Saturday, August 16, 2008
i promised i'd share photos of my progress so i took a few this morning after i relaxed on the sofa with breakfast and amelie. :) i'm going to a flower show/garden party (no clue what it is or what to expect) with my family so i can't blog long... but here are some photos of my new pax wardrobe and of the living room which is a long way from finished but for now, you can get an idea of where i'm going. THE SOFA TABLE IS NOT STAYING. It is a 'borrowed' piece from a friend. I'm ditching it asap for a vintage modern wood table that is low and perfect for the space.
first up, the pax wardrobe. this is my side. :) this is in our bedroom.
this is the living room. left side. and below is the right side. the sofa is the kalstad from ikea, the entertainment center is the besta burs from ikea and it is AMAZING. wow. just like a ligne roset piece. the chrome sofa table and the wood chairs are loaners from friends. we will be replacing them with our own furniture which i'm currently shopping for. the rug is from ikea and the pillow on the sofa is from a company in munich called TAJ. if anyone wants the information, let me know. i had to buy ONE pillow to give the room a little life until i have everything together. the throw on the back of the sofa is some new one i found at ikea. it's very unique and adds some texture.
the lamp on the entertainment center is from danielle's online shop LE SOUK and the televison is a 32" samsung from amazon. the phones and our region free dvd player is all in white and also from amazon. here in germany whatever you order from them arrives in less than a few days free shipping. it's great. the tall mirror is from ikea and the lights around it are from a local shop in hannover called riva (where i also found that pillow on my sofa).
I'm off for the night and tomorrow we have a family cookout in the country, so i'm offline until sunday evening. i'll have some bedroom photos for you maybe tomorrow night so stay tuned!
i hope you like my little living room! :)
xo
Holly
first up, the pax wardrobe. this is my side. :) this is in our bedroom.
this is the living room. left side. and below is the right side. the sofa is the kalstad from ikea, the entertainment center is the besta burs from ikea and it is AMAZING. wow. just like a ligne roset piece. the chrome sofa table and the wood chairs are loaners from friends. we will be replacing them with our own furniture which i'm currently shopping for. the rug is from ikea and the pillow on the sofa is from a company in munich called TAJ. if anyone wants the information, let me know. i had to buy ONE pillow to give the room a little life until i have everything together. the throw on the back of the sofa is some new one i found at ikea. it's very unique and adds some texture.
the lamp on the entertainment center is from danielle's online shop LE SOUK and the televison is a 32" samsung from amazon. the phones and our region free dvd player is all in white and also from amazon. here in germany whatever you order from them arrives in less than a few days free shipping. it's great. the tall mirror is from ikea and the lights around it are from a local shop in hannover called riva (where i also found that pillow on my sofa).
I'm off for the night and tomorrow we have a family cookout in the country, so i'm offline until sunday evening. i'll have some bedroom photos for you maybe tomorrow night so stay tuned!
i hope you like my little living room! :)
xo
Holly
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38 lovely comments:
LOVE the white tv - especially that it is playing the best movie ever :)
Hi Holly,
You've already done a lot of work. I love the lamp. Much to my surprise I found that the shop is located in my homecountry.
Have a nice weekend.
Bye,
Marianne.
It looks great! And I love your Orla Kiely bag!
It's all coming together so nicely. I love watching the 'process'. The natural light that comes into your apartment is wonderful. The lamp is definitely my favorite piece!
it looks great, i love the white TV! I wish I had known of such a thing when we got ours a few years ago (or did they only come in black then?)
The windows in the living room made me smile, some things are just SO Germanic, I've yet to see them anywhere other than Germany or Austria, but there they are in every single apartment I've been in. I wish we had such windows here in France, great way to open the windows without letting the cats out!
Wow Holly! the place looks great already!!
I totally get it about the Pax closet, I negotiate a lot with my husband and it IS important to listen and let go sometimes...
He did the whole Ikea kitchen on his own too and it makes me love the kitchen even more because of that!
Looks like a great start! I love all the white as a base, it's so easy to add later as little or as much color as you want. We have the same sofa and we love it.
I love mirrors set on floors - lovely!
This is very exciting...to see a designer putting her own place together piece by piece! Thank you for letting us in. It is going to be so beautiful (it already is)
Super, and it´s only the beginning.
