A Family Homestead With Deep Roots

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

Here are some views done largely with Ikea pieces. The woman is in Sweden, in a hillside home near where she grew up.

Make a feature of worn, vintage items inside with plants

Helena bought an old wooden house near to where she grew up

Helena was inspired by restaurant kitchens, the design complementing the traditional character of the house

Make a cozy upstairs sanctuary with a few chairs, a rug and some throws

Mix old and new and display your clothes to make a walk-in wardrobe

Irish1210 · ‎06-30-2014

Love it ~ appears cozy, comfy and inviting : )

Especially like the wide plank floors ~

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

LOVE this eclectic look.

Thanks for sharing!

godi · ‎03-09-2010

Looks so inviting, warm and cozy. Love the kitchen not the ceiling though. I think it takes the height away. Very nice home.

CAMOGIRL · ‎09-14-2010

Like the kitchen and that windowed sitting area.

Pretty ceilings in both of those too.

-Texas Hill Country-

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

like the home,,,,lots of windows, open space, use of wood, furniture not so much. The furniture is acceptable because of the home.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

There was a point where we had several IKEA peices in our apt, after 24 years of marriage we still have one which was a PIA to put together

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

riley1 · ‎03-10-2010

Lovely. Looks inviting!

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

Never understood the fascination with IKEA or it's 'stuff', as anything I've seen I hesitate to call it furniture.

Maybe I haven't seen the right things, but it all looks modern or cheap to me.

Some day I'll go to their website and see if I can change my mind!

Nomore · ‎09-09-2010

Ikea pieces fit well into European homes because of the style of the rooms, basically just rooms with walls. (My opinion) When I've gone into Ikea showrooms, cabinets and furniture don't fit so perfectly into American houses, unless the house is built to accommodate Ikea kitchens etc.

Don't get me wrong, I like Ikea, in fact, I had used Ikea furniture when I lived in Europe. It fits through doors easily, have useful storage pieces, and it was reasonably priced. I even bought baby furniture, it was definitely built better than what I could get shipped from America. I sold and gave away most of what I had before coming home. I only kept the baby bed and linens since my son was 6 months old at the time and wanted him to stay comfortable with what he was used to at that age.