A Monday Mix of Wood and Grays


Hope you had a relaxing weekend.
Today is Monday, but it still feels like holidays here. 
 Let me start the week with some wood, white and grays

The bedroom above I found via lonnymag.  The wooden bowls below I found via tumblr and the bathroom "sink" are from loghome.    



Above: How about these sofa tables? Found via lalalovelythings
And the drawers are from this Etsy shop.

The gray doors below are from Pinterest (without a source), 
and the beautiful wooden bowls I found at designtherapy 




These last four pictures in lovely grays and whites, are all via tumblr, 
without a proper source. (Let me know if you know where they are originally from)


WABI SABI Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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Never Return...

It's been a busy week, but now I'm back in space. 
Here's a thought for the dreamers among us. Via
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More Color Accent Ideas for Monochrome Spaces

A few more color accents you may want to try, to liven up an otherwise monochrome space. Haw about a yellow headboard, ceiling or door? Scroll down for a ginger orange touch and some greens and blues. 











I found the images for these collages here:
1. Elle Decor +  unknown via tumblr
3. unknown via tumblr
5. unknown via tumblr + frenchbydesign
6. unknown via tumblr
7. vtinteriors + unknown via tumblr


CREATIVE LIVING Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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Great photos for your walls


Many don't want to work with children or animals. Others do. Like photographer Andy Prokh. His awesome images really get my imagination going. I think "open", story telling photos like these are perfect images for the wall. One never gets tired of watching them. Fantasizing - what's going on? What happens next... 



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Beautiful Wooden Benches


I love simple furniture. The simpler design, the more I love them! 

It's no surprise then that I love stools. And benches. Both are very practical and looks good everywhere: as seating or as side tables. The bench above was found here and the bench below I found via tumblr



Aren't these two just beautiful? So simple and so clever. The wooden bench above is from MomoLiving and the combined aluminum-wood bench below is by designer Hilla Shamia is a new favorite of mine. Shamia's stunning design is currently on display at the Milan Furniture Fair. More on her work here. 

WABI SABI Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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Editor's Choice: Stunning Furniture of Wood and cast Aluminum

I admit. I have been a wee bit disappointed with what I've seen from the Milan Furniture fair so far. Just rehash of old ideas. Yaaaawn... And then I stumbled upon designer Hilla Shamia's brilliant work, and I surrendered!

I think these benches, stools and tables are just magnificent, combining wood and cast aluminum to stunning and unique pieces of furniture. Looking good both indoors and out. THIS I want!


Below are two images of the design process, where melted aluminum is pored into and cast around the wood. All images from Shamia's website





If you are in Milan, this is where you'll find her work. CREATIVE LIVING Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design 
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An magical place where the wind whispers


Will you be in Portugal this year? Then maybe you should consider staying a night in this eco friendly hotel with a sustainable concept, just outside Lisbon? I have not been there myself, but was instantly attracted to the place, when I saw the bedroom pic above, over at DesiretoInspire. Looks like a dream vacation to me! The hotel Areias do Seixo describe themselves as a "magical place, in perfect synthesis with the land". The hotel is a "haven in nature", where the sea, dunes and pine trees whisper their secrets in the wind. Sounds like the perfect place to relax, doesn't it? 

WABI SABI Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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DIY: Room divider from old doors.

This may be more Shabby Chic than Wabi Sabi. More decay than beautifully aged. 
But I like the idea of re-using old doors as a screen, 
in stead of putting up a wall, when you need to create a separate space for a limited time. 



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Displaying art online


I came across Dutch artist Laura de Wilde's work the other day. I love it! 
And I love the way she presents her paintings on her website. Not just
a picture of the painting, but also a photo of her work in an setting. 

I think many paintings loses out on being represented online: 
in color, as well as scale. But when you see a painting like Laura de Wilde's
in a room like this, it gives me so much more extra information, besides the hard facts.  

I know many artists read this blog. What do you think? True or just misinformation? 
Love to know what your think.





Cheers from CREATIVE LIVING Lisbeth Williams @ Williams Design
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Some clever decorating ideas for simple living


Swiss or Swedish? Who can tell the difference? Well, the former has alps, the latter doesn't. 

Seriously - this Swiss cottage in the mountains was photographed last December
 by Jérôme Galland for Marie Claire Maison.

Lots of interesting design ideas to be inspired by.  
An old favorite is clean, built in storage. Another is the bed facing the window. 
No frills. Take the kitchen: just the basic necessities in wood and steel.
A place to wind down and relax, don't you think? Like this Norwegian cottage
I wrote about yesterday here. Much more color, but just as relaxing. 

  

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Tub Love


Love this circular "tub". 
Could it be an old wash- or laundry basin put to new use? Clever. 
Have no idea where it's from, or who took the pic, 
so let me know if you do.

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It's fun to play with light


 I love light in all shapes and forms. 
In my work I use daylight and lamps to show off interesting 
features in a room. And to create a space within a space. 

How do you use light in your home and workspace?
Image via

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Clay - moving in the wind. Kind of.


Just for fun - here is another set of pictures from my recent experiment with clay. 
This time it's a bowl with a yellow glaze on the inside and green glaze on the outside.  
I was not sure how the ragged bits in the rim would come out, but it goes well
with the over all asymmetric look that I was going for. 


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Wabi Sabi getaway in Norway


Don't you think this Norwegian Hytte (weekend getaway) covers
many of the qualities, so typical for Wabi Sabi? 
All those natural materials. All that simplicity and tranquility. 
It may not be old and rusty, but it will
certainly age with grace. Via

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A glimpse of my most recent work

You may noticed that I continue my spring cleaning here on the blog. 
Today I've tried to create new headers for this blog and my other blog Creative Living
I'm still not happy with this one. Have to tweak it a bit more... 

Something I am happy with, though, is my recent ceramic experiments. 
As you can see from the first three pictures below, I've tried to make clay 
look like cloth. What do you think - does it work?


Sorry about the bit of leaf on this one. I took these pics outdoors, 
and my fingers must have been dirty! Oh well... 




And here are a few other plates and bowls, 
where I've experimented with different glazes and raku.

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