Breakfast epiphanies

Polly Line is also back home again, and with lots of gifts too!
All the wonderful ceramics and re-ment table and kitchenware on these pictures was a gift from Callsmall.

The black and white ceramics are vintage and handmade by Barbara Schuckman.

Callsmall gave her even more re-ment presents, but Polly Line thought some of the things suited her friend Cocco Flanell better, and gave it to her when she visited her just after the transatlantic journey.

Here you can see everything displayed on the kitchen shelves, and also in use at the breakfast table. Polly Line didn't decide whether to buy the Emerson House or not, but she bought a lovely ceiling lamp Callsmall showed her.

She also found a Broadway poster that matches her kitchen accessories neatly.

Polly Line's enjoying her breakfast croissants and tea from her new tableware while reading the New York Times. Too bad it's not the Callsmall edition.



Credits: The kitchen is the newest Lundby Småland type. The chairs are vintage Lundby and the table is vintage Barton. The computer table is vintage Triang. The ceiling lamp is vintage Lundby. Accessories are Lundby, Sylvanian family, re-ment, by Barb, beads, self made and ebay finds. Broadway poster is a fridge magnet bought at MoMA. Most of the flowers are from Sans.

New York, New York

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, it's been over a month since my last blogpost, but what a month it has been! I have had a hard and longlasting cold, attended two weddings, travelled to Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger and ... New York!!! I have picked a few from the hundreds of photos I took when I was there. The one on top is the Manhattan skyline, the short version seen from Brooklyn. After a delicious lunch in a restaurant close to the Brooklyn bridge, we walked over the bridge back to Manhattan. A great experience along with so many others. New York is a fantastic city and even though I have been half asleep from jetlag the week since I came home, it was absolutely worth it!

A little section of the spectacular view from "Top of the rocks" on the Rockefeller Center.

The Empire state building and the Chrysler building

The Flat Iron and the Chrysler building

A shop with a Norwegian name. Cool-looking too!



The Guggenheim museum by Frank Lloyd Wright was a must.
Some of you may remember that Son from the building company Helene & Son built the lego version of it a while ago. Of course I had to use the chance to get Son the lego versions of Fallingwater and the Empire State building as well since I have to get them from the net if I want to buy them in Norway. I will post about them later.



I went to New York with 25 other people from my office, and we stayed at the Paramount Hotel in the Theater District, near Times square. The hotel was designed by Philippe Starck, and here are some photos from the lobby. I forgot of course to take photos until just before we should leave, so unfortunately the lobby is packed with Norwegians on these photos.

Very elegant stairs.

Even in real life accessories can be out of scale.

All of you who read callsmall's wonderful blog know already that I spent a perfect day with her in New York, with lots of talking and shopping (mostly paper and-no surprise-miniatures). I'm usually a bit reserved towards people I've never met, but it soon felt as we had known each other forever, and like her, I really wish we lived closer! She gave me some very nice gifts too which I will blog about soon. (I promise!)

Callsmall and me in the hotel lobby (I'm to the left, taking the photo)



A beautifully detailed house pointed out to me by callsmall when we were out shopping.



Polly Line and dr Whatson had taken the trip to New York as well.
Someone in New York must have known they were coming...

When callsmall and I were at the doll's house section of FAO Schwartz, they tagged along and used the opportunity to check out the Emerson House on display there.

You Tarzan, we Jane

ENG: In the parcel from callsmall I also got this cool yellow furniture.
I lent it to Polly Line, while she's waiting for her other furniture to arrive. But she was so happy with it, so I don't know if I'll ever get it back! She immediately invited her friends Nora and Cocco Flanell over to show off her new house and furniture. And for a banana daiquiri.


NOR: I pakken fra callsmall fikk jeg også disse kule gule møblene. Jeg lånte dem til Polly Line for å ha mens hun venter på å få resten av innredningen hun har bestilt. Men hun ble så fornøyd med dem, så det spørs om jeg noengang får dem tilbake! Hun inviterte straks venninnene sine, Nora og Cocco Flanell over for å vise frem huset og de nye møblene. Og for en banana daiquiri.

Credits: Yellow chairs, sofa and lamp from callsmall. The carpet is a gift from Oese, thank you both!
The sideboards are by Barton, the dining chairs are from Lundby and the dining table is a Arne Jacobsen table by Brio. Eames elephant from Reac, accessories are re-ment, beads and other finds. The Tarzan poster is a half of a postcard. Green artwork on the wall is a laminate sample.

Finnes det en kvinne

ENG: I'm starting to get a bit worried about Helmer. Callsmall sent him a new guitar and now he's sitting in his study all day, singing and daydreaming of his female fans. One of the songs I heard him singing is by the Norwegian band de Lillos:

Will I find a woman, and will she tell me when?
She may need a bit of spine since I'm stubborn now and then
She'll have to hold my hand if something scary's going on
But mainly she'll just be there, with sweetness and with fun

Will I find the woman, or will she come my way,
who will bring me little presents and smile to me all day.
That I'm a handsome guy, it's a fact she'll never hide
And she'll buy me drinks and tickets for a movie or a ride

It would be nice if she had a job that pays her fairly well
For I'll just sing and play the guitar and the truth is it
will never sell
The things I care the most for are myself and my guitar
But something by the name of love will reach her from afar

Something by the name of love, something by the name of love
Something by the name of love, something by the name of love

(I'm sorry about the blurry picture, I think my concern made my hand a bit unsteady)

NOR: Jeg er blitt litt bekymret for Helmer. Callsmall sendte ham en ny gitar og nå sitter han hele dagen på kontoret sitt og synger mens hans dagdrømmer om beundrerinnene sine.
En av sangene jeg hørte ham synge var denne av de Lillos:

Finnes det en kvinne en slik som jeg vil ha
Hun kan gjerne være streng for jeg kan jo bli litt sta
Og hun må holde meg i hånden hvis noe farlig skulle skje
Men ellers være snill og prøve å få meg til å le

Finnes det en kvinne en slik som jeg vil ha
Som kan gi meg små presanger og søte smil hver dag
Og alltid må hun si at jeg er den peneste
Og spandere røyk og kino og en middag på café

Og hun må gjerne ha en jobb hvor hun tjener ganske bra
For jeg skal bare spille gitar og det blir neppe noe å leve av
Og stort sett er jeg egentlig bare opptatt av meg selv
Men noe som heter kjærlighet det skal hun få allikevel

Noe som heter kjærlighet, noe som heter kjærlighet
Noe som heter kjærlighet, noe som heter kjærlighet

(Beklager det dårlige bildet, jeg tror bekymringen gjorde meg litt ustø på hånda.)

ENG: If someone is interested in the melody as well, I found it here on youtube, but I'm afraid the clip is of a rather poor quality.

ENG: Some new interior details. NOR: Noen nye interiørdetaljer.

- Thank you for the fab guitar callsmall!

Credits: Translation of lyrics: Hubby - thanks! Guitar from callsmall, Arne Jacobsen Egg chair from Brio, other furniture Lundby. Accessories are Lundby, Re-ment, Cocco and Treefeather. Pendant lamps and T-shirt with Henrik Ibsen print by Cocco.