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/

 

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/

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!

www.ellaandotto.com

 

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

Home interior trend Memphis in Kidsrooms

Maybe you have started to notice - maybe not, but the Memphis design is moving back into our home.
Love it or hate - the Memphis movement has always been impactful with its bright colours mixed with black & white in geometric shapes.
The Memphis movement began in 1980 after Postmodernist designer Ettore Sottsass gathered together a group of like-minded designers working in Milan. The group allegedly took its name from the 1966 Bob Dylan track "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" that was played throughout their meeting. They drew inspiration from such movements as Art Deco and Pop Art,  including styles such as the 1950s Kitsch and futuristic themes. 
 I grew up in the 80's so I should feel still too close to like it but I have to admit I love it again!
It's bright - it's fun it's - it's modern and would look great in a kids bedroom or playroom! 
What do you think?

Paint the walls

 

.... or paint the floor

 

Lovely chairs from high end design but you could re-upholster or paint to upcylce something you have already at home...?

 

.... there is always the soft furnishing to catch a bit of Memphis in your home...

... bedding sets & cushions!

 

To see where we found these lovely pictures and products - visit our pinterest board https://www.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-like-memphis/

If you like to read about an artist who works in the style of the Memphis movement - read - her walls are amazingly inspirational!
http://www.koskela.com.au/stories/koskela-chats-with-camille-walala/?crlt.pid=camp.YqJbW2JjPurZ