tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69616120274109159842024-03-19T09:48:17.046+01:00Fat CatThe Fat Cat Residence is my retreat from the world, filled with thrift, plants and petsFat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-12455322668706716572017-04-23T19:22:00.001+02:002017-04-23T19:22:22.265+02:00Hello & weekend project<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello. It's been a while... How you're doing?!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm fine. The cats are fine. The chickens (yes, chickens!) are fine. The apartment too. And the garden... well, it's a process.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4endFgxypdx1vSIZJ7TB4VlNPAgNyvSJ1VCSRukCvFpxg8o-pnC2xG9Pq7hGgnECxBc9Smpk2HCDj-JZccIJ9xn2v6iyBehq-i7ztFK64ZWclJRyBAbcRKAGMVjkW4h3R8d5PanF8LTi/s1600/P1070754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4endFgxypdx1vSIZJ7TB4VlNPAgNyvSJ1VCSRukCvFpxg8o-pnC2xG9Pq7hGgnECxBc9Smpk2HCDj-JZccIJ9xn2v6iyBehq-i7ztFK64ZWclJRyBAbcRKAGMVjkW4h3R8d5PanF8LTi/s640/P1070754.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bam. First picture I'm sharing over here of my new home that is not
renovation or garden related (or taken from Instagram). And it's pretty bla, don't you think?!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Except of course for handsome Graham.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway. This side of the bedroom and the entry to the bathroom never felt quite right. So this weekend I finally decided to do something about it. After one and a half years living here, it's about time.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But first let's take a quick tour.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q1GW9-2oJstGizKuA_XGBElI6J4_zkjkTGqIvcXPu5sZrXrRHCh5C6gkgpXfqUe7ZQuOFPzx3zD-tp58NkFtt4os_y_EVBQ7jifLU3L2ktrPcZFOcR-W3aEstZQVjCwR63jGB22NwGvZ/s1600/P1070769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q1GW9-2oJstGizKuA_XGBElI6J4_zkjkTGqIvcXPu5sZrXrRHCh5C6gkgpXfqUe7ZQuOFPzx3zD-tp58NkFtt4os_y_EVBQ7jifLU3L2ktrPcZFOcR-W3aEstZQVjCwR63jGB22NwGvZ/s640/P1070769.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pQ08HAfz6EVDNT2lMltSnDbihB50VbIot2w35WU2sLPbrnK4Dib5_XXXJTWK3RVyzL6u09Jg0Y4R5YVV45dcmVw4VcC7ZUjix7yrHOWlExRUI6-L-mEjwnG-9CrMhXZhyphenhyphenEQnn78uZEfH/s1600/P1070772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pQ08HAfz6EVDNT2lMltSnDbihB50VbIot2w35WU2sLPbrnK4Dib5_XXXJTWK3RVyzL6u09Jg0Y4R5YVV45dcmVw4VcC7ZUjix7yrHOWlExRUI6-L-mEjwnG-9CrMhXZhyphenhyphenEQnn78uZEfH/s640/P1070772.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe it could be worse?! But I'm not entirely convinced either. The one thing I do love though is the tallboy. It's the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/50221419/" target="_blank">TARVA dresser</a> from Ikea, in case you're wondering.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now what I really </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">would </span></span>like to do is rip out that bathroom and start over... But in the meantime a little pimping with some Farrow&Ball paint will have to do.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Enter my new favourite colour: <a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/pws/ProductDetails.ice?UniqueProductKey=100066" target="_blank">India Yellow</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOeYjJJT88oy8wBSYDuUVXDtfMrP8qM9LTXBl_417ZkutMLDg0GHCpiPyowb0w9FXWVegFyLke7tCrwvF0h9DBebC2boXzm8vh37S27MxrGqD8Dv36OcO-6mnjOcNI0jaGL4o9KMEZ4pm/s1600/P1070783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOeYjJJT88oy8wBSYDuUVXDtfMrP8qM9LTXBl_417ZkutMLDg0GHCpiPyowb0w9FXWVegFyLke7tCrwvF0h9DBebC2boXzm8vh37S27MxrGqD8Dv36OcO-6mnjOcNI0jaGL4o9KMEZ4pm/s640/P1070783.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's really hard to take a good photo, but - believe me - that colour is gorgeous: very safrony, very yummy. It brightens up that whole gloomy corner.</span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBXftLm9n610Cu0oW12up7_Kb0vquiohyphenhyphenKR5ktwwOv7NyI4PlbsiVlzjgV0ZRQ4n9MqZ3id2fcnMCsJ4pbuEcljMUm_LMXtgb_lq7uUEGtME4tcYw5kw4O8tRYRG7OM1FOZy14hEfnd5C/s1600/P1070774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBXftLm9n610Cu0oW12up7_Kb0vquiohyphenhyphenKR5ktwwOv7NyI4PlbsiVlzjgV0ZRQ4n9MqZ3id2fcnMCsJ4pbuEcljMUm_LMXtgb_lq7uUEGtME4tcYw5kw4O8tRYRG7OM1FOZy14hEfnd5C/s640/P1070774.