Simon och Tomas blogg

Friday and time again for another round of Questions and Answers.

Hellena
You were wondering how our home looks. Our home has actually been featured in both Residence and Elle. It has also been seen in Svenska Dagbladet, which you can find online here:
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/bostad/hemmahos/simon-tomas-eleganterna_2150609.svd

If you buy next week’s edition of the magazine “S” you can also see it there. Which makes me realize it has been seen quite a lot, which probably means we should redecorate. The bedroom is not finished and I have huge plans for a massive collection of Chinese calligraphy brushes but there never seems time to go to Shanghai. There should never be an end to designing your home, it should be a lifes work.

Lena
It does sound like a fun project. Please keep an eye out on TV3’s homepage to see if, and when, we will be looking for new objects. There you will find all the details on how to apply for the show.

Amira
We are filming the current season right now, and all the homes have been chosen. But as I said to Lena, keep an eye out on the TV3 site for details on how to apply to the show.

Johan
It was fun to visit. Thank you for having us. I will have a look at the pictures. It was great to see so much colour on such a cold snowy day. I really felt for a hot martini, guess we will have to wait until next winter.

Johanna
The way to create light in a dark room is to use good lighting, such as table lamps and floor lamps. I know it might seem obvious but I am amazed how many people think a 20w light bulb will give you all the light you need if the walls are white.  And contrary to popular belief, you can use colour even if the room is dark. The simple thing to try is add way more light than you think you need but put everything on dimmers, then you have 100% control.

Sandra
The “gummigolv” was most likely purchased at Linoleumkompaniet.

Nidall
The olive oil shop is called A L’Olivier and is located on Grev Turegatan 18 in Stockholm. Come by, it has some really wonderful oils, provencale, lemon and ginger, dried tomatoes, mint…..the list is endless.

Lars
The wallpaper was designed and manufactured specifically for the program. Now days there are many place that produce wallpaper from photos, artwork, etc. all in accordance to your wishes.

Pinglan
I think your children should share a room and you take the other one. Otherwise you may consider buying a bäddsoffa - that way it’s a couch by day and a bed at night. Or do as my mother did, send me off to international school.

Gerd
So true, so true - the 60+ people of this world are remarkably smart, including my father.

Sara
Our contact information can be found at www.londonw8.se

And to all of you who commented on my baby picture:
I was rather fat but very söt. Thank You.

It has been a jolly weekend and last night at a great party at the Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden. Interesting people, great food and decided to stay there the night so as not to have a taxi.

I have never really thought of staying in a hotel in the city I live in but I think I will do it more often. There really something very civilised about the whole idea, room service, you do not have to clean up after your self and all you need to do is pack your tooth brush.

I am tempted to go and stay at the Grand next weekend, how nice to spend all morning in the spa.

I was looking for something on the internet yesterday and came across this piece of furniture……..all too bizarre.

Off to Ljusterö filming tomorrow, 3 filmed, 7 to go.

S

yesterday was spent in Norrköping doing a photo shoot with Aneby Hus who we will start working with helping their clients with the interior design.

Needless to say it was the worst day of the year for travel as you can hardly see the E4, snow everywhere and those on the road speeding. Finally got there after 3 hours and I have never seen so much snow, the city was empty of people and cars, there was nowhere to park because of snow clearing and the whole feel of the place was that we had landed in the arctic.

Tomas was described a being photogenic yesterday and he did not stop telling me the whole way home that he agreed. What a pucko.

have just come back from Gärdet with the boys but had to turn around as the snow was so deep, all I saw was a small tail sticking up and nothing else.

My father sent me a picture this week that was very flattering, aged 2 when we lived in Malta.

Who says I am not photogenic.

Enjoy the snow.

S

SA,

I thought Mac was supposed to be for creative people who had no idea how to use them but they coordinated with the desk lamp and allowed you to look cool.

I was obviously wrong……….you need to read the instruction manuel as well.

S

Huge problems with the avlops at home.

Turn on the dishwasher and the washing machine bubbles, turn on just the washing machine and it floods the tvättrum. Make the mistake of turning on both at the same time and it is like Noah’s flood.

However, with Simon’s patented plunger (coke bottle cut in half, soap and plunger) all now seems to be fixed. This is the sort of stuff you do not see on TV, all you get in me fluffing cushions. Life seems so unfair sometimes.

Off filming again now, I wonder what humiliation awaits me there at the hands of T.