Enjoying the sun

Amazing food, amazing weather and one amazing black dog. Just some pictures of my weekend, actually. I wanted to post them earlier but I had to enjoy the amazing weather outside! Or I just forgot about those pictures. We'll never know...

New Obsession: Colorful Lamp Cords

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Who doesn't know how annoying cables can be? They are everywhere and sometimes there's just no clever way to hide them. That's just one of the reasons why I lovelove those nylon cloth covered lamp cords. Just switch out the plastic cable with one of these beauties and it goes from ugly to decorative! They are cheery, colorful and amazing, and who would want to hide them? They are the perfect solution for some of my "cable-problems" around the house. I want them in our bathroom, living room, kitchen... basically everywhere. And if you have the time and the patience you can even create your own colorful lamp cord by wrapping a plastic one with nylon thread! Click on the link for the second picture and read how!

A Handmade Home: Pallet Coat Rack

This is the coat rack that we made for our new apartment. When you first enter our home, there's a quite narrow and long hallway without much natural light. It took me some time to think about a solution for coats and bags that wouldn't leave the space looking darker or even narrower until we were offered pallets for our basement storage room (which has wet and uneven floors, so you don't want to put anything directly on them). That's when I knew what to do and I asked for another pallet for our hallway. The extra pallet we got was in a good shape and I loved the rustic look immediately. After some a lot grinding (You don't want splinters in your favorite coat, right?) we mounted it onto the wall and used s-hooks from a hardware store as hooks. I think it completes the look so much more than the usual hooks. I like how hooks can be added and moved and how our new homemade coat rack offers enough space for all our coats and bags and even smaller items in the spaces between the pallet front and the wall. And I love how it gives the hallway so much character!

A Day Off

This year May 1 is on a Wednesday, one day off in the middle of the week... Late breakfast and out into the sun! The boyfriend and I visited the Botanic Garden in Berlin and obviously a lot of other couples, young and old, and families were having the same idea - the place was full with people! And the weather was perfect for a stroll and some ice cream. And just out of plain habit I'd taken the bag with the seed balls with me when we left home. Well, I can assure you there was absolutely no need of flowers in the Botanic garden!
How did you spend your day?

14/52 Tuscan Bread Salad

Time to catch up with the recipes again! The weekly update post is almost more challenging than the challenge itself. Strange. But here it is: The (almost) weekly update! This time we very much enjoyed making and eating a Tuscan bread salad. We spent a fortune for fresh organic vegetables (for the upcoming week as well) because where exactly can I get one carrot, one lemon, one red onion and one stick celery? I feel like we can eat from the leftover vegetables for weeks. If the food stays fresh, that is...
But back to the topic. Bread salad. Pureed red onion, garlic, basil, parsley (Both from my self-grown herbs on the window sill!), lemon juice, salt, pepper, mustard and olive oil. Chopped celery, cucumber, tomatoes, Italian olive bread, romaine lettuce. Baked Italian olive bread. Fry Italian olive bread with garlic and olive oil. Mixed everything together. Enjoyed!

Etsy Love

Just some things I've been liking on Etsy lately. Now that spring is here, the bright colors are sneaking into my wishlists. Oh how nice this lamp shade would look in my living room! Love the lamp shade. Love the felted bowl. Love the wood brooch. Love them all!

1- Coin Purse by oktak
2- Mini Planters by Wind & Willow Home
3- Rain Cloud Wood Brooch by cabin and cub design
4- Sugar Bowl by So Yesterday So Cool
5- Geometric Necklace by Joanna Felt
6- Felted Bowls by The Yarn Kitchen
7- Lamp Shade by Mood Design Studio