Chez Larsson

Doing the Shuffle

Last weekend I did the shuffle. Bonus did not approve. He doesn't like change and I could tell he got antsy.

 

When you start shuffling stuff around in one space it sort of avalanches and often turns into this major thing where you need to address several areas. I don't mind, I really enjoy it.

 

It always looks worse before it gets better, you just have to accept that. As I was shuffling stuff around I kept thinking that I felt so happy doing it. It's my best. I love change and I love organizing so this was the perfect weekend. 

 

Empty. 

Attention to Detail

I love attention to detail like that on my entry hall coat rack (which is the Wave by Design House Stockholm btw). See that screw? It's WHITE! 

Please ignore the awful wall cladding, One day in the far away future I WILL line it and make it smooooooth.

Happy weekend! Hope you have a great one!

Ps. I didn't win the Favorite Blog contest over at Hus & Hem, but thank you so much all who voted for me!

Vintage Wallpaper

I finally used some of that cool original wallpaper that Wille and I found in the attic. My plan was to use it on an accent wall in his bedroom but it turned out there wasn’t enough so I wallpapered the closet door instead.

 

Good thing actually because it proved pretty tricky to work with. I actually used the instructions from the how-to book I got from the previous owners. I used cellulose based wallpaper flakes which I mixed with water into a paste and had to cut all the edges with a craft knife before hanging. Since the wallpaper had been in the attic for over 50 years it was also pretty brittle.

 

After that I’m not super eager to do much more wallpapering with it but I’m happy with the result on that door and Wille is too! I do have some smaller projects that will probably be easier than walls so I may stick to those.

Oh, we also rearranged the furniture in this tiny room. The bed used to be centered in the room but is now along the wall opposite the TV. Makes for much better viewing in bed apparently :).

Ombre

I finally finished my curtains downstairs in the basement. Remember all the hick-ups? Well, I had a few more such as not having enough of the pleating tape and then not the right thread color. But in the end I got them done.

 

Don’t know if you can tell in this shot but I decided to go for the ombre look. It looks better IRL but it’s not as ombre as I’d hoped so I may dye the middle panels one day to make them more of a mid tone.

 

 

All the stuff is now neatly tucked away behind there so it will be an ok room to sleep in when my mom comes to visit. There are still la few things to do such as get a rug, set up a bedside table with lamp etc. One thing that I’ve prepped for already though is to clear one of the shelves for my lap top and the extra charger is already in place. This is going to be my exercise space in the future. As soon as my foot gets better I’m going to Zumba down here and I’m also considering getting an exercise machine of some sort. I’m thinking an elliptical device. The idea is to be able to watch stuff on the lap top while exercising to make it more pleasurable. Any other suggestions for exercise equipment?

444 Coke Bottles

So after six months without proper chairs around the dining table and having searched for that elusive harlequin set for all of that time in the end I gave up.

 

Reasons for giving up:

1) Both Wille and I realized our slouchy postures while having dinner.

2) My mom is coming in a little over a month’s time and at the age of 82 she deserves to lean.

 

I had quite a hard time choosing what chairs to finally get but in the end went for a long time favorite, the Emeco Navy chair. I love the original aluminum version but decided to go for the recycled Coke bottle ones instead. For one because they’re a bit warmer to the touch and also because they come in white. And you know how I love white.

I’m still getting used to the different shape around the table but I’m so happy I have chairs!