christmas is nearly here and i thought i would share a few photos i took last year at the beautiful home of one of my dear clients. she loves the welcoming and unpretentious scandinavian style and has beautiful pieces she…
midsommar dag…
It was just a week ago today I enjoyed the festivities of midsummer day at the lovely open air museum Gammelgarden in Scandia. The weather called for rain, but it was a perfect day. In this everso tranquil setting sits the…
swedish artist carl larsson
Carl Larsson is Sweden’s most recognized artist who depicted his idyllic life, with wife Karin and their children, in exquisite delicate watercolor paintings. Born in Stockholm in 1853, he grew up in less than idyllic surroundings, being left by his…
swedish gustavian style
The Swedish Gustavian Style is named for the young king, Gustav III who reigned over Sweden for 21 years from 1771 to 1792. The Gustavian Style had actually begun to take shape nearly a decade before this when his father was…
designers guild at international market square
Yesterday our local design center, International Market Square, hosted a MinneMarket on the heels of the design industries market at Highpoint in North Carolina. Forty showrooms displayed their various lines in the light-filled atrium where eight showrooms also gave presentations…