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm also happy to have found a spot for that lovely macramé hanger I had squirreled away from last year's Ikea <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_BE/ikea-collections/anvandbar/index.html" target="_blank">ANVÄNDBAR collection</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And while I was at it, I also switched things around on the other side of the dresser. Plant wise at least.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibORdt9qQTh8Uqi_roXHR2R6wI8_UT-v2NukKyP4NOFp6otV5saYwHLSWXKiKO3BIWBhCO4ICrJVDYCU5-jvu1zszOJNRugiVOobTLFKP1jHhAm5KhLsx3i6HEY3jV7ePaj4q4gepVNOXp/s1600/P1070778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibORdt9qQTh8Uqi_roXHR2R6wI8_UT-v2NukKyP4NOFp6otV5saYwHLSWXKiKO3BIWBhCO4ICrJVDYCU5-jvu1zszOJNRugiVOobTLFKP1jHhAm5KhLsx3i6HEY3jV7ePaj4q4gepVNOXp/s640/P1070778.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEuylXyM4aPb3uPIUt8m2yMpVbpLe4CJtVS4qfZLIVqXiQWOAwu5639yBEZGErVzpltwAqZvHGJsNZrfuVAepDyzea3-UlAXpfDu8m6FyTC53mqcfB5wdvcnQMJq3noajCELegkyUP-0A/s1600/P1070785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEuylXyM4aPb3uPIUt8m2yMpVbpLe4CJtVS4qfZLIVqXiQWOAwu5639yBEZGErVzpltwAqZvHGJsNZrfuVAepDyzea3-UlAXpfDu8m6FyTC53mqcfB5wdvcnQMJq3noajCELegkyUP-0A/s640/P1070785.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhYnj7WBy04SXtFejob1JWHqjhtVZszNGQurQZJxzBN0xdoGMN4zOaPNH3PNMFFHbwbTrIOUU8jxbS5SxZaV8eUlRJs6iExih4kHVxkZR6V5i41oRTAVZTnzXNkNRmq5w8BdB_Eyr1P6t/s1600/P1070787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhYnj7WBy04SXtFejob1JWHqjhtVZszNGQurQZJxzBN0xdoGMN4zOaPNH3PNMFFHbwbTrIOUU8jxbS5SxZaV8eUlRJs6iExih4kHVxkZR6V5i41oRTAVZTnzXNkNRmq5w8BdB_Eyr1P6t/s320/P1070787.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mXqvvTybFBbEGBIOuHxbQoBPEyZsdvGwokw6ZIxoYL8wChqUxrxvS6HjGszUyf1RyNfWD4Lzd3K5D-WB2aDtccf61GEdTctiSeEnjLfP-fILgfydD6vQVX2fTMqxraJzI8X3AyXjg2ZG/s320/P1070790.JPG" width="240" /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's funny how my philodendron xanadu has gone full circle: <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/07/bedroom-peek.html">from my old bedroom</a> (look how tiny he was!), to various spots in my new home and now back to prime position in my new bedroom. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you know what else is funny? The dresser isn't the only thing from Ikea here... The philodendron came from there, so does the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/60328877/" target="_blank">curtain</a> and the curtain rod (can't find it on their site anymore. Already discontinued?). And the macramé of course. Oh and the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/60322173/" target="_blank">FLADIS</a> basket... For a self-professed vintage queen I'm turning into quite the Ikea groupie...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hhmmm now I only need to sort out the top of the dresser. I wonder what other people keep up there? I mean besides a sleeping cat and mismatched collections of boxes and ceramics. Suggestions anyone?!</span></span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-7113286702560624502016-06-20T19:55:00.000+02:002016-06-20T19:55:34.182+02:00I ♥ my garden - episode 2 - compost and espalier fruit<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello there. Seems like I have a lot of catching up to do… Again. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my last po<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">st, </span></span>I left the garden looking lush and green and halfway decent back in October. And then things of course spiraled out of control..#ehem </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But let's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">start on a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> cheery note first, shall<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> we ?! Super fast forward to right now.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRuWIjQfreIlEfRysd3tPrB-t1QmhPw4wai2Fdt-SNCiINJg_oQcyH_3m6e6vALNPLYYh5AN5FddOeSEN1d8Tlpdp3bl0Oi64uuDZMTSrBkPD2oQ1FiFKOGdM1D8wtdEfA9hheo844kWP/s1600/garden_june.