Closet space has been one of my biggest homemaking challenges in Denmark since day one. I actually blogged about this exactly 26 days after picking up the keys to my first Danish apartment. Many Aarhus city centre apartments come with storage space under the roof, but our building traded its space a few years ago to finance a new roof and windows…. Continue Reading
A Vintage 1960s Arne Vodder Dressing Table
A little over two years ago, newly engaged, I picked my darlings, sold the rest, and moved in with Robert. We sort of wedged them into his place while we figured out whether we’d buy another place here or move abroad. The move abroad didn’t work out and after months of searching, we came up empty handed in Denmark,… Continue Reading
Before & After: Hallway to Small Space Living Dining Room
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably already seen this vintage 1960s ceiling lamp. We found it in a dusty corner of a junk shop on our first mid-century modern furniture hunting expedition, and it inspired the design of our small space living dining room. A Reclaimed 1960s Ceiling Lamp It was filthy, cracked, and in need… Continue Reading
Embracing Small Space Living in Europe
Robert and I have finally given up on house hunting! I’ve finally put my dreams of a seven room apartment on hold, and I’m going to embrace the art of small space living in Europe like I’ve never embraced any aspect of European living before! (Except maybe the six weeks paid holiday.) When I first moved to… Continue Reading
Our New Dream: An Urban Backyard Homestead
Robert and I have been focusing our search on big, impressive places, but a little borderline derelict, hadn’t been renovated in fifty years bungalow in need of more TLC than we could give it got us thinking in a new direction. Before I moved to Denmark, I’d dreamed of expanding my garden and turning my suburban Connecticut lawn into… Continue Reading
Hunting My Real Estate Dream: A Big Aarhus City Apartment
A big Aarhus city apartment only comes on the market once in a blue moon. A typical Aarhus city apartment has one to three rooms. You can find some four and five room apartments, but six or seven rooms is practically unheard of. So, imagine my glee when this seven room apartment came on the market in the… Continue Reading
Mid-Century Danish Design: Hunting for Houses in Aarhus Denmark
I’ve slowly come around to Robert’s preference for a house over an apartment, and our hunt for houses in Aarhus Denmark is in full swing! When I first moved to Denmark in 2010, I bought the apartment that was my muse for nearly four years. Then I moved into Robert’s place where the lack of storage, privacy,… Continue Reading
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