swallows return

an old friend.

Remembering today how I used to pore over this book when I was little. Gyo Fujikawa's illustrations still emit such delight and wonder.

what's featherweight in danish?

I picked up my Featherweight Cardigan again (after an entire year of it snoozing in my knitting basket!).  There's only one thing in the way of any form of quick progress. Now I consider myself to be fairly capable of knitting stockinette without having to keep my eyes on what I'm doing save for looking down here or there to smooth things out but I just can't seem to work on it when B and I are watching this.  I need to read every line of dialogue or some fact or clue vital to the storyline will be missed.  It's also way more fun to watch this show in a dimly lit room since most of it is shot at night - dark, cold, rainy Copenhagen nights   We started watching the American version of this series called "The Killing" but then we found out there was an original Danish version (which later aired on the BBC) and switched over after the second episode - WAY more layers to the story and characters.

With 13 more episodes to go and the fact that we can't wait more than 2 evenings between each one, this sweater's completion will be slightly delayed.  If only I could understand Danish!

green walls.

So maybe painting an open space of approximately 375 square feet in a dark dark blue might be just a little too much?  Instead, these grey-greens are calling to me, definitely lighter that the rooms pictured here but still able to provide a calm, enveloping feeling.

All colours from Benjamin Moore:

1. Croquet 2. Aganthus Green 3. Paris Rain 4. Tree Moss

I am personally leaning towards the Aganthus Green because of its' slightly cooler tone AND the fact that I totally love this room below. Ok so we don't have 10' ceilings, paneled molding or floor-length, fringed cream-coloured curtains, but it DOES look so good with the dark wood, sisal, persian rug and grey upholstery which are all elements one could feasibly incorporate into one's room.

Photo from House Beautiful.

More green living rooms:

Photo from Domino, November 2007.

Photo from World of Interiors, March 2007.

 

 

dark walls.

Of course now that our open living/dining room is painted all white, I'm quickly becoming obsessed with dark, dark walls. Above is an image of David Hick's living room.

From Homes and Gardens, January 2006.

From Lonnymag May 2009.

From sfgirlbybay.