{ DIY: Headboard! }

When I showed you the pallet ideas yesterday, I also promised you that I would show you what I have used my pallets for. So without further introduction - meet our new headboard!

I´m actually quite pleased with the result, but I´m not sure if I should paint them or not. What do you think? I´m thinking either black or white. I kind of like this natural color as well....

So what do you think? You can see more photos of our bedroom on Stylizimo.com.

Wish you all a wonderful day! Here in Oslo it's snowing A LOT at the moment, so it seems that we have to wait a bit longer for spring.

(Images: Nina Holst)

{ DIY: Pallets }

Today I want to share these cool Euro pallet ideas from Stylizimo´s members. It´s amazing how many ways one can actually use a pallet as a furniture...

Cool, right? I actually have Euro pallets in my apartment as well, but I´ve used them for something else. I´ll tell you more about it later *smile*

Thank you Noe på Hjertet, Siljesol and Fjasevashuset for sharing these cool DIY ideas! They are very inspiring.
If any of you readers have DIY projects that you want to share, you are welcome to upload pictures on Stylizimo.com


Images: Noe på Hjertet, Siljesol and Fjasevashuset via Stylizimo.com

{ DIY: New striped pot! }

You have probably noticed that I like Tine K's striped cups as I have them everywhere. The reason that I'm mentioning them is that they were actually the inspiration for this new pot-cover that I have knitted... Black and white stripes it is!

I love knitting as long as the object that I'm making is easy and only takes one(!) evening. This is exactly one of those projects *smile*

Thank you so much your all your kind feedback on my kitchen yesterday! Your comments are always very appreciated. Happy Thursday, darlings!


(Images: Nina Holst)

{ DIY: Lovable tags }

Remember my post "11 Valentine ideas"? I really liked the sweet tags with the hearts on, and I wanted to make similar ones myself so I have for gifts etc.

 You can of course make these in all different kinds of fabric and colors. It´s only the imagination that stops you. 

I doesn't have to be more than a little tag like this to make an other person happy.

(Images: Nina Holst)

{ DIY: Chalkboard }

Oh, hello Friday! My favorite day of the hole week is finally here! 

I promised you the other day that I would show you my latest DIY project, and here it is! I simply painted over an old painting with chalkboard paint and I painted the frame white (I promise you that the painting wasn´t worth anything. You can see a before picture of it here if you like.)

 The text "home sweet home" is made in Photoshop, and not written my me unfortunately. *smile*

Chalkboard paint is so much fun! You should try it if you haven´t.

If you missed the last one I made, you can see it here.

Have a good weekend everyone! Use it well.

Images: Nina Holst

{ Before and after }

Last week I bought some brass candle holders and a orange pot at a goodwill store here in Oslo. I love bargains and I love making things more beautiful, so I spray painted them all white.

This is how my "new" candle holders and pot look like after the makeover...

 I´m so happy with the result! What do you think?

You can see the "before" pictures and other pictures of the candle holders here if you like.

Happy new week everyone!

Images: Nina Holst

{ DIY: Wooden letter }

This has to be the easiest DIY project I´ve ever done, but still a good "money saving" project.

I had some wooden plank leftovers after the shelf that I recently made, so I simply glued two of the planks together with super glue and made the letter L, and then I painted it with chalkboard paint so I can decorate it or write on it as well. 

Imagine a huge letter in the hallway with messages etc. - that would be awesome. Hmmm... maybe next time. *smile*

All I have to do now is to find a place to put it...

Other letter that should be easy to make with planks are: A, E, F, H, I, K, M, T, V, X, Y and Z

Thank you all for your warm compliments on my living room yesterday! Your comments are always a pleasure to read.

Images: Nina Holst

{ Wise words in a frame }

I saw these wise words over at the lovely blog pilli pilli a while ago, and I saved them in a file. I have now made a picture that we have placed in our living room, so we always can remind ourselves to find the time...

Thank you all for your sweet comments on my new dresser and the shelf that I´ve made - you are all sweethearts!

I wish you all a wonderful day! I hope you have sunshine too.

Image: Nina Holst

{ DIY: Shelf in the kitchen }

Last week I made this shelf that we now have beside of our Nespresso. I think it´s nice to have things that I use often in reach and in an organized way, so when I saw a similar shelf over at the lovely blog "House of Svea", I knew that I wanted to make one too. It´s a great way to add some rustic nature into our otherwise white kitchen.

I treated the shelf with driftwood stain, so it got an older and used look. 

It´s the same one that I used on my dining table and desk.

See more of our kitchen here if you like.

Thank you House of Svea for giving me this idea - I love it!

I truly recommend her blog btw. Her blog is very cute, and it´s filled with great ideas.

Happy new week dear readers!

Images: Nina Holst

{ 3 ways to decorate with knitting }

Knitting is as you probably know very trendy these days, and I thought I could show you some ideas on how to use knitting as decoration in your home.

