Rug (and neturals) heaven at DOMOTEX

Hej hej! How's your January? I've been a little too busy to let the gloomy weather get to me (Malmö - where's the snow, though?!), I hope you have too?! I kicked off the working year with an inspiring trip to Hannover for DOMOTEX - the leading B2B trade fair for floor coverings. I've got a real weakness for rugs and wood flooring so I was in absolute heaven and so happy to team up with some of my favourite bloggers including Holly from Decor8, Igor from Happy Interiors blog and Urban Jungle Bloggers, Agata from Passion Shake, Stefan from Trend Stefan, Desiree from Vogesparis and Mette from Monsterscircus to tour the fair and take part in two panel discussions (more to follow later this week). There were so many incredible brands at the fair. One of the highlights for me, was the TISCA stand. TISCA produce unique hand-woven rugs, and teamed up with Lotta Agaton Interiors from Sweden (it was so great to meet Lotta and Pella Hedeby in person - look out for links to these lovely ladies' homes below - they're totally worth a peek!). The stand was designed using milky tones and furniture from Team 7, Vitra and Artek - and of course some of TISCA's beautiful rugs! I took a few snaps to share with you...

Photography: © Niki Brantmark / My Scandinavian Home.

One of the key rug trends this year is adorning walls with rugs (as art or simply to give the room a soft, cosy feel) and the TISCA stand demonstrated this beautifully. Love, love, loved it!

And how soothing are those neutral tones? 

Look out for a full report on DOMOTEX later this week.

Oh, and I promised to share the links to Lotta Agaton's home (Lotta was the founder of one my favourite magazines Residence) and Pella Hedeby's home.

Have a lovely day!

PS Another of my favourite magazines Condé Nast Traveler, featured my Lagom Book yesterday (I did an actual body roll when I saw the piece - thank you!).

Tour a Beautiful Sitting Room in a Brooklyn Brownstone

Today is a bit of a squeeze! I'm home in Malmö for one day - squished between my return from London and my departure for Paris tomorrow (I have to keep pinching myself to check that I'm actually heading off to one of my favourite cities tomorrow! It'll be my first ever 'physical' book tour (I'm there to celebrate the launch of Lagom - Le nouvel art de vivre suédois) super exciting, but lots to prepare!). Priority number one though: taking 15 minutes out of the day to sit, relax and drool over a beautiful home. I hope you'll join me?! Today's lovely tour comes in the shape of an elegant, serene sitting room in a Brooklyn brownstone captured by one of my favourite photographers, New York based Nicole Franzen. To me, the space is a perfect blend of old and new, minimal yet warm, sleek yet comfortable. I love the brown and gold colour palette too. What a wonderful room?!

 Photography: Nicole Franzen

Oh how I love this room, the light is just stunning too!

Is there anything that stands out to you?

A few items to note: Flos pendant light,  Frama 9.5 chair, Cinnamon project brass incense burner, this lovely mustard waffle blanket is similar, source a bust sculpture here and a low antique wooden stool here.

In case you're also a little bit in love with Brooklyn brownstones - there are plenty in this archive (if this post comes up first just scroll passed to reach the others!). What a great little corner of the world!

Have a lovely day!

PS There's only one week left to receive 15% off a Swedish TRIWA watch - delivery worldwide (seen on my wrist here and here) - to claim your discount, simply tap in the code NIKI15 at check-out).

My sitting room - in detail!

Do you find that you suddenly get really tired of a room (or area) in your home? I'd been thinking about changing my sitting room for over 6 months as it just didn't feel cosy enough (see the before pictures here), and isn't that what this part of the home is all about?! You might recall from a post a few weeks back that I finally got around to shaking it up (with a little help from my friend Gen). The first thing I did was sell my old sofa and replace it with a Söderhamn three-seat sofa with chaise-longues with a Bemz urban loose fit cover in Rosendal pure washed linen in silver grey. We also felt that to turn this little corner of my home into a true Autumn haven it would need a few other changes too - some old, some new. By popular demand (feeling the love friends, feeling the love!), here is a guide to where everything is from...

Photography: Niki Brantmark - My Scandinavian Home. Design / Styling - Genevieve Jorn.

Where to buy:

Söderhamn three-seat sofa with chaise longues with Bemz urban loose fit cover in Rosendal pure washed linen in silver grey / light and grey cushions / purple-grey cushion / rug / Z1 pendant lamp / Prints:  Blue Waters by Trine Holbaek / Paris 01 by Hilde Mork / Adoray by Nicoline A. Milton / Portofino by Peytil / The lady in the bathroom by Francois Fontaine / picture frames / vintage scissor lamp / grey gradvis vase / bench / Sinnerlig jar with lid / test tube and stand from Hamburg chemistry lab -1930s (find similar here), linen curtains / Muuto side-table / Arv bowl.

If I've missed anything just give me a shout in the comment section below!

You can see more corners of my home (past and present) here (if this post comes up first, just scroll passed to reach others!).

I'd love to hear more about your home - is there anything you're dying to change?

Have a lovely day!

PS I'm feeling a little bleary eyed after four incredible days in the Arctic. It's such an amazing part of the world. At times you'd be forgiven for thinking you're in the Caribbean. It was also so far out into the wilderness that I almost felt like a an imposter - and we were occasinally joined by curious porpoises, sea otters, fish, and sea birds. Today I'm heading off for a photoshoot at Gen's - keep an eye on instagram stories for a peek behind the scenes!