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Now that we are renovating, we are thinking about interior design. We like many different types of interior design styles: modern, classic, colourful, exotic. Actually, all styles can be nice, if you dare to go all the way and do a little extra!
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ShareThe only style I'm a bit tired of is "white and rural" (or whatever you want to call it). There have been so many blogs about that style that I've become over saturated ... Do you think about interior design style when you decorate, or does it just happen? Which style do you like?
When we lived in an apartment
When we lived in an apartment, we chose to decorate in an antique style, with stucco, marbling, antique furniture and marble tiles in the bathroom. A slightly odd choice of style perhaps, but since Peter liked to marble and mould stucco and since I inherited a lot of antique furniture from my grandmother, it was almost an obvious choice. However, moving that "castle" into the houseboat, it didn't feel quite right ...
When we live in a houseboat
In the houseboat we felt a little confused. At first we thought it would be "boat feeling" and maybe a little rough rustic. But the fact is that it is becoming more and more modern instead... Now we have black tiles and black modern wallpaper in the kitchen. Choosing tiles is fun, I think - there are so many beautiful varieties of stone today! What I like best is something that feels a bit rustic and "raw".
On Stonefactory.se you can browse a wide range of tiles online. You can also find paving stones, marble and mosaics, and order them directly to your home. We don't have much left to tile now, but maybe there will be a little mosaic detail in the bathroom... we'll see.
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Houseboat in Stockholm - some photos from our accommodation
Being at home in the houseboat in Stockholm again
Houseboat life in winter - how we live in wintertime
Lifting a houseboat - this is what happened when our houseboat was lifted
Inspecting and repainting a houseboat - here's how it went
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BP says:
Interior design is always a matter of taste. If you have small areas, you want decor that makes the rooms look bigger with light colours, for example.
The style I never liked is chabby chic grrrrr.
Since you are sponsored, I assume that the renovation will be very cheap;-)
23 May 2014 - 8:10
Cat's Considerations says:
Oh, how I recognise myself! Today I have a black kitchen with black doors, black cocoa and black & grey benches,,,, now I do the opposite, now it will be bright... For every move, it develops or call it changes taste and liking. Then it is fun to experiment. I would have liked a red kitchen, but my partner doesn't want that. But there are more rooms to colour 🙂 Exciting projects ahead of you!
23 May 2014 - 8:48
Mr Steve says:
I think harmony is important when it comes to interior design. Not too violent contrasts. Then, of course, the house/boat you live in is decisive. We live in the country in a house built in 1890 and have chosen a rural interior. Rural but still personal. Decorating "white and rural" in a modern home, on the other hand, can be completely wrong. In my opinion.
Of course, we all have different opinions when it comes to interior design, as in many other areas.
23 May 2014 - 8:58
admin says:
BP, but that's probably what it was really called! It was probably about chabby chic I meant, as all interior design bloggers do. And no, unfortunately, we are NOT so sponsored that it makes any difference whatsoever to the renovation. It will be expensive. The only thing we save on is that we build ourselves.
Katta, yes, it may be easy to want to change a little and try something new! And then you have to agree as well...
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Steve, I have seen pictures of your house and I think you have a fantastic home! I'm just tired of all interior design bloggers having EVERYTHING in white (usually rural and a bit plain). White can be nice too, but what has tired me out is that there are so few interior design bloggers who think differently.
23 May 2014 - 9:34
Ditte says:
It's true that you start to get tired of all the white. We still have a lot of white left and will see when something happens. It is bright, and bright it is anyway because we live in the south-west. Here it's sunny all day long and until it sets behind the Folksamhuset.
As for the bathroom, we'll probably change it and we'll see what colour we choose, but we're leaning towards grey/black and white.
It will be interesting to see what choices you make.
23 May 2014 - 16:52
Deciree says:
You had so nice in the apartment too, I thought, Peter is so good. Now I can understand if you want a little new and a little different ... when you still have a new home. It will certainly be very nice no matter what you do:) Would be fun to see what it looks like in a boat:-))) Good luck. Hugs
23 May 2014 - 22:03
admin says:
Ditte, it's great when you have lots of light! We have much more light now than we had in Sumpan. Grey/black and white is classic and stylish!
Deciree, thanks, glad you like what we built! Sure, Peter is good and he has a lot of ideas.
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24 May 2014 - 7:52
Inga M says:
You really go all the way when it comes to interior design! I was impressed with how you had fixed the apartment that was your previous home. I actually like a bit of a mix of styles and every home has its own conditions that govern. In our last summer house, the small size was the deciding factor. Careful with the choice of colours and materials so that different parts did not interfere with each other but fit together. We are very fond of the guest room's crazy decor with dark grey ceiling and black + the tropical background wall and gold mirror and also the guest who stayed in the room last week.
In our latest interior design project, there are nature themes in the different rooms: the woodworking room, the birch room and the stone wall room. Totally crazy but fun!
I look forward to following your interior design endeavours here on the boat! Of course, it will be nice because you have good taste and can realise your ideas yourself.
Have a nice weekend with nice boating weather! I assume that you go too. Here we will launch Bustern to the end and celebrate Mother's Day out on the lake.
25 May 2014 - 6:25
admin says:
Inga M, you also really go all the way! It has been fun to see your nature themes! When you decide on a theme, the imagination goes off, like that idea! Hope you get nice on the lake in the lovely weather!
25 May 2014 - 9:03
Lisa & life on the bright side says:
We will soon be moving to a large house and our thoughts on interior design are constant. I like quite modern not white-white-white-light and fresh. I like when tight and modern lines are mixed with auction finds and bright and fresh must be broken with personality and preferably colour. I'd rather have something unique and cosy than totally trendy.
26 May 2014 - 21:01