Thursday 21 May 2015

Inspiring Artist Studios


Doing any kind of art...painting, drawing, art journaling....I love it all! I even love going to art stores....joy! 

As I am doing more painting & drawing now myself I get more interested in how other artists work. I get so inspired by looking at their studios! It makes me want to paint even more.

Here a few to inspire you:



A messy desk filled with paint & brushes, a plethora of books and unfinished paintings. LOVE IT



 sometimes you just have to dig in and get your hands dirty 




Studio. Unfussy, a place to create, make a mess. Lots of natural light. Storage allows projects to be kept. Plants add to the living feeling of the space.


This looks nice - sipping coffee while drawing & painting beautiful work, having a big space to work on; art supplies aplenty at your reach, looking elegantly natural, all while overlooking something peaceful.  
|This is Brita Granström, illustrator|

 

For more inspiring studios visit our pinterest board!  

https://www.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-love-artist-studios-supplies/

 

Friday 15 May 2015

Clever Ikea Hacks for your Kids Bed & Playrooms

With more people wanting to customise home accessories, I have seen a big emphasis on personalisation.
There are lots of great Ikea hacks I have come across. Have a look at these cool ones!

Swap a crib for the bottom bed on the Ikea Mydal bunk bed


Use a spice rack as a clothing rack for baby clothes



Turn a Rast nightstand into a modern dollhouse


Turn a simple IKEA Expedit bookcase into a super easy and fun dollhouse for your littles with some wallpaper, paint, and tiny furniture

Make a Kura bed into a cozy reading nook


Use the Grundtal knife rack to organize small metal toys


Spruce up the Lack table with a world map


Add a fun border to plain curtains




Or give the Ikea play kitchen Duktig a modern makeover


and this amazing mini-kitchen | Love those white tiles !

 

Give simple shelves a celestial upgrade


Add a chalkboard top to the Lack side table


Make the Lego table of your kids’ dreams 


Transform an ordinary LACK table into a lego table


 

Turn a coffee table into a toy workbench


Make your own light-up table


Turn the iconic Strandmon chair into a rocker
 

Use masking tape and white paint to make an old Ikea dresser seriously stylish


Find the man in the moon in Ikea’s Fado lamp


Organize art supplies in a utensil holder


Use the Flort remote control caddy to organize your car


Easy Full Height Bunk Bed Stairs with Trofast & Stuva

 

Turn an ODDVAR stool from IKEA into a kitchen stove for a kids playroom 



Coat the inside of a lampshade with glitter to create a cool reflective light effect 

 

  A Movable Girl's Study Desk

 

 

Games tables - Ikea lack 

 

Funky toy storage -Spruce up plain Prant boxes with some washi tape for a pretty toy storage solution


Stool faces - Spruce up your kid's stepping stool with some fun faces! They'll love it!

For more clever IKEA HACKS and to know where these inspiring ideas came from visit our pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-love-ikea-hacks/
Wednesday 6 May 2015

It's A Girl - Our Royal Princess

She is here - our long awaited royal princess. Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana who was born on May 2 at 8.34am. 

Congratulations!
To celebrate her birth we offer our customers a 15% discount on all products in our online shop!
Let's celebrate - shop online!
 

Use code ROYAL at the check out to receive a 15% discount.