Redecorating Mania ~ Let's Pin the Internets

Sudden urge to redecorate EVERYTHING

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TOTAL OBSESSION!!!

Seriously people. I need help. I'm pinning the whole, entire internets! ;)



It's great though, and I'm so inspired by all the amazing products and photographs out there! I can't wait to show you our new bathroom when it's completely finished in a few weeks or so, and I can't wait to get started on redecorating our bedroom!!!



One of the biggest challenges for me is to distinguish the good from the bad. When I'm at home looking at amazing photographs it's very easy to see what works and what doesn't. But when I'm in a store, surrounded by products, everything suddenly looks the same! I often end up leaving with nothing at all, because I can't make a decision.

So as a little interior design exercise, I went to our local second hand shop today. There's A LOT of stuff in that shop that is very obviously NOT for me (or anybody else for that matter ;), so the challenge was to find something that did work :)

So here it is...



... a little blue lamp! :D

I'm pretty proud I found it amidst all the other stuff they sold, and I love this little lamp so much (the colour is perfect!) - it's actually a bit pathetic... ;)

Next stop: finding the right lampshade! :)

Etsy Favourites

Sometimes all you need...

... is a smiling whale :)

(Re)decorating the bedroom ~ Part One

Wow - I'm experiencing a bit of a decorating overload at the moment... and I'm loving it! :)

Tomorrow is the first day of the reconstruction of our bathroom and since our bedroom will be more of less uninhabitable due to all the dust, I have decided this is the perfect time to plan some redecorating!

Our bedroom is about as uncosy as it gets. It basically consists of non matching, leftover furniture, a big ass ancient television set and A LOT of (mostly my...) stuff scattered around. I can't even show you a picture, it's that bad ;)

So the first step of my redecorating plan is to determine what I* like.

*I could use 'we' here, but considering the fact J doesn't really give a damn, who would I be kidding? ;)

Love the colours!

Love the prints! (Check out the lamp! :)

Love the yellow! ;)

Love the simplicity!

Aren't they beautiful?? :) I love the combination of simple white furniture and wonderful, bright colours! Also, I love the Hemnes-series of Ikea, and I've got a sneaky suspicion...

... it will do the job very well ;)

Next week: accessories! :)

I ♥ Decorate

When J and I moved to our current appartment, we had to buy A LOT of new stuff. Our last appartment was about half the size of the new one, so we had a lot more space to fill. (Thank God for Ikea!! ;)



Two years later and it's clear that some of our choices work (I love our hallway drawer and my beautiful red, wooden bookcase) and some do not (I hate our messy bedroom and my completely uninspiring crafting/desk space).

So it's time for some changes, and this time - I want to do it right :)

Meet Decorate by Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick (pictures by Holly Becker over @ Flickr!):



Holly Becker has an amazing design blog called decor8, filled with inspiration and the most beautiful photographs!



Decorate is her first book and it contains design ideas for every room in the house.



There's even a chapter on creative spaces :) The photographs are by Debi Treloar - and they are absolutely incredible!! I tell you, I almost drooled on several occasions ;)



So with a little help from this book, I now find myself officially in phase one of my new decorating adventure: Preparation!

And I intend to stay there for as long as it takes ;)

Playing the piano... Affirmative!!! :)

After teaching myself to knit and crochet, I like to believe you can teach yourself anything as long as you put your mind to it. So when I heard this song by South Korean composer Yiruma I thought: what the heck, let's learn how to play the piano!



And even though it seemed impossible to play the piano (!), with both hands (!!), at the same time (!!!), I am proud to say that after a few weeks of practice I can now play the majority of River Flows In You!!

Of course, when I play the song, it sounds like it's played by a ROBOT...



... but I'm working on that now ;)

A little gardening...

... and a little bouquet of flowers to cheer me up! :)





Yep. Worked like a charm :)

Mollie Makes

I am having the slowest start today... I can't stop yawning and I just want to curl up in a heap of blankets and sleep for 24 hours!!! :)

Fortunately there's this delightful add for new UK craft magazine Mollie Makes to keep me awake:



I'm loving this so much! :) I am seriously thinking of subscribing - the magazine looks so wonderful and inspiring!



Also, it makes me want to join a craft group! Why can't we have a Makery in my town?! Oh, wait. Let me rephrase that: in my COUNTRY!

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That's it. I'm moving to Bath.

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