simple mood

Now that is interesting. I found a cool thing from indiska.com - a moodboard editor. You can play with textures, stamps, colors and the lovely interior pictures. What a fun way to shirk from doing school stuff.

imagining myself a home under the sun

Now the temperatures are back to boring (=zero) and the whole city has turned into a living mayhem of grey. Right now I'm dreaming of a sweet little house in... hmm, Croatia maybe... Here are my current deco-feelings.

I chose my favorite colorful pieces by Indiska. And to get deeper into the right mood I browsed through my laptop and chose a few pics of our beautiful trip to Croatia:

 

Waiting for the spring already - have a pretty day!

every piece in the right place

It's nice to know that some things you decide to buy are not the same short-lived trash that is sold at most of the big chain stores. The accessories here are an example of fine craftsmanship - real leather, finishing made by hand, silver plating on the jewelry. I bought that ring already. And I love Indiska.

tomorrow

Little birds have sung that the spring is in the air in Stockholm so I made a simple greenish illustration for this quick post. Starting from tomorrow I'm attending a two-day training course for work - my first commuting abroad! Yay! :)

inspiration at Gallerian

I just had to share these - some amazing and so very inspirational photos taken at Indiska Gallerian, Stockholm. This spring I have found a whole new perspective on different shades of blue. I'm totally into our new spring collections on both fashion and interior department. See yourself!

Pictures from Indiska's blog. I'm a bit hooked on it myself, ahem... :D

knobs

I'm in need of new knobs for my dear old drawer because the old knobs have partly gone lost or are just about to fall down. Doesn't help trying to tighten them up. But now I'm totally in love (!) with these antique-looking knobs. Down here you can see where the short process started from:

And next the results. Looks good I think!

spring at Indiska

I have always loved Indiska and that's why I wanted to work for this 110-year-old company that is not like everybody else. A few days ago I bought my first buddha statue in turquoise color. I'm getting super exited and inspired of all the lovely spring products! Going to work makes me forget the blizzard outside. :)

coffee in a cup

I decided to dedicate a post for coffee - the joy of my early mornings and peaceful afternoons. At home I drink my coffee with milk, but I also like special coffees with a hint of sweetness. I have several packs of different coffees so I can choose the blend according to my mood. I store my coffee in the following two jars among others. The Paulig jar is decades old and from my parents while the second one is from Espan Enkelit.

I have collected a variety of cups:

This Marimekko cup with the girl in a plaid scarf has been my absolute favorite since the day I bought it! It's exactly the right size for the coffee to stay hot and it fits in my hand just perfectly.


I also have some series of smaller cups. The first ones we got from my boyfriend's mother and I think we have a set of 8. I simply love them! The red ones below are from Indiska - they are actually meant for mulled wine (glögi), but I wanted to take a picture of them too because they are just beautiful. :D

And how about the coffee? I hate it when it's lame and love it when it's full, aromatic and soft yet strong. The scent is also very important. There are reasons I like Indiska's hazelnut and cinnamon coffee.


The best coffee I have had came from a small independent coffee shop in Etu-Töölö and also from a coffee & tea store in Oulu, called Kofeiinikomppania. At both places they grind the beans on the spot. Oh and I must not forget the coffee in Portugal! Every time I smell either freshly ground or roasted coffee I get these small vibrations...

Today when I added the two Siirtolapuutarha cups with the city theme to my reservoir I also joined the Marimekko customer club and received a free pack of dotted napkins! It was a really nice surprise.

But as I am a huge lover of coffee I also appreciate tea. We have even more tea than coffee at home since my boyfriend drinks it approximately two pots a day...

The tea jar is from Indiska (for the hundredth time), but those tea bags have a bit different story. We brought them all the way from Mauritius where the tea had been cultivated. It was served at the hotel room and we decided to take the whole pack with us because we enjoyed the flavor. Too bad we didn't know there were some limits to importing tea. We came to know that with all the other little packages of tea we had brought maybe like five times too much tea to our home country. Well, no-one accused us of being smugglers. :D

started the year 2012 wearing this:

I had a simple look for New Year's Eve. Too bad the cool velvet texture of my leggings doesn't show in the picture. I bought my first sale item from my beloved Indiska and I think the dark blue color goes well with the shade of midnight.

sparkle on the branches

Hope you had a beautiful Christmas! I did.

(BeFunky from Android Market was also worth trying, haha)

And I'm so in love with my cute little Indiska elephants!

the Assistant Store Manager: ME!

(Pictures from Indiska's facebook site)

After about two weeks I will start a new job at Indiska and I'M LOVING IT ALREADY. Those adorable fashion photos... well I'm sure you can understand my enthusiasm! And Indiska is not only a store for beautiful clothing but also a great place to find the most interesting interior details and a lovely range of accessories.

I'm just so happy at the moment. :)

Täten fiilistely alkakoon!!