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Decorate with Mapiful

August 18, 2016

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Funny fact about me: I used to be into interior decor for many years and I was so serious about it that I wanted to study it. That was up until the moment I have realised that a lot of “counting & calculating”, meaning mathematics was involved in those studies, so I gave up on the idea of studying interior decor. Even though I never ended up being a professional at this, I did always kept my fire and interest burning for decorating and re-organising spaces, namely my own home(s).

My style and preferences in decorating have changed throughout the years and wanting it or not, after living here, in the Northern Europe, Scandinavian minimalism has become something I’ve been leaning towards for a while. It’s been my “go-to” style when decorating my apartment, so it was natural that my home office will be such too – clean, simple, minimal and stylish ( hopefully I’ve succeeded in that. 😀 ).

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While keeping it all Scandi minimalistic, I still wanted to put up something on my bare, white wall, something that will stay in this minimalistic style but at the same time it will be something personal and of importance to me. That’s when I came across Mapiful posters. I must say that it was love at first sight! I got impressed by such original idea of combining design, technology and maps.

Mapiful is a poster company ran by 4 friends, based in Sweden who made it so easy for you to personalise your own “world” map. Basically, you can costumise a map of certain city that means something to you, be it your hometown, city you’d like to live in, city you got proposed in, etc.

After you choose your city, you get a map of it in black & white and possibility to write down whatever you want in the bottom of the poster. I didn’t feel like experimenting too much in that section, so I’ve decided to go with the name of the city, country and geo tags for it.

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Moscow will always have a special place in my heart… I will for forever be a “Russian soul” and even though I haven’t been visiting my birth country/ city nearly as often as I’d like to, the Russian in me always feels so happy when I sit down in my home office and look at my poster. It brings me back to my childhood and lots of memories of times spent with my grandparents and relatives come to mind… Summers at Dacha and Winters spent playing in the snow as high as I was tall back then. 😀

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My other home, which I’ll be “tied to” is Sibenik and that poster is still waiting to be framed and put up on the wall, I’m just not sure yet which one, so until I figure it out, I’ll create another one for my friend who has a birthday coming soon and I’d like to surprise her with something as cool and personalised as Mapiful posters.

You can customise and order yours here !

*This post has been made in collaboration with Mapiful, all of the opinions are my own!

*Thank you to Mr. Zlatko for making this collaboration happen.

FINNISH:

Hassu fakta minusta: Olin ennen monena vuonna todella kiinnostunut sisustussuunnittelusta. Olin jopa niin kiinnostunut, ettĂ€ halusin alkaa opiskelemaan sitĂ€. Tai oikeastaan siihen astin kunnes minulle valkeni ettĂ€, niihin opintoihin sisĂ€ltyy todella paljon “laskemista ja laskelmointia eli matematiikkaa. Joten pÀÀtin luopua tĂ€stĂ€ suunnitelmasta. Vaikka minusta ei koskaan tullut alan ammattilaista. Niin se palo on sĂ€ilynyt kuitenkin aina sisustussuunnittelua ja tilojen uudelleen jĂ€rjestelyĂ€ kohtaan. Ja nimenomaan omista kodeista puhuttaessa.

Minun suunnittelu tyyli ja mieltymykset ovat muuttuneet vuosien saatossa. Ja halusin sitĂ€ tai ei niin sen jĂ€lkeen kun muutin tĂ€nne Pohjois Eurooppaan. Aloin tykĂ€stymÀÀn Skandinaaviseen minimalismiin. SiitĂ€ on tullut minun vakio tyyli omaa asuntoani sisustettaessa. Joten oli luonnollista ettĂ€ minun kotitoimiston yleisilmeestĂ€kin tuli vastaavanlainen. SelkeĂ€, yksinkertainen, minimalistinen ja tyylikĂ€s. Toivottavasti olen onnistunut tĂ€ssĂ€ tehtĂ€vĂ€ssĂ€. 🙂

Vaikka halusin sÀilyttÀÀ yleisilmeen Skandi minimalistisena. Niin halusin kuitenkin lisÀtÀ jotakin minun tyhjÀlle valkoiselle seinÀlle. Jotakin mikÀ sÀilyttÀÀ tÀmÀn minimalistisen ilmeen, mutta jossa on jotakin minulle henkilökohtaista ja tÀrkeÀtÀ. Ja tÀhÀn tarkoitukseen satuin löytÀmÀÀn Mapiful julisteet. Minun on pakko myöntÀÀ ettÀ se oli rakkautta ensi silmÀyksellÀ! MinÀ vaikutuin tÀstÀ omaleimaisesta ideasta yhdistÀÀ muotoilu, teknologia ja kartat.

