The great Kristen Visdal

You may have seen her house before, but not in a while and not like this. New colors, new combinations and new furnitures. You can see Kirsten Visdal´s "new home" in Elle Decoration´s (the Norwegian one!) June edition which is out now.

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Styling: Kirsten Visdal/kvistbloggen.blogspot.no

More from the orchard

Another feature that is out now (also done in the lovely apple orchard), and which made the cover, is a feature with twleve tips and ideas on how you can create a romantic and colorful environment with the optimal summer feeling in your own garden/backyard.

One of them a romantic swing made out of an old bamboo chair found in a local fleamarket.

The recipes and the "how to´s" can be found in this summer issue of BoligPluss which is out in the stores now.

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Styling: Krista Elvheim

Flower power!

 

Right outside my house, just divided by an old fence, is a wonderful apple orchard which is perfect for summery photoshoots (and great garden parties). Around this time last year, Tara and I moved some of my livingroom furnitures outside to create a colorful and romantic atmosphere. The topics was flowery, new fabrics and here are some of the pictures. Some of you might have seen it already as it is featured in Elle Decoration, Norway, which is out now. I am really happy how the pictures came out, and I guess Elle Decoration is too since it made the cover :-).

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Styling: Tara Ballantyne

Model: Frida H.A/Pholk

Apartment love...

 

My absolute favorite apartment right now is the new home of my ex-roommate, stylist and former editor of Norwegian Elle Decoration, Line Dammen. This home is right up my alley color wise (greys,whites, browns and black), furniture wise (a great mix of old and new) and style wise (ethnic meets industrial meets retro meets modern meets antique and so on). Yes please!!! Line is now working  in Kamille magazine, being in charge of the food- and interior section. These are a few of the images that was featured a few weeks ago as a "get to know" the new and talented addition to the Kamille staff.

Styling: Line Dammen
Photography: Trine Thorsen

White on white

 

Around this time last year, Norwegian Elle Decoration came out with a white issue.

One of the homes that was featured in this issue was Elle´s former Deputy Editor, Cecilie. Love the way she has transformed her small apartment into a white and spacious looking place, by keeping it white and neutral. I am especially a big fan of her art wall, with frames and objects in various shapes and sizes. As I guess you can see, Cecilie has a big weakness for white porcelain and her collection is to die for!

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Same same!

A tiny sneak peek....

One of the things I´ve been up to lately is a couple of phtoshoots for the spring issue of the Norwegian, Elle Interior. From April 26th, we will get to know them as Elle Decoration, as they change their name along with their sister magazines worldwide. It will be the same magazine, with the same inspiring features and with the same adorable and talented girls in the office.


Photography: Trine Thorsen
Styling: Tara Ballantyne

PS! If you´d like to get to know us better, take a look in the issue´s contributors page. You might find some juicy stuff you didn´t know about us ;-)

The Barcode district

Tidligere i høst trosset jeg høydeskrekken, tok med meg kamera og foreviget denne fantastiske leiligheten i det nye OperaKvarteret (også kalt Barcode) i Oslo. Beliggende i 13 etasje med utsikt over sjøen og Oslos "nye" operahus, var ikke akkurat utsikten noe å klage på... Store vinduer, lyse flater og nydelig lys fra alle kanter gjorde jobben til en drøm...  

Mere om denne leiligheten og OperaKvarteret kan du lese i utgave nr. 6 av Maison, som er ute i butikkene nå.

In August I left my fair of heights at home, brought my camera and showed up in this apartment in the new "Opera Quarter" (also called Barcode) in Oslo. Situated on the 13th floor, the apartment had a stunning view of the Oslo fjord and Oslo´s "new" Operahouse. Large windows, white walls, open space and light coming from all corners made it into a dream job....

You can read more about this apartment and Oslo´s new and exciting quarter in Maison magazine nr.6, which is on sale now.

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Button up!

Denne søte idéen til magnettavle fant jeg på "gjør det selv" sidene til det nederlanske magasinet 101 Woonidéeen. Siden jeg ikke er en av de skarpeste i nederlansk, tar jeg min variant av hvordan man kan lage den.

