Yes yes I have retro on the brain.. here are a couple of things that are not budging from my head since I’ve seen them.. There is this.. (if only I had a little more wall space in my hall or kitchen!)  I found as browsing through lene’s blog which was created by a rather [...]

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by emma
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Hello
So I have been itching to show/tell you about my new toy! That is the Big Scalloped Edged Circle Puncher Machine. A long title for an instrument that I obviously don’t know the true name for. Anyway I purchased it at the big scrapbook ‘crop’ event that I went to with the very fun Alaina.. [...]

Posted on November 16th, 2009 by emma
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Its warm and lively not to mention it has a chalkboard wall, the kitchen is
almost finished!
We have been looking for a table that works in our little kitchen then last week I was on my way to work when I cycled past thus shop with a little table for sale outside it. I’m a little [...]

Posted on November 7th, 2009 by emma
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Yep her name is Helen and she is super talented.. but more than that, its her care and kindness in how she uses her precious talent.  Now she even has little tags for her beautiful knits, so sweet- you can check out her handmade items in the shop here (you can even make a request [...]

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by emma
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Time for some color. We’re a bit careful about adding color in our small apartment but we need to have SOME colour, so we got a bit brave and painted a wall with chalkboard paint. (extra benefit of having a cool memo board) The color was a bit of a surprise, found the paint on [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by emma
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Yep, It is well equipped small apartments! Yes Small is cool. We might even enter the next small is cool contest! Trained in interior design I am continually fascinated by lifestyle and the challenge of making living in a small space largely possible. It just seems like a logical route, but one that can be [...]

Posted on September 24th, 2009 by emma
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We’re having quite some big ideas for our little apartment.. Here’s an idea of what we are working with. I call it the granny-flat, its like that no?
 

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by emma
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What do we do when we can’t get furniture that fits our awkwardish living room?..  make our own of course!

I’m very excited about our next ‘mini’ project. We’ve decided to customize an old table that we had in the attic, its the perfect size for what we need in our difficult to layout living room [...]

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by emma
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Showing on request our kitchen to date, but first lets look at a little floor before and after! ;P  

 
 
Taking out the cupboard under the window has extended the floor layout nicely even if we put shelves in that space. And keeping the hall and kitchen floors the same to extend the flow worked well [...]

Posted on September 1st, 2009 by emma
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Last night was very restless and could not sleep I found El Perro del Mar’s blog and was talking to MrA about it, he replies- she’s playing in malmo next weekend- wanna go? Woo yeah!

We have some very similar ideas and inspirations. She states;
‘It can’t seem to make it’s mind up. The sky. And neither [...]

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by emma
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