i went to a giant flea market today to look for some chairs for our kitchen. the flea market is located on the island refshaleøen in copenhagen and it’s the biggest one i have ever been to. i was especially overwhelmed by the amount of teak furniture they had there. i’ll show you what i bought later as the light disappeared before i got a chance to photograph the chairs and little bedside table i got.

2009 is slowly coming to an end. slowly in my world as the days between christmas and new year have been slow and cosy. went to visit my grandmother yesterday - she taught me some knitting tricks and we went for a frosty walk (show you some photos tomorrow) i’m also enjoying the lovely presents i got this christmas, beautiful things like the red milk jug in the first photo with red cups accompanying it. as you can see in the last photo my knitting project is progressing (however slowly). i’m knitting a hand towel in the same fashion as the ones my grandmother makes. never thought it would be that much fun to knit!

today was the day when NE handed in his thesis - congratulations NE ! i hope we will have a big celebration soon!

it has definately become colder the past week or so and i rather like it. a couple of days ago i recieved a pair of beautiful wrist worms made by sandra. found them in her shop and couldn’t resist the yellow color. can’t wait for it to get even colder so i can wear them!

sorry for the weird hand photo…found out that it is hard photographing one hand while holding your camera/50 mm in the other hand so i experimented with the self-timer….now i’m going to go to bed early again - i’ll answer all your kind comments as soon as possible.

it needs cushions! now that we have a dark brown sofa, it seems like you need some brightly colored cushions. the one on the left used to belong to my grandparents and the one on the right i bought today second hand. i really like the cross stitch pattern and the delicate light greens in it.

i also got another analogue camera in the thrift store today - couldn’t help myself, it was too much of a bargain. i’ll show you tomorrow. thanks for all your sofa comments!

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- ai, karin, mette, kinako, thereza, kristi, kristina, lola and sandra: thank you girls! so glad you like it. i was a little bit concerned at first if the color would be to heavy but it’s just perfect. so nice to get a piece of furniture like this one.
- gracia: thank you! and yeah a string of outtakes tend to form a story of their own. at this very moment i am lying on the couch typing i think you are right about the couch bringing much joy : )
- nathalie: thanks nathalie - i love that about it as well - the simplicity of the design. and about the egg cups - i just had to buy them, so cute with those little legs.
- thereza: thank you : ) just something universally cute and funny about penguins.
- charlotte: hello charlotte! it is a classic indeed - now i just need to find myself a small table to go along with it : )
- trinsch: tak og ja! jeg føler mig også meget heldig! i forhold til hvor gammel den er, er den ikke særlig slidt, hvilken er ret heldigt. i lige måde - ha en god uge : )
- lotte: ja, jeg kan også godt lide tanken om at den bliver i familien. rart at tænke på, hvor den kommer fra. synes også det så meget fint ud med grafittien på vinduet. det var et kæmpe stort besat hus, ganske interessant at vade rundt inden i.
- caramela: yeah they sure had great taste! actually wooden floorboards are pretty common in copenhagen appartments. it really gives a nice atmosphere i think. a great day to you also annamaria!
ps: about the graffiti shot - you are so right, you seldom see graffiti on glass, but it looks nice how the light shines through it.
- susi: thanks susi, i think so too, only thing is now that i need a new sofa table but i hope i can find a second hand one that fits the sofa well.
- young: ja, har lavet bloggen om, glad for at høre du kan lide make over’en ; )
- maria: thanks! i just had to have those egg cups, also bought two in pale yellow. what a shame you can’t go with your boyfriend to berlin!
- anna: hello anna, and welcome back! happy to know you like the swallows! berlin was full of great and inspiring street art, and this stencil really caught my eye.
- anairam: thank you so much for the award anairam! i’m honoured. didn’t know that word “celadon”, thanks for teaching me a new word : ) i really liked that red and white table cloth - i’m trying to find one like it here in copenhagen.
- cecilie: tak cecilie : ) også min yndlingsfarve
- fanny: hello fanny! thanks, yeah there’s just something about berlin!
- yukes: thank you. the vintage shop was so colorful - i didn’t find a skirt that fit me, but those fabrics were so nice
- epe: thanks epe : ) have a great week or half week as it is almost wednesday
- kinako: hey, can understand why you thought sake cups : ) glad you like the photos!
- kristina: tak! det er taget med mit digital kamera og den nye linse jeg har købt. kan ikke huske hvad den hedder, men det står på “about” siden.
- e: hehe yes, those are some fast little birds : )
- sigga: tak skal du have sigga : )

yesterday we got a new couch! well actually it’s an old one that used to belong to my grandfather and grandmother. it is designed by the danish designer hans j. wegner and i have been looking so much forward to its arrival in our home.

i’m a bit busy today so i will answer all your sweet comments tomorrow. have a great monday!

i found these gorgeous japanese fabrics at the etsy shop thisandthatfromjapan. i don’t really do any sewing myself but if i did i would buy some frabric from this site! the next couple of days i will be busy so probably less posting for my part. see you soon!

via paperleafstudio

here’s the mirror niller gave me for christmas. it’s the kind of mirror i have been trying to find for ages. i’m liking my new mirror!

this christmas i got a lot of great but also very practical presents(because practical things were listed on my wishing list). except for two of them: a beautiful 50’s mirror from niller, that i’ll show you as soon as it is hung on the wall, and this little wooden bird i got from a friend. it is designed by the danish architect Kristian Vedel in 1959. the head is not joined to the body, so you can place it differently according to your mood. i like it!

last year my friend kaja and i set up the website for the danish clothing brand humör. they just launched a new colorful menswear collection, which is now online. check it out!

today has been another day in bed. at least i had time to have a look at my website and change the overall look, which has been on my mind for some time. as you can see it is very similar to the blog theme. the intention being that the two should seem connected….still not quite finished with it yet.