Bedre. 

An extreme eclectic kitchen. “Simple” works wonders. It allows a very few special pieces, or groups, viewed as one block, to communicate the style message. At first, I completely missed the straight lines of the table since it works so perfectly with the straight lines of the kitchen elements.  What I am less enthusiastic about is the chandelier above the table. A bit of a fussy industrial look, its style, different than the uber traditional and sleek modern of the other elements, does not work for me. It seems to be trying to be a bridge between the two styles.  Image from Bo Bedre.