Mal en vegg eller en plate med to strøk magnetmaling. Mal deretter over med ønsket farge (gjerne med tavlemaling, da får du både i pose og sekk!). Du kan også male en metallplate dersom du foretrekker det :-). Kjøp magneter og lim på knapper i ønskede farger og størrelser. Voilá!

I found this cute magnetic board on the dutch magazine 101 Woonidéeen´s homepage a while ago. Since I only understand a little bit of Dutch, I´ll write down my version of how I think it is made.

Paint a wall or a piece of plywood with two coatings of magnetic paint . Paint a color of your choice on top (chalkboard paint is perfect, then you´ll have two in one!). If you prefer metal, just paint a metalplate :-). Buy magnets and glue on buttons in different colors and sizes. Voila! 

Image found on 101 woonidéeen

Sneak preview: christmas cakes

Jeg elsker å fotografere mat, og til Maison Mat og Vins julenummer har jeg vært så heldig å få lage en kakesak sammen med stylist Tara Ballantyne. Saken har en fin en miks av oppskrifter, innpakningsidéer og shopping tips, og er å finne i hyllene fra 15.november.

 

I love taking pictures of food and for Maison Mat og Vin´s christmas issue I have been so fortunate to photograph a feature on cakes together with stylist Tara Ballantyne. The feature has a great mix of recipes, wrapping ideas and shopping tips, and is out from November 15th. 

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Food and propstyling: Tara Ballantyne 

I have sinned!

Julen begynner tidlig for oss fotografer og i juli var magasinet KK klar for første fotografering til årets julebilag. Temaet var juleverksted med med alt fra spiselige gaver, innpakningsidéer og flotte styling tips. Var så heldig å få med meg denne spiselig versjonen hjem fra opptak, og må innrømme at de ikke rakk å bli så veldig gamle der de lå i den fine boksen sin.

Hvis du følger denne oppskriften så tror jeg du skjønner hvorfor...

Mere fra denne saken kan du se i KK´s julebilag som er i butikkene nå.

Christmas starts early for photographers like me, and in July the Norwegian magazine KK was all ready for their first shoot. The theme was a christmas get together with lots of styling tips, wonderful recipes, and great giftwrapping ideas.  Lucky me got this edible version home from the shoot, and I have to admit that it didn´t have time to go bad on me even when laying in that nice little box.

If you follow this recipe I think you´ll understand why...

Sexy chocolate balls:

You need:

200 grams good quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)

100 grams orange flavored chocolate

2 dl cream

150 grams butter

cocoa powder

Also if you prefer:

Neatly chopped orange peel

A few drops of your favourite liquor

Crumbs from a favourite buscuit.

Nicely chopped almonds

You do:

Chop the chocolates

Put the cream in a pot and bring to a boil and pour over the chopped chocolates. Stir well. Stir the butter until soft and add the extra ingredients (Liqour, orange peel etc.)

Put the mix in the fridge until cold and stiff.

Use a spoon to dig out the mix and roll them quickly into little balls. When finished, roll all the balls in cocoa powder.

Photography: Trine Thorsen 

Styling: Birgitta Roald

Sneak preview: the white issue

På torsdag var jeg ute på oppdrag for Elle Interiør, nærmere sagt hjemme hos Elle Interiørs redaksjonssjef Cecilie. En nydelig, liten og ganske så hvit leilighet ble foreviget til magasinets hvite og 8.utgave som kommer ut 11.oktober. Gjett om jeg har startet nedtellingen!

On Thursday I was on a mission for Norwegian Elle Interior, taking picture of their employer Cecilie´s gorgeous and very white apartment in Oslo. The feature will be out in their white issue which is out on October 11th. Countdown!

Photography: Trine Thorsen

White on white

Hvitt går aldri av moten!

Her er noen bilder fra en sak jeg gjorde med stylist Susanne Swegen for et par år tilbake, men som er like aktuell i år som da. Så fremdeles aktuell at det ganske så kuule mote- og interørbladet Vårt Nya Hem i Sverige har den på trykk i disse dager.

White never goes out of style!

