Rococo In The Nordic Countries

Rococo In The Nordic Countries

The Rococo style, which emerged in the early 18th century,…

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Buying Property In Sweden

Gård & Torp Magazine Have you ever considered buying or renting…

Falu Red- A Prominent Color In 17 and 18th Century Sweden

The color red has been distinctive color in Sweden in the 17…

Akerö in Södermanland, Sweden

Carl Gustaf Tessin In the region of Bettna there are Manor…

Designer Colette van den Thillart’s European Decorating Style

  Picture Credit-Toronto’s Best Dressed Designer Colette van den Thillart is…

Antique Swedish Dealer Jane Moore’s Home Veranda Magazine

5 Design Tips to Live By from Jane Moore – Veranda…

Restoration Hardware’s Gustavian Collection

Restoration Hardware never fails to impress.  For some time now, they…

The Couple Behind D. Larsson Interior and Antikhandel – Swedish Antiques

In the nine years since they founded D. Larsson Interior and…

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The Best 5 Websites For Purchasing Antique Hardware

Rococo & Empire Pulls- House Of Antique Hardware Most do-it-yourselfers know…

Swedish Tripod Tilt-Top Candle Stand Tables

Swedish Tea Tripod Tables- trouvais.com Tea tables were originally designed to…

Gustavian Swedish Painted White Mora Clocks

Original Transition Mora Clock 1764 This clock has a beautiful face…

The Mallery Hall Collection Brings You Old World Painted Furniture

Mallery Hall The Mallery Hall Collection  and The European House bring to…

The Home Office – Why Not Make Yours Unique ?

The Home Office When the country was instructed to work from…

How To Decorate With Botanicals

How To Decorate With Botanicals

Meranda Devan Nov 19, 2013 12 min read

Carl von Linnaeus home, Hammarby 18th century Swedish Today Linnaeus’ Hammarby is one of Sweden’s most accurately preserved eighteenth century farms, with household items, clothing and art from Linnaeus’ own home.  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) bought the farm in 1758,…

8 Brands Of Gold Spray Paint Were Compared To Find The Best Color

8 Brands Of Gold Spray Paint Were Compared To Find The Best Color

Meranda Devan Oct 30, 2017 1 min read

Let’s find the best can of gold spray paint I bought a bunch of mini terracotta pots to use as the test vehicle and used my amazing Homeright spray shelter…

Find Little Ways To Wow – Dara Caponigro

Find Little Ways To Wow – Dara Caponigro

Meranda Devan Oct 2, 2021 1 min read

As a former editor for home decor magazines, Dara Caponigro has spent her career immersed in decorating. Dara shares her timeless style with Better Homes And Gardens Magazine. Find little…

New Research Suggests Swedish Furniture In The 1700’s May Have Had Strong Colors

New Research Suggests Swedish Furniture In The 1700’s May Have Had Strong Colors

Meranda Devan Jan 7, 2015 2 min read

The computer-generated image shows how Gottlieb Iwerssons bureau was color set from the beginning with stained inlays. Furniture with inlay from the 1700s tend to be in a moderate brown…

Monique Waqué’s 200 Year Old Farmhouse In Northern Germany

Monique Waqué’s 200 Year Old Farmhouse In Northern Germany

Meranda Devan Feb 23, 2012 3 min read

Photography by Andreas Von Einsiedel Picture Credit Owner Monique Waqué discovered this 200 year old farmhouse located in northern Germany, and turned it into her dream home.  The house is…

3 Rustic Scandinavian Country Homes – Borrow Ideas From Norway and Denmark

3 Rustic Scandinavian Country Homes – Borrow Ideas From Norway and Denmark

Meranda Devan May 20, 2014 3 min read

Inspiring Interiors Blog posted some terrific pictures of a barn styled home with a Scandinavian styled interior. If you are looking for a country styled look, consider how this home…

Mora Clocks: Investing In Swedish Heritage

Mora Clocks: Investing In Swedish Heritage

Meranda Devan Nov 20, 2013 8 min read

Picture Credit Scandinavian Antiques Co On Ebay 1800s White Folk Art decorated Antique Swedish Mora Clock From Swedish Interior Design Blog  Swedish Mora Clock In Black With Gold Birds Detailing…

The BEST Antiques Fair In Sweden THIS August- 80 Dealers! Preview The Goods ONE DAY In ADVANCE With A Pass

The BEST Antiques Fair In Sweden THIS August- 80 Dealers! Preview The Goods ONE DAY In ADVANCE With A Pass

Meranda Devan Jul 21, 2015 2 min read

Are you interested in seeing the best antiques Sweden has to offer? The highest quality finds will be at the Malmö Dekorativa Antiques Fair, August 27 – 30th. Malmö Dekorativa…

