While I was designing the new logo, I had a color in mind that I knew I wanted to use. It’s not mint, it’s not green and not even pale turquoise: I decided to call it milk-mint, like the fresh beverage I was used to drink when I was little.Then I added the timeless b&w, already present in the previous… View Post
Carnet de shopping: HAY
Saturday I’ve been to Amsterdam with Alberto and some dear friends that we hosted for few days. The perfect chance to visit the HAY store that opened last year, where you can find all the amazing products of this danish brand {that I adore!}.While I was busy making pictures and buying goodies for the HH, the rest of the company… View Post
A fresh new start
Happy new year!I thinked a lot in the past weeks about my future, the future of this blog and about my work..I need a fresh new start, so I decided to make some changes. As you can see there is a new header and the color palette is brand new, like the little logo with the I and a nice arrow… View Post
2013/2014: accomplishments and resolutions
Last day of the year, a good day to write my accomplishments & resolutions list! accomplishments: ☞ I traveled a lot {both for work and fun}: Stockholm, Brussels, Paris, Sicily, Arenzano and Genova, NYC, Madrid; ☞ I opened my own yarn shop, taking over the famous Yvestown shop from my friend Yvonne; ☞ the studio is growing and I had… View Post
Bråkig: new Ikea limited edition
Happy new week!!Maybe this will sound unpopular, but I’m sick of Christmas! Few days ago I opened my Pinterest page {btw, thanks to all my +16k followers!} and still trees, packages and decorations were everywhere. Please stop it, it’s time to move on!And what a better occasion to talk about the new amazing Ikea limited edition, called Bråkig. Pastel shades… View Post
Merry Christmas
This is the picture I used for the Christmas postcards..some of them have already reached friends and relatives, others are flying all over the world. This one above is for you!Merry Christmas and joy to all! ★ Questa è la foto che ho usato per le cartoline di Natale..alcune hanno già raggiunto amici e parenti, altre stanno volando in giro per… View Post
Last minute Christmas ideas
Maybe you noticed that this year I didn’t made any Christmas diy here on my blog {here the ones from last year}. The lack of time has been the main reason, plus the fact that the Happy House it’s always decorated! Buntings, crochet garland and candles are already present all year long, so this year I decided to add only… View Post
CCC :: chunky crochet cushion
Few days ago I finished a new crochet cushion. For this project I used the Rowan wool that Coats Cucirini gave me for the first Abilmente fair {the same wool I used for this blanket} and I added a pink fluo edge.I decided to use two threads together {my mom’s trick!}, to make it more chunky and to create an… View Post
My own Ikea TRENDIG
Everytime I go to Ikea I stop at the occasions corner..you never know what you can find! {like my old dining table and the office chair}. This time I found the TRENDIG chair {that belong to the 2013 collection}, at less than half of the original price. And it’s a brand new chair, not an example model..actually I still don’t… View Post
Flea market style #2
It has been a while since my last visit to the flea market {I think last time was in New York}..but saturday I made up for lost time! At the local thrift shop I’ve found few lovely items, perfect for the Happy House: a wooden candle holder {a Ferm Living lookalike but hand made}, two old LP’s {Dirty Dancing and… View Post
