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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Bye bye cramped Kitchen
This week we have been getting our hands dirty tearing out our ol kitchen.. its come a long way
from this

to this..

The old meter is beautiful but we could really use that space..
How we did it..
removed 6 layers of wallpaper/paint, tore off those roof tiles instantly adding inches to the room called for [...]

Posted on August 1st, 2009 by emma
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We took off to the summerhouse for a week of relaxation, we sauna’d till we were clean and shiny. And took day trips to little towns and I decided that we would move to Viking town Roskild when we get older. And I made my own little summer garden scrapbooking elements.. all out of circles.

My [...]

Posted on July 31st, 2009 by emma
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click click click win!
I loved the sound of my mum’s knitting needles- I imagine at the sound of her needles colliding sparks flying. I am sure sometimes its not imagined tho.
My mammy has come leaps and bound’s with computer technology this year and has now Set up Shop! Now I feel a little bad at [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2009 by emma
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Pretty necklace

Its my ‘Summer garden’ necklace- Amy butler stylee. I finally finished it. I’m all thinking of Christmas gifts already now- i just wanna be organised and ready.

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by emma
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