painting with A.

Not sure if you remember couple of months ago Anya and I painted  a large canvas, which is above our bed at the moment I love it a lot. This one was piece of my art for about 4 months, I repainted it about 5 times and in the end it just ended up all black. Oh artist frustration:)

I gave it to A. ( 4 years) and she made into alphabet. A- apple, B- butterfly, C- cat.....F- Frank (her granddad), M- Mark ( her dad), I - igloo.....unfortunately there wasn't enough space for me - V:)

I just love how kids creativity is so pure and without hesitation and doubts. Her hand is firm and decisive when she paints, not bothered about composition and colours just doing something she loves. 

We have a lot of DIY project to finish this weekend and cooking a large dinner for friends. 

Enjoy your one!

wonderful vintage

LOVE this home of J. Crew's menswear director. Head over here for more. 

if I was getting married ...12.

This time in early autumn. With  a bit of sunshine, crisp air, early nights and lots of candles. All images from  here. 

spring nest

Hi, it is Petra here today.

I love magazines like Livingetc full of gorgeous spacey interiors but the reality is often different. Have you got a small room and tight budget? Never mind. Such limits can lead into nontraditional solution. As is this bedroom.

At the beginning of the year a young family asked me to participate on the interior of their new village house. They just moved in with few pieces of furniture from their previous flat and a vision of orange walls ... . There was new but  poor quality spruce floor in the bedroom and no ceiling light. So I suggested to paint the floor white glaze. I chose the wall color and toned bed linen. As for light, textile lamp shades hang on a cable from the ceiling hook. This solution enables easy light intensity adjustment just by moving lights up and down. Space for clothing and books is hidden behind the patterned curtain. It is made of two different old wardrobes and shelves. We just unmounted the doors. For easy cleaning washable rug is ideal. DIY from electrical insulating tape. Just won't warm your feet :-)

When I was finishing the bedroom, trees were blooming like the textile lamp shades above bed and Veronika just released black version of "Kiss slowly" poster. It fitted there perfectly. 

And clients impressions? They are happy not having orange walls...

See you next week!

photos & styling by P.+V. Weiss

freunde von freunden

Chic bohemian apartments from Paris....listen to this .....photos from here, here

have a nice weekend!

Open Season from High Highs on Vimeo.

updates + studio heaven

Hello there! I finally moved all my stuff to a new studio/office space outside of our house, oh and it feels good! so nice not to be able to creep at 1.30am back to "that" room and start catching up on work and then at 2.30 realising, again! that 4.5 hours is probably not enough to survive in long term. So let's see if I keep to more decent sleeping hours. 

Other personal news I very reluctantly but necessarily started to drive again. After 8 years and never driving on left side, what a stupid thing, it has been challenging but so far, touch wood, ok. 

Plus I had this really exhausting virus which completely drained me and left me exhausted...so here I'm :)

No honestly, it's been very busy and stressful but it feels good. Times are changing, my small business, me and the path I'm taking. I 've made couple big steps which are scary but also necessary. 

Back to these images of wonderful work spaces. Mine unfortunatey doesn't  look like this, but one day..we can all dream ...

have  a great day!
all images from here
and check out this new shop of photos on Etsy

dining with kids

Hi , it's Petra here today....

When I was a child I often used to hear 'don't speak when eating'. Even at nursery school we said before lunch "good tasting without talking". Now at home we do talk at the table, and a lot about all sorts of things and it is a good time. But I found myself that I have one 'rule': no toys, books etc, on the table during dining. But I think the rules are to be changed, or do the exception..... For instance last weekend, I made a surprise for the afternoon tea: I drew a road on the "tablecloth" from wrapping paper and Hugo while eating was dealing with traffic jam, delivering the raspberries, moving traffic signs. ... it was different and fun dining. Try it:-) 

More inspiration for dining with kids here.

See you next week!

photos & styling by P.+V. Weiss

sunday suppers + the makers

I mentioned Sunday Suppers and project The Makers here few times. Both equally inspiring and with wonderful photography and styling. Don't you just love the flower styling and those little desserts ? mnam....

Sarjaton

Shaped by tradition, tailored for today. from Iittala on Vimeo.

Hi, it's Petra here today. I really like new Sarjaton collection by Iittala. Sarjaton, meaning ‘no series’ in Finnish, is a range that redefines the freedom of flexibility. I personally think it is simple, beatifull and poetic. My favourite is Mug Letti old rose. And yours? more about collection here

the tanks

Couple of weeks ago A. and I went to our favourite Southbank. Had a nice lunch, as usual bought loads of books and went to see this giant book maze, made of 250.000 books. After that we spent absolute ages drawing and messing about in The Tanks, which is a new part of Tate Modern. Wonderful industrial concrete space, vast but also really cozy, I know probably not the right word but it just felt like that....

Have a great weekend!

my latest Etsy favourites

cushion, lion coat, ring, table

Engaged in Iceland

Have you been to Iceland? I have not but after these photos and video I want to go even more. Congratulations to this happy couple! found here

take a courage and jump

last holiday weekend

Hi , it's Petra here today....

On the last holiday weekend, we went to visit our friends who live in the countryside near the river. There wasn't enough water to paddle down the river, so we enjoyed a beautiful day chatting and relaxing on their large garden. The kids had fun "fishing" and playing with boats in the pond. I made them sailboats from plastic shampoo bottles, washable wallpaper, cork from the bottle of wine, skewer and rubber bands. The inspiration for the bottle boat here. 

Dinner by the fire reminded me of my childhood with grandmother. Did you enjoy some beautiful summer evenings too? 

See you next week!

photos & styling by P.+V. Weiss

styling for the shop

I enjoyed styling and photo taking last couple of days...all pictures are available from here.