my home
Christmas Wishes from Stockholm
Hello everyone. Just two and a half days until the big day and I had to pop in here to wish you all a Happy Christmas. The season is just so beautiful here in Stockholm, I have never quite felt Christmas in all of its glory like it is done here. You can’t help but get drawn in to all of the celebrations and rich traditions. Would you like for me to give you a little rundown of what goes on?
Buying for the Home with a Purpose and a Conscience
I feel like we’ve been purchasing a lot for our home lately. It tends to happen when we move into a new place. The configurations and the size of the homes are different, coupling that with our children getting older and their ever changing needs. At these times we find ourselves donating things that we no longer have use for and adding what is missing. Usually we find that the purging has outweighed the adding, so moving a lot has been good for us over the years. This time, it has been different.
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My Home | Workspace
My workspace would have to be one of my favourite places in our home. I guess I put it down to it being my very own space, although I do have to fight for it sometimes. It’s in a thorough fare and the children (and husband) tend to put their their belongings on it as they pass by.
My Home | Dining Room
Our dining room, along with living room is the extension of the original house. The owners did an fantastic job with this. I love the sunken room and the polished concrete floor, but what I think really completes the look, is the panelled wood dividing wall. It suggests that this is not the average extension, there was some thought to the design and flow of the home. When Guillaume found this rental while I was visiting Sydney, and emailed me photos, it was this feature that really attracted me to the place.
My Home | Bedroom
Today I’m revealing my bedroom. It a rather small space which makes it quite difficult to take photographs of – at the bottom of the bed there’s probably only about a metre and half before you hit the wall! If you remember the size of our last bedroom, it makes it feel even smaller, but having an ensuite and of course the rest of the house makes up for it.
My Home | Kitchen
Welcome into our kitchen! You may have seen snippets of this room in a previous Urban Jungle Blogger post, however today I’m taking you on a tour from every angle.
The owners were quite clever modernising this kitchen without doing a full blown renovation. They left much of the original cabinetry in, threw in a lovely big double doored fridge and freezer along with a Smeg 50’s style dishwasher – you know, the one that everyone pines over on Pinterest. They replaced the old tap with a modern pull-out on the original sink and added some industrial style stainless steel cabinetry further up. Overall, it looks cute and wouldn’t have broken their bank account.
My Home | Living Room
When it feels like we’ve just moved into our home, off we leave in search of another! There’s no denying it, this is my life for a while so I may as well embrace it. Before my “new” home is old news, I thought I should start sharing photos of it, starting today with our living room.
The art of Tszujing a home
My friend Tash’s home is always impeccable. It’s not one of those show homes where you’re too scared to touch anything, or even sit down, it’s got a laid back easy feel, beautifully decorated, but it’s always in order.
