final touches

on our new kitchen! Today, finishing the counter top with hardwax oil. It's a massive oak (not properly portrayed in colour...) counter top and we hope that this'll do the trick. Earlier, it was so sensitive to anything and everything that wasn't wiped off immediately. And that's not good enough for a kitchen, hey.

More pictures of finished kitchen (+before-pictures, obviously!) coming up!! :)

that time of year...

which holds such an amazing abundance of flowers and sun and wonderfulness. Mum and I picked lilies of the valley yesterday, at the best spot ever. The lovely scent now fills our apartment. Especially the kitchen. Oh. The kitchen which calls for some serious blogging :) All renovated and new. And perfect. Hang in there...!

Finally Finished

The entrance ceiling, that is. The electrician was here earlier this week and now we can finally turn the lights on in the entrance when we get home. Here's a picture:

As you can see, we had one of the rows of downlights follow the line of the wall. It was a great decision because it really enhances what is unique about the room. And thank goodness we chose to add a dimmer to the installation. With 8 downlights on full beam it gets awfully light in such a small area. Anyways, we are really happy about this. :)

See more about our entrance here.

How'd you like my new header?

Currently trying to renovate my blog design... This is my new header. For now at least. :) Felt like I needed something new and so I photoshopped for a bit. What do you think? Comments please!

Another result of photoshopping is:

Nice on its own but not header material if you ask me. Need more colour. But again: comments. :)

Just another entrance post

Here's the latest achievement in the entrance, gypsum boards. Just thought I'd show you! :)

This is a song that I like a lot. Shivers!

Quick update!

The renovation of our entrance in general, the lowering of the ceiling in particular, is going good. The electrician was here yesterday and today and prepared for the recessed downlights. I kind of think it looks like an alien :S ha! Here's a picture of the progress since last time:

And anyways, "quick update!" because I really have to go like 10 minutes ago! See ya!

Renovation update - the next project

The ceiling in the entrance. We're lowering it so as to make room for recessed downlights. It is going to be so nice! :) That's also what all the marks are for - how to place the lights.

After this comes walls. But one thing at a time, right? :)

Specification

We're talking about the area right here:

Underestimated: Full length mirrors

Today when I got home from work, J had finished our entrance closet. (YAY! I now have a full length mirror again!) Here you can see the process from an empty space of uselessness to a perfect closet. Behind the entrance closet is our wardrobe. Talk about a change for the better! :)

Click to enlarge pictures

Bringing new life

Currently, we are, as mentioned earlier, working on our living room. A few days ago we started renovating our oak parquet floor. After sanding the floor several times to make sure the old varnish was gone, we decided to finish the floor with oil instead of varnish - it looks so much better plus it ages more beautifully. I've got before & after pictures right here. I really didn't even retouch the photos... and if anything, I made the before-picture look slightly better than it originally did :P The floor has now got a whole other depth and luster to it - it looks alive. I'm in love with it! How amazing? Amaazing!

Pictures: Me (click image to enlarge)

Another thing that makes me love this floor is the structure, how it's layed out. I haven't seen a floor like our's before and love having something that's original.

Goings-ons

Oh and yes, of course I will be posting pictures as soon as I have them! :)