Last Friday, we had our first guests, Kirk and Reid, over to our house. They brought their two-year old daughter who slept in our spare room while we dined. I was impressed at how easily she went down – not a fuss. Dinner went well; I went with this recipe – Cajun Chicken Pasta - which I will gladly make again sometime.
After they left, while the house was still clean, I snapped a couple of shots of our living and dining room. It works for us, but we did have to store some of the furniture that we brought in our cellar. We bought the couch and TV stand at Ikea here, and everything else came over on the ship.
The couch pulls out into a two person bed for overnight guests. We had a hard time picking out what color to get, but decided this neutral would help open up the room. Now I need to make some bright patchwork pillows for it. The picture over the fireplace – one of my favorite photos Thomas has taken – used to hang over our bed. The map has been a good reference, though I would love to find one of just Europe.
In this photo, we had already folded up our table, but it unfolds to double in size for bigger meals. The dining room is a weird place for a bookcase, but it was the only free wall we had. The bottom shelf has baskets holding our boardgames.
It’s a cozy space, but we’ve tried to keep it simple to not look too crowded. These photos were taken at night; the wall with the windows and glass doors provide lots of light during the day.
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It looks great! I love how you’ve decorated. You’re right – it’s cozy and doesn’t look crowded at all. I love that bookcase.
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So inviting, very cozy. I love how you have decorated.
I do love this. Functional, yet not cluttered and oh so easy on the eyes.
It looks very nice, so cozy! I love the picture above the fireplace.
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I love your living room! It’s so bright, cheery, clean and colorful. Can’t wait to see the patchwork pillows you make
It looks great!
Now, if only they’d do some kind of conference over there, so that I can have an excuse to visit!
I like where you put the picture that Thomas did. It makes it look like a huge picture window.
You’ve done a great job of decorating. It is so different from each of your other apartments and house. Looks like all those good ideas you’ve been saving from magazines were put to good use.
Great job! The apartment looks very pretty. It’s been fun following your adventures abroad.
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Very nice – airy and clean. I like Thomas’ photo too.
As for a bookcase next to the dining table, that strikes me as very practical. If conversation falters over dinner you can just reach behind you for something to read instead…
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Your place looks just lovely!!!! What a cozy conrner of the world to enjoy family life. Great style with all the decorating!
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cozy. maybe i’ll come over.
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Clean and comfy. That’s what I call that style of decorating. I love it!
P.S. By clean I mean….not a lot going on to distract the eye, clean lines, minimal clutter.
I’ll be there next week! :)
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