Decorating With Swedish Country Antiques- Darlene Peterson Buchanan

Decorating With Swedish Country Antiques- Darlene Peterson Buchanan

Meranda Devan Jan 6, 2015 2 min read

Swedish Country Plates Sold Through Food52. Visit Swedish Country.com For A Look At The Whole Rosemaling Collection America is a land of many immigrants. As many as 1.4 million Swedes immigrated…

The History Behind Jean Bernadotte Otherwise Known As Karl Johan

The History Behind Jean Bernadotte Otherwise Known As Karl Johan

Meranda Devan Jul 15, 2014 5 min read

Pair of carved and gilded wood mirrors from the Karl Johan, or empire, period, Sweden circa 1830. Original brass candle holders on each. Original gilding, mirror glass, and backs. $8,500…

Buy Antiques WITH A Pro- Swedish Buying Tours

Buy Antiques WITH A Pro- Swedish Buying Tours

Meranda Devan Mar 26, 2014 6 min read

Swedish Period Gustavian Secretaire £3400.00 (approx $5490 / €4013) www.dlarssoninterior.com Scandinavian 18th and 19th C antiques have been highly sought after by dealers, designers and decorators for quite some time.…

Jo lee of Swedish Interior Design talks about Swedish Antique Furniture

Jo lee of Swedish Interior Design talks about Swedish Antique Furniture

Meranda Devan Apr 10, 2012 4 min read

Jo Lee of Swedish Interior Design talks about Swedish Antique Furniture Shabby chic reared its ugly head about 10 years ago as a cheap way of renovating furniture and giving…

Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Quilts

Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Quilts

Meranda Devan Oct 19, 2011 2 min read

Detail of rare Gustavian bench from the late 1700s- thelilyhome.blogspot.com  If you have not bought a hand made quilt, consider picking a quilt from French 72 Antique Quilts on ebay. What…

A Nordic Design Staple- The Swedish Kakelugn Tile Stove- Part 2

A Nordic Design Staple- The Swedish Kakelugn Tile Stove- Part 2

Meranda Devan Apr 9, 2013 4 min read

Author of Lily Oake Blog, Paula Arndt has a taste for the Swedish styles. Her most current project is updating an armoire into a faux Swedish tiled stove. She needed…

Designer Marshall Watson’s Scandinavian Summer House

Designer Marshall Watson’s Scandinavian Summer House

Meranda Devan Oct 1, 2021 1 min read

In the Swedish archipelago, designer Marshall Watson let the landscape guide his palette. The result is a serene summer house that’s the essence of Scandinavian style. This story originally appeared…

50 Examples Of Swedish Folk Country Interiors

50 Examples Of Swedish Folk Country Interiors

Meranda Devan Sep 3, 2013 7 min read

Country Style Mora Clocks – Swedish Interior Design.co.uk Interior archive is one of those sites where you can spend hours on.  Looking through their dozens of pictures, there are a…

Nordic Painted Dining Tables

Nordic Painted Dining Tables

Meranda Devan Mar 24, 2012 5 min read

Vintage Thomasville French Provincial Style DINING ROOM TABLE $400 Buy this table at Vintage LA Furniture On Ebay If you cannot find just the right dining table for your Swedish…

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How To Select The Right Linen For Your Children’s Bedroom- Kids Room Decor Ideas

Guest Post Jason Phillips Your kid’s bedroom has to look fun…

The Couple Behind D. Larsson Interior and Antikhandel – Swedish Antiques

In the nine years since they founded D. Larsson Interior and…

75 Swedish Nordic Pinterest Pages! Oh Yes…More Eye Candy!

Cannot get enough of gray furniture, Nordic style decorating and the…

Magnus Lundgren’s Swedish Gustavian Home

Skona Hem had a wonderful write up on Magnus Lundgren’s Home. …

Designer Marshall Watson’s Scandinavian Summer House

Designer Marshall Watson’s Scandinavian Summer House

Meranda Devan Oct 1, 2021 1 min read

In the Swedish archipelago, designer Marshall Watson let the landscape guide his palette. The result is a serene summer house that’s the essence of Scandinavian style. This story originally appeared in the March 2016 issue of House Beautiful – See…

41 Pictures Of Designer Swedish Inspired Homes

41 Pictures Of Designer Swedish Inspired Homes

Meranda Devan Oct 4, 2010 9 min read

Carol Glasser Carol Glasser; one of one of Houston’s finest interior designers immediately sought the insight of renown interior designer Katrin Cargill and author of Swedish Style: Creating the Look to create the overall look…

Louis Masreliez- The Designer Behind Gustav III’s Pavilion At Haga Park

Louis Masreliez- The Designer Behind Gustav III’s Pavilion At Haga Park

Meranda Devan Apr 9, 2013 2 min read

Masreliez was born in Paris and began his education at Ritakademien, which was a drawing academy at the youthful age of 10.  In 1769, Masreliez was given a study grant…

