welcome back

hi! now i haven't been blogging for almost a month, oh my. the reason is that i moved into my new apartment, without internet connection. next wednesday is the day i have been looking to: we' ll get connected:D
i did try to blogg from the iPhone- as i' m doing right now - but what's the use without pictures???
so, i will be back sometime next week:D and pictures have been taken during the dryspell;-)

gleder meg!!!

^nicole

tragedy in Oslo

this is a very sad day in Norway...i don`t have words.

all i want is send my well wishes to the victims and their families...

as i walked around in Oslo after i was finished at work i took some pictures, this is the mood here today - excuse the quality from my mobile camera:

Grubbegata

^nicole

last weeks in the house

heisann!

been trying to enjoy the last weeks in the house, before we are moving into the apartment.

it`s a little strange... i am sort of in between. glad when it`s all over.

am having `vacation`with my kids, one more week to go. we are just at home and are having a good time together. the weather is a little unpredictable, so we haven`t really been to the beach yet.

in the meantime i have been planning how to furnish and decorate the new place. it`s incredible, but always possible to turn a place into something special and personal. fun:D

just showing you some last pictures from the house...

my cousin is coming to visit today, he came all the way from southern germany to norway on his bike.

haven`t seen him in ages, so that is really nice:)



soon i`ll have to start packing..uuuuaaaa!

this time i want to try to plan a little better beforehand;)

don`t we all love moving?!;)

have a great week, if you are working and sweating or laying on the beach:)

^nicole

how does an interior designer dress?

                                 picture: www.detail360.de

inspired by so many other interior bloggers talking about clothes i want to focus on the typical dress code for interior designers this week:) yes!

to put it short: someone described it as "funky yet sophisticated".

i have to admit: many of us work so hard, that they don`t really have the time to be preoccupied with clothes. therefore they/we dress quite boring sometimes.

but: i wanted to identify the typical clothing style, so we leave out the boring days;)

the black blouse seemes inevitable.

many combine jeans with a black blouse or dark sleeveless top.

pattern is also popular in tops.

                                                                       picture: www.zimbio.com

picture: www.jordanguidedesign.com

picture: www.luxfashionstyle.com

high heels (in black of course). black dresses or - my suggestion- the black/dark/dark patterned jumpsuit:)

picture: www.inofashion.com

                                                                                               picture: www.hillarythomasdesigns.com

picture: http://www.visualsupercomputing.com/

i also see vintage sweaters in bold colours and patterns combined with jeans.

picture: www.juliainterior.com

                                                                                           picture: http://www.meghan-blum.blogspot.com/

the style is a combination of creativity/individuality and elegance. of course we are influenced by the architects clothing style - black black black- and the product designer style - funky.

picture: www.fashionology.com

actually it is quite an exiting mixture.

picture: www.iheartthat.com

picture: www.brigitte.de

bold rings also seem to be popular. for meetings with clients they like to throw on a blazer to either spice up or tone down the rest of the clothes.

i put together collages in case you want the look:

pictures in the collages from http://www.laredoute.com/, http://www.nelly.com/, http://www.ellos.com/

 this is my interpretation of the interior architects clothing style:) i want to go shopping now!

have a great week!

^nicole

sold!

picture:finn.no

how have you been?
hope you have a better summer than we have in norway so far;)

there we have sold the house on monday. i had a feeling that it would happen after last weekend.
started also to get really fed up with the viewings. it gets to you after a while, doesn`t it?

we got congratulated a lot but i was actually very sad. it hit me that it`s really over now and that we soon will have to leave this place that we had gotten so used to.

itsn`t it true that women get much more attachted to there home that men? we usually cry when we have to leave while men are ready to move on;)

me and the kids have checked out some new apartments and i will hopefully sign the contract next week.

more about that as soon as its final;)

do you have any ideas or tips for me what i should blog about now?

will try to use the occasion to put together some moving tips and how to start from scratch with a place.

unfortunately i have lots of experience with both;) haha

one year `House of Nicole`

i can`t believe that this year has gone so fast! actually i blogged for the first time on 31.05.2010.
a lot of things have happened.
thank you, my readers, thank you so much! it is good to know that you like my blog!

when i started this blog my plans where a little different. i thought you would get to see the complete remodelig of the house we currently live in.
well, it didn`t go all the way to the end.

than i wanted to show you the new house that i was supposed to buy with my husband.
we`ll see what happens.

since last may a lot of things have happened: i started a new job as a kitchen designer/-saleswoman
(love it), i took some short trips to germany and denmark, some trips in norway, my kids have gotten bigger and - suddenly - i find myself singel.

my plans for the next year will include the selling of our house, me and my kids moving to a cosy little flat (wish me luck!) and a lot of things i can`t tell you yet!

probably i will be busy with making the new place cosy and a little stylish, find a new peace in my life, and other than that i also plan to show you a lot more of what i am doing at work.

here some collages of the current house:

have a good week and i hope of course that you will follow my blog throughout the second year also!!!

love

^nicole