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRuWIjQfreIlEfRysd3tPrB-t1QmhPw4wai2Fdt-SNCiINJg_oQcyH_3m6e6vALNPLYYh5AN5FddOeSEN1d8Tlpdp3bl0Oi64uuDZMTSrBkPD2oQ1FiFKOGdM1D8wtdEfA9hheo844kWP/s640/garden_june.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello flowers & vegs (and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur" target="_blank">hügel</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur" target="_blank">kul</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur" target="_blank">tur</a> beds) </span></span>! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But to get there, it's been a long, bleak season... Fast <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">backwards </span>to December when everything just looked miserable. </span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGJUa7NM5QIDxOPJVVuEPVCoBH8yhuLry0vq_M_IAmyNAhtXCxEbpfPQQX-a0fDL16tG4xLNS8f7kGYgQ-LZGr84YPUZGgWMWE8OMWJKQScCsE7Vg72v2NyuHLJZ_Htf38slPXPf8yGNE/s1600/garden_december1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGJUa7NM5QIDxOPJVVuEPVCoBH8yhuLry0vq_M_IAmyNAhtXCxEbpfPQQX-a0fDL16tG4xLNS8f7kGYgQ-LZGr84YPUZGgWMWE8OMWJKQScCsE7Vg72v2NyuHLJZ_Htf38slPXPf8yGNE/s640/garden_december1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdzqleZB_ksEfJUzYHCOR3Kvzi7dM4lCCVP90YDyax7MzJhZzzMvmGuNwRFrx5BgysbLnWg8FdxTdb3kEv07edUX40LxNs0ZgyOJcRiYUhAVl4xShoiTwZFBqLq3D84cg-BH3o5cAZ-h7/s1600/garden_december3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdzqleZB_ksEfJUzYHCOR3Kvzi7dM4lCCVP90YDyax7MzJhZzzMvmGuNwRFrx5BgysbLnWg8FdxTdb3kEv07edUX40LxNs0ZgyOJcRiYUhAVl4xShoiTwZFBqLq3D84cg-BH3o5cAZ-h7/s400/garden_december3.jpg" width="266" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WMI5ITQP1sP6bQ_R17xzwfAgyvazYIap8HULILRuc1sZxxHLcagVTT4l5rb2TPJYVlJFGNX61CbXfYjuhovK7VP1EITQU8Xhh662J5GYlxqjw6PV_omdWpCWfsvsuD-1sLIxeV4QtlI0/s1600/garden_december2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WMI5ITQP1sP6bQ_R17xzwfAgyvazYIap8HULILRuc1sZxxHLcagVTT4l5rb2TPJYVlJFGNX61CbXfYjuhovK7VP1EITQU8Xhh662J5GYlxqjw6PV_omdWpCWfsvsuD-1sLIxeV4QtlI0/s400/garden_december2.jpg" width="266" /> </a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And then in late winter, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I put some of my plans into action and ruined (what was left of) the lawn in the process… </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhAd2QHR9hvob8JTVFqWY4_3y6LODFUamqXf4SS33G27Xn2CkKhNrGnavWoTWNSc6v1k_8FERGg3Gp4_NIWNcfQhWqLEXSatGVF8E9Ulijw5X_CnYQejVejZi9_5d2EbN_q16cuAdVczF/s1600/garden_february1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhAd2QHR9hvob8JTVFqWY4_3y6LODFUamqXf4SS33G27Xn2CkKhNrGnavWoTWNSc6v1k_8FERGg3Gp4_NIWNcfQhWqLEXSatGVF8E9Ulijw5X_CnYQejVejZi9_5d2EbN_q16cuAdVczF/s640/garden_february1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oops. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here's the plan.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Basically, I’m going to split up this garden into two parts with a very different look and feel. The front part (close to the house and terrace) will be a kitchen and ornamental garden, with </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">espaliered fruit bushes and trees on the left<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>south-facing wall</span></span> (as seen here), a big vegetable patch in the middle (so it would have been bye-bye lawn anyway)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and </span>a big herbaceous border to the right.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second and rear part of the garden - starting at the arching hazelnut - will have a wilder, woodland garden feel. I haven’t given this part too much thought yet, as my priority for this year is to sort out the front half. Flowers and food - that’s right up my sleev<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e. Right!