DIY __________ marble box

I´m crazy about all marble patterned interior details now. Maybe you have seen on my Instagram(annaleenashem) if you follow me there, the picture that I posted few weeks ago of my tube lamp that I covered with self-adhesive plastic marble. I´ll blog more pictures of it soon. It's pretty easy to create marble patterned details using self-adhesive plastic marble. I just made a marble box for my small items of an empty perfyme box. 
Do like this.
Measure and cut out the marble plastic after the size of the box and cover both the inside and outside to get a uniform result. Use the ruler to obtain a smooth surface and remove any air bubbles when the plastic is adhered.

-you need an empty box

-siccors. Mine are gift from Fiskars

- self-adhesive plastic marble for example from here

-ruler

MY WORK __________exhibition room

Last weeks I´ve been really busy working with a event called designwalk13. Designwalk13 was a design event in Varberg which is located in the west coast of Sweden and it was produced by CRED and college event students. The event designwalk13 focused on highlighting local designers and creativity. I acted as creative consultant, held a workshop and made a moodboard to the event. Last but not least I drew the pop-up design exhibition room that was held at the same time with designwalk13. Room was composed of plywood cubes where local designers including me exhibited their designs. This must have been among the most fun and challenging job assignments I've ever done! Although the event is over the pop-up exhibition room remains in the mall Gallerian in Varberg until June 17. You can find the list of the exhibiting designers right below, and information of designwalk13 on their facebook page here.

Rutger design

Möbelverket

Isela 

Annaleena

Mira Bodiroza Lindh

PLAZA DECO MOOD BOARD

I´m presenting my personal interior design favorites in the latest Plaza Deco magazine. It was really hard to choose, but you can read some of them there. PLAZA DECO

INTERIOR __________ new addiction

I buy very rarely pillows so when I do, I like them a lot! As this Serholt cushion from Village. It makes me think of the fashion brand Hope which I love, and it feels elegant and easily matches with other pillows.

leather sofa; Ikea
cushion; Village

DIY _______ paper clouds

I have been drawing on a mood board for a design event called designwalk13 which will take place in my home town Varberg/Sweden the first june. The theme for the event is shapes so for that I have tested to make these simple paper clouds  that I will perhaps use as props.

What you need to make these paper clouds is 10-15 rectangle silk paper sheets. Fold them into an accordion shape and twist a wire in the middle of the folded paper pieces. Fold then the paper sheets upward one half at a time.

INSPIRATION ______ spirit of the spring

I´m incredibly fascinated by shadows and the sculptural lines that shadows create on the walls and the floor. Shadows and shapes feels so inspiring this spring and I´m trying to capture more of it with my camera. Sorry it's been so quiet here on the blog lately, I promise to come back soon with some updates about what I'm working on right now and with some new fun diy´s. For snapshots and pics from my daily life please follow me on Instagram (annaleenashem)

INTERIOR _______ new chairs

I have been looking for a long time new kitchen chairs for our dining table. Our old kitchen chairs are all different flea market finds and has worked really well so far, but one of them has been broken and now I would like to focus on just one model. Our new chairs has to be sustainable and maintain high quality so that they last for many years. Here´s two of my favorites models so far,
IN BETWEEN from and tradition and CHICAGO chair from Bolia.

DIY ___________ magazine holder nr.2 of brass wire

I'm totally in love with various metal wires, partly because they are aesthetically beautiful but also because they are easy to work with and shape as you want. My recent DIY magazine holder no.2 (you can see the first one here), I made by using 2 mm thick brass wire. The holes for the wall are made with equally thick nail. I didn´t have to use no glue to get the wire stuck in the hole, without is the hole minimum 2 cm thick the wire will hold and get stuck in the wall.

metal wire tips:  Do not use thinner metal or brass wire than 2 mm, which is enough hard but still goes to work with. If you want to get sharper bends than what I have done, bend the wire against a table edge. Good luck!

RESIDENCE __________

I will probably never get used to stand in front of a camera, I prefer stand behind it :) But I feel incredibly honored for been featured in the latest issue of Swedish interior magazine Residence.

 photographed by Raphael Gagliano

INSPIRATION _____ T.S

Again, she has done it again! I love these new big post cards that I got from Therese Sennerholt that she will launch tomorrow on her web shop.  And because I usually don´t have anything fixed on my walls in frames, I taped them up with aluminum tape that I found from a hard ware store.

DIY _______ book origami

I finally made it too, an book origami! My tip is to use a thick book with many pages. Thanks Lotta Agaton for the inspiration!

-hour glass from inreda utreda

KITCHEN ________

I love when spring sun arrives after a long and cold winter. Not only it makes me to reorganize here at home, but also dream about new creative spring/summer projects!

-grey ceramic bowl uh la la

-tube lamp DIY

DECOR _______ book origami and other decorations

I love doing those decorations that don´t always fill a function but acts more like a jewel in the interior, like the steel wire that I twisted into a shape and placed over my magazines. I have also in this weekend´s "to do list" start making a book origami that seems so simple to do, it depends of course on the thickness of the book;) See a well-made book origami tutorial here at Facing north with gracia blog. Another diy that I made by using steel wire here.