My New Kitchen- Scary Befores And Some Undecorated Afters...

Hi You All!

Before we get started I would like to Thank all of you leaving a comment here at Komma hem... Without your reflections and support this blog would not mean a thing and I feel blessed for having such Lovely readers!

With that said, let´s get started with some Before and Afters.

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Our starting point was this very, very small and old white painted kitchen with tiles left from the 70´s!
Yes, these Befores are kinda scary I know, but it was actually a quite functional kitchen and it worked for us for many years!

Obviously it had its ugly sides, but also some beautiful ones -like the stained glass cabinet doors in the seating area(still in my care).

Bit by bit we threw out the entire kitchen, walls and everything else till there was nothing left but the original wood panels.

Since the kitchen was so very small we decided to enlarging it with about 10 square meters. Not much but made a huge difference in the end!
There´s a fully height ceiling('ryggåstak' in Swedish) in the extended part of the kitchen which makes it light and airy.

Finally here´s the Afters...

After several sketches and months of planning we decided to have a grande kitchen island in the centre of the kitchen with seating opportunities at one of the endings.

Sorry about the quality of these photos, it´s hard to get good ones showing the whole space don´t you think!?

Just about everything in this Kitchen comes from IKEA(except the TV and the taps)- the Abstract cabinets, the black countertops, the appliances, the handles and even the floor actually.
Despite some delivery delays I must say we are happy with it all!

As you can see these photos are very basic ones only showing the cabintes put in place...

Down below is the corner where my darling Wassily chair is standing.
In this image you can also see the high ceiling in the extended square meters!

In my next kitchen post I´ll show you some more decorated photos of this whole area.
It is still in progress and only a few items has been added so far like; barstools, a kilim rug, lighting, some decorative accents and the Wassily chair.
I´ve also bought curtains but they´re not up yet and I woud love for you to give me some great advice during this whole process!

I really hope you´ve enjoyed this, please let me know what you think!!!

xoxo

My New Kitchen...

So, here´s a little a sneak peek of what is going on in my newly renovated kitchen...

I´ve bought a bunch of black frames, photos and fabric that will dress it up a little bit. Some of them will be put on the walls, others will be standing on the floor...

My auction finds- The old English stage lighting has set the theme in this area and I just feel this corner of my kitchen was made for- The Marcel Breuer 'Wassily chair'.
Both are without a doubt some of my absolute favourite items here at home!

There´s more to come later on this week!

Happy Friday Everyone!

xoxo

Vacation...

First of all a big sun flower to all of the girls leaving such cute comments here on 'Komma hem'.
You are fantastic!

Photo taken by me

Sorry I haven´t been around for a few days now!
Felt I had spent too much time by the computer lately and decided to take a few days not making any new posts.

Photo: Livingetc.com

This tuesday me and my common- law spouse also took a trip to Denmark, visiting my mon and stepfather on their vacation in Kramnitse, Lolland.

My mom and stepfather

It felt so good having a rest from the whole kitchen- project here at home.
Down below is an updated picture of the kitchen.

Do not be afraid of what you see!
The kitchen will not be in this blue color. Underneath the blue film you´ll find a white highgloss abstractct finish.

As you also can see there is such a mess here at home!

Yet, I´m trying my hardest to keep the place at least a little bit tidy, buying all kinds of storage, begging my common- law spouse(at the end of the day) please to put all the tools and other stuff(laying all over the place) in one of them. (Not being very successful.)
Now, if you look real close at the picture above you´ll see The Wassily chair standing in the corner of the kitchen(were it´s also suppose to be standing when the kitchen is done).
On our way to Kramnitse we stopped and picked it up from the storage it had been sent to after the auction was closed.
It was in really good shape and I´m so glad we bought it!

Having an eye for design my father also found The Wassily chair very interesting and really enjoyed the comfort.
Many other visitors here at home get supprised that the chair is not just good looking, you can actually sit in it too!

Own photos

Now, back to our trip to Denmark.
My mom and stepfather had their stay in this cute private owned apartment with a beautiful sea view. I just love the simplicity the Danish people use when they decorate their homes as well as their eye for details.
It was all very simple, yet very cozy and unique.

Own photos

Also took these picture of the beautiful Oresund bridge(taken from inside the car, unfortunately showing quite a few raindrops on the window). An amazing bridge between Malmö in Sweden and Copengahagen in Denmark.

Photos taken by me

There is something special, romantic and beautiful about bridges, don´t you think?

Since the city of Kramnitse is situated very near Puttgarden in Germany we of course had to visit Boarder Shop(or at least the male ones did) :).
In this shop you can find all kinds of affordable beer, wine, whiskey, vodka, liqueur, you name it- they got it!

Own photos

Me and mom actually had a nice visit there as well, shopping sweats and some cheap but very nice looking jewellery.

Speaking of Denmark...
Recently came across this picture showing these unique full leather handles from Tine K Home.
I would love to put them on some storage furniture in my bedroom, home office or livingroom.

Photo: Tinekhome.dk

Thank you for stopping by.
I hope you found some great inspiration here at 'Komma hem'!?

A year from now...

Today I´ll share some pictures of my own place.
Our home is truly our passion and we spend a lot(sometimes all) of our free time on it.
Here is a pic of me working my ... off.


Last summer we renovated the facade and the roof on the house. That ment a lot of work, but we both felt it was worth it and feel happy with the results!
We also added a porch by one of the entrances. This year we have spent a lot of time there!

Before:








After:


Last year we also renovated our bathroom, if you could call it that. It is a separate toilet room and a seperate shower room straight across eachother in the hallway.
When you live in an old house like ours, built in 1936 the living area is very limited and you really have to compromise!

Before:
Sorry, this is my only picture of the toilet before. Here my common- law spouse is working on getting the toilet out.


Both toilet and shower was really old and needed a make over!!!

And here is After:






Hope you´ll enjoy!

Kind regards
/Tina