Happy 5th anniversary dearest Dennis!

The new kid on the block...

...and some of my fave pics at the moment ;-) So this little creature and the rest of the family will take up most of my time in the year to come. However I will ALWAYS have time for my customers, so if you have a request or a question about a product, feel free to send me an email and I'll get back to you.

All the best,

C.

PS. Oooh and we have decided on a name for "the kid" it's Albert

Bought a new mirror for our hallway/entrance

So I've been wanting for a big impressive mirror for the house for a long time but I haven't stumbled across one that I fancied - or one that had a price that fitted my wallet ;-) - until the other day that is! So here it is! I haven't decided if I will keep it as is...leaning against the wall or if we are to hang it properly. Either way I'm very happy with it....it looks great in our hallway and now I can make sure I don't look too awful before stepping outside and greating the world ;-) 

My latest DIY project finished...

...and hung in our entrance above our newly purchased shoe cabinet from IKEA (had an assembly manual on 25 pages!!). I'm so happy with the clean and uncluttered look of our hallway. All it took was a little creative work like punching out approx. 100 paper circles, scrunching them up and gluing them on a a piece a paper, and 2 hours of assembling one single IKEA piece ;-) Oh, and the frames were also purchased at IKEA....


Happy crafting out there!

Love

C.

Our new Fermob garden furniture

So they finally arrived! Our new garden furniture set of 10 chairs and an extendable table from Fermob and it looks great on the terrrace! It took us forever to agree on what colours to go for but I must say that I am very happy that we went all crazy and chose orange chairs as they just pop against natures own palatte of grays, greens and blues. Love it!

Some pics from the garden....I couldn't resist including them!

New project

So I have this new project that I've started. Will see if it ends up looking the way I've imagined in my head...they rarely do ;-)

 

Closed but available....

Last chance and reminder (I think :-)

To take advantage of the great deals on the webshop before I close it down.
Go to www.pillove.se

In the words of Oprah...

...here are some of my favorite things at the moment.

Have you forgotten?

There's a sale at http://www.pillove.se/

Feeling inspired...

Love

Charlotte

Blow out sale at PilLove

So I'm having a grand sale at pillove.se at the moment. A lot or most of my products are half price so you wouldn't want to miss it! Check it out at http://www.pillove.se/

Love,

Charlotte

Featured in Swedish Magazine

So, I'm happy to say that my business was featured in the latest issue of the Swedish interior decorating magazine - Allt i Hemmet. Feels great that my idea of sharing and injecting color into Scandinavian homes are shared and encouraged by other professionals within the business.
Buy the issue and take a look for yourself!

Now I love unique stuff...

...for childrens room and I discovered these great elephants made by Fern & Feather and bought at http://www.reverie-daydream.com/. Hand made and just a work of art!

However, and this is a big however....they are simply too expensive for my wallet. Now there might be some of you that are much better off than me, so I still had to share these lovelies with you!

Why are so few Scandinavians...

...catching on to ikat fabrics and the Suzani trend? Now I keep seeing all these inspirational pics in international magazines and on blogs showcasing homes decorated with the most stunning ikat fabrics and Suzanis but for some strange reason Sweden (at least) is not catching on to this trend. Are we simply afraid of too much color (which would not surprise me)?

Now if you don't like the batik effect then I guess you won't go for an ikat pillow for you sofa (I must admit there are versions of ikat weaving that I'm less fond of and I'm not a great fan of batiks). But I have come to love this craftmanship and most of the colors a absolutlety stunning as they are so vibrant but all naturally dyed. Check out these pics (all borrowed from Absolutley Beautiful Things) and be inspired!

And be sure to take a look at the ikat pillows available in the shop as well as my two stunning Suzanis www.pillove.se

Chair on left upholstered with a Suzani.

Chair upholstered in a vibrant ikat fabric.

A Suzani dressing up a crisp white loveseat making it all the more interesting to look at and sit in!

Business is slow....

So lately business has been REALLY slow and I keep asking myself if it's worth the hassle with all the bills (...unfortunately they keep coming eventhough business isn't exactly booming...). So when I get an email from a lovely person like Frida Svahn (check out her website and blog addresses below!) telling me how lovely she finds my shop and products, the day suddenly seem just a tad brighter ;-) Take a look at her website, maybe she could offer you some help in turning your home a tad more fab!

Frida Svahn stylist and interior decorator http://www.fridasvahn.se/

Huggies from moi!

C.

What's your favorite thing for spring?

So I was sitting here in the library (our office/stockroom/playroom) where I have an excellent view of all the fab products that PilLove carries. It's a really inspiring place to be but at the same time it's daunting as you have a complete overview of all the things that you have yet to sell!

I had my accountant here the other day (closing the books for this year) and I was happy because I had a positive result this year....I had roughly around 1000 sek in profit this year and then I hadn't been able to withdraw any salary for myself for the last one and half year that the business have been running. So if you wanna get rich don't start this kind of business ;-)

I do love it though and I have learnt so many things in the last couple of years that I wouldn't trade the experience for any money in the world (...well maybe 10 million Swedish crowns could change my mind ;-). I have taken the position from day one that this is something that I will do as long as it is fun, and if I can bare the thought that it's not gonna make me stinking rich (I will have to make do with a pillow cover or two ) then that's fine.

Coming back to our library/office/stockroom....I was looking at all the pretty, colorful and just lovely items that we have adorning our walls, I decided that if I were to close down my business today I have an ocean of lovely items to decorate and make our home even prettier. That's when it hit me....what are my favorites at the moment and so here they are....here's my wishlist for Spring/Summer 2011:

Let me know what your favorites are and also if you'd love to see me stock a brand or product that you have a hard time finding on the Scandinavian market.

Lots of love,

C.

So here below you will find a pic or the item that's on my list:

1. The most wonderful flower pillows, handsewn in designer fabric.

2. A beautiful Suzani at the end of our bed (first picture shows one of the two Suzanis that I have fore sale in the shop)

3. Pillow with a statement. Organic felt pillow covers with cool statements.

4. Now these owls will never get old, they are ful of personality and just says "fun". Handmade by a woman in Malasia.

5. Lovely pillows from Bonjour mon Coussin my favorite - Flower - second from top.

6. An explosion of colors are the covers in PilLove's own collection. Usually done in kimonofabric or batik fabric. Here's a selection of the range.