Category Archives: Sleeping Room

Let there be light!

21. May 2010

Four months ago I wrote a post on my new nightstand and what was still missing on it. Concerning the reading lamp: Check.

I had been looking for an old lamp on eBay or at the flea market, but didn’t find one until I discovered this one on eBay (I unfortunately (but as always) only have a quite poor before picture).

This was my first try making a new lamp shade and this was much more difficult than I thought it would be. I had bought extra foil for lamp shades and I managed cutting it and getting it on the fabric, but when it came to fixing it to the wires of the lamp shade, I was pretty clueless. I’m not even sure if there isn’t a solution that’s much easier than what I made up now. Or at least one, that isn’t as painful as mine. I sewed the foil to the wires by hand with a needle and a rather thick cotton thread. And getting the needle through the quite thick foil is not that easy which is why my fingertips are totally ruined (it actually hurts to type!). Im pretty sure, Beauty knows no pain. was actually meant in another way but it suits this situation as well. ;)

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Cushion Addict

14. May 2010

Some collect stamps, others shoes. I collect cushions. Lots of cushions. And when I’m really honest to myself, I’m not collecting them, I’m addicted to cushions. I had a day off today and wanted to go window shopping and maybe just buying some small things, but I ended up buying five new cushion covers.

Bei 5 Euro pro Hülle konnte ich aber auch wirklich nicht Nein sagen.

But seriously, they cost 5 EUR each. How could I NOT buy them? (I’m actually thinking I should have bought more than five – crazy me!)

And I bought some flowers for our living room. And started to cut into the Nicey Jane fabrics in order to start a new patchwork. I don’t know if it’s only going to be for cushion covers (of course) or if I’ll make a whole new quilt, but it’s always good to make a start.

Furthermore we decided to have our kitchen have a make over. This is going to be such a lot of work, but since I spent more than half a year now thinking of but not really having the heart to renovate the kitchen, we now just made the decision. It will be a complete make over with new floors and new colour on the walls and new kitchen shelves and a new table and I’m so looking forward to it when it’s finished. I’ve got quite a concrete plan and vision. Nevertheless I’m really scared because it is just SO much work. Maybe I’ll post a plan and some pictures of what’s in my mind.

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Renovating the bedroom

6. March 2010

Our bedroom measures approximately 5 metres x 3 metres of these 5 metres the first 3 are nearly done.

Nearly one year ago I posted pictures of our bedroom that show how the room changed. I’m actually quite proud that I didn’t really buy a lot of new furniture, only the shelves above my desk and the chair (okay and the computer if you count that as interior) are new. The display cabinet stood in the living room before but as I’m storing mainly fabric in it it just switched places with the dresser that was in the bedroom before.

I’m already thinking on which room to renovate next. I think the entry would be the easiest, though the kitchen is the room I’d like to do next most. We’ll see, I’ll keep you posted on that. :)

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What’s still missing

30. January 2010

A pretty alarm clock, a reading lamp, colourful cushions.

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Bleibt alles anders

23. January 2010

Bleibt alles anders is a song title from German singer Herbert Grönemeyer and means “Everything stays different”. I had a time in my life where I used to listen to his songs very, very often and allthough I still really like his music, I rarely do anymore. The past few weeks I thought a lot about my life, how it has been and how I want it to bee in the future, and didn’t really have the time and leisure to write any posts. But I’ll try to blog more often.

A lesson, that I learnt in the past weeks and months is that our home is my anchor. And luckily I didn’t stop making plans what and how to change, to keep our home the place it is. I’ve been buying paintings and drawings and prints on Etsy, I now started framing and hanging them up.

Choisis la Joie by evajuliet. Apple Blossoms and Wilfred Was Lacking in Social Graces by Wren & Chickadee. Cactus garden and A flower for you by joojoo. Amour D’Abre and Cherry Blossoms (not available anymore) by Jennybeans.

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