</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this first phase was all <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>about putting the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> structure <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and basics<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of the garden</span></span></span></span> into place. </span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTlYTuBgQcpkAHUdSuGvPen5ZLz392w6EHGCGORkCl6-OEYlRPcA_tHseI_taLEWOiwdGmFqBoNUF21OJ-hA6YbLS6CKPpcrUyCFztAWGuJduwK5eG6iuApvlJs6BmDnwxCeY2qZnttt2/s1600/garden_february3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTlYTuBgQcpkAHUdSuGvPen5ZLz392w6EHGCGORkCl6-OEYlRPcA_tHseI_taLEWOiwdGmFqBoNUF21OJ-hA6YbLS6CKPpcrUyCFztAWGuJduwK5eG6iuApvlJs6BmDnwxCeY2qZnttt2/s400/garden_february3.jpg" width="266" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43-ncKBLk5tQomj_H90ooXujG1Xr5AOI3_x8zZJ3y94wEA7dzmRx_ezCOyFE9-6_wFG_40WNwbeePS2t0CdKArrS26QyIL5MtZHIhPrsxctuivTVCsjXb2zZaN9_WajV4XKNepsOQYxqc/s1600/garden_february2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43-ncKBLk5tQomj_H90ooXujG1Xr5AOI3_x8zZJ3y94wEA7dzmRx_ezCOyFE9-6_wFG_40WNwbeePS2t0CdKArrS26QyIL5MtZHIhPrsxctuivTVCsjXb2zZaN9_WajV4XKNepsOQYxqc/s400/garden_february2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The amazing gardening guys from <a href="http://www.fermenospilifs.be/les-jardiniers/" target="_blank">La Ferme Nos Pilifs</a> came by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in Febr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">u<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ary </span></span></span>and started turning some of my plans into reality. I’m very grateful for the fantastic job and all the hard work they did. So if you’re in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brussels </span>and need some help with your garden, go hire these guys ! </span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R3LXdRACpVZQsrTcwBAa8azaSL1FUV069RxkCjlXQoUUqqT8n_BD2IonlGJXuf7vS72eIuphL6FqEXTWUegVwj-tGu1WHmMGNuBqB1ssuulN3A24SYPhbBsLvm3yMI6pClrtjq9gKMZC/s1600/garden_february4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R3LXdRACpVZQsrTcwBAa8azaSL1FUV069RxkCjlXQoUUqqT8n_BD2IonlGJXuf7vS72eIuphL6FqEXTWUegVwj-tGu1WHmMGNuBqB1ssuulN3A24SYPhbBsLvm3yMI6pClrtjq9gKMZC/s640/garden_february4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8N6VVlL6URXTt37jPW8GQJZMn3kLqOnJifWDCu0HM9NN8DclRrMxKQhdLv1IqXIsGoHg1BX_SxrfvlfQLf_aLNN4KIee1L-nDGj7DvfemcB32hWQmRiQyMEPcadzU9r8rNyYE38pe5zD/s1600/garden_february5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8N6VVlL6URXTt37jPW8GQJZMn3kLqOnJifWDCu0HM9NN8DclRrMxKQhdLv1IqXIsGoHg1BX_SxrfvlfQLf_aLNN4KIee1L-nDGj7DvfemcB32hWQmRiQyMEPcadzU9r8rNyYE38pe5zD/s640/garden_february5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They built this amazing composting corner from scratch, which is prolonged by a soft fruit hedge (on the left here - with wires for raspberries and blackberries to climb along). </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The whole thing is also creating a physical separation between the two parts of the garden, but with enough space to the right to easily access the back (I am thinking of adding a garden gate here - for no particular reason other than I think that garden gates are <i>über </i>cute. We’ll see.). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once the fruit and the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/92004/i-Pieris-japonica-i-Prelude/Details" target="_blank">pier<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i</span>s</a> </span>in front of the compost (plus all the other plants I’m planning to add) will grow, they will also create a visual separation from the back garden and avoid the tunnel effect that you often have in these long, narrow town gardens. Blocking the straight view to the end of the garden will give you the illusion that the space is much bigger than it already is. Or so I’ve read in some fancy gardening books.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDRU5bPJRcbaQ4YzwFqEMR7VEWOQYhZFs5DH397J5wuCAwk-LXQ-_1ZO94nogOXINxkzRjTw0S-bpstjZYiJmkemJNhr9pzD-3_5Q-V7Bw4SFq1ze6m0P1FH2SHfEcxW3NCz2gMdwsuRu/s1600/garden_february6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDRU5bPJRcbaQ4YzwFqEMR7VEWOQYhZFs5DH397J5wuCAwk-LXQ-_1ZO94nogOXINxkzRjTw0S-bpstjZYiJmkemJNhr9pzD-3_5Q-V7Bw4SFq1ze6m0P1FH2SHfEcxW3NCz2gMdwsuRu/s400/garden_february6.jpg" width="297" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEalommBs2x40xEaRroEWigdZ-Oj-Go7kN5Vvo6omMiuvFy-z3D_vB3S3TTDWeQ1KSqkSNyVcnLExoyLb2aQn97WcjWlUQpay__9FyqaVa8Fdc0vVvnnFgvDvfV6ITr9wFLrzr-VBbAD0/s1600/garden_february7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEalommBs2x40xEaRroEWigdZ-Oj-Go7kN5Vvo6omMiuvFy-z3D_vB3S3TTDWeQ1KSqkSNyVcnLExoyLb2aQn97WcjWlUQpay__9FyqaVa8Fdc0vVvnnFgvDvfV6ITr9wFLrzr-VBbAD0/s400/garden_february7.jpg" width="300" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course the kitties were eager to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do their quality ch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eck</span></span>. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Approved.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And from there on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, it's<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> been all about the pretty stuff.</span></span> </span><br /> </span></span></span>
</div>
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-47211915900907568142016-03-16T13:28:00.001+01:002016-03-16T13:28:50.017+01:00I ♥ my garden - episode 1 - the original jungle<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just a word of warning. This started out as a quick post intending
to give you an overview of what the garden first looked like and maybe lightly
hinting at some changes I intend to undertake. Hahaha. Good joke ! I ended up
with a 5 page Word document (yes, I like to prepare my blog posts in Word… call
me nerd) and still, I hadn’t finished. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So in an effort not to bore my readers to death, I’ve split
this topic up into several posts. Not sure how many, since I’m still not
finished… We’ll see.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But here we go, with episode 1 - the “before” ! Which in
many ways is actually much nicer than the “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCAD5aITEoR/?taken-by=junedotbe" target="_blank">during</a>” (no “after” yet, I’m
afraid). Anyway. I’ll shut up now and get to it.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpWP9xDEn1ds7kud3eBk-gnjxbXBk0rzn1G2dg5oMfNufqHYRNoSKrlWQVQTIg5QEJtj6N2zhMLoUV5tsVD1q6vnDt5FOGUPzLxhoQ4RAQyGODdGo2uT2Fd7ePcEo2LisAilSD-nH0p6r/s1600/2015-06-18+17.12.35_garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpWP9xDEn1ds7kud3eBk-gnjxbXBk0rzn1G2dg5oMfNufqHYRNoSKrlWQVQTIg5QEJtj6N2zhMLoUV5tsVD1q6vnDt5FOGUPzLxhoQ4RAQyGODdGo2uT2Fd7ePcEo2LisAilSD-nH0p6r/s640/2015-06-18+17.12.35_garden.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the main drives behind my decision to move was the
yearning for a bigger outdoor space and ideally a garden. Yes, my cat herd
would certainly benefit from more space, but most importantly so would I. If
you’ve followed along over the years, you will have noticed that I’m not much
of a traveler, but I do love to visit the UK. I mean, with car boot sales and
antiques centres on every corner, could there be a better holiday destination
for a self-professed vintage addict ? But over time (and I’ve been visiting
England for more than 25 years), I also fell in love with that particularly British enthusiasm for fine gardens and gardening. One of my greatest
pleasures during my UK vacations is visiting historic gardens and assisting my
brother in his allotment and tiny suburban garden. Call me freak. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So when I visited my (future) new home, I immediately fell in
love, not only with the charming interior, but also with the enormous outdoor
space and all the potential it offered.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here’s another pic I took during the second walk-through back
in June (I can’t believe how lush and green everything was then !).</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTkqDAfcb0JoT82mdYQlR4aK_4efTSxVIwTINGm9-G9iOU8QSrPt0cJWJr_6wuvxAGLgd32lUGAZhdzObTe3CfRb8lzn8qPkNvHrzc0vJoTusAWMfutp8a5BmEuVJI1g7NmsfihudBX0F/s1600/2015-06-18+17.13.15_garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTkqDAfcb0JoT82mdYQlR4aK_4efTSxVIwTINGm9-G9iOU8QSrPt0cJWJr_6wuvxAGLgd32lUGAZhdzObTe3CfRb8lzn8qPkNvHrzc0vJoTusAWMfutp8a5BmEuVJI1g7NmsfihudBX0F/s640/2015-06-18+17.13.15_garden.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And here are some later ones from back in October (I think I
took these right after signing tthe purchase deed).