Mapiful on juliste yritys, jota pyörittĂ€vĂ€t neljĂ€ kaveria. Ja se sijaitsee Ruotsissa. Ja he tekevĂ€t sinun oman “maailman” kartan itse suunnittelun todella helpoksi. Eli voit muuttaa minkĂ€ tahansa kaupungin kartan omien toiveiden mukaiseksi. Oli se sitten oma syntymĂ€ kaupunkisi, koti kaupunkisi tai vaikka kaupunki jossa sinua on kosittu etc.

Sen jÀlkeen kun olet valinnut palvelussa kaupungin. Saat siitÀ musta valkoisen kartan. Ja se antaa sinulle mahdollisuuden kirjoittaa ihan mitÀ tahansa julisteen ala osaan. Minua ei huvittanut kokeilla mitÀÀn ihmeellistÀ. Joten pÀÀtin vain lisÀtÀ kaupungin nimen, maan nimen ja geotaggauksen.

Moskovalla tulee aina olemaan tĂ€rkeĂ€ paikka minun sydĂ€messĂ€…tulen aina olemaan “VenĂ€lĂ€inen sielu”. Ja vaikka en ole pÀÀssyt kĂ€ymÀÀn minun syntymĂ€ maassa / kaupungissa lĂ€heskÀÀn niin usein kun haluaisin. Niin se VenĂ€lĂ€inen minun sisĂ€llĂ€ni tulee aina todella iloiseksi, kun istun minun koti toimistossa ja katson minun seinĂ€llĂ€ olevaa julistetta. Se vie minut takaisin minun lapsuuteen ja moniin lapsuusmuistoihin, ajoista joita vietin minun isovanhempieni ja sukulaisteni kanssa… KesĂ€t isovanhempieni Datcalla (kesĂ€mökki) ja talvet lumikinoksien ympĂ€röimĂ€nĂ€. Lumikinosten, jotka olivat yhtĂ€ korkeita kun minĂ€ itsekin siihen aikaan. 🙂

Minun toinen kotini ja johon tulen aina olemaan sidoksissa on Sibenik. Sen juliste odottaa edelleenkin kehyksiÀÀn, ennen kuin voin nostaa sen seinÀlle. En ole vielÀ varma siitÀ, ettÀ minkÀlaiset kehykset siihen tulee. Mutta ennen kuin olen saanut sen pÀÀtettyÀ. Olen tilannut yhden julisteen minun ystÀvÀlleni, jolla on kohta synttÀrit. Haluan yllÀttÀÀ hÀnet jollakin mahtavalla ja persoonallisella kuten Mapiful julisteella.

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20 Comments

  • Reply Nada August 18, 2016 at 8:22 AM

    This is wonderful place! 🙂
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    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:19 PM

      Thank you Nada!

  • Reply Sophia Molen August 18, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    So stylish! And I looove the pillows!

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    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:19 PM

      Thank you dear Sophia, glad that you liked the home office. 🙂

  • Reply Viktoriya August 18, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    Looks so chic and amazing!

    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:19 PM

      Thank you so much!

  • Reply Matea August 18, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    BaĆĄ fora izgleda i jako ti se lijepo uklopio u radni kutak! Btw, savrĆĄen ti je stol <3

    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:19 PM

      E pa bas ti hvala! 🙂 Stol je bio ljubav na prvi pogled, dosta je velik i stvarno imam puno mjesta za masu stvari koje uvijek moram imati oko sebe u svom kreativnom neredu. 😀

  • Reply Lola August 18, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    wow!

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    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:18 PM

      Thanks!

  • Reply Araceli August 18, 2016 at 5:22 PM

    It looks great! Love the gold accents 🙂

    • Reply natali karppinen August 18, 2016 at 8:18 PM

      Thank you! 🙂

  • Reply Jo August 18, 2016 at 6:26 PM

    Oh, wow! Natali. As a serious walker/hiker/cyclist/ and someone who loves maps. This is for me. There was a time when I was into interior decor
    (DIY). These days I am waiting for my home to come back into fashion.
    Love, Jo

  • Reply Shannon Jenkins August 19, 2016 at 1:20 AM

    Your decor looks gorgeous! Love the map piece and love that it has a special significance to you!

    <3 Shannon
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    • Reply natali karppinen August 19, 2016 at 2:50 PM

      Thank you my dear!! Many kisses!

  • Reply Violette August 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    Beautiful home decor!

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    • Reply natali karppinen August 19, 2016 at 2:49 PM

      Thank you Violette!

  • Reply Vale August 19, 2016 at 10:47 AM

    Wow, what an amazing home decor…it’s really a style I adore ! But I had no doubt since you have an amazing taste in everything, princess. Kisses

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  • Reply Diana August 29, 2016 at 8:16 PM

    I love your home decor! Lovely post!
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  • Reply sophie September 22, 2016 at 4:10 AM

    Minimal decoration but really gives me fresh feeling <3
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