Guest Blog

There`s so much inspiration in blogosphere, so I thought it would be great idea to bring you a closer look at some blogs. The rules are very simple, you just need to follow my blog. Every weekend, if you contact me and provide me with a post that is related to the topic of my blog and home decor, I will introduce your blog, and you`ll have a opportunity to tell us a little bit more about your blog.
If you want to introduce your blog to my readers, please contact me on vesna.gavrilovic7@gmail.com.

Svi znamo koliko inspirativnih blogova ima u našem blogosvetu, pa sam odlučila da pokrenem ovu stranicu i približim vam neke blogove. Pravila su vrlo jednostavna, potrebno je samo da mi se pridružite i pratite moj blog. Svakog vikenda, ako mi se javite i pošaljete mi post koji je povezan sa temom mog bloga i uređenjem enterijera, ja ću predstaviti jedan blog, a vi ćete imati priliku da kažete nešto više o svom blogu. 
Ako želite da se predstavite mojim čitaocima, kontaktirajte me na vesna.gavrilovic7@gmail.com.

Simple Touches to Make Your Home Look More Elegant - Guest Post from Modernize.com 

14.03.2016.

Recently, I was contacted by Modernize.com, place for home empowerment. They wanted to share with you their ideas and ways on how to turn your house into a dream home. 

Their mission is to understands different ideas and finds the way to turn that ideas into reality, and their goal is to guide you through solutions and expert advice! They are specialized to help in many areas, such as solar, windows, heating &AC and roofing. Open for any ideas and suggestions, they also provide on line help, so you can ask and get your answers right away! Check them and find solutions!

Also, they wanted to share with you some simple ideas on how to make your home look more elegant. 

Simple Touches to Make Your Home Look More Elegant

Scanning through home improvement channels, dreaming of upgrading your kitchen without weeks of construction? We get it. Here at Modernize, we know updating your home may seem like a huge undertaking. But it doesn’t have to be! Simple touches can transform a space from simply liveable to classically elegant. Here are a few of our favorite solutions.
Fresh Paint Goes a Long Way
If you’ve been wanting to repaint for a while, indulge! Applying fresh paint will brighten up any space. Research states that color can affect our moods, and shades like slate gray and cool blue have calming effects. Shades of red stimulate conversation and bright colors can make you feel happier. That’s something to keep in mind if you don’t know where to start, but of course, go for the colors you love the most. This is your space, after all! You can even use eco-friendly paint with low VOCs to reduce your carbon footprint.

Build your color scheme with your paint hue as a base. Search for coordinating patterns and fabrics for upholstery and throw pillows, and add pops of accent colors through accessories.

Be sure to freshen up your baseboards and crown molding. If your space doesn’t have crown molding, consider installing this detail to up your elegance factor.

Let Your Light Shine

Natural light does a lot of good for our bodies, from providing vitamin D to boosting our moods. Utilize natural light by opening up windows and positioning seating near those happy rays of sunlight. Use eco-friendly double- or triple-pane windows that protect your furniture and skin from UV damage.

Artificial lighting can also boost the aesthetic and tone of a space. Interesting light fixtures can serve as focal points or conversation pieces. We love to browse through flea markets, thrift stores and antique shops for old-world-style light fixtures, or even modern treasures. Installing bright track lighting is another great solution. Light will reflect on your fresh paint, and you’ll be in a brighter, happier space.

Let Your Art Do the Work
A great way to make any space elegant is to display a series of sophisticated artwork. If you’re a collector, display your fine art with pride. However, we know that collecting can be expensive, so we suggest looking for art from vendor or craft fairs. You can even make your own abstract art and show it off to the world!

Complement modern art with fun, vibrant accessories, and classical art with simple, elegant accessories. The cohesive aesthetic will work wonders for the space’s style
Cut Down the Clutter

If you have a crowded space, it’s time to take control and organize the chaos. Reducing clutter in every space will turn the focus to the space’s aesthetic, rather than your kiddos’ toys strewn about.

When selecting furniture for your space, always opt for storage. Cabinets can house toys, household items, electronics and more, but on the outside they’ll look sophisticated and blend right into your style. No one will ever know what’s inside!

When choosing accessories and decorative trinkets, keep things simple to eliminate a crowded feeling. We love to use narrow vases with fresh flowers for end tables, and mix books with small accessories on bookshelves. Choose furniture that truly fits your space, so you don’t have to sidestep around it.