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KBuKO6PNHJBqm1DxiDv4Zfui7qcHfzVPw4DmV5LeZ-6Y92E9vuULHFrLVdCEVeB1e3jjVOM4IEFgoFvqX3k-G6rvmz88unzcZD8neHc4dIzIQl2zw1M5lGPAj78_1nFPiw1pHvXl-hxp/s1600/P1070085+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KBuKO6PNHJBqm1DxiDv4Zfui7qcHfzVPw4DmV5LeZ-6Y92E9vuULHFrLVdCEVeB1e3jjVOM4IEFgoFvqX3k-G6rvmz88unzcZD8neHc4dIzIQl2zw1M5lGPAj78_1nFPiw1pHvXl-hxp/s640/P1070085+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZJjySCQ2Q4n-I2BwOGPaZ_e9xX7tGFOoJW7zGONlj6SpaNaKd53n19Hn1e88gDwNLxTbhL_ynKHaTzVqySousahBlDErOHB3UKcz51MmqyLFTCNypTfxeh1XQb7Wn2zoKSS1-KmZJQ-/s1600/P1070077+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZJjySCQ2Q4n-I2BwOGPaZ_e9xX7tGFOoJW7zGONlj6SpaNaKd53n19Hn1e88gDwNLxTbhL_ynKHaTzVqySousahBlDErOHB3UKcz51MmqyLFTCNypTfxeh1XQb7Wn2zoKSS1-KmZJQ-/s640/P1070077+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF50mIU6ZcBGPQcXIx6iyIsuVsRMjMwK3gNeT-cTf8oXGF7P8XVR9YggSv7LmNE-4ZxbK1JbMIk57aBebmBokT0aetuBPugrWjiL9vsqdK_UmO7tamjZgFk4Gb10emDHK3CUuJFLKbBjp/s1600/P1070081+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF50mIU6ZcBGPQcXIx6iyIsuVsRMjMwK3gNeT-cTf8oXGF7P8XVR9YggSv7LmNE-4ZxbK1JbMIk57aBebmBokT0aetuBPugrWjiL9vsqdK_UmO7tamjZgFk4Gb10emDHK3CUuJFLKbBjp/s640/P1070081+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfIp-Gj90oxccoqOJEh_8VRrQmrlvAiehon1dTWrQZWLcxNUPxcVQP3flkTXvkc7oFlEsNpnAYE7C3-CFusi5nHM4dfaW1R96_mDtLcXZwP6FrJbNvPZWN26zZU2A_t8AWFogwJNZ7No5/s1600/P1070082+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfIp-Gj90oxccoqOJEh_8VRrQmrlvAiehon1dTWrQZWLcxNUPxcVQP3flkTXvkc7oFlEsNpnAYE7C3-CFusi5nHM4dfaW1R96_mDtLcXZwP6FrJbNvPZWN26zZU2A_t8AWFogwJNZ7No5/s640/P1070082+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVma6urKSqGLgp5UXWI8D4kE415tR8B7e2W1Sq6hvdZZSNrqPZBRcuj5We15gxAUdV8KwnzVH3yCuZPsiRuQh9GAsDxWctMrUOv3T9I3avsjWooTzHSKnJDTToAGPJwYPjRPjZEzI3g091/s1600/P1070083+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVma6urKSqGLgp5UXWI8D4kE415tR8B7e2W1Sq6hvdZZSNrqPZBRcuj5We15gxAUdV8KwnzVH3yCuZPsiRuQh9GAsDxWctMrUOv3T9I3avsjWooTzHSKnJDTToAGPJwYPjRPjZEzI3g091/s640/P1070083+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o9bBpZE77erWeLSObn7BFnMdZzi8bk0vLEVScmlndEQqm5wq54gZXubO6ezPILJEecpQQ856rEVBvQ9oU2aylzn6q4KUycltNLxv2P2WEg17UPotF9QUDbYkDrO0H47C1WXzB1oudEjq/s1600/P1070072+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o9bBpZE77erWeLSObn7BFnMdZzi8bk0vLEVScmlndEQqm5wq54gZXubO6ezPILJEecpQQ856rEVBvQ9oU2aylzn6q4KUycltNLxv2P2WEg17UPotF9QUDbYkDrO0H47C1WXzB1oudEjq/s640/P1070072+%2528533x800%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you can see, it’s a typical, rectangular walled town
garden (with the neighbors' very nosy ginger cat paying a visit). I’m still impressed by its size though: a good 6 m wide by 30 m long,
so about 180 m² in total (that’s about 1940 square feet in American). It’s even
the biggest garden I visited during my home search and - bloody hell ! - I
can’t believe it’s mine… MINE ! Btw, it makes me laugh when I hear this sort of
space called a “small” garden on shows like BBC’s Gardener’s World… I mean,
come on. It’s more than double the size of my flat. And to have this much outdoor
space right inside a busy city centre area? It’s a real luxury ! And by no
means “small”.
