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Chez Larsson
chezlarsson.typepad.com
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A blog about house, home & organizing. Stylish Scandinavian style on a shoestring.
#1624 in All , #64 in Interior design

366: Day 149-155

Took a quick walk to the shopping center near work during my lunch hour. Look at the pretty flowers and don’t mind my right big toe which got slammed in an elevator door at my grandma’s place when I ...

6 h ago

The Hose(s)

Lookie! How pretty is this? Back in March I saw this hose in a magazine and I quickly e-mailed the agent to find out where I could get one. Turned out she sold them online and I immediately ordered t...

3 days ago

The Hand Rail & Banister

Exhibit A. Exhibit B. As you can see the banister and the handrail to the basement stairs needed a little TLC. Crusted up old paint and rust used to be the name of the game. That’s until I got out my...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

The Mail Box

Don’t know if you noticed the old mailbox in yesterday’s post? Remember how Wille and I found it along with the old wallpaper in the attic and how I was inspired to use it like this? Well it’s up! An...

5 days ago

The Painted Foundation

So the foundation at the back of the house has finally been painted. I know several of you like the green color but it was so dark and dingy so I’m afraid it had to go. And here’s the result. The sam...

6 days ago

366: Day 141-148

It’s been a glorious week weather wise. Wille’s room gets a lot of the heat so his windows have been open quite a bit. Mini enjoys the view. My lawn is looking better and better. There are still some...

28 may 12

Car Boot Loot

Last weekend Anne and I went to the local car boot sale, a flea market where the goods are sold from the trunks (UK boots) of the sellers’ cars, or “bakluckeloppis” in Swedish. When going to these ev...

25 may 12

The Gaps

Here’s one of those posts that I’m mostly writing for my own sake as a record of what ‘s been done at the house. It’s probably not something that will going down as “most interesting” in the history ...

24 may 12

New Seat Cushion

When I got my desk chair it had a black wooly seat cushion. First off I’m not a huge fan of solid black in interiors and secondly the fabric was a bit scratchy so during the cold months I kept a shee...

23 may 12

The Tall Bit

When I had my contractors over to do the deck I also asked them to paint the tall bit of my house. It may not look taller than the bit I painted before right next to it but there are stairs to the ba...

22 may 12

366: Day 135-141

Mini snuggles under the blanket on the sofa in the den. Finally! I’ve been waiting for two weeks for something to appear and now my lawn finally has teenage stubble. One year at the house. We celebra...

21 may 12

Our New Neighbor

Aww! Isn’t our new neighbor cute? I hope we didn’t upset him too much with all the building of the deck and that he’ll come over and visit once in a while. We’re lucky to have a long weekend this wee...

18 may 12

Organizing the Pantry

So after all those garden and deck updates it’s time for an organizing post. Don’t you think? I wasn’t happy about the state of my pantry (sorry, forgot the before shot…) so I decided to invest in so...

17 may 12 4 people like this

One Year!

A year ago today we moved into this house! Wille went ahead with Mini and Bonus in their travel crates and I stayed at the old house to make sure the movers got everything. Our contractors were still...

16 may 12

Chez Larsson is Four!

Today four years ago I wrote my first post on this blog. It’s been a fun filled four! I’ve learned a lot and I’ve met so many great people online. Not sure I can promise you another full four more bu...

15 may 12

366: Day 128-134

Still in love with our new outdoor space. My lovely Birkis are getting a fair bit of abuse. They’re great because the don’t leave any heel marks on my waiting to grow lawn. Got another craft package ...

14 may 12

Happy Weekend!

I’m so excited about our “new room” so I’m sharing another shot before signing off before the weekend. I‘m hoping for good weather because I still have a bit of painting to to here at the back of the...

11 may 12

The Fence

Thank you so much for all the comments about the deck. We really love it! So with the new deck came a new fence between my neighbors on the right. I wasn’t loving the hotch potch hodgepodge version I...

10 may 12

The Deck

With the April weather playing tricks on us we couldn’t start the deck building and painting process until last week. I was so relieved when the materials finally arrived. Blurry shot but it’s just t...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Tiiiimbeeeer!

Meet Mr. Plum Tree. He used to live next to Ms. Apple and right across from Sir Gooseberry. I noticed Mr. Plum wasn’t feeling his best a week ago as I saw that the crack I saw last year had gotten wo...

08 may 12

366: Day 121-127

Monday dinner and since it was a long weekend a glass of wine. Or maybe two actually. Yay! Double yay! My contractors got started on the deck! And actually finished the same day. Amazing guys! I alwa...

07 may 12

Forcing Branches

We had real April weather in April (go figure!). There was sunshiny summery temperatures, rainy and wet days and snow. Right now with it being early May things are looking up but as the weather was a...

04 may 12

Tray Chic Backsplash

So you caught a glimpse of the tray above in the 365 project the other week. I didn’t buy it to use as a tray although I probably will on occasion. The reason I bought is is so I can have a semi perm...

03 may 12

Wipeout

Here’s how I like to enjoy myself in the kitchen. Exhibit A. Crumbs. I lied. I don’t enjoy this type of cleaning any more than you do probably but I’d rather do it while I’m in the kitchen doing some...

02 may 12

The Shoe Locker Updated

As you may know if your read my blog on a regular basis I’m using one of our old lockers a shoe cabinet in the entry hall. The single shelf behind each door was ok for a while but both Wille and I se...

01 may 12

366: Day 114-120

Back home again and I actually do think Mini and Bonus missed me a little bit. The Old News is still going strong as this years most used exercise equipment. Two favorites dark chocolate and chai tea...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

Standard vs. Warming Lightscoop

After I wrote the post on my Lightscoop love I received an e-mail from the people over at Lightscoop who’d been tipped off by one of you. They said thanks for the surprise review and did I want to tr...

27 apr 12

Raising Wille

I’ve been asked to share more about parenting and I’ve resisted because I haven’t really thought that what Martin and I have done raising Wille is any different to what other parents do raising their...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

At my Moms House

So I spent last weekend at my mom’s house. Mom’s 82, has poor eyesight and a bad back so I came to tackle a to-do list that included some painting, organizing and cleaning. I also did some gardening,...

25 apr 12

366: Day 107-113

I spend so much time at the computer. Do you do that too? I’m on it all day at work and then for at least a couple of hours at night and several on the weekends. I think I might need to take a break ...

24 apr 12

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