Living room change over

We've changed some stuff around in the living room – and we've got a new rug. 

All the furniture is from Ikea except for the table that's a flea market find and the wooden stool that our friend Ludde made and gave to us before moving back to Sweden. The cushion is a market find from Istanbul, the marble tray is from TGR and the paintings are flea market finds as well.

Up on the roof

Yesterday P bought a ladder meaning we can finally climb up on our roof and enjoy the sun and the view. We had a small rooftop picknick to celebrate but unfortunately yesterday evening was really cold so we didn't stay long. But I promise I'll spend every left over second up here all summer. And I'll keep you posted about it.

Bedroom remake

Now when we have a new bed we're sort of remaking the bedroom a bit. It hasn't felt like a bedroom for two until now but now we actually have our own sides of the bed – how very grown up, right? Later this week we'll hopefully have bed tables as well. Since all our bed linen is in pretty shitty condition and we do need some under bed storage and table lamps there's still some things to do though. But this is the kind of feeling I would like it to have when it's all done – light wood, white and occasional pops of color.

Hackney Attic, 6 months!

The blog turns 6 months today! It feels both longer and shorter in an odd way. To celebrate I thought we were going to take a look at how the flat has changed since before we moved in and what it been looking like over the months.

This is the pictures that I found on Rightmove and it was these, the price and the location that made us call, go to a viewing and decide to go for it, in only two days. Double the time it took us to get our previous flat for which we signed the contract 24 hours after landing in London...

Some of the first pictures I took of the flat, the first months after we moved in. Quite empty, but oh how you miss summer when you look at them. 

We decided to tear out the plastic carpet in the kitchen cause underneath it was a wooden floor that we later painted white. Here's after the first layer where I didn't bother to move the fridge or stove.

Some of the most recent pictures. But we're constantly changing bits and bobs and the livingroom already looks quite different. Plus we're thinking of treating ourselves with a new bed for Christmas. One that actually has room for both of us (apparently I'm taking up way too much space according to P). 

All money on art supplies, no money for food

Since I enjoyed the brush on glazes at the ceramics course so much I decided to buy some acrylics to try out painting. But then when I went to the supermarket afterwards, to buy some bread and milk and pasta, I didn't have enough money to pay for it. The myth about the poor artist seems to be very true. At least painting was both fun and relaxing, sitting on the floor in the stairwells, listening to Dorisburg.

First layer

Today Peter sanded the last part of the kitchen floor which meant I could start to paint it. First layer done!

A plant & a rug

I went to Ikea today and bought a rug for the kitchen and a great big plant for the living room plus some other bits and bobs. The plan was to find a rug for the living room but that failed, everything was both ugly and too expensive. Where do you get a cheap and nice rug in London?

Now that I'm home again I regret not buying these bar stools who would have been so much better in the kitchen than the old stools we've got that are way too low. But I might try and find something in a charity shop or at a vintage market instead.

(Btw, this is my 100th post!)

Our bedroom

I've never showed you our bedroom because it's been a really boring room until now. But when I moved the bed around and did some other minor adjustments I'm finally quite happy about it. 

The only thing I've bought is the Ikea hanger, the plant, the sheepskin and the yellow charity shop lamp. The previous tenants left the shelf and the bed came with the flat (it was brand new though). The chair however, is a street find. Sometimes London in generous.

On the other side is our old chest of drawers that we brought from our previous flat and another amazing poster by Edvin Thungren which says "High five feeling". It's been rolled up for a while so I've attached some odds and ends to try and flatten it.

Wednesday

We've upgraded to a medium veg bag from Growing Communities and today we've got this beautiful pattypan squash among other goodies.

I love how earthy all the veggies are. They actually feel like they've grown in soil somewhere compared to the veggies at the big food chain stores that feel like they're grown in a laboratory. 

Wednesdays are except for being my day off work and the day to collect veggies, my Lola-day. This is her stretching after a good nap. Could possibly cuddle her every second for the rest of my life and die happy.

Other things that has happened is that I'm trying to grow an avocado tree... *xciting news*

That we now have a paper pineapple on the living room wall. *xciting 2*

And that I've finally put up the best (BEST) poster ever, which unfortunately only Swedes will understand, not only because of the language but because of the text which is a remake of an old Swedish classic. Made by Edvin Thungren who also did one of the posters here.

The attic through a wide angle lens

Before we left I managed to snap a few photos of the flat with my old wide angle lens. It felt about time since you've only seen details so far. What do you think?

Details pt 2

Our hallway is the tiniest ever so this door hook thingie is where we hang our everyday outerwear. At the moment Peters cap and my dearest Acne leather jacket.

We've made some improvements in our bathroom with a shelf, a great old storage box and this plant (does anyone know the name of it?). 

But the greatest improvement is that we teared out the nasty old kitchen carpet and found this beautiful wooden floor underneath. Now we just have to decide what to do with it (paint it white or keep it as it is?).

Here's Peter in our tiny home office/studio. I usually sit by the dinner table/in the sofa/in bed/on the floor.

Some kitchen details.