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you can see on the photos everything was pretty much left
to its own devices for years. Shrubs are consequently very overgrown and my
building neighbors used part of it as a dumping ground for a lot of their rubbish
(I’m still trying to get them to move their stuff. Arrrggghh)... There is one
very lovely feature though - about half-way into the garden - a very old and
massive hazelnut bush (more of a tree really) is arching over the whole width
of the garden and creating a very agreeable seating area underneath.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I’m sure I’ll mention this more than once. But dude, am I
looking forward for spring and summer !</span></div>
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-58604015223770541802016-02-19T13:04:00.000+01:002016-02-19T13:04:16.735+01:00Floor plan timeBefore I plunge headlong into decoration rants, I think this would be an appropriate time to help you get a better sense of the layout.<br />
Several followers on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/junedotbe/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> commented on how big the space looked. But I think it's mostly the impressive 4.80m ceiling height that gives this impression. Plus having posted mainly photos of the empty space certainly helps. Plus having posted mostly photos of the empty space certainly helps. But believe me, now that my equally impressive amount of stuff is in here, it feels much less spacious... According to the architect's floor plan my home is "only" about 75m² (that's 807 square feet according to Google). So I think we can all agree it's actually a rather modest size.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwquntc9Bn1JvSmyCgoMItgTPX4aoH57Aq48yI3rayT6jui2VZbAfV0Bsp_n9x5R9eIf_F4_dikEG-_D-Gl4UwTluGE1L_ax-pEXeQH5qNEtTEWxLH2TXtA19d-KBAmnGWEUKFrWx2Rxl/s1600/floor_plan_cropped.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwquntc9Bn1JvSmyCgoMItgTPX4aoH57Aq48yI3rayT6jui2VZbAfV0Bsp_n9x5R9eIf_F4_dikEG-_D-Gl4UwTluGE1L_ax-pEXeQH5qNEtTEWxLH2TXtA19d-KBAmnGWEUKFrWx2Rxl/s640/floor_plan_cropped.png" width="358" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It has a classic layout for a Brussels apartment, in that it has 3 enfilade rooms - sort of a 19th century idea of an open floor plan - with a bedroom and a bathroom in a lateral annex (the bathroom annex usually being a later addition). One room flowing into another and those amazing doorways aligning with each other, definitely is a lovely feature. It does however present certain design challenges as well - the most important one being the lack of natural light in the middle room. But more on that another time.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Let's start our tour with the front room (the one at the bottom of the floor plan). In previous posts it appeared in all its baby, ehem, light blue glory. It has two beautiful oak frame windows towards the street (the ones with the art nouvau flower patterns), an awesome white marble fireplace (sadly non functioning) and <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2016/02/renovations-fast-forward.html">it used to have an original double door towards the building hallway</a>, which I had moved to close off the wall behind
them. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you're curious to see what this room looks like now, here's a little peek.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMudZsDU_NhmbwRTIn07SXjIyP1Rp8vum-FJwIm66hhAXWoXmntHbdcyQgzcBQPVcC4azR__DJWeh73R4NavyjYXekRTxumQ1ACtXGGZ7hilppMe6XaM3mNjzaijbhrmtTiOE3ed1ivMd/s1600/IMG_20151127_083425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMudZsDU_NhmbwRTIn07SXjIyP1Rp8vum-FJwIm66hhAXWoXmntHbdcyQgzcBQPVcC4azR__DJWeh73R4NavyjYXekRTxumQ1ACtXGGZ7hilppMe6XaM3mNjzaijbhrmtTiOE3ed1ivMd/s400/IMG_20151127_083425.jpg" width="400" /></a>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmArrfnFyHCh6RJYYNB9Bo51g4xxlhEXMOT9WwdH5pCDzPvPHn5mkUJ5kwsdqeMJI5aAOaKP4rkxHNYJtu-sYgJyigeBfGZ445VMm2Tc_pB3S1xiLZQEQ0ZUfvE0nVZ8TgLP0ze6crtzVx/s1600/IMG_20160116_161138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmArrfnFyHCh6RJYYNB9Bo51g4xxlhEXMOT9WwdH5pCDzPvPHn5mkUJ5kwsdqeMJI5aAOaKP4rkxHNYJtu-sYgJyigeBfGZ445VMm2Tc_pB3S1xiLZQEQ0ZUfvE0nVZ8TgLP0ze6crtzVx/s400/IMG_20160116_161138.jpg" width="400" /></a>
