Bakom lås o bom!!!

Så pass klara att dörrarna nu kan stängas och utvändig

 målning kan ta vid, hela huset luktar av god linolja.

Lite osäkra är vi om de gamla fönsterbladen skall målas,

därför skall den nybyggda stommen få sig en strykning till att

börja med i en mjölkad ljusgrå nyans av egen riven linoljefärg.

 Ett litet nytillverkat vred i patinerad mässing från Sollefteå antik,

för att hålla dörrarna på plats.

 One happy wife and I'm rather sure a very pleased husband,

starting the holiday off with building a cupboard for the kitchen.

 Using a pair of some 150 years old windows, 

constructing all the rest by himself.

I have to keep in mind that he's not a carpenter by profession,

but I'm getting more and more convinced he has a new career 

after retiring from flying the world as a long distance pilot.

I love this new cupboard

and I ❤ my man!

Every millimeter of the storage shelves

are filled up with things I couldn't part from after freshening up the kitchen.

The old china by Rörstrand is mainly from 1850-1910.

 The change for new white tiles at least did the trick

and along with the removal of two cupboards,

the light coming in from the bay window is now optimal.

Below you find a picture of the very same wall......before!

Have a great day ❤

En weekend i pyjamas med Ottosson färg

alldeles för ivrig med att shellacka, grunda, slipa o måla,

när kakelsättningen väl är klar.

Greppa inte den där målarpenseln innan morgonpiffet är klart,

hela helgen försvann med i ett moln av annat spackel och damm

Otålig som man är måste det ju prövas lite på hyllorna

innan den bleka pärlgrå linoljan skall strykas och en del 

justeringar åtgärdas.

Nästa projekt som väntar, men nu är pyjamasen utbytt 

mot en ren och en skön kudde väntar på en kind!

❤

Never grab that paintbrush before the Saturday breakfast,

I've been in my pjs this whole weekend, once I got started I worked 

until I was out of shellac, putty and linseed oil. 

I will never let anyone else but myself to apply the linseed

oil indoors, it demands a lot of patience and meticulously

thin coats than need to dry up a couple of days in between.

Painting with linseed oil is an old tradition in Sweden.

Ottosson färgmakeri is today one of our best manufacturers.

The company has many good tutorials on Youtube.

This is one to start with!

Sometimes I forget

that I'm jolly good at waiting for things to be accomplished.

I can wait an eternity for the right artisan with piece at heart. 

 En prins blir flera prinsar i mitt kök....Gysinge kakel med krönlist

This fine craftsman works quietly except for

 the humming along to the music on the radio.

 I so fancy his Borsalino hat as we work side by side, 

sorting out all the boxes with handmade tiles for 

my kitchen before starting the splendid work of his.

A part of today's result!

I can be nothing but happy.

Näe, nu går åskan igen!!

❤

Halvt dolda

in my garden

 olika blomsterstöd

 och en kattrumpa

we're cleaning up the garden after today's most awful weather,

we've had strokes of lightning, hail mixed with rain 

and hours with no electricity the whole afternoon!

All is well  ❤

I sekatörens tid

en ljummen afton som denna.

Ansa måste man ju även om det tar emot

Den ombyggda entrén till verksta'n börjar bli lite väl lummig och

kunderna får snart börja ducka lätt

eller.....

så börjar de snart undra om jag slagit mig in på vinmakarens bana

The vine changed side of walls before the winter due to the reconstruction

of the entrance into my workshop. I must confess I'm overwhelmed by it's 

verdure as I was rather convinced it didn't have a chance.

So, there will be grapes for some wine-making this year again!!

❤

I found a heart

a picture of a window shutter, I shot of my house one or two years ago.

I already knew by then what was meant to come.

I'm devoted to old houses and recuperating them is a tricky thing.

This is a town house, soon to turn a hundred years old located 

close to Stockholm. The area has a restricted cityplan but many

old houses in the block have been demolished by building

commissioners in favour for modern ones. Such a shame, I think!

This is what my house looks like today, after some two years of

reconstruction, starting with the hat going down.

Some things had to be done and balancing the decisions 

of right and wrong with what is best in a longer perspective

compared to what you really want to do has been 

one exhausting journey but also great fun.

 Lately we have slowly been deciding on which of all the 

old remnants we want to keep for the garden and what to throw away.

Now, there's a full dumpster standing in my courtyard,

ready to be picked up tomorrow morning. 

The french old boîte des fleurs was saved and has changed it's 

position in favour for the new bay window.

Here it is...filled with fresh violet hederaceas. 

They just need to spill themselves over.

We found a new perfect spot for it,

hanging on the newly built sun porch, made

out of old windows and doors to fit.

There is still some decor to finish up and 

then of course layers with linseed oil!

The house still has many happy hearts

❤

Make up store

time has finally come to fix the last facade with lime paint,

in a pink soft shade. The temperature should be fine by now.

 This is what the new bay window in the kitchen looks from  the 

outside. My design came out just the way I wanted it to.

 There are still a few more things to work out with the tinsmith....

Believe me, when I say

....... 

He has the patience of an angel!!

❤