Three days in Brooklyn last week for a workshop. Well, the workshop was one day. I tacked on two extra days because… NEW YORK! It’s one of my favourite cities to visit if I’m feeling like I need to creatively recharge. I didn’t take many photos on my camera (who am I!?) but you can…

Our last day in Copenhagen and the last day of our trip. And wow, what a trip it was. Thanks to my Mumma (the ravishing subject of that impromptu photo shoot) for an incredible experience. I’m so thankful we could do this together—that we both wanted to and were able to. I’ll always cherish it <3

Now this, this is craft. The next time someone asks me what I’m into and I say, “Handcrafts” and they say, “Oh cute like glitter and glue guns and stuff!” and I’m all “… No.” THIS is what I’ll direct them to. This is craftsmanship. This is the beauty of handmade. We lucked out and…

  Well gosh darn if this wasn’t a lovely place to visit—the Denmark Design Museum in Copenhagen. It had all my favourite things—ceramics, glass, textiles, fashion, furniture, and homewares. Thanks to Mumma Smalls for being patient with me as I combed this through place taking pictures of anything and everything ;)

Sigh. We arrive at the last leg of our trip—Copenhagen, Denmark. What an adventure it’s been up to this point, and we still have three more days! In classic Smalley fashion we walked till we dropped :)

Another tumblr-esque, mood board of a Scandinavian shopping post for you. If I told you I didn’t buy a SINGLE homeware product this trip would you admire my self-restraint or curse my foolishness? Oh wait. I did buy two linen table runners. And some pot scrubbers… but no glassware/ceramics which is a highly off-brand move for…

!!! How cool is this hotel?! The Radisson Blue Scandinavia in Gothenburg was one of our favourite places we stayed the whole trip. The lobby design was so interesting, the rooms were gorgeous, the breakfast was yummy (gluten-free and dairy-free options!) and the beds were so comfortable. Cloud-like, if you will.

Mmmmmmmkay well as you might imagine I was entirely unable to compose myself in any of the above stores. Gosh DAMN that’s some good design.

When we booked our train from Gothenburg to Copenhagen, we decided to take an 8-hour “lay over” in Malmo. And we’re so glad did! Another beautiful Scandinavian city with a drool-inducing colour palette. We found more lovely design, clothing, and even hardware stores. P.S. It was a bonus that there were lockers in the Malmo train…

Plot twist: Sweden has really cool hardware/home outfitter stores. Add that to the list of things I must see when I travel. I was drooling over everything, even the labels on the paint cans! This store is called Byggfabriken and it’s a short walk from the train station in Malmo, Sweden. P.S. Yes, I know these…