Living in a small space - The Sitting Room

This is the smallest sitting room we ever had 
in any of the houses we've lived in.

It is tiny.

And it's not only a sitting room/good room

but also the children's play room.

So we decided to use shelves and boxes to store all the toys,

The Lego and Lego Duplo,

the cars and the train set,

the musical instruments and the cuddle toys,
the nappies and the wipes.

All these things live in individual boxes

which are kept in Kallax shelves.

The TV is a little oversized for the room

but we had it before the last move.

And it's actually fine.

The cables that connect the PS4 with the PS3 with the sattelite receiver 

and the DVD player, with the indirect LED lighting 

and with the surround system... all these cables being all over the place

drive me bananas sometimes.

But there's nothing I can do about them. 

Yer man NEEDS THEM ALL!

Gerd had the idea to put a few more Kallax shelves up high,

right under the ceiling, over the couch, 

to store our board games and his whiskey collection.

That was really clever and he did a brilliant job!

We used to have a bigger couch,

 but it didn't fit into this small room.

So we've replaced it by a smaller one

that can be converted into a double bed.

Smart, eh?

So now it functions as our 

nursing table, 

play area,

hiding place,

reading spot,

cuddle zone 

and guest room.

We love this space!

It's small,

it's bright,

it's colourful,

it makes us all happy,

it suits us.

A lovely room to make childhood memories.

Coming soon:

The Bedrooms.

Stay tuned!

Living in a small space - The Kitchen

Over the next few days or weeks
I am going to take you on a tour 

around the house we are currently renting.

It's really small for a family of four, soon five,

and we had to find smart storage solutions

and furniture arrangements to fit everything in.

And even though we're living here nearly 1 1/2 years now,

we're still not finished decorating and personalizing 

to make this house suit our taste and needs.

I'd like to change the curtains 

and some of the lamps are still not the ones I'd have picked myself.

But apart from that, we all LOVE our new home.

It is cozy and warm,

bright and airy

and has beautiful views and a lovely, big garden.

I'll start with the kitchen.

It's the biggest room in the house,

the room where we spend most of the time together.

It has big windows facing the garden and a lovely rural landscape.

My cookbook collection

Hot press, toy kitchen and toy workbench.

Table and chairs are Domedeal findings
we have bought and painted a few years ago.

The laptop and Silhouette plotter aren't always there.
They usually live in my workshop.

This corner.

Originally planned to be a small office space.

Now the "let's put all the shit here that has no home but needs to be put somewhere until someone tidies it up or dumps it and where the dog sleeps" space.

The messiest corner in the house.

Needs further attention.

Urgently.

Coming soon:

The Sitting Room.

Stay tuned!