Step one of the nursery wish list – check. There was a 20% off sale at Mööpeli, so I got the husband talked into buying the Jieldé Loft lamp. But ladies, you don’t know the things I had to promise in exchange! Ahem… like no home decor magazines for six months. Can you believe it? Thank goodness for blogs. By the way, all you Oulu people, the sale at Mööpeli continues til May 5.

I made this drawing pretty exactly a year ago in April, but didn’t want to publish it. I was afraid my big secret would be revealed, too soon.

Lately I’ve been longing for a bit more romance. I dream of painting the bedroom white (yes, you heard me) and I’ve been making a peony light garland. Maybe that’s why these photos by IKEA Livet Hemma spoke to me. I must say at IKEA they are masters of styling.

All images: IKEA Livet Hemma
Photographer Patric Johansson / Stylists Anna Mårselius and Saša Antić

This baby chick is just a few days old. Isn’t he adorable?
Happy Easter!

These days it seems that things that don’t involve day-to-day basics such as feeding the baby, changing diapers or doing laundry take forever to get finished.

Sometimes I feel frustrated. My head is full of ideas waiting to be executed. Other days I feel content. Things will happen, slowly but surely. In the meanwhile I get to spend time with my little boy.

I found a cross-stitched coat of arms of our home town Oulu at a thrift store. Sure, it’s ugly. But I’m thinking it’s so ugly it’s cool. Panu thinks it’s just plain hideous. What do you think?

I’m dreaming up the nursery, although it’s going to be a while that I’ll actually get to decorate it. You see, my home office will turn into a nursery. But first two other spaces have to be renovated. So look somewhere in the distant future with me, and see how it might look like. (I’m trying to talk Panu into making it not-so-distant. But Panu is depressingly realistic, it probably won’t happen.)

1. Rain Cloud Mobile by lepetitpapillon on Etsy
2. Cu-clock by Magis
3. Floor lamp by Jieldé
4. Paint colors by Tikkurila, green L381 and turquoise V370
5. Giraffe print by Ina Christensen on L’Affiche Moderne