indoor swimming pool.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Posted by Helena, The Swenglish Home
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Labels: Garden , The New Swenglish Home
Garden glimpses...
Scruffy shed at the back of the garden?
Nothing that a few pots of lavenderishious
loveliness and a couple of
gently green garden chairs (from ASDA) cannot fix...
My peaceful friend joined me in the move from the
old house...
... and now enjoys the scents of summer from the
perfumed plants,
whilst contributing to 'the calm and the cosy'
in this little corner of contemplation.
The view from the chairs or the bench above?
Well, a lawn crying out for a haircut and the garden
path leading back to home, sweet home!
Dearest readers,
I am - again - humbled by your kind words,
your greetings here on the blog and via email, your
warmth and your kindness.
Thank you all SO much!
With love,
Helena
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Posted by Helena, The Swenglish Home
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Labels: The New Swenglish Home , UK
Trashy treasures and a woolly
welcome...
Dearest blog readers,
Would you let me hug you, please?
Hold you tight for a minute and tell you how lovely
you are and how touched I was
by your kind words after my modest blog come-
back two weeks ago?
I struggle to find the right words to describe how
you made me feel.
I feel I ought to say something profound and yet all
that comes to mind,
over and over again, is "you made my day".
You. Made. My. Day.
During my blog silence, one of the things that kept
me busy was moving in to this little 18th-century
cottage, in a tiny hamlet a few minutes away from
the "old" Swenglish Home. Full of good vibes,
history, lady birds and spiders (!), this is a home
where my compact living skills will be tested again
and again...
However, my nose for recycling and turning trash
into treasure has already proven intact, for example
when I spotted these two rattan chairs being thrown
away at the local recycling centre. "Stop, hold on!
Surely you are not throwing those away?!" I
bellowed at the men unloading the contents of their
lorry into the skip. "Want them? They're yours!" they
bellowed back, raising one or two eyebrows at the
beaming Swede embracing their rubbish with such
joy. Perhaps not my dream garden chairs, but they
were free and they have already proven to be
splendid seats for lunches in the sun.
The observant among you may have noticed that
there seem to be two front doors to this little aged
beauty. This is indeed true. In the old days, this
used to be two cottages and as I sweat and fret
over lack of storage space, I think of what it must
have been like living here in those days, in only half
of the cottage, and instantly I feel really blessed
and grateful for the space that I have got!
The front door to the left in the photo above leads
straight into the kitchen. This is a kitchen that, in
the mouth of an over-eager estate agent might be
described as "bijou", but which we all would know
means "so tiny you can barely turn around". But do
you know what? It also comes with this view:
... and that makes even washing up (my least
favourite household chore) a joy!
And just like my woolly neighbour welcomed me
into my new home,
let me welcome you to
"The New Swenglish Home Blog"!
Helena
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Interior Styling & Photography
website
Welcome to my blog, where I hope
to share a few glimpses of interior
and garden decorating ideas and of
the life of a Swede in the UK.
Unable and unwilling to stick to one
style, my house hosts a mix of
Swedish-Danish-French country style,
with a hint of New England and a
whiff of the Orient. I tend to
surround myself with pale, calming
colours, but sometimes also flirt
with a more spicy palette. With
inspiration from nature, recycled
items and a dose of cheeky
playfulness, I try to see beauty in
the little things and items that may
at first appear scruffy and 'past their
best'. I hope you may find some
inspiration here. Välkomna!
Unless otherwise indicated, all
photos are my own, so please ask if
you would like to borrow them, and
always state the source.
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