Normally this time of the year I’m in the mood to spring clean, organise and redecorate. This year has been no different, in fact if anything the staying at home over the last weeks has made me try out so many new things in my interior. I have moved furniture and accessories and tried out different looks, one of them being a lighter look for my living room, which I’m so happy about. It’s a perfect look that match the sunshine that we have been getting here in Munich.  The piece that made the most difference to achieve this lighter look is this white rug.

Sukhi, which means “happy” in Nepali, collaborates with artisans around the world who make their rugs by hand with traditional manufacturing techniques, preserving the true craft of making a rug. The artisans are treated with dignity and respect and are payed fair wages, which helps them thrive. The brand wants their artisans to be happy (just as the name suggests) and don’t have middlemen, which allows them to keep their prices affordable.

I love the effect the Kalim white wool rug with a braided pattern has in my living room. It lightens the palette of this corner and I love how it contrasts with the darker, warm tinted wood of my floors. The braided texture, which has been carefully crafted in India, adds so much definition and combines wonderfully with the textures of the sofa fabric and the many pillow cases I have in there. The rug feels so soft to the touch and it’s tick enough so it feels like a cloud when you walk on it.

Other than the braided design of the Kalim rug, you can find many different designs in the Sukhi webshop. They produce beautiful Beni Ourain rugs with their artisans in Morrocco for example, or these felt ball rugs in Nepal, which are perfect for a kids room. It’s amazing to know that whichever country your rug is handcrafted in, it has been done in fair collaboration with their artisans.

This blogpost was written in collaboration with Sukhi rugs, however all words and opinions are my own of course. If you would like to know more about the brand and their beautiful rugs, make sure to visit their website or have a look at their Instagram account to see the artisans behind the rugs.

If you follow me on Instagram or on my blog, you might have noticed that I’m a coffee fan. I try to not be dependent on caffeine (though sometimes this can be a little challenging) and to cherish my cups for a break during my workday rather than a quick cup with my breakfast or on the way to a meeting. I’m having my coffee breaks away from my desk and take the time to write down plans and to-do lists. It’s such a nice moment in my day, where I try to reflect and get away from the tasks at hand.

As you might have seen on Instagram, I recently got the Melitta Amano Pour Over coffee maker at home and I just love the slow brewing process, which makes my coffee ritual even more special. The coffee maker looks really nice with the matt black and gold combination and feels so nice to touch as well. 

I think most of you know Melitta from their coffee filters, right? That’s at least how I have known the brand since childhood. Apparently back in 1908, a woman named Melitta Bentz was bothered by the bitter taste of her coffee. She punched holes in a tin can, lined it with her son’s school blotting paper and this is how the first coffee filter came to life. Later on, a matching porcelain filter device was brought to the market as well and they have been sold together for many years worldwide. In recent years though, Pour Over coffee gained new momentum with baristas all over the world using this year-old method to brew their coffee back to the original manual method, which stands out in its simplicity. The Melitta Momentum series was designed to enjoy this slow ritual of pouring the water and relishing the process.

I have tried the Melitta AMANO in my own home, as you can see in the pictures. It’s a manual Pour Over coffee maker with two outlets controlled by a knob for a perfect extraction. You can open and close the filter outlets with the knob on the filter. This allows you to keep the outlets closed to let the full aroma unfold in the first 10-20 seconds and to dampen the coffee bed for the extraction process to follow. The glass jug has a very clean and simple shape which is great for serving, both for yourself and for brunch when you have visitors over.

As you might have seen in my stories on Instagram a while back, I had the opportunity to visit the Melitta Momentum stand at the Ambiente fair in Frankfurt. A barista at the stand showed me how to brew the perfect cup of coffee with my Melitta AMANO, which I have been trying out at home as well. After dampening the coffee bed, he opened the outlets and then proceeded to pour the remaining water slowly, at the same speed as the water comes out of the outlets. I was definitely doing this too quick before and improved upon this. Other than enjoying so many cups of coffee there, I also got to try out the other product in the Melitta Momentum line: Melitta EPOS, an electric Pour Over system with an integrated grinder. While you are in control of the pouring yourself with the Melitta AMANO, the Melitta EPOS takes care of this for you as well. It has a rotating water spout, that moves at exactly the perfect speed (just like the barista did, and like I’m trying to do at home). Personally, I love the manual process and enjoy taking time to do this, it makes my coffee break even more conscious, but if you want a more automated process and have space on your kitchen countertop, the Melitta EPOS might be more for you. Both products are available in matt black with golden or silver elements and even more colours were presented at the fair, which we will see on their website at the end of this year. I love the black version but thought the dark teal colour looked really nice as well, it’s just so different and uncommon for a coffee maker, yet it fits so well with the golden side posts. 

This blogpost was written in collaboration with Melitta Momentum however, all opinions are my own of course. If you would like to know more about the Melitta Momentum range, I encourage you to visit their website.

As I mentioned here before, the first months of the year are my least favorite time of the year season wise. For every sunny day there are at least two very grey ones and the fact that daylight time is so scarce adds up to these first two months being rather gloomy to say the least. I tend to make small changes to my interior to accommodate for this transformation away from the cozy interior full of minimal Christmas decor but not yet this spring vibe that I’m so looking forward to. My home is kind of in an intermediate state where I change things around to make it more bright and light, but don’t yet introduce more Spring appropriate items like more colorful accessories or pillow cases.

