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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Last few weeks have been really hectic, thanks to work related things and due to the fact that we sold our apartment. Next year will be really interesting, lots of nice things coming up! One of them being the search for a new apartment, we need to find a new place before the end of March.

Knowing our taste, finding a new place is not going to be easy. Finding a perfect renovation project in 3 months might be impossible. But if that happens, we might even rent a place until we find the “right one”. I just wanna get my hands on a new project and get you along the ride as well!

But now it´s time to sit back and relax with all the chocolates and other treats (and maybe gain a little weight, but who cares!). All is well at the moment, merry christmas to you all <3

APARTMENT

Finally it´s time introduce our home to you, so…welcome! This apartment is located in Southern Helsinki and it was built in 1908. We renovated it 3,5 years ago with love and passion, respecting the old style and spirit this place has. It was not a small project, because we wanted to focus on every detail, but it definitely was worth it, because we love the outcome.

I love the old wooden floor that snaps and crackles under my feet and the old tile stove that gives us warmth during the winter months. I love the high rooms and the high windows with deep ledges. I don´t know what it is about these old Jugend-style houses, but to me they are just magical. And of  course I love marble countertops that we installed into the kitchen. Actually I love everything in this apartment.

Unfortunately every good story has an ending and so does this one. Because now it´s time for us to put our precious home for sale. Selling our home is a tough but a necessary decision, because we need a bigger, more spacious apartment for the future.

More about that later…now it is time to let the pictures speak for themselves! What do you think?

You’ll find more pictures here.

Pictures Mikael  Pettersson

@petterssonphoto

 

 

10+1 BEST THINGS AT THE MOMENT

Salty butterscoch macarons – Ekberg has the best ones in Helsinki

Hand cream by Tilk!  – the scent is heavenly

Hair scrunchies – never thought I’d love them

My childhood friend’s newborn baby – He is adorable <3

Self made quacamole – 3 avocados, half an onion, 2 tomatoes, lime juice and salt. Simple, tasty and healthy!

Buckthorn berries

Massive sweaters

Friday sauna

Our apartment´s only green plant that has managed to stay alive – we call her ALMA

Wolt – especially candy shipments

…and my autumn holiday that is just around the corner

SEPTEMBER SUCKS

I am not one of those people who like autumn. I don´t enjoy dark and chilly nights. I don´t understand when people rejoice about how nice it is to wear woolly sweaters again and how they can´t wait to get their new autumn jackets out in the cold. I´m already done with blogs and social media posts about candles and warm blankets in the cold, dark night. Don´t get me wrong, blankets are my weapon of choice when I´m protecting myself from the chill, but I shure as hell don´t romanticize about that shit. There´s one thing that I like about autumn. It´s the only time of the year when I get to lie in my bed all day without someone constantly trying to get me outside to do stuff.

Sorry (not sorry) about the negativity, but I have been fighting an aggressive flu for the past three weeks. I don´t know what kind of a super flu this is, but it has been f****d. Luckily, we have a proper fireplace at home, it´s a real life saver and one of the few things that help me stay sane in the upcoming months. Can´t wait to get that thing going, I will definitely post lots of pics of me hanging in a woolly sweater by the fireplace, surrounded by blankets and candles 😉

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