“FLOWER POWER”

Some friends on their way on vacation left us five bulbs of Hyacinths (Hyasinter/Svibler) in a box yesterday. I have never had them in the house before although they are regarded as the Christmas flower. That will probably change now because I simply love their fragrance besides the fact that they come in all kinds […]

“GOD IS IN THE DETAILS”

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen “Home is where the heart is” as the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder said wisely  already around 50 AD. This is one of my favorite sayings because my home does actually represent the center or the heart in my life. For me it is a shelter where I can be my true self, surrounded by the […]

LAYER UPON LAYER

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I live in a white, traditional wooden house which is typical for this region in the southern part of Norway. My house was originally built in the late 1800s, but has of course been remodeled many times since. When we had a new window put in in our living room, we […]

THE JAPANESE WAY

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen This Japanese notebook is a new favorite of mine. The cover has a great texture and each page feels like touching silk. The book is created by the Japanese textile designer Katsuji Wakisaka who used to work for Finnish Marimekko. However when he returned to Japan in the eighties, he started […]

INSPIRATION

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I love to be inspired. Today I visited a friend’s house and this is what she had on her table, a tulip taken right up from the dirt with the flower bulb hanging on to it. And when I left I got one as a present, and here it is in […]