shop 'til you drop - h&m

Well actually I didn't really shop, just filled my virtual shopping cart and never pulled the trigger. As you might have heard already yesterday H&M opened their online store and in addition to their clothes they are now selling their home line. Finally! Have you browsed through the store yet? Are you like me and filled the shopping cart to the brim? I think I might have to buy two of the pillows from the first image, other than that my shopping will stay virtual, at least for now.

Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

1. pillow 2. throw 3. storage basket 4. towels 5. toothbrush holder 

6. hangers 7. vase 8. wooden box

cos - collection of style

After writing about one of my favorite Swedes on Friday I want to introduce you to another one of my favorite imports from Sweden: COS, short for Collection of Style. I do not really write about clothes and fashion on this blog but this does not mean I do not have any interest in fashion, but I do not consider myself very fashionable. Unfortunately COS has not crossed the pond yet but that is hopefully going to change, although no date has been set yet. COS is a brand owned by H&M and they promise high end design and good quality at affordable prices. I really like their simplistic and minimalistic style but sometimes you really need to try on their clothes because on the hanger it just looks like a sack. So far everything I own from them has been great quality and some items have lasted for years without looking worn or faded. Every time I visited my parents in the last years I had to make a trip to the COS store in Hamburg, my hometown, preferably after Christmas, when they start their sale. Talking about sale, they have a great one going on now and of course I could not resist. I ordered 1, 3, 5 & 6 plus another dress, as well as a black merino wool sweater with batwing sleeves. Unfortunately they had to delete dress 3 from my order because it was sold out. Since I had to sent my order to my parent's house I still have to wait until September to see my goodies, which is ok as it is too hot right now to wear most of the clothes I ordered anyways. My sister tried on all the clothes and she and my mom think everything will fit and I will be happy with it too. There is just one dress that I might have to sent back because of the fit and my mom has an eye on the batwing sweater, as it might be a little big on me. We shall see...

What is your favorite clothing store? And are you such a sucker for a good sale, like me, as well?

1. melange boat-neck top 2. textured pencil skirt 3. leather and wool dress 

4. panelled jersey dress 5. wool and silk shirt 6. sleeve detail top

birdfeeder part II

Today's post has been sitting in the draft folder for a while but I am glad I realized I had something started I could use for today's post already. It has been so cold this week that I am suffering from acute brain freeze and having not prepped any posts last weekend did not help either...

Because the first DIY birdfeeder I made in October was such a success with the birds I made another one with a lamp shade I picked up at an estate sale a while back. I still have another glass globe lamp shade that I want to use for another still top secret project. For all the DIY challenged I have rounded up a selection of my favorite non traditional bird feeders you can just order online without getting messy with silicone and a string. Do you have a bird feeder in your garden? 

Have a great weekend and stay warm!

1. egg bird feeder - j schatz 2. bird feeder - eva solo 3. bird table - eva solo 

4. bird feeder - perch 5. bird feeder - utopia 6. 21l - architectural pottery 

7. city birdfeeder - jayson home 8. nido bird feeder - blomus 

9. city dweller bird feeder - chiasso

10. flight bird feeder - chapelwood 11. mobile bird feeder - j schatz

i ♥ stripes

I absolutely loves stripes and own at least a dozen striped t-shirts. Now I can deck my home out in stripes too. I ordered a table runner and a table cloth on the German H&M online store website. It will be delivered to my parents and they will bring the stuff with them when they are visiting us in September. H&M has some cute home stuff, too bad that they do not sell it in the US.

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A while back I already ordered towels with zig zag stripes, which will also be arriving with my parents.

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