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Sweden

  • Photograph of Åke Jelving's 'Christmas in Sweden' record album sitting on a traditional New Mexico fireplace surrounded by Swedish Christmas decorations

    Repost: Christmas in Sweden.

    (Perhaps this reposting will kick-start a resumption of blogging in 2024? We’ll see!) In the United States, it’s not uncommon to hear Christmas music wafting from shop speakers as early as the…

  • Swedish Christmas decorations in Santa Fe, NM - doorsixteen.com

    Download: Swedish Christmas music!

    I decorated the fireplace mantel for Christmas last week, and I really love the combination of classic New Mexican architecture, modern design objects, and traditional Swedish decorations. It looks so festive and…

  • Blush String shelves - doorsixteen.com

    Blush String shelves.

    I wasn’t planning on posting anything this weekend, but I was just looking at Finnish Design Shop (for something completely unrelated), and what’s this…? String shelves now come in BLUSH?!? Ohhhh my.…

  • H&M Home - doorsixteen.com

    New things at H&M Home.

    H&M’s home collection debuted in the US almost four years ago, which was the last time I did a product roundup! I’ve bought a number of things (cushions, sheets, towels, candlesticks, storage…

  • Stockholm apartment - doorsixteen.com

    Yeah, I could live there.

    Yeah, I could live there is an occasional D16 feature wherein I post pictures of homes I want to break into, kick out the inhabitants and move in. This time, kicking out…

  • Karin Cyrén at Fine Little Day - doorsixteen.com

    Karin Cyrén at Fine Little Day.

    I love every single piece artist Karin Cyrén has created for a new limited-edition series of posters at Fine Little Day! Such a great use of color, and her bug illustrations make…

  • Christmas in Sweden - doorsixteen.com

    Repost: Christmas in Sweden.

    This is a reposting of a guest blog post I did for Dos Family five years ago. I regularly receive emails asking for the link to download the Swedish Christmas record, so…

  • I love Fine Little Day.

    The nicest side benefit of working on my blog redesign was spending time in my archives. Even though my photographs from the early days of Door Sixteen sometimes make me cringe (not…

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