Elegance doesn’t always have to equal weeks of hard work and unexpected complications. Sometimes simple touches and upgrades do the most for your space—and your bank account!

There`s so much inspiration in blogosphere, so I thought it would be great idea to bring you a closer look at some blogs. The rules are very simple, you just need to follow my blog. Every weekend, if you contact me and provide me with a post that is related to the topic of my blog and home decor, I will introduce your blog, and you`ll have a opportunity to tell us a little bit more about your blog.
If you want to introduce your blog to my readers, please contact me on vesna.gavrilovic7@gmail.com.

Svi znamo koliko inspirativnih blogova ima u našem blogosvetu, pa sam odlučila da pokrenem ovu stranicu i približim vam neke blogove. Pravila su vrlo jednostavna, potrebno je samo da mi se pridružite i pratite moj blog. Svakog vikenda, ako mi se javite i pošaljete mi post koji je povezan sa temom mog bloga i uređenjem enterijera, ja ću predstaviti jedan blog, a vi ćete imati priliku da kažete nešto više o svom blogu. 
Ako želite da se predstavite mojim čitaocima, kontaktirajte me na vesna.gavrilovic7@gmail.com.

19. 04. 2014.

Today I have the pleasure to introduce Dragana Pranjić, blogger at Draganasgarden. Dragana has recently published a lovely book "A book for every woman" that contains a lot of good ideas that you can use and make your home a perfect blend of Scandinavian white and soft shabby pastels, like she did. Also, Dragana has for you advice on how to manage your garden with love and turn it into a place of peace and enjoy, many recipes and much more.

We will have the opportunity to see just a small part of this lovely book, with a lot of beautiful images and ideas, and I sincerely recommend that you get your copy and enjoy!!

Danas imam zadovoljstvo da vam predstavim Draganu Pranjić, autorku bloga Draganasgarden. Dragana je nedavno objavila i knjigu "Knjiga za svaku ženu" u kojoj ćete pronaći mnogo sjajnih ideja koje možete iskoristiti i uz pomoć kojih ćete pretvoriti svoj dom u savršeni spoj skandinavski bele i nežnih pastelnih tonova, kao što je i ona učinila. U njenoj knjizi ćete takođe naći i ideje kako da sa puno ljubavi uredite svoju baštu i pretvorite je u oazu mira i uživanja, dobre recepte i još puno toga. Od srca preporučujem da posetite njen blog i nabavite ovu sjajnu knjigu.

Imaćemo priliku da vidimo samo jedan delić iz knjige bogate divnim fotografijama i prilozima, a vama od srca preporučujem da nabavite knjigu i uživate!

"Dear Vesna, it`s very nice of you as you want to give me support about my book.The book is my baby and I'm very pleased. It is written in a very private way and related with my blog and childhood. As a very little girl I started to decorate and never stopped. It fills me up and makes you happy. There are many sad and ugly things in life, but I want to show that there is another side, nice and not so complicated, that every woman can afford a flower from the garden and hand-painted eggs for Easter. I love people and events and I'm not materialistic person.I love the sun, flowers and dear ones around me. And I appreciate friendship." 

"Draga Vesna, divna si sto zelis da mi pruzis podrsku u vezi knjige . Knjiga je moja baby i jako mi je draga. Napisana je jako privatno i olicenje je mog bloga i djetinjstava. Kao mala pocela sam da uredjujem oko sebe i nisam prestala do dan danas. To me ispunjava i čini sretnom. Puno je tuge i ružnoga kroz zivot pa ja zelim pokazati da ima i druga strana, fina i ne tako komplikovna i da svaka zena može da si priušti cvijet iz vrta i jaje rucno naslikano za Uskrs. Volim ljude i dogadjaje, nisam materijalista. Volim sunce i cvijece i drage osobe oko mene. Cijenim prijateljstvo."