I made a little makeover to my living room and balanced things out with a more light and quiet color palette. Tints of grey, beige, white and wood tones make for the perfect setting during these darker days and to top things off, I tried out a flower subscription to get a fresh bouquet delivered straight to my door. I love the fresh colors in my neutral living room setting. Usually I will have a few darker pillow cases or black accent furniture pieces in my living room, but since I don’t at the moment, the flower bouquet is the only contrasting item here and it just pops out of the interior in a way. Not to mention the scent of freshly cut flowers, delivered straight from the grower, that great me in the morning when entering my living room. It gives me the slightest hint that Spring will come, which is exactly what I need during these darker February days.

I got the medium sized bouquet, which looks really impressive in my small living room and I love that the flowers are seasonal and there is a different bouquet every time, designed with the flowers currently in season. It’s a mixture of leafs, stalks, big and small flowers that together form a pretty bouquet, delivered right to your door. I love the surprise element and like that someone is picking out the flowers for me. It’s the perfect pick me up for your home to brighten up these darker months of the year.

This blogpost was written in payed collaboration with Bloomon, however all opinions are my own of course. If you would like to know more about the brand and how it works, I encourage you to visit their website (and for my German readers, there is a German website as well).

This time of the year is the most difficult one for me to enjoy. Daytime light is still quite scarce (and I don’t even live in a Nordic country, imagine), the weather is grey and even though it’s not that cold here in Munich, spring just seems so far away. When the weather outside gets like this, I feel the need to surround myself with subtile hints of spring in my interior and it really changes my mood. I usually switch towards a lighter color palette as well and this helps create a cozy and light atmosphere at home. 

I decorated my office with the new BLOOM BOTANICA series from Georg Jensen, a 20 year anniversary edition to the popular BLOOM Collection launched in 2000. Helle Damkjær – the creator of the original BLOOM Collection – designed an extended collection in honor of the anniversary including vases, tealights and candleholders.

The sculptural, elegant pieces fit perfectly together, but are great on their own as well. The big BLOOM BOTANICA vase is perfect for a large bouquet. I styled it with a dried arrangement, which is leaning towards one side so that you can still see the wonderful ‘blooming’ shape on the other side. I combined it with the tealight and candle holder and I love the way the reflect upon each other, especially when you light the candles.

For the original BLOOM series, Helle Damkjær found inspiration in the  cherry blossoms on her first visit to Japan. For the anniversary extension, she went back to the moment when life emerges after a long cold white Scandinavian winter. The first sprout of a seed or flower bulb suggests a moment of creation and a new beginning. 

The organic shapes of the collection contrast very nicely with the cold stainless steel and I think the reflection of the surroundings into the pieces is a piece of art in itself. This is something that you can notice in many of the Georg Jensen pieces and I think it really makes the products stand out in an interior.

This blogpost was created in collaboration with Georg Jensen, however all opinions are my own of course. If you would like to know more about the brand and new BLOOM BOTANICA series, have a look on their website.

Over the Christmas break I went on a little vintage hunt. It’s something I love doing, but only when I have a lot of time available, you just can’t rush those things, right ? I got this beautiful vintage Delft tea cup and a silver milk jug, which I’m having my Sunday afternoon tea out of. Can’t wait to go vintage hunting again soon. I love imagining the story about the items, who it belonged to previously and if they used it for special occasions.

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I got the most beautiful Iris Hantverk brushes for my bathroom to try out the other day as a gift from Arket and love the quality of both the hair brush* and the round bath brush*. The Iris Hantverk brushes are made by visually impaired craftsmen in Stockholm, which makes them even more special. The round bath brush is really a treat when you have a bath and its shape is perfect in your hand.

I also got a few more of these light grey waffle towels*, I love them because they are so light and soft and they are great to take to the gym as well.

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I have been giving the new Neroli scent line from Arket* a try during the last days and I think it’s my new favourite from their line. The Neroli scent is light and fresh, slightly sweet with subtle citrus facets and comes as a Hand wash, Hand Lotion, Body Wash and Hand Balm. Arket is giving away the Neroli line combined with a Perfume Oil to one lucky winner on my Instagram.

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I have been using the Helix thermo jug from Georg Jensen designed by Bernadotte & Kylberg during my work days to keep my coffee warm and will use the whole set when I get visitors at home (it looks so impressive together). Other then home decor items, Georg Jensen also makes the most beautiful jewellery pieces.

My favourite is the Torun Bangle, which is such a classic piece and a perfect simple and minimal addition to my outfit. Georg Jensen is giving a Helix set (like in my pictures) and a Torun bangle to one lucky winner on my Instagram.

I was first introduced to Editions de Parfums  Frédéric Malle on my trip to Paris a few weeks back and have been a fan of the brand that puts its Perfumers in the spotlight ever since.

I had filled out a questionnaire on the Frédéric Malle website to figure out my signature scent and got three great recommendations in my mailbox, which I went to try out here in Munich.

In the end I went with Angelique Sous La Pluie by Jean-Claude Ellena, which is beautifully described as a watercolor sketch of angelica flowers tinted with spots of juniper berries, pink pepper and bergamot, on a vibrant base of cedar and white musk. Frédéric Malle is giving away a signature scent, which you find out for yourself on their website, to one lucky winner on my Instagram.

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I’m so in love with the Seashell vase in amber from Los Objetos Decorativos which is just the right amount of texture and color my white office shelving was lacking. The piece is a combination of 3D Modeling and handcraft production and is unglazed on the outside, glazed on the inside. Los Objetos Decorativos is giving away a Seashell vase in the color of your choice on my Instagram today.