Friday, February 4, 2011

IF your name was Otto…AND you were a kid…

You could live here...cool light, eh?


Or conversely if your name was Marie Olsson Nylander and you lived in Sweden

You could live...here


marie


Yes please.

In a house by the sea... you are renovating with your husband and 3 kids.


marie4


marie2


marie7


marie6


marie3


Today….you can call me Marie.

What?? A girl can dream…no?


Carry on.


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41 comments:

Drawn to The Sea said...

Oh to have that view (only warmer!) And that light... my my.

rjerdee said...

Hey Marie! Love your point of view for the day...especially the Swedish version!
xxoo Becky

A Perfect Gray said...

linda, that bo-ho, mix-y is perfection to me, especially that dining room...thanks for thoses shots!

donna

Black Zebra said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The colours are right up my street! .....I think you can call me Marie too today;-)

Janell @ House of Fifty said...

Oh, I can see why you love it! Janell

Renée Finberg said...

seriously.
i love this.
it reminds me of a beach house ....
in Greenwich Village.

xxx

Farmgirl Paints said...

Uh never been a fan of white walls but you are making me rethink! love the second picture...wowza:)

Karen @ Mignardise said...

That painting with the open dishwasher is fantastic!

An Urban Cottage said...

Marie,
I want to do this in my attic.

And if you ever want to part with your leather chair, you know who to call...Igloo Boy.

Rae said...

What's that one commandment about envy? I forgot it completely when seeing these gorgeous pics! Awesome!

Mona thompson said...

Love the way they just went for it in all of these spaces. Not one of these looks like my home or anything I have ever done, yet I love them all. they speak to you because they really say something about the person that designed the space. I like that. A certain genuineness. Is that a word? Ah, you know what I mean!

anita said...

otto's got it good :)

the crisp white w/ all the lively color really wakes up your senses!
it says A*L*I*V*E

erin's art and gardens said...

oh. oh. oh....

apparantly, i am speechless.

love, love, LOVE.

Renae Moore said...

I love this decor....my mind doesn't think that way, I wish it did....I could be very comfly!
xx

Rachel Cotterill said...

Ohhhhh that's so unbelievably beautiful. Those views! I'd move in right now... :)

Beadboard UpCountry said...

I could spend time very happily in any of those spaces, even Otto's room!!!!!!love the mix the industrisl with the white......Maryanne xo

My Galveston Cottage said...

Love that living area and study!
thanks, "marie."

Joyce said...

Marie is one lucky gal!! xo

Cobalt Violet said...

Oh Marie ... you have inspired me.
I am definitely painting my living room white next week! Love how it shows off all the groovy stuff you have! ;) Off to Dunn Edwads ...

Kelley said...

Hi Marie....looks devine in Sweden!

xo kelley

Sahildeki Ev said...

Amazing.. I am dreaming,too

Melissa said...

Wow. Love the second photo!!!

Simple Daisy said...

Love it!! Just love it, Marie:):)

You know what caught my eye...that fantastic turquoise work bench...kind of table!! LOVE IT!!!

Ann said...

Gorgeous...

I was to blog about this house but you beat me to it...Oh you did a very wonderful post and I'm so lovin' it.

Sherman Unkefer said...

Hi! I am Otto. Can I have the room? :)

Karena said...

Linda you are amazing I love your images, you brighten my day always!

Come and join my amazing giveaway from Splenderosa!

xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena

Anxiety Cause said...

The rooms are well lit and bright! Love them all!

somepinkflowers said...

when oh when oh when
is my home
going to look
this
neatly interesting
and
cleanly spacious
and
amazingly organized?

:-\

more important--->
when will i ever find
such
a wonderful blue cabinet
like
that one
with
all the drawers...


when?

Anonymous said...

honestly...I LOVE this home...

every beautiful blue and white and gray

and pink sky

x..x

Acanthus and Acorn said...

Yes, that is one cool house!

designchic said...

I think every square inch of this house is wonderful...so fun!!

Ashley said...

can i live there even if my name isn't Otto?! :) beautiful!

Sniff said...

That huge painting with all the fresh colours really blew me away. Absolutely fantastic!

MB said...

The painting in the 6th photo is too lovely. I just want to reach into the picture and steal it! A summer house in Sweden... sounds good to me!

Lila said...

Yes Please, INDEED! Love it all!
xoxo
Lila Ferraro

Renée Finberg said...

are we calling this nouveau boho?
it really works.

xx love ya

for the love of a house said...

dear Marie....
may I have that table in the photo with the leather topped bench?! purdy please?!!! I covet that table.

hope you have a lovely weekend Marie!!

your pal,
joan

sealaura said...

I want to be Marie Olsson Nylander too! that second picture is so pretty and serene and I love all the pops of color throughout the pics.

Unknown said...

This are soooooo great. you made my day.I am a fews days late but I am playing 'catch up'

Anonymous said...

I am a fan!!! The white walls are wonderful and refreshing!! Thanks for sharing.

katiedid said...

Oh, my! ME, me me! I want to live here. I am saving all of these photos.

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