Happy Mother's Day!

It's night time here, and for many of you I guess it must be Monday already, but anyway I wanted to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful mothers! Hope you have all been duly pampered and had a wonderful day.

Now I leave you to enjoy today's tour that takes us to a story-like cottage in Norway. Hulda and Arnt Håvard live in this house called Ingerborgstua (apparently a woman named Inga used to live here) full of shabby chic details made by Hulda herself.




Meet the owners, Hulda and Arnt Håvard




























A poem written by Hulda, which appeared in the newspaper, now hangs in her kitchen.

All images from here.

Bolig's Most Beautiful House Contest

Hello, dears. We are finally in Peru. Not totally settled yet but on our way to getting everything unpacked and in its place. I still don't have internet access yet, but hopefully I'll be back to my daily posts very soon.

Onto our home tours then!

Norwegian Bolig Pluss magazine holds an annual contest for the Most Beautiful House. Here you can see the homes that came out in the first and second place of the 2010 contest.

First place went to Helene Helgesen from Bergen.













Second place went to Hilde Sagland from Sandnes.















Hope you enjoyed today's tours!
Photography by Stein Brathen
All images from here.

A Kitchen in Norway

Eddie and Mary Lagergren wanted a kitchen large enough for both to be cooking at the same time. With a pleasant blend of old and new their kitchen looks bright and welcoming. How I wish I could see the rest of this house!


White subway tiles, wood counters, tall cupboards, a small but functional granite top island and an Aga stove complete the look. Love the vintage clock above the window.


Eddie and Mary Lagergren, happy in their kitchen.


A vintage wooden box for kitchen utensils instead of the usual ceramic holder.


The kitchen table and chairs were bought at a flea market. On the table the candle stick, fruit bowl and sugar bowl were made by Mary.

All images from here.