This is a couple of images from feauture I did with stylist Susanne Swegen a few years back, but is still as up to date now as it was two years ago. So up to date that the trendy Swedish fashion- and interior magazine Vårt Nya Hem is showing it their August issue.

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Styling: Susanne Swegen

Sneak preview: Basecamp

Ut å campe? Tidligere i år gjorde vi denne saken for Bo Bedre. En inspirasjonssak for de av oss som liker å ha det fint rundt oss uansett

sted :-). På tur eller ikke, her er det mye fine ting å ønske seg! Saken kommer ut i nr.10 (oktober nummeret).

Going camping? Earlier this year we did this feature for Bo Bedre, Norway. A great inspiration for those of us who likes to have a little bit of style whatever the location is. Camping or not,

you´ll find great things to put on your wishlist. The feature is coming on in nr.10 (the Octobre issue).

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Styling: Susanne Swegen

Another dutch of course!

Et ganske nyoppdaget magasin er det nederlanske 101 Woonideeén. Et deilig blad spekket med flotte og inspirerende hjem og masse idéer "helt nederlansk". Språket kan være en liten utfordring, men blander man litt engelsk og litt norsk, har litt tid og tålmodighet, kommer man langt. Jeg tror ikke bladet er å få kjøpt her, men det er bare å ta kontakt med redaksjonen så ordner de sikkert et abonnement.

A newly discovered magazine is dutch 101 Woonideeén. The magazine is filled with wonderful and inspiring homes and ideas "the dutch way". The language can be a challenge but if you know english (and hopefully some german and norwegian), and have time and maybe some patience, you´ll get very far. The images usually speaks for itself, so the language

shouldn´t stop you from getting a subcription.

Images from 101 Woonideeén/zelfmaken

Go Paul!

Photograpy by Alexandra Grablewski

Photograpy by Alexandra Grablewski and Colin Cooke

Photography by Ellen Silverman

Mat- og interiørstylist Paul Løwe, også kjent under navnet Sweet Paul, er nordmannen som for noen år siden fulgte drømmen og flyttet til New York. I tillegg til en fantastisk blogg (som av Times Online kom på 22.plass over verdens beste designblogger), har gutten nå lansert sitt eget nettmagasin. Sweet Paul magazine er spekket med deilige oppskrifter, insprerende idéer og nydelige bilder. Pass opp Donna!

Food- and propstylist Paul Løwe, also known as Sweet Paul, is the Norwegian, who some years ago decided to follow his dream and move to New York. In addition to a fantastic blog (who was placed 22.on Times Online list of the world´s best designblogs), he has now launched his own online magazine. Sweet Paul magazine is filled with tasty recipes, inspiring ideas and lovely images. Watch out Donna!

Styling by Paul Løwe

Great Aussie!

Menneskene "down under" kan det de også, særlig når det gjelder mat og livsstil. Et annet inspirerende blad som jeg fisker opp fra postkassen én gang hver måned, er australske Inside Out. De fyller ti år i disse dager og feirer med en feiende flott bursdagsutgave.

The people "down under" knows their stuff too! Especially when it comes to food and lifestyle! Another inspring magazine that I dig out from my mailbox every month, is Australian Inside Out. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary these days with a beautiful birthday issue.

Photograhy: Sharyn Cairns for Inside Out

Another great magazine!

Nederlendere kan det med design og interiør. Alltid langt fremme takket være mye flinke designere.

Kanskje ikke så rart at en av verdens fremste trendanalytiker, Li Edelkoort er nederlansk?

I kveld har jeg en "date" med VT Wonen. Klargjøring av sofa med puter, pledd, te og siste utgave... Og Iphone translator. Jeg forstår desverre ikke nederlandsk, så det blir å studere alle de fine sakene-og la meg inspirere...

The Dutch knows interior & design. Always ahead thanks to great designers. Maybe not a coincidence that Dutch Li Edelkort is one of the worlds greatest trend forecaster? Tonight, I have a "date" with VT Wonen. Getting the sofa ready with pillows, blankets, tea and the latest issue... And Iphone translator. Unfortunately, I don´t understand Dutch, so I just have to look at the great images- and let me be inspired...

Images borrowed from VT Wonen