Recenzija za knjigu:

Draganasgarden, knjiga za svaku ženu

"Da sam birala naslov za ovu knjigu vjerovatno bi to bio - ”Kuglof sa mašnom u kosi”. Između korica i iza već toliko puta viđenog ”knjiga za svaku ženu”, krije se nešto sasvim novo, sasvim posebno, baš kao kuglof sa mašnom u kosi. Kolači i mirisi djetinjstva, ukrasi koji  prostor u kojem živimo čini domom, bijeli svijećnjaci  i sjaj  stakla, bijelo cvijeće, roza porculan, kugla napunjena mahovinom...Dragana Pranjić s ogromnom ljubavlju  dijeli sa nama vještinu aranžiranja stola, ukrašavanja zidova, čuvanja sjećanja u nekom oblutku s plaže, staroj fotografiji, pronađenoj grani ”začaranog lješnjaka”...Praporci na njenim zavjesama kikoću se i najavljuju dolazak Djeda Mraza, a starinski kolači gnijezde se u starim sitima, na heklanim miljeima. Drage čestitke, sličice, pisamca i poruke ne tuguju u tami ladica nego domahuju okačeni čipkanim vrpcama na raskošnu granu, pronađenu na nekoj livadi i smještenu u najsvjelijem uglu sobe.

Autorka je uspjela da ova knjiga postane nešto kao najbolja prijateljica, nešto sa čime se možemo družiti, dopunjavati, povjeravati najljepše tajne, mijenjati... Unijela je u nju samu sebe, svoj nevjerovatno vedar duh, životnu snagu, optimizam. Njena posebnost izrazila se i u odabiru stila kojim živi i kojim odišu njen vrt, dom, njena popodneva, kafa s prijateljicama. Dragana poručuje -  nismo savršeni, nikada ništa nije završeno  i zato mijenjajmo sebe i svijet oko nas. A promjene pravi u specifičnom i doskora nepoznatom nam stilu i filozofiji  života : shabbi (šabi) šiku, to jest stilu.  Ovaj stil potiče iz kasnih osamdesetih godina prošlog vijeka kada je  Engleskinja,  Rejčel Ašvel, kupila na rasprodaji starinski namještaj i  slučajno ga loše ofarbala u bilelo, tako da se ispod boje vidjelo drvo. Otada je ”finoća otrcanosti” postala omiljena u svijetu, dostupna svima, uvijek nova i uzbudljiva. Šabi je ono što je prolazno, ali čija  istrošenost  govori o životu tog predmeta, kao što bore na našem licu pričaju našu životnu priču. Šabi je, uči nas Dragana, patina stare kože,  kamena, starinskih printova, čipke, srebrnog odraza u ogledalu.

Spoj smirene prijatnosti, elegancije, tradicije i  jednostavnosti, autorka iz svoga doma i vrte prenosi na stranice ove knjige, zove nas da se pridružimo, dobijemo vlastitu ideju, da detaljima i predmetima koje sami napravimo mijenjamo svoj prostor i radujemo se novom iskustvu. Listajući i uživajući u svakoj stranici knjige shvatimo koliko je sklada i  ljepote u svakom detalju. U neobičnim  svijećnjacima, bjelini heklanih stolnjaka, čajnika u kojima cvjetaju bljedo ružičasti cvjetovi, drvenoj polici za knjige ili nizu teglica sa začinima. Ideja ovog stila koju je Dragana Pranjić nepogrešivo osjetila i usvojila jeste da se postigne prijatnost kakvu smo doživjeli samo kada smo kao klinci došli u bakinu kuhinju i tamo, opijeni mirisom  jabuka i cimeta, čekali da dobijemo kolač ”po jedan”.

Dom i vrt uređeni u šabi stilu, poručuju ove stranice, sadrže elegantne, svijetle tonove, prozračnost i promjenljivost, a to nas tjera da se fokusiramo i doživimo ljepotu u punoj snazi. Upaljene svijeće, cvijeće u vaznama vezanim svilenom ili čipkanom trakom,  a pored toga porđali mali predmeti.  I beton... Autorka na jednom mjestu kaže: ”I beton ima dušu”  Priznajem da nikad nisam na taj način razmišljala o betonu.  Sad  priznajem: Da!  I beton ima dušu. A niko mu, valjda, ne daje toliko duše koliko naša autorka. Sa ljubavlju govori o načinu na koji to radi. Sitni predmeti od betona, srca, zdjele, velike zdjele za vrt, ogromni, raskošni list rabarbare koji je zauvijek ostavio trag u betonu...

