new home: kitchen

Hello guys!

Okay I admit my "new home" is not so new anymore - I'm just too slow in preparing these posts. I've been living here since November and my new apartment has had many visitors, a house warming party and many little improvements since then. But still I haven't managed to show you my kitchen yet because it was always too dirty to take photos haha. The other day I finally took the chance right after cleaning up, so here are some impressions of my kitchen. To see the post about my bed room/living room click here.

The beautiful owl illustration is my favourite picture ever, it's an etching handmade by a very good friend. She gave it to me some time ago and now it's the eye-catcher on the wall right above the dining table. I love the picture so much that I'm thinking about having it tattooed on my body as a symbol for wisdom after finishing my bachelor thesis.

The postcards are a collection of souvenirs from places I've been. Some of them were sent to me by friends too and some are just funny ones I couldn't resist to buy.

I really love these retro tin-plate signs like the one above. I would put more on my walls if I had the space.

This cupboard is an Ikea "Billy" one, but it's a special edition with Shakespeare quotations and funny little scribbles all over. In the old apartment it stood in the hall but I use it as a pantry now. You might actually now it from some of my outfit posts, this one for example.

I put some motivating pictures on different spots in the kitchen to keep me going with my Weight Watchers program.

Hope you liked these little peeks into my home.

Have a lovely Sunday!

now playing: chvrches - we sink

wish list for the apartment: living room/bedroom

Hi guys!

I've been living in my new apartment for a while now, but you know how it is after moving to a new place - there's always something you still don't have and that needs to be bought to make a room complete.

I got all the basic furniture I need, like a bed, a kitchen, a desk etc. but there are still furniture wishes that got lost along the way in the course of the past months due to a lack of money and the problem of not having a car to transport heavier pieces.

Also there are certain things, e.g. my dining table and chairs, that I brought from the old home but don't really like anymore, so I plan on replacing them as soon as possible. Oh well, never really content with what you have, I guess it's just the nature of mankind, right?

Anyway, here is a little wish list and collection of inspiration for how I want my apartment to be in the future. It will be a big project as a whole, but I hope I'll manage to get closer to my ideal step by step in the course of this year. 

Btw if you'd like to see some impressions of my living room/bedroom visit this post.

sources: // above left // above right // below //

I like it cozy and rustic mixed with modern, playful and colourful. My biggest wish is a big and comfy brown leather armchair or sofa to go with the vintage cocktail chair I already bought via Ebay. It would be great to have a little "living room corner" as my bedroom is also my office and living room at the same time too. I need more seatings because at the moment I can either offer my guests only the bed to sit on (which can be quite awkward with some guests...) or I have to stay in the kitchen with them.

For the rustic touch I'd love to have one of these tables made out of a wine box and for the coziness some cute pillows and a knit plaid.

Not a must, but a bonus would be a beautiful new lamp and some nice prints or paintings for the walls.

// armchair // coffee table // lamp // knit plaid // ikat pillow // rabbits pillow // bike pillow //

// camera print // ship print //

// instructions for diy canvas map //

Furthermore I found some awesome DIY projects that I'd love to try out soon. I'm not good at crafting, but maybe it will get better with a little practicing?

Here is a little collection of my favourite DIYs from Pinterest, which all happen to be light-related:

// cloud lights // tuna can tea lights // bottle night light // light bulb vases //

Have a lovely day everyone!

now playing: ed sheeran - drunk

new home: bedroom/living room

Hi guys!

Remember I moved to a new apartment in November? And remember how I promised to show you some photos of it? Well it took me two months to settle down and get everything in the right place an all. Now I finally managed to take some photos so you have a few impressions of my bedroom/living room. Here we go!

The two lovely collages on my wall were a gift. I won them in a giveaway at the blog Daria's Collages last year and have been loving them ever since because they are such cool eye-catchers.

The wooden horses are a fleamarket find and they watch over my CDs now.

The jewelry tree is for the necklaces, the little treasure chest is for the rings and brooches.

I love matryoshkas and I had quite a collection. But as I have less space for decoration in my new apartment I only put the prettiest ones on the shelf.

My amazing vintage armchair from Ebay. I spray-painted the feet golden which looks so cool with this shade of brown.

A peek into a part of my wardrobe. Now my clothes have a home again, woohoo! :)

Have a lovely day!

now playing: dredg - sang real