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 1- Stromholm

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 1- Stromholm

Meranda Devan Jan 8, 2013 3 min read

If the Renaissance history is of interest to you, chances are you will love Baroque style.  It is a design style isn’t that commonly seen in magazines, because the antiques are…

Re-Create 3 Looks From Andrew Gn’s Parisian Apartment

Re-Create 3 Looks From Andrew Gn’s Parisian Apartment

Meranda Devan May 8, 2012 2 min read

KPM 2 Krister Porcelain Floral Plate Andrew Gn’s Parisian apartment is a perfect mix of 17th and 18th century interior design.  In my previous posts, here and here, you can…

5+ Nordic Homes Decorated Around White

5+ Nordic Homes Decorated Around White

Meranda Devan Jul 11, 2014 3 min read

The Swedish interior decoration magazine Skona Hem had a wonderful write up on an English family who transformed their home into that of a Gustavian period style. The home is…

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 5 Add Color

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 5 Add Color

Meranda Devan Jan 8, 2013 5 min read

The Dienst’s home is an excellent example of a home decorated around the Baroque themes with a distinct Scandinavian design. The Baroque styles originate in Italy so most commonly we…

How To Decorate With Yellow For A Historical Look

How To Decorate With Yellow For A Historical Look

Meranda Devan Jan 8, 2012 8 min read

Yellow & Green Floral Applique Antique Quilt – French 72 On Ebay Swedish Decorating Colors- Blue, Yellow, Navy And Gray- Painting of King Gustav III Antique Yellow Rococo Chest- Scandinavian…

Stylish Looks For Slip-covering Your Furniture

Stylish Looks For Slip-covering Your Furniture

Meranda Devan May 1, 2013 5 min read

 Veranda May June 2012 When you think of slipcovers, you may have memories of the 80’s clunky furniture covered with slipcovers that were tied with over-sized bows and small scale…

A Brand New Swedish Book From Swedish Antique Dealer Karin Laserow

A Brand New Swedish Book From Swedish Antique Dealer Karin Laserow

Meranda Devan Sep 13, 2012 3 min read

Alternative Book Cover-Antiques In A Modern Settings Laserow Antiques has just come out with a new book called Antiques In A Modern Settings.  This NEW Swedish book features 222 color photographs…

Leading Antique Dealer In 17th & 18 Century Furniture -Augustus Brandt Antiques

Leading Antique Dealer In 17th & 18 Century Furniture -Augustus Brandt Antiques

Meranda Devan Feb 15, 2012 2 min read

I have to say I am so thankful to Inspiring Interiors Blog for discovering a rare jewel on the internet.  I haven’t been so excited than I am now, in…

Rachel Ashwell’s Swedish Gustavian Furniture Line

Rachel Ashwell’s Swedish Gustavian Furniture Line

Meranda Devan Apr 27, 2012 9 min read

Everyone knows Rachel Ashwell for her french country “shabby chic” approach to decorating.  Rachels new book The Shabby Chic Home by Rachel Ashwell will be released on Jun 5, 2012.  I…

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 4 – A Collectors Home

The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 4 – A Collectors Home

Meranda Devan Jan 8, 2013 3 min read

The Dienst’s Home A Baroque Wing Chair Upholstered In Gray Linen, sits beside a Baroque Chest In Sweden, the Middle Ages lasted for approximately 500 years, until Gustav I of…

Swedish Mora Floor Clocks

Swedish Mora Floor Clocks

Meranda Devan Dec 19, 2012 3 min read

Mora Clock in Salmon Paint Sweden, Circa 1820, Tall case clock signed “Matts Jonson/Mora”, Sweden circa 1820. Wonderful salmon paint with gilded detail, all having an exceptional patina. Original clockworks…

Can I Stain Over Paint To Produce A Patina?

Can I Stain Over Paint To Produce A Patina?

Meranda Devan Feb 8, 2018 2 min read

  Adding stain over paint on furniture, or exterior wood surfaces such as siding or a deck can give furniture and any other project a new lease on life. Clear…

Gustavian Swedish Pier Mirrors From Mallett Antiques

Gustavian Swedish Pier Mirrors From Mallett Antiques

Meranda Devan May 31, 2012 1 min read

Gustavian Swedish Pier Mirror From Mallett Antiques A pier mirror is a mirror which is placed between two windows.  These mirrors are  generally of a long and tall shape to fit the…

Find Little Ways To Wow – Dara Caponigro

Find Little Ways To Wow – Dara Caponigro

Meranda Devan Oct 2, 2021 1 min read

As a former editor for home decor magazines, Dara Caponigro has spent her career immersed in decorating. Dara shares her timeless style with Better Homes And Gardens Magazine. Find little…