Happy Birthday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

to my sister, Michaela!! Hope you had a fun day :)
Enjoy your vacation on Mallorca, Spain, totally wanting to be there too!

Natasha

Image via Pinterest (didn't take down the link, sorry)

All aflutter...

I find small powder rooms to be the perfect opportunity to use wall paper. You can go as crazy as you want, as exclusive as you can afford to, or as theme-y as you like...
Not only do I adore the Black & White combo, but the Butterfly wallpaper (by Florence Broadhurst) featured in this little powder room is just amazing, makes me smile :)
How about you??

Check out the rest of the house in the brand new Ivy & Piper July August 2101 magazine, just released today!

Remember... A little goes a long way!
Natasha

Image by Ben Gebo via Ivy & Piper

It's never too late...

OK, so it's entirely possible that I spent a little too much time on Etsy this past week (!!), but I have found some really pretty things...

I just adore this white & black butterfly poster by Eva Juliet, and I am seriously thinking it would be a great piece to have on the wall in our bedroom. It would be pretty, hung low and just behind my bedside lamp, by my table... What do you think?

The french script reads "It's never too late to be who you want to be!" 

It would be quite nice to wake up to in the morning... :)

Go be what you want to be... today!

Natasha

Image via Eva Juliet

Butterfly World

It is no secret that traveling will inspire you, just as much as recharge your batteries. I find that if you keep your eyes open, inspiration comes to you!
Check out this "great wall" of China....

Let me explain; The owner of this condo lives in Norway, but the inspiration for this amazing art installation comes from a visit to the Phillip Starck designed restaurant Papillon in Shanghai, China. Upon returning to Norway, he set out to recreate this amazing art installation, and what a great job!

All these amazing butterflies are from China - hence the "great wall of China" reference above... but you probably already figured that out :) There are 200 frames, and it must have been a great math problem, figuring out the exact measurements of the frames and the spacing... I'm just saying...
 

What do you think? Pretty cool, huh? Can you imagine having this installation in your home? I am mesmerized... loving the modern atmosphere and cool colors to off set this somewhat busy nature wall!!

... and this image really just made it into the post 'cause I like the kitchen / dining area with the open fireplace :)

Here are a few other butterfly posts to check out (here and here), if you have a moment?
Enjoy!
Natasha

Images by Yvonne Wihelmsen, Styling by Tone Kroken for Bonytt

100,000 and counting...

 

I have some super exciting news to share with you today!

Northern Light blew by the 100,000 page view mark yesterday, and I must confess... I am totally excited about that!! YEAH! :)

Thank you to all of you who have signed up for emails, to all of you follow the blog, to the Northern Light Facebook friends, and to all of you who stop by from time to time to check in.
I am so happy when you leave me a comment, even when you send me an email from time to time!!! Lately I have seen "new faces" trickle in via Northern Light on Pinterest, all very exciting!

Have a wonderful day,  I'm all smiles today!! :)

Natasha

Image via Northern Light on Pinterest

Come fly away with me

While catching up on a little blog reading this morning, I came across a pretty little post on the Bright, Bold and Beautiful blog...

I just thought I would share her pretty Etsy find, as butterflies have been part of the Northern Light Blog as well... :)

... how about this for a rainy day project? Requires a lot of patience, I am sure, but how interesting, don't you think? If you would like to buy one already made up, you can get yours here.

Have a wonderful, spring-y day :)

Natasha

Images via Etsy

What's not to like?

This little image I found over at the Dreamhouse Blog, the first blog I ever visited, seems like a million years ago...

But really, what's not to like?
It fits so many criteria of mine; White, Coral, Shell, Butterfly, Candle, Painted wood, Grey, Gleaming glass and Bead board (in the background).
I don't know about you, but I think this little display is so sweet!

Happy Tuesday,
Natasha

I never thought...

... I would actually say this.....

 
This is the prettiest cow I have ever seen :)!!

I don't recall how I stumbled upon this image, but it's been in my "white" file for a while. The image is taken in a child's room, and the butterfly mobile is most likely what caught my attention to start with. I wonder who drew this? But in a day where everything is mass produced, it's refreshing to see something so simple and pretty.... and delicate ;) (Really, did I just say that? Can a cow be delicate...??)

Have fun today!!

Natasha

Image via Lonny 

I spy....

... Butterflies, again! Remember this post? Beautiful work!!

Sleep tight,

Natasha

Image via The Zhush

I found it...

I have been reading this fun blog from Sweden for about a year now, and every so often an image of H of P's home show up, and every time I see this Butterfly print, I try to find out where it's from... well, I found it!! YEAH!



I just adore how simple and clean this image looks. The black frame grounds the almost all white image, and just punches up the black outline of the butterfly.



I was finally able to, via 117 different blogs, and completely by chance, find the website that sells this print, so if anyone else out there is interested check out Rockett St. George.

I can't wait to my butterfly arrives!

Natasha

Image #1 here, Image #2 & #3 here

Butterflies

Time flies when you are having fun....

I have not had a second to spare in the last couple of weeks, hence my absence!

This being my first "day back", I have just spent a couple of hours traveling the many blogs and sites I have been missing. Visiting Moth Design, I found this link, and I am now dreaming of one of these fantastic installations.... Such beautiful work!



It's great to be back!

Natasha

Image #1 via Moth Design, Image #2 via Happiness Is

I spy....

... Butterflies.



How pretty are these?
All hand painted by non other than the fabulous Lulu Dekwiatkowski.



I am so excited to share this blog with you. I stumbled upon Trail of Inspiration, via the Shelter. I had no idea Lulu was writing a blog and I am looking forward to follow her and the creative process. I understand Lulu hand paints all her motifs, nothing is done on the computer. Such talent!!



In the end of '09 I went to an event here, the draw for me was the fact that their pattern designers were on hand. They had a table set up, paint ready and came up with great motifs right then and there! It was so cool to see and made me want to get out my paint brush.

In design school, I dreaded having to get up on a Monday morning, really early, to be in school on time for the Media Class. How could I spend four hours painting?? Well, now that it's over, that is the singular most fantastic class, I SO enjoyed the time painting, it's so calming and peace full. Interestingly enough, in the age of technology and the many super talented designers out there doing their thing on the computer, I was the only one in my graduating class who turned out a hand painted Thesis Project. As stress full as it was, I loved rendering it the most!

Happy painting!

Natasha

Image #1, 2 & 3 Trail of Inspiration