Have a nice week-end.
just a suggestion but you can put wood fill in the holes of your wardrobe and then touch up with a bright white paint for a more custom-piece look.
Have a great weekend!
haben ein tolles Wochenende!
~jlacroix
Thank you for sharing with us. It looks like a fantastic beginning to a gorgeous apartment! I can't wait to see further additions!
We have the same Ikea TV cupboard and I love it too! And the same wardrobes - great value for the money!
I love your lamp!
Are you still planning to put the yellowish wallpaper into the living room? I think it would be fabulous there.
Wow, you have been busy! Looks great! That is the cutest little elephant tray- where is it from?
Looks so good! I love the mirror with the simple sparkly lights!!!!
Looks like you've made some great progress already! Can't wait to see the final product.
I'm in the process of furnishing a new apartment (much like you!) and I'm strongly considering the Kalstad. How is it treating you? Is it comfortable? That's my main concern at the moment, since it looks great and seems to work in the space.
Looking great. I really love the TV cabinet... might have to run to IKEA myself. Can't wait for more!
sweet..i will never get over taking in the amazing windows and light in your place..it just makes me smile..
Oh, it is looking so lovely Holly!~I am so glad things are going smoothly and I can't wait to see more photos as you go along!
xo
Melissa
Thank you so much for sharing. It looks simply beautiful. You are certainly creative and resourceful enough to make a place look pretty but this is looking like a home. Congrats to you on a wonderful job.
I like a lot your living-room. And your pax wardrobe also, in my opinion is a better option than the vintage wood french closet in white you wanted before (yes, I'm too much practical). Thanks for sharing all this. And enjoy in Europe!!!
looking fab already! i think i have a feel already for how it'll be - lovely, of course! but seriously, with all the shopping, decorating, tea parties etc - have you slept yet since touching down?!?!
bx
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Love it! Everything looks beautiful already. Love the elephant tray...I was at IKEA yesterday and didn't find it:( Maybe next time. I'm seriously jealous of your new digs!
Oh, Amelie, don't you just love her?! Love that new white telly as well!
The whole thing is looking beautiful. Love the living room floor mat, the vertical mirror with lights, the lamp on the TV table. Its all gorgeous. I want to live there :( your so lucky to get to decorate all new !
I mean seeing that just makes me wanna paint everything I own in that shade of white. Love it!
But see Im a small space person. I;d rather have a cozy pretty small place then a mansion.
Good job Holly :)
happy shopping,
michele
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Thank you so much Michele, you are so nice to say that. :)
that mirror is AMAZING! what a lovely flat.
Looks like you've been watching
Amelie! I love that movie -- so inspiring.
It already looks so serene. I love that elephant tray and it would be the perfect gift for my elephant-obsessed mother. Can you please tell me where you bought it. Is it also from Ikea?
I wish I had a white TV!!!
Also love how you have a white PSP as well.
Star Wars fan?
Your German home looks gorgeous Holly, great job! I am happy to hear that you like the towels and lamp from Le Souk. The lamp fits really well in your living room!
So is it a EUROPEAN thing to go all WHITE? loving that white flatscreen.
Jen Ramos
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Everything really truly looks great. Especially since you're just starting out.
Can you link me to the rug? I looked quickly but I can't find it on ikea-usa. I fear its a Euro only product :(
Congrats again! can't wait to have you back on decor8
I've never seen a flat screen in white... looks nice!
If you like Amelie... you should see my post here...
http://fififlowersdecor.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-must-be-montmartre.html
ENJOY! Fifi
jana - no, i don't think i'm putting it in the living room... i'm still deciding which room to place it. i still think the hallway or kitchen would be perfect...
christine - the tray is from ikea and is a new one.
dovely, it's called the TÅRNBY rug.
Holly
Looking great so far, Holly! We have the Karlstad sofa at home, love it. For $30 (US) you can switch out the legs; we have metal legs and really like how they change the look of the whole sofa.
I'm actually an American living in Europe for the next several months also! I'm in Sweden on an exchange for a semester, so I am trying to pretty up my apartment, but I can't really do much, since I'm leaving so soon. Someday I would love to do what you and your husband are doing. Good luck! (If you're interested, I am blogging about my experiences abroad, too).
Hi Holly! Would you please tell me what is the brand of your dvd player, I love it! Would like to get the same!
Thanks and awesome job on your apartment!
Tushi