A trip to the new Nordic Style in Wimbledon

 

Nordic Style in Wimbledon

Well I was very pleased to receive an invitation to Nordic Style’s new shop last week, as I haven’t been down to Wimbledon in quite some time and I definitely haven’t receieved my dose of Swedish furniture in a long time either!  You might remember an earlier series of posts from their Chelsea shop, where we fell in love with the romantic designs of classic Swedish furniture: A Nordic Style Dream in London (I, II and III).

A good example of the neutral palette that is so typical for Swedish interior design 

Well, how exciting that they are now expanding and this time into the beautiful Wimbledon Village.  The Village is the most divine little part of London with charming little shops and coffee places, the perfect place to meet the girlfriends for a fika (the closest English equivalent is probably afternoon tea, or just tea really as you meet your friends for a cup of tea or coffee and some cake) or dinner and drinks.  Especially perfect in this Mediterranean weather that we are currently experiencing..!

Halland Chest of 3 drawers

The shop is, as always, so beautifully decorated with softly coloured furniture, fabrics, beautiful tableware and accessories.  I obviously love seeing all the names of the pieces, as they make me feel so at home: Halland, Skogaholm, Karlsholm…

All the beautiful accessories…

Walking around in the shop just makes me want a whole new house to decorate!  I do love mixing things up for that unique look that is just my own, and from Nordic Style I would first of all go for their Gustavian Oak Bookcase:

I am in love with this Gustavian oak bookcase…

I would also lose myself in all their gorgeous accessories, like my favourite tray below, that I would just love to stack with a gorgeous and healthy breakfast for that Saturday-breakfast-in-bed-situation!

… and I definitely know where to get my perfect breakfast tray now!!

Some elegant tableware 

I would love to hear what you think of this Nordic style – is this how you would decorate your house?  Do you see anything here that you just love?

I was most of all tempted by a very special piece of antique furniture in the shop and I think that I will just have to save it for the next blog post – so do stay tuned my dear!

For all of you with a romantic taste in decorating… how much do you love this shabby chic lampshade? 

 

And this is where you can visit them:

Nordic Style
7 High Street,
Wimbledon Village,
London, SW19 5DX

An English Christmas Fairytale…

Hello my dear!  Today’s post is a completely unexpected one, as I had planned to just write a short message wishing you a Merry Christmas and that we will be back again on 6th of January, however things don’t always turn out the way we expect them to…

16th century cottage.  This room used to hold cattle and the open fire used to be in the bottom right corner of the photo

Yesterday we went to a Christmas party at some friends’ house, and upon entering the house I just couldn’t believe what a Christmas Wonderland we had arrived at!  All the decorations were so beautifully set up and the backdrop of this old cottage just made it all perfect.

16th century cottage, Christmas decorations

We found out that the house used to be an old dairy that dated back to 1560, so before it became a proper home they would keep cattle on the ground floor (the room that you can see in the photos above).  There was a big open fire in the middle of the room and the smoke would rise up to and spread across the ceiling – and most likely leave through the windows that at the time weren’t glazed.

Peeking into the living room from the kitchen – I absolutely adore the beams in the ceilings

A hundred odd years later they added on the wall that you can see closest to us in the photo above and then they built the first floor, so that people could move in and enjoy the warmth that would rise from the animals.

A charming old winding staircase…

The entrance from the living room to the kitchen, where all these beautiful Christmas decorations create such a cosy atmosphere… 

The 16th century brick wall is still standing strong, and you can see how time has painted its mark on it 

A love note found in the house… We can read “Greeting!” on the front page and “With Lilian’s Love” on the back, and when we open it up:

“May Good Fortune add fuel to your fire, And assist you always to keep the Pot à’boiling!”

And now that we have looked at the antique side of things, let’s admire the beautiful Christmas decorations:

Homemade orange and cinnamon Christmas decorations – these smell divine!

Christmas window decorations

So with this Christmas fairytale post I would like to wish you all the most wonderful Christmas.  Enjoy the holiday in the company of your loved ones and thank you for hanging out here on the blog in 2013!  It really has been such a lovely year with lots of beautiful jewellery crossing the Decades of Elegance-threshold, and numerous vintage and antique shops opening their doors for us.

A big thank you also to the lovely vintage shops that keep showing their support for us – I would like to send some very special Christmas sparkle to Vintage Shrewd, Arabella Bianco and the Jewel Tree.

We are back again on 6 January 2014 – Happy Holidays!