Unfortunately I have managed to neglect this blog…I am sorry but with less than three weeks to go before the next family member is due I feel like I am a little bit under time pressure  A lot of things needs to be done before the baby arrives…or does it??? Maybe it is just me but I like to be a bit more organised, since this is not my first I do know what to expect…chaos, and with a toddler I think we can expect even more chaos than last time.

Well home front, organise and get rid of things we do not need (which is a lot). Make sure the baby gets a nice little corner in our bedroom, make sure Stina is all set to be a big sister. Since we did not know what gender we had last time we got a lot of neutral clothing and things for the baby and this time, well we don’t know this time either so I think we are basically all set. However we do need a new Färg & Form Cloud blanket, since the last one we had went missing, which was such a shame because it was the favourite one. I can not make up my mind which colour, I think it will be the green one this time. Last time we had the orange which unfortunately has been discontinued. But I like the green one just as much.

Spektakulär, not a lot will change, except you wont see me in the shop any longer.  Well I might be around! Stina was with me all the time in the shop when she was a baby, so who knows. But today is my last proper day in the shop and I am quite looking forward to put my feet high and just try to relax before this one will pop out.

Lisa who used to be in on Thursdays is now on her maternity leave and we are waiting to hear the news.  It is with great sadness but also happiness we see her leave us for a few months! I am sure you will see her back around Christmas.

Åsa and Emma will thankfully stay with us as normal, so a couple of familiar faces will be around:) Åsa will now be in on Mondays and Emma on her usual Saturday and odd Sundays as before.

We would also like to welcome Joanne and Zuzanna who will join us two days a week each. Both with lots of customer experience and a burning passion for Scandinavian design. So I must say I feel like the shop is in good hands.

This year we are aiming to get our webshop up and running, it is our main priority. But please do not forget we do mail order now and if you see anything here or on our facebook page just ring the shop on 0131 629 0941 or email us at hello@spektakular.co.uk for more information. We will also set up a paypal account which should be super easy to use.  Otherwise we hope to be able to try a few new brands and new designs. Perhaps even introduce jewellery to go with our lovely jewellery trees. I think space is our concern but I am sure we will work it out.

Thank you all for the lovely well wishes I have gotten during this pregnancy and I will pop up a few images as soon as the little one has arrived and we have settled a little. But before then I hope you all have a lovely relaxing Easter and holidays.

Charlotte x

Oh I hope you all have had a lovely Christmas! I am stuffed, way too much unhealthy food and yes i should have eaten more of the fruits and less of the cakes:) Oh well! We have now been closed for a few days but are opening again today Friday 28th with our usual opening hours. So do pop in and see if you can find a lovely gift to bring to the hostess at the New Years Party.

Friday 28th  10.00 – 17.00

Saturday 29th  10.00 – 17.30

Sunday 30th  12.00 – 16.00

Monday 31st  10.00 – 17.00 

Tuesday 1st  CLOSED

Wednesday 2nd  CLOSED

Thursday 3rd  10.00 – 17.00

We wish you all a Happy New Year and I bet 2013 will be a great year!

Charlotte, Richard, Stina, Emma, Lisa & Åsa xxx

It has been a bit quiet from our side on the blog, but we have been rather busy.

So a massive thank you to all our lovely customers who makes us smile with lovely comments and support.

These are our opening hours for the next week

Saturday 22nd     09.00 – 18.00

Sunday 23rd         11.00 – 17.00

Christmas Eve      09.00 – 15.00 (ish)

Christmas Day      CLOSED

Boxing Day            CLOSED

Thursday 27th      CLOSED

Friday 28th           10.00 – 17.00

Emma and I will be in this weekend and we are really looking forward to see you in the shop. Delivery after delivery this week and the shop has plenty of lovely gift ideas and treats. We are happy to help, don’t panic there is still time!

Charlotte x

As you might know we are working very hard on our webshop, however yet again it has been put on hold or well not really on hold, the work is just a bit slower. Christmas is getting closer and we can already feel a bit of pressure of some early Christmas shopping in the shop so we will focus more on the shop until Christmas and then go back on focusing on the webshop.

However we do offer a mail order service, quite regularly we do have customers contacting us via email or phoning the shop asking if we can ship products and yes we sure can.

We will do a transaction over the phone and ship it hopefully the same day. We normally charge a Postage fee at £3, however it can change due to weight of item.

So if you see anything on our blog our on our facebook page or just hope we might have the product in stock just give us a ring and we will be happy to ship it to you.

We will do our best to make sure we put up more images from the shop on the web and on our facebook page.

Charlotte x

2 years, can hardly believe it! It sure is a wonderful feeling and Richard and I are so pleased.

A massive THANK YOU to all our amazing customers who have helped us grow! And thank you for your kind words, it sure means a lot to us to hear how much you appreciate the shop. Yes I guess we are a bit different with our Swedish (Scandinavian) style. Stylish and contemporary designs is what we love and yes COLOURS! The shop can be very colourful and changing after each season.

So of course we will celebrate this week staring Tuesday 18th September. We have some cracking offers in the shop such as 25% off selected Linum cushion covers and 10% on all the fabulous Pappelina rugs (including 10% on any orders placed this week) so do pop in and see us and hopefully you can find some nice gifts or treats.

And of course check out our Facebook page, if you are not a friend it is time to become one, because it is nearly competition time and there will be nice prizes up for grabs all the way to December.

Well this also means Stina our daughter will be two years in three and a half weeks. It sure was a few heavy weeks between opening up the shop and giving birth to our little rascal. Would not recommend it but would not change it…

Have a lovely week and we hope to see you in the shop.

Charlotte, Richard and the girls (Emma, Asa and Lisa)

I have started a few blogs but just not managed to finish one single one!!! Terrible, feel like time is not on my side at the moment, oh well. Back in Edinburgh and back at the shop which is absolutly great, have really missed it. I was back two days the first week after we came back from Sweden and then bam, Stina got fever and then covered in some strange rash, as children do. So I am sad to say that the first two weeks of being back have not been very productive. That might not really be true, I have visited my Sagaform agent and seen all the new Autumn designs (should arrive within a few weeks). Also seen the new Christmas collections, some lovely designs will arrive from November onwards. I have been in contact with a few new brands we would like to introduce during the Autumn. A Teddykompaniet delivery has arrived, gorgeous slippers with matching bibs and also some super cute pull along (ladybird, snail and hedgehog). Stina got a ladybird as a gift when I started  to let her walk more on the street and it has been absolutely fantastic (thanks Rhona). A lovely new cushion order is on it way (and a second one already ordered prepared for Christmas).

Tuesday the 18th September we have been here for two years, can hardly believe it. Two years ago it sure was a different feeling, we had stock in our livingroom, shelves were not up yet, I was heavily pregnant and both Richard and I were super nervous. But these two years have been absolutely amazing. We have got to know so many new lovely people and it is just such a nice feeling to see the shop grow and becoming a shop people always visit when they are in the area.  It does not look like it did two years ago either, we have managed to find lots of new brands and we just love the look of a bright and colourful shop. So a massive THANK YOU to all our amazing and lovely customers for helping us grow.

Good news, I did take more photos than I normally do in Sweden. So hopefully by the end of this coming week I should have a couple of posts with photos from Sweden. Richard, Stina and I did a shopping day in Gothenburg and I did take photos from my favourite shops:)

Pop in to the shop and say hi, also keep an eye out for news and also some amazing Birthday offers.

Charlotte x