Name: Christin Haussman , my husband Lars, with our two kids Calle and Emma. Location: Upplands Väsby — North of Stockholm, Sweden Size : 2,000 square feet Years Lived In: Myself 4 years, the hubby 12 years, owned
I am originally from Germany but have lived in England and Scotland, until moving to Sweden five years ago. Sweden is a bit of an outdoorsy-type country, so I was like let’s start a new hobby! I started skateboarding, because well, that just always looked real fun, right? Long story short, eventually I met my now-husband, Lars and his son Calle. Making another long story short—with a few years on and a baby added in the mix and a spontaneous elopement in Las Vegas—we are living a fun, not always easy, but exciting patchwork-family life.
And this is sort of what our home is like. Built in the ’80s, with a lot of old and newer bits. Once it’s summer and not so frigging cold, we spent most of our time outside, in skateparks and on road trips, and that’s why we just don’t like spending all the money on the house. In fact most goes into the skateboarding element. We have a skate-able pool in our backyard, as well as a small ramp (as seen in the pictures) in Calle’s room. Apart from the skateboard addiction, I am a bit of a DIY addict. I mean of course, I’d love a big, brand new kitchen or bathroom (who doesn’t right?). Plus, I have the worst decision-making anxiety! What if I spent a fortune and don’t want to live with it for the next 15+ years?! You can’t break or ruin a DIY on the other hand.
I probably should mention that my hubby is a very hands-on person and very precise in whatever he starts, a bit the opposite of me really. That’s why I think things are as they are in our little house. A perfect mix of us!
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My Style: I would describe it as an eclectic mix of new, old, colorful, bohemian elements, paired with the odd DIY and handmade pieces. Like I said above, a fun patchwork-kind-of-house.
Inspiration: Instagram! Oh my I love it! It’s the real deal and people you get to meet are real and amazing! Recently Instagram really has become my favorite sourcing tool though. And of course interiors all day long if you want… Absolute favorites include Brandi, @the.hectic.eclectic , and Emily, @mybohofarm — for everything color, pattern, and texture related, Kalina, @42_designs , if my boho side is calling, and Elyse, @elyse.mccurdy_homedesigns , to still my New England design desires. What more does a girl want?
Favorite Element : Wood! Wood is so amazingly versatile and has such a long life span. One day it’s all natural and the next day you feel like a color, and on you go and paint it. I actually did a carpentry course whilst on maternity leave and really enjoyed creating something from a log!
Biggest Challenge: Living with small kids haha! All the pretty things mama wants are impractical (and dangerous) for small toddler hands. But in the end, I just embraced it and created little play areas throughout the house. So instead of a coffee table we have a soft carpet, or instead of having decor, books, records, and such in our floor cabinets, it’s toys! But that said, I tried to blend it with the bigger furnishing pieces to not live in a playhouse. Having a lot of natural wooden furnishing pieces really helps to calm down the colorful toys that usually come in. And you know what? I really, really enjoy our family home we have created.
Proudest DIY: That must be our kitchen! Because of a not-big-enough budget and not being able to make long-term decisions about colors, I opted for chalk paint to give our 20ish-year-old kitchen a new life! I painted all bottom cabinets and appliances in a dusty pink, added new hardware, painted the worktop, and used a stencil to add a pattern to the newly painted backsplash as well. All the feels really!
Biggest Indulgence: The rug I am going to buy for our living room some time in the next few weeks, when I have found the match made in heaven!
Best Advice: Just go with the flow and make your house your home. It’s not important what others think or how many likes a pictures scores, as long as it cheers you up the moment you step in (not counting all the laundry that is still waiting for me haha).
Resources:
PAINT & COLORS Emma’s Room —Moules from Alcro Calle’s Room — Hårdrock from Alcro Bedroom — Tallbarr from Alcro Kitchen Cabinets — Dusty Pink from Rustoleum Living Room — Pinje from Alcro
ENTRY Wooden Telephone Seat/Shoe Shelf – Self made Wooden Bench – Triple R Sweden Basket — H&M Home Patterned Pillows – Home Table Lamp – Thrift store find
LIVING ROOM Sofa – Fogia Shaggy Rug – IKEA Textured Boho Pillow – H&M Home Pink Shaggy Pillow — H&M Home Cactus Pillow – H&M Home Dark Green Fleece Throw – Urban Outfitters Textured Beige Pillow – H&M Home Rust Tassel Pillow – H&M Home White Textures Pillow – H&M Home Beige Throw – IKEA Shelf Above Sofa – Self made Reading Light – IKEA, ÄRÖD Play Kitchen – IKEA, DUKTIG (painted with Moules from Alcro) Round Jute Rug – Plantagen Pink Basket – Thrift store find Chair – IKEA, INDUSTRIELL Rainbow Pillow – Urban Outfitters Patterned Throw – IKEA, FÖREMÅL Wooden Cabinets – IKEA, IVAR Glass Cabinet – IKEA, FABRIKÖR
KITCHEN Table Lamp – Granit Table and Chairs – IKEA Spice Shelfs – IKEA, BEKVÄM Chalkboard – Self made Kitchen Assistant Stand Mixer – Electrolux Matcha Mixer – Team Blendi Cutting Board — IKEA Baking Book – “Glutenfree On A Shoestring Bakes Bread” Coffee Machine – Melita Aroma Elegance
BEDROOM Headboard – DIY Floor Bed – Mix of IKEA Mattresses Bed Linen – H&M Home Throw Blanket – Lola y Lolo Patterned Pillow Cases — Hemtex Mirror – Thrift store find Moon Banner – Urban Outfitters Magazine Shelf – Self made Armchair – Fogia Palm Tree – DIY (check out the blog) Jute Rug – IKEA, LOHALS Hanging Shelf – Self made Chest of Drawers – IKEA, RAST (DIYed)
EMMA’S ROOM Area Rug – IKEA, KOLDBY House Headboard – DIY (soon to be blog post up) Yellow Throw – Zara Home Blue Velvet Pillow – Lola y Lolo Color Assorted Name Pillow – Miles and Tate Pompom Lights – Urban Outfitters Throw With Tassles – Indiska Rainbow Wall Hanger – Noodle Doll Nelly Star Garland – H&M Home Toy Storage Bench – Self made Orange Velvet Pillow – Lola y Lolo Wooden Cabinet – IKEA Golden Wall Decals – Studio Picco Shelves – DIY PomPom Basket – DIY Rainbow Pillow – H&M Home Book Shelves – IKEA, BEKVÄM Cloud Ceiling Light — DIY
CALLE’S ROOM Bed Linen – H&M Home Wall Light – IKEA, ÄRÖD Desk – IKEA Wardrobe – IKEA, STUVA/FÖLJA Bench – IKEA, STUVA/FÖLJA Shelves – IKEA, MOSSLANDA Folding Table – IKEA, NORBERG Colored Light Ball Chain – Clas Ohlson
Thanks, Christin!
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