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Crafty Tuesday: Busy with balcony transformation

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Nothing too crafty today but rather a home decor project. As I have already done some very basic sewing for our balcony in 2011 I feel I can sort it under Crafty Tuesday.

Curtain shelf Curtain table

We are living in a flat and the balcony faces the soccer pitch of a small local club – which makes for some loud and amusing entertainment on weekends. About two weeks ago I decided that its current looks is not very inducive to relaxation so I am in the process of transforming it into a wellness heaven (well, sort of).

This is its state during a preliminary cleaning (with a little helper):

Balcony cleaning

My plan of action (already set in motion):

Buy plants and pots at the garden center
Order a bamboo rug for the stone floor on ebay
Buy a couple more cushions for the chairs at IKEA
Find a triangle pillow for the floor to lounge and read on
Buy large pillows for the floor at IKEA
Get prayer flags as decoration on ebay
At my swap site I discovered a couple of cute bottle holders that you can loop around the railing.

I will keep you posted over the next few weeks. Once everything gets here my balcony will be ready for summer. Can’t wait!

Do you have a balcony, patio or garden? Show me some pictures, please!

Week on the web

Week on the web #10

Week on the web #9

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Here are my finds for this week…

Keeping your favorite books at home at apartment therapy
A very entertaining review of “Breaking Dawn” by Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian. Good for a laugh or two.
Judith at Leeswammes’ Blog is hosting a wishlist challenge in the next year. If your physical TBR pile is not already too big as it is, check it out!
Turn a plate rack into kids’ bookshelves with Martha Stewart’s help.

The perfectly imperfect home by Deborah Needleman

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perfectly_imperfect_home Style is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy.
Over the years, design expert Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It’s not hard to create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home. Just a few well-considered items can completely change the feel of your space, and The Perfectly Imperfect Home reveals them all.

In a nutshell:

I liked it: Yes

For people who like: Interior design, home decor, home makeovers

My thoughts:

This is a great book if you would like to know more about how to decorate your home in a livable way. The book is divided into chapters like for example

Nice lighting
Places for chatting
Cozifications
Bath as a room
Delicious scent which deal with one aspect of living in various sub-chapters.

All topics are accompanied by very nice illustrations. Those images give you an idea of how to do it but don’t force you to think you have to re-create a specific setting like you do when you see a photograph.

Each chapter gives you additional historical information (for example about what entries were used for in the 18th century) or explanations to the various types of sofas, lampshades or tables. Did you know, for example, what a Bridgewater sofa looks like? Well, I didn’t.

Interspersed there are quotes about living and little side notes with how-tos, style tips, nice to know tidbits and so on.

It is a fabulous book to either look through whenever you feel like getting some inspiration, when you need a solution for a specific design problem or when you just want to get some new ideas how you could improve your space of living.

Product info and buy link :

Title	The perfectly imperfect home
Author	Deborah Needleman
Publisher	Clarkson Potter
ISBN	978-0307720139
I got this book from	Netgalley
Buy link	Buy The Perfectly Imperfect Home