Why hello there! I hope you’ve had a wonderful couple of weeks. Per, the girls and I have just arrived back home to Malmö with a bump after a couple of weeks up at the cottage. How I miss that place, we had such a magical time. I might just have to go back up with the specific aim to write a guide – I have so many tips to share with you in case you’re ever on the beautiful ‘Bjärehalvön’ in Northwest Skåne! It’s an area not to be missed if you’re visiting Sweden! It would also give me the perfect excuse to return! I also spent a little time thinking about the tiny cabin we’re building this autumn in the cottage garden and so looking forward to sharing more of our plans with you later this week (thank you for so much for sharing your thoughts on the windows and windows and doors, I can’t tell you how helpful it was!).
In the meantime, here’s a throwback to the time Per and I renovated and installed the cottage kitchen by hand. It was a true labour of love – and I appreciate it all the more as a result! Thank you so much to Christina AKA ‘Farmor’ for entrusting us with your kitchen!
We stripped out the 1970s kitchen – which included a plastic Lino floor, before sanding, plastering and painting the space. Best find: a perfect size mouse hole under the kitchen counters. We’d been wondering how they were getting in!
Per was in charge (he’s a bit of a dab hand when it comes to DIY), and I was his ‘sous chef’. It was really hard work, but surprisingly therapeutic! And for once, I was actually quite good at taking instructions from him!
One of my jobs was to put together all the IKEA kitchen cabinets. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s to follow the instructions by the letter and never miss a step! By the end, I never wanted to see a flat pack ever again!
Installing the cabinets was the trickiest part of all – and required help from YouTube and multiple calls to the IKEA help line (it was surprisingly easy to get hold of someone!). The main issue was that they have to be exactly in line – no easy feat when you’re working with crooked walls from 1936! But we got there in the end!
You can read about all the details in my final reveal post here.
Other than the tiny cabin, I’d really love to renovate the girl’s bedroom up there. Although now that I know how much work even the smallest room can entail, I’m dragging my feet a little.
Have you carried out any renovations recently? Or perhaps you’re about to embark on one? I’d love to hear more about it below!
Now that I’m back, I’m so looking forward to posting regularly again. As always, I’ll be posting every other day until the girls go back to school – and then daily from 1st September. Thank you for stopping by!
Niki
Why hello there! I hope you’ve had a wonderful couple of weeks. Per, the girls and I have just arrived back home to Malmö with a bump after a couple of weeks up at the cottage. How I miss that place, we had such a magical time. I might just have to go back up with the specific aim to write a guide – I have so many tips to share with you in case you’re ever on the beautiful ‘Bjärehalvön’ in Northwest Skåne! It’s an area not to be missed if you’re visiting Sweden! It would also give me the perfect excuse to return! I also spent a little time thinking about the tiny cabin we’re building this autumn in the cottage garden and so looking forward to sharing more of our plans with you later this week (thank you for so much for sharing your thoughts on the windows and windows and doors, I can’t tell you how helpful it was!).
In the meantime, here’s a throwback to the time Per and I renovated and installed the cottage kitchen by hand. It was a true labour of love – and I appreciate it all the more as a result! Thank you so much to Christina AKA ‘Farmor’ for entrusting us with your kitchen!
We stripped out the 1970s kitchen – which included a plastic Lino floor, before sanding, plastering and painting the space. Best find: a perfect size mouse hole under the kitchen counters. We’d been wondering how they were getting in!
Per was in charge (he’s a bit of a dab hand when it comes to DIY), and I was his ‘sous chef’. It was really hard work, but surprisingly therapeutic! And for once, I was actually quite good at taking instructions from him!
One of my jobs was to put together all the IKEA kitchen cabinets. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s to follow the instructions by the letter and never miss a step! By the end, I never wanted to see a flat pack ever again!
Installing the cabinets was the trickiest part of all – and required help from YouTube and multiple calls to the IKEA help line (it was surprisingly easy to get hold of someone!). The main issue was that they have to be exactly in line – no easy feat when you’re working with crooked walls from 1936! But we got there in the end!
You can read about all the details in my final reveal post here.
Other than the tiny cabin, I’d really love to renovate the girl’s bedroom up there. Although now that I know how much work even the smallest room can entail, I’m dragging my feet a little.
Have you carried out any renovations recently? Or perhaps you’re about to embark on one? I’d love to hear more about it below!
Now that I’m back, I’m so looking forward to posting regularly again. As always, I’ll be posting every other day until the girls go back to school – and then daily from 1st September. Thank you for stopping by!
Niki
