Kitchen - Final Part

Another thing that changed - while I was having a nice time in Denmark - was our kitchen.

It is finally done. Last year all the carpentry was made, but we still needed some final touches, like painting the walls and floor. Vincent stayed in Berlin for the three weeks to finish it and I am really happy with the result.

In case you don't remember, this is how it looked like before.

Let There Be Light

One of the things I enjoy most about this time of year and the low hanging sun is that on good days rays of sun manage to reach all the way through the pantry window and into our bathroom.

Soon we will be enjoying the sun outside instead, but in the winter/springtime it is nice to cherish little things like this.

Details Form the New Kitchen

In June the carpenter finally finished installing the new kitchen modules. It is great to finally have cupboards to store things in, a new oven and a workplace around the stove.

Although the kitchen is still not completely finished, I thought I would post some details from it so you can at least get an idea of the changes. There is still a bit to go. We need to finish some of the walls and paint the floor so it appears fresh and coherent. Something that I hope will be done sometime this year.

The Old Kitchen

Even though it is a little while ago now, we had some changes done to our kitchen that I thought I would post. I was trying to look through all my old pictures to see if I could find some of the kitchen before. There wasn't much to choose from. I guess I never really felt that the room was very photographable. But I managed to find a few from throughout the years.

The black and white pictures are from before we did anything at all. Back then the wall was still half covered with wallpaper and old grease. We have gradually been improving stuff.

Last year while we did bathroom renovation, the wall on top of the working table was tiled, and before the new kitchen was installed in the early summer this year, we removed the rest of the wallpaper and plastered the walls.

Our Little Green Friends

Right now, our home is a bit in a state of chaos. Doing some house renovation, that I can't wait to be over with. Meanwhile, I take comfort in all our plants which are thriving at the moment.

Home Improvement no. 7

So this is how our balcony has been looking, since I moved in almost a year ago. Basically we have been using it as a storageunit more than anything else, while we were making changes in the rest of the apartment.

Now we finally got around to fix this place up, so that we can spend many lovely days and evenings there over the course of the upcoming summer.

Can't wait.

Home Improvement no. 6

It feels like we have been living on a building site for a bit more than a month now. First came the bathroom, then we started adding our own adjustments and building stuff for the pantry. Now we once again had to pack up or home and let strangers come in a dust it all up so we have reason to do another spring clean. 

Work-wise we are not completely done, but we are done. On the bright side I can slowly start to reveal some of the many changes, that happened around here. First improvement: we now have tiling in parts of our kitchen, which has reduced the mess on the the working surface and has given it a greater kitchen feeling.

Home Improvement no. 5

A little over two weeks ago, we were well on our way to start a larger renovation at home. Vincent was preparing the last things, before our house was taken over by outside workers.

It has been a stressful couple of weeks. It has shown me what a privilege it is, to have a house with running water and access to toilet and bath. It is possible to do without, but definately nicer to have it.

This weekend renovation was finally over. Although it only lasted two weeks it felt like a long time. We have reclaimed our privacy and are just now making the last brush-ups. Hopefully when we are all done, I can show you what it has become. I must say that I have never liked our place as much as I do right now.

Home Improvement no. 4 - New Shelves!

 

Finally we have somewhere to store our books. Vincent build this great shelf system that we can always add another box to as the books are continuing to come in. So for the moment no more piles on the floor.

Home Improvement no.3!

After finishing painting the room the first goal was to build a desk so we both have a steady workplace. I know I already shown this on Instagram and in my recap here. But since it was so nice to see the wood, we brought home, transformed into this table, I thought I would share it.

As you can maybe tell the pictures are a bit old. We are no longer taking care of the cat, but he enjoyed his moment in the spotlight.