sacred space

My love and I want our new home to be a blessing to both us + to all who enter. And we want our home to be a place with a certain type of…

We were gone from the loft for a week + that means I’m a week behind on my “weekly” posts. But, it also was the time needed for Lina + I to begin to…

We’ve told everyone that we wanted to tell personally, so now we can make it public: we’re moving this summer! Lina + I have lived in Uppsala, Sweden for over 6 years now and…

Lina has been planning + waiting on renovating our kitchen for years. I’m pretty sure that she had the idea to renovate as soon a we bought the apartment. But, of course, we didn’t…

In my home, we loooove to change up the energy in our space. And what better time to do that than the new year – right?! We have been known to change our decorations,…

I wouldn’t say that I’ve got spring fever, exactly. But, I do feel the shifting of the seasons. I see signs of the season ahead, while, at the same time, the season on its…

Happy weekend, loves. Yesterday I woke up and thought: Let’s do a day in the life! Not because I was doing anything super special during the day, but just because the idea came to…

Every new moon brings us a chance to begin again. But, there’s something about this one, this weekend, that feels extra special new. Perhaps it’s the vernal/autumnal equinox coming up in a few days.…

This is for all you fellow Macbook/Apple/computer lovers out there. (Although this post is not sponsored – oh how I wish it was). And, all of you non-computer lovers, stay with me because as…

One year ago we bought our apartment. It was an unexpected move, and originally we had no intention of buying. But, it was a crazy time, things fell in place, and suddenly we found ourselves…

Last week I shared with you all a little behind-the-scenes photos from the day of filming for our House Hunters International episode in Asheville, NC. You can check out that post –> here. Today,…

If you haven’t heard, HGTV filmed an episode of House Hunters International all about the time when Lina + I moved to Uppsala, Sweden. Eeeeeek! [Watch the episode online (US residents only) –> here]…

Well, we’ve seen it. Our episode of House Hunters International aired in the States last night – and we saw it live! We woke up at 4AM, made a pot of coffee, Face-Timed my…

we’re coming up on autumn up here in the northern hemisphere – and that means that i’m getting into that nesting mood. it happens every time this year… i start to stock up on…

i am not ashamed at all that i have spent the better part of my weekend so far in bed and in my pjs… because i have been so productive it’s crazy. and i didn’t…

ever heard that old saying about march coming in like a lion + going out like a lamb? it’s something i grew up hearing, and experiencing too, actually. it’s in reference to the weather.…

you guys, i’ve been keeping a secret. you know how i ranted and raved a few weeks ago that my love + i had to suddenly move out of our apartment (that we are…

a few weeks ago, as the christmas spirit was beginning to bubble up in me, i created a post that showcased my obsession with having a nordic-inspired holiday theme. you can see all of…

i don’t know if it’s the fact that i live amongst nordic designers, if i am influenced by my wife, or if i just like it, but clearly there is a minimalistic theme in…

forget the weekend. who’s ready for the holidays?! raise your hand! both of my hands are up. can you see them?! in my little world, however, this is a problem. you see, i have a…

when life brings about lots of changes (and life has certainly done that to me lately, with more to come), sometimes it feels good to do something physical to outwardly express all of it. a kind…

if there is one thing that i have learned about getting stuff done (other than needing to have a daily routine),  it is that having a designated space to call my own is a…

enough is enough. based on my little energy breakthrough the other day on success, i decided it was time to buckle down. as i move from an amazing seven year period of being and discovery…

sometime last week i mention to my love that i thought we should “redo” our balcony. what i meant was that, now that it is april, it’s time to get our balcony all ready…

in my dreams, my love and i travel all the time. we take off, with our computers in tow, for parts unknown. exploring the whole world, country after country. spending enough time in each…

well, friends & fam, it’s ready. the apartment is all fixed and totally livable now! we worked intensely for a week and got it done. lina is, of course, a work horse. she is…

 i cannot decide what my favorite space is in our new home. i literally wander from room to room sitting in different chairs. the chaise lounges in the living room. the bar stools. the…

with technology, we always think about moving forward. progressing. everything getting better. faster. thinner. sleeker. cooler. smarter. and to be honest, that is what happens with technology. it gets “better” with time. it improves.…

made a little purchase in stockholm over the weekend. something to keep my iPad safe. and pretty. it’s a brand of office supplies, stationary, pens, etc. called ordning & reda (in order & organized).…