I tako , od šarenih srca sašivenih od čipke ili crvenog platna, rubinskog nara u svjetlu svijeće, mekane mahovine, svilenih bombona, do bakinih kolača, polica za začine i betona s dušom, Dragana nas vodi kroz 125 stranica svoje knjige. Teksta je malo, tek toliko da nas uputi, pokrene. Riječi tople, sve je rečeno kratko, jasno, ničeg suvišnog i zamarajućeg  nema na ovim stranicama. Ali, ako je istina da jedna slika govori hiljadu riječi onda je ovo ”najrječitija ” među knjigama ove vrste. Već prve stranice vode nas u bajkoviti svijet prekrasnih slika, pastelnih boja, boja zemlje, voća i života. Knjiga je podijeljena na poglavlja, tako da svako odgovara jednom godišnjem dobu. A boje, mirisi, ukrasi, materijali, savršeno odgovaraju svakom od njih posebno. I mnogo , mnogo bijelog. Za zimu, ljeto, jesen, proljeće, bijelo i čisto, sveže kao djetinjstvo.

Važno je samo s ljubavlju uklopiti sve ono što volite, u čemu pronađete neku poruku, oslušnete šapat: cvijeće, boje, vertikalne i vodoravne detalje, vesele materijale, šarm starih ručnih radova, mirise djetinjstva. Važno je uživati u ljepoti, a Dragana Pranjić to s radošću čini i dijeli  tu radost nesebično s drugima.

Zato, od srca preporučujem ovu knjigu. Ako i ne napravite bar neko malo srce od  šarenog cica,a vjerujem da hoćete, uživaćete sigurno u ljepoti i toplini kojom zrači svaka stranica knjige Draganasgarden, knjiga za svaku ženu."

Snežana Šestić

05. 04. 2014.

Today I have the pleasure to introduce Sue Jason, blogger at My Bathrooms Blog. I think you'll find some great ideas in this post.

Danas imam zadovoljstvo da vam predstavim Sue Jason, blogera sa bloga My Bathrooms Blog. Mislim da ćete pronaći nekoliko sjajnih ideja u njenom postu.

"Hi my name is Sue Jason and I am a blogger at My-bathrooms blog. Today Vesna has given me a chance to share some of my decorative ideas on her wonderful blog. In this post I will explain how you can make your bathrooms more appealing by just adding a dash of paint! So grab your paint brush, pair of gloves and a bucket of paint! You may follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google Plus".

Painless Ways to Use Paint in Your Bathroom

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Few people use wallpaper in bathrooms, even though there are some wallpapers that arewaterproof and suitable for use in humid and steamy rooms. Painting the bathroom can be a trial, with drips landing in awkward places and drying before they can be removed. The difficulty is enhanced by the quality of paint that should be used, as it is designed to stick tight to surfaces!

Best Quality

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Despite this ‘con’, do not be tempted to use cheaper paints in the bathroom as they will run and pick up dirt and staining – not to mention mould and mildew. Always buy paint that is appropriate for use in the bathroom as this will be washable, stain and damp resistant and will save you hours of scrubbing and cleaning in the long run. Apply at least two coats and be prepared to put on a third if necessary. After all, you want your walls to look good for a long time, not just a few months. If you are not keen on plain paint effects you can try your hand at stippling or marbling your walls.

Stippling

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Stippling is achieved by applying a base coat (or two) and allowing it to dry completely. Next, take a dry sponge or paintbrush and just barely dip it into the secondary paint. Very lightly, dab the almost dry sponge or brush onto the walls, leaving behind small ‘splodges’ of color behind. Once the sponge or brush is no longer leaving any marks behind, you can reload it with paint and repeat until the entire surface is covered. A similar, but more striped effect can be achieved by roughly rolling a length of old fabric or newspaper and rolling it onto bare walls. Be prepared to practice these techniques on a small section of wall until you are comfortable with the process.

Marbling

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Paint broad, rough diagonal lines on the wall in two different colors and allow this to dry. Mix or buy a transparent colored glaze and go over the rough stripes, adding smaller stripes and dots. (Look at pictures of marble before beginning this stage for inspiration!) Work the lines in the same direction as the base coat. Top off with a light coat that is mainly glazing agent to finish off the look.

Stripes

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Adding stripes to your bathroom has never been easier! Simply section off the area to be painted with masking tape or painters tape to create crisp sharp lines and apply your chosen colors!