Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey

I got this super cute book last christmas, Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth (2007) by Jill O'Connor and photographed by Leigh Beisch. I got it mostly for the pictures and the graphic design. Every page is adorably designed, with lovely colors and typography. The photography is great and nicely styled, I love the dots and gingham backgrounds and the plates, cups and dishes they used. I haven't cooked anything from it yet but I just love to look at it.

Whimsical Room

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I had to add this room, just because I like it so much. The art deco armoire is beautiful, the collection of vintage cages, which I am so crazy about lately, and the mobile create a whimsical setting. The antique toy stroller is also very cute.

My Son's Room

This is my son's room. I don't really like the color of the wall, so I am thinking of painting it midnight blue. I am pretty happy with the rest of the elements and how they work together. The bookcase is from the years I lived in Costa Rica, it belonged to a public school. It has been painted several times and you can tell by the many colors that show through its scratches. The minute I saw it on the street, waiting for the garbage truck to pick it up, I knew it would be perfect storage for Alain's toys and books.
The garland is Neena's own. I ordered the map online from National Geographic's website, the antique trunk is a find from a flea market trip and I found the paddle in Key West many years ago.

Children Space

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I am posting a few more children rooms from my collection of inspiring images, except this time I will show more colorful and less girly decor. I love how maps decorate a kid's room, vintage furniture and toys are also a common element and so are sheep skin rugs, garlands, and creative storage such as old trunks, baskets and tins. Antique children books look beautiful on a nice old bookcase or on a pretty rack. I apologize for those pictures that I don't give credit for, I just can't remember where I found them.

Bed of Flowers Hotel

As I wrote in my latest posts, I am very much into Interior design these days and working on a few projects, I often find myself blogging into late night hours, that is how I came across this fantastic hotel in Holland.
The style is exactly what I am all about: floral fabrics, vintage artwork, white sofas, wooden floors, crystal chandeliers and antique furniture pieces. I also love the vintage floral porcelain, the gingham fabric and feathered birds in the chandelier.
Although I am mostly attracted to very white interiors, in this case I really like the touch of color given through upholstery, a few painted walls and lots of flowers, their choice of turquoise, hot pink and green makes a great palette. I would absolutely love to stay here sometime.
Bed of flowers is the name of this gorgeous place, you can find more information and even book your room at www.bedofflowers.com.

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Maria's girls room

One of the best sources of inspiration is one's own friends. Like my friend Aina who introduced me to the shabby chic, cottage style that they like so much in Norway where she's from.
This summer I visited my friend Maria in Toronto, she has a lovely apartment and she just redecorated her daughters room since she is expecting her second baby girl. The room is painted in a beautiful shade of pink and she made the bird artwork herself. Do you recognize the doll? Yes! she traveled all the way from Neenä to Toronto.

Girl's Decor

After opening our store, we got many requests for furniture and decoration, which gave birth to Neena Interior Design. We are now working at an apartment in Acapulco and a few kids rooms in Mexico City. Here are some children's rooms that have inspired me for these projects. I love the use of painted old furniture, birdcages, vintage colorful fabrics and iron beds.
I have to apologize in advance because I don't have most of the credits for this pictures. It is just a collection of images that I have been saving in my hard drive for the past year or so. Some of the sources are the blogs I usually visit like apartment therapy or decor8 and Sköna Hem website, others come from flickr, searching for children's rooms.

Whimsical play clothes

I discovered Wovenplay, through Jess Brown (she joined them for her limited edition dolls). , Wovenplay is a line of imaginative children's play clothes inspired by nature, arts and crafts and music, based in Manhattan.
Their collection crosses the line between clothes and costume encouraging children to play and wear pieces anyway they like for free creative expression. Their aesthetic is a mix of vintage, bohemian and children's books illustrations and their clothes are exactly what I think children's clothes should be, comfortable, made of natural fibers and most of all creative, so kids would love to wear them.
Most pieces are either handmade or hand-finished, tinted in natural or low impact dyes, their packaging is recycled and/or biodegradable.
This is something Neena should carry for sure, I will order a few pieces from their collection for the shop, although they are not cheap, they are worth every penny.

Vali's dolls

We have our own thing going on at Neena too. Vali, a good friend of us, is making these cuties for our store. Each of them has its very own personality, some are funky and revelious and others are sweet as honey. Vali uses old cotton shirts, torn jeans and wool and cashmere sweaters that have seen better days, and finds them a new life transforming them into this beautiful dolls.