SEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME

Just before Christmas, I was tagged by Vanya over at

Vanya is an interior designer who's been a very kind commenter on my blog, and she even mentioned me in a post about her favourite blogs recently! I'm very honoured by all these things - thank you Vanya! The tag's assignment is to tell seven things about myself. As I've restricted myself to writing an "interior design only" blog, I'm going to share some interior design facts about myself - things I think I haven't mentioned before:

1) I've always loved decorating. When growing up, it was more about arranging my belongings in my room and covering my walls with posters of horses and pop stars, but I still consider it to be decorating - or at least preparing for adult decorating! My mom is very creative and artistic, as you can see an example of here, and I've always recieved feedback and encouragement when doing my projects.

2) My first room envy as a young teenager: A photo I saw in a teen magazine - the interior had white rattan furniture with rose-patterned upholstery and a white shag carpet on the floor! Yes, I know... It was the eighties, guys, what can I say?

3) I bought my first interior decoration magazine about fifteen years ago. It was



and after this I was hooked on interior decoration and -magazines. Over the years, I've been through them all, both the international and the Norwegian ones.



has been my absolute favourite from the moment I discovered it. When I get a craving for faded grandeur, I turn to


These days, I rarely buy mags, as I'm having problems throwing them away... But I've made a decent collection of online magazines after I started blogging - if you click here, you'll find my link list!

4) For many years, I preferred a simple, contemporary style based on whites and neutrals, but for the last year, I've become a lot more fond of the eclectic, and I'm starting to appreciate the possibilities that colour provides. I still prefer my old palette for walls and furniture though; it provides a neutral backdrop which gives me the opportunity to play with colours, textures and shapes!

5) I'm very organized when it comes to decorating, or at least when I'm making my ever-changing displays. I know exactly where I'd like everything to go, and we're talking very small margins between "naaahhh" and "yesss!!" Otherwise, I'm a bit, hmmm, random.

6) I consider myself a creative person with decision issues. I want to make stuff, but I often have too many ideas to settle for one at a time. I'm working on this, so hopefully I'll be able to show you some results of my ideas this year!

7) This is not an interior decoration fact, but it's very much related to blogging: I'm really, really bad at playing tag... This means that when I receive an award, I'm having problems because I know that not everybody has the time to play! This is the reason why I'm going to cheat here and not tag anyone. I hope this is okay, Vanya.

But: I'm very interested in getting to know more about the visitors of this blog, so everybody, please consider yourself tagged! Do you remember your first magazine or your first room envy? Which palette and style do you prefer at home? If you want to share something about yourself, put it in a comment!