Here you have 3 ways...

I´m sure I will come up with some more ideas for you later, but if you have any suggestion of other ways to use knitting as decoration, please tell me.

If you haven´t seen my post where I used knitting as a pot - you can see it here.

Soon I will tell you who won the GIVEAWAY - cross your fingers *smile*


 Images: Nina Holst
 

{ Chalk board & happy weekend! }

I´ve seen that many of you have made chalk board´s yourself, and I think they look very cool,  so I wanted to make one as well for my home office. 

After some paining (chalk board -paint), and adding moldings I had a chalk board as well.

I´ll show you some more pictures from my office when it´s all done.

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Any plans?

Images: Nina Holst

{ 1-2-3 new pot! }

I was knitting a scarf during the holidays, but after 1/3 of the scarf I thought that maybe I could use it around vases or pots instead.
Here you have the result...

I used the same cable stitch pattern as I used on the pillow that I made. But know I used thinner knitting needles and yarn. 

Have you knitted anything for your home lately?

Images: Nina Holst

{ Coffee table on a budget - BEFORE AND AFTER }

When I was on Ikea this Saturday I found a dining table in the SALE corner. It was super cheap, so I thought I could use it as a coffee table after a makeover.

Makeover - what I did:

I went home and cut the legs in a length that I found suitable, then I treated the legs with driftwood stain and the top got painted white. 

Suddenly I had a coffee table with a look that I´m now very happy with!

The cushions in the sofa are the ones I made on Sunday. I made a circular pillow, and I finished the knitted pillow I have shown you a sneak peek of before! I need some more pillows though -  I feel that that sofa is a bit empty still.

What do you think?

It´s so nice to see that so many of you have entered todays giveaway already! I have signed up for the workshop myself and I´m really excited to learn some more about photography.

Images: Nina Holst

{ DIY: New trendy dining table in 1-2-3! }

It seems that we have to wait quite some time for all our belongings that we have shipped from Los Angeles, so this weekend I had to be creative and handy(!), so we can have a "home" while we are waiting...

One of the things that I made this weekend was this dining table inspired by the lovely blog "Helt Enkelt", and I´m very happy with the result. I got exactly the look that I wanted - rustic and cosy!

I got some old chairs from my mom, that I painted white. Cool, right?

Here is how our dining table looked like before when we lived in LA.

So what do you think? Have you made any furniture yourself before?


I´ll be back tomorrow with another project that I´ve been working on this weekend.

♡

Images: Nina Holst

{ Knitting a pillow }

I got inspired by all you creative knitters out there, so this Christmas I´ve knitted a pillow cover for our new apartment. I bought myself some huge knitting needles in bamboo and some thick grey yarn.

I haven´t finished it yet, so this is just a peek of how the pillow looks like. This is the first time I have used this technique, so I have to say that I´m very happy with the result so far.

If you know what this technique is called in English, please let me know.

 Do you knit? Are you having any projects going on?

I found knitting very relaxing, and it´s a perfect way to not eat too much candy(!), since your hands are busy *smile*

If you want to see other DIY projects I´ve done, you can see them here 
You can also find a lot of DIY at Stylizimo.com.

♡

Images: Nina Holst

{ A little Christmas decoration tips }

I'm very happy that so many of you have already signed up for my giveaway! And I'm very glad to see a lot of new members on the community Stylizimo.com as well. I hope you will find a lot of inspiration from all the wonderful homes that are shared there.

  Today I have a little tips on how you can pimp up your glass-vases or bowls for Christmas.

This is very easy, so everybody can do this...

Have you made anything similar this year?

If you have, I would love if you took the time to upload some pictures of it on Stylizimo.com, so I can see.

 By the way! I have uploaded some BEFORE photos of the apartment that we will rent in Oslo, Norway under my profile on Stylizimo.com. If you want to see, you can find them here.

Images: Nina Holst

{ DIY: Pinecone candle holder }

Hello everybody! Let's start this week with something creative. Last week I promised you that I would show you some other ways to decorate with pinecones, and this candle holder is one of them...

I glued pinecones on some cardboard with a glue gun, and within few minutes I had a new candle holder for Christmas.

I actually used the back of a Starbucks sleeve that I had, so don't be afraid to use your imagination if you don't have the exact thing you need.

( Remember: Candles require attention - all the time!  )

Have you tried anything like this before or made anything else out of pinecones?

Wish you all a great new week!

Images: Nina Holst

{ DIY: Christmas gift idea #2 }

So how is it going with the Christmas presents? Have you started yet? I thought I would give you a new idea on a gift you can make yourself. If you have scrabble tiles, a frame and some stamps you can easily make something like this.

If you don't have stamps and scrabble tiles, you can write a nice quote on your computer in a pretty font. 

You can see my first Christmas gift idea here.

Wish you a lovely weekend! Any plans?

Images: Nina Holst