Home Decor

His And Hers Lamp Shades

by Nicola on February 26, 2013

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Phase 2 of the master closet makeover has officially begun: DIY-ing a bunch of accessories. Up first were the light fixtures. How these ancient light fixtures made it into our house that was built in the 90s is completely incomprehensible. They must have been rotting at the builder’s warehouse for decades before he decided to [...]

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Bringing Outdoors In

by Nicola on June 23, 2012

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Remember this post from a while back when Milo’s room got cleared of the baby crib and other nick nacks? Well, of course I didn’t leave it all empty like this. I’m loving me some blank canvas for more home decorations! The way Milo’s bedroom theme has been evolving it is now clear that it [...]

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Good Night Moon

by Nicola on May 1, 2012

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Man, I feel like I am running on steroids these days. No idea where all this energy is coming from, but I take it. After we finished the new guest room it took me only 2 weeks to complete the new nursery. And now we will get started on ripping down wallpaper in the big [...]

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Kid’s Room Switcheridoo

by Nicola on April 28, 2012

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So, now that the guest room moved into the basement we had an entire empty room to set up as new baby room. (More on the brand new nursery soon in a separate post.) Instead of keeping Milo’s room as a nursery and moving him into the new room, we decided that it would be [...]

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Welcome Back!

by Nicola on April 10, 2012

We did it! One day before our house was populated by some German visitors we officially finished the new guest bedroom in the basement and I have to say that it turned out great. We have been working on this for approximately six weeks and it was a real joint effort in the Tran house. [...]

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It’s beginning …

by Nicola on November 28, 2011

… to look a lot like Christmas in our home. Who would have guessed that I have been secretly crafting Christmas decorations like a maniac in the past few weeks? Well, everybody who knows me, I guess. Since we have never had a Christmas in our own home before and were constantly on the move [...]

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Ready, guests, come!

by Nicola on August 31, 2011

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Wow, this was one of the longest drag for a room makeover so far. An estimated two months later the guest bedroom is finally done. For now. Of course there is gonna be more stuff and deco things added over time, but at least it has all practically needed items in it and looks cozy [...]

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