</div>
<br />
Like I said. Not so empty anymore.<br />
<br />
Let's move on to the middle room, shall we ? It's about the same size as the front room and has the same original oak flooring. <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2016/02/renovations-fast-forward.html">The original mantle also still lives here</a>. Although in this instance I can’t say I’m too overjoyed with that, as - how would I put it politely - this fireplace tends somewhat towards the Victorian gothic (horror) style... (Nothing a good old black wall can’t fix though). Besides the lack of light, this room also presents another difficulty, as the entrance door to the apartment goes straight into this room. No hall. Not even a vestibule. You open the door and tada - you’re right in the living room…
<br />
<br />
This gives you a tiny preview.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OZ8b6udTHViFzQDAvGM0jwIRnE7sVTPIba_HKMpINJu1C1Y9nn94GrLdvFpusNSzZUujD1v2ZAniHjoVaVyCjVtFV46CHJMgfbe1EgZV9kTnOFOcUNv69EIAiOrkruqud6ODIKz1QAq7/s1600/IMG_20151103_183511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OZ8b6udTHViFzQDAvGM0jwIRnE7sVTPIba_HKMpINJu1C1Y9nn94GrLdvFpusNSzZUujD1v2ZAniHjoVaVyCjVtFV46CHJMgfbe1EgZV9kTnOFOcUNv69EIAiOrkruqud6ODIKz1QAq7/s400/IMG_20151103_183511.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTZHBZWs1hPdZaHdHdAI2s48ETXCP3GzDDPtvENT3eAyfQPqthGBBxFgbkQaRy8I_Y_Q40-Bx_FEMOmW3sZsvU2arXeAQaxP1iJoGrMy2vY5fYp3lW7z8NsNZI9Kd1JTfw_BDUvEoAqmF/s1600/IMG_20160110_122312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTZHBZWs1hPdZaHdHdAI2s48ETXCP3GzDDPtvENT3eAyfQPqthGBBxFgbkQaRy8I_Y_Q40-Bx_FEMOmW3sZsvU2arXeAQaxP1iJoGrMy2vY5fYp3lW7z8NsNZI9Kd1JTfw_BDUvEoAqmF/s400/IMG_20160110_122312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Moving along to the back of the apartment (towards the garden), in the third - but much narrower - en-suite room, you will find the kitchen. This room has amazing cement floor tiles and the best light of all, thanks to large sliding doors to the outside. When I moved in, it was however nearly empty and I had to have a new/temporary kitchen installed. As it turns out, not as fun as it sounds… Definitely more on that at a later time.<br />
<br />
Another IG glimpse.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY5J7lWK97X_hKiKPH44P-h4D7P2q0wBtUFy1iH6C8ldDx5kBBY0LtUpnbOofUqdBv4WySlqwl0S2HISnWE7_qUcGHX__OE7oeLav4x-YNbQOrkvgI1EGUYWMdqA9PTLWjJMBXK4ZYVJy/s1600/IMG_20151122_095713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY5J7lWK97X_hKiKPH44P-h4D7P2q0wBtUFy1iH6C8ldDx5kBBY0LtUpnbOofUqdBv4WySlqwl0S2HISnWE7_qUcGHX__OE7oeLav4x-YNbQOrkvgI1EGUYWMdqA9PTLWjJMBXK4ZYVJy/s400/IMG_20151122_095713.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfHpNaUgrHAU3EGh0zoEpWysp0Oj8OpzSn5m_TMuu4NIYEMGfB8fX0Gag_wthk_SRu0DNsd6TiwbXbZhHU_AEv-x2L-P_zhUXUHESJcHemm1d2BqRGFuCjQ72dBedc5JDD7yb5oIvgH5V/s1600/IMG_20151001_134321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfHpNaUgrHAU3EGh0zoEpWysp0Oj8OpzSn5m_TMuu4NIYEMGfB8fX0Gag_wthk_SRu0DNsd6TiwbXbZhHU_AEv-x2L-P_zhUXUHESJcHemm1d2BqRGFuCjQ72dBedc5JDD7yb5oIvgH5V/s400/IMG_20151001_134321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Finally to the right of the kitchen, you access the bedroom and, through there, the bathroom. Yes, I know, for most people this might not be an ideal set-up, as guests have to go through the rather private bedroom if they want to make it the loo… But - not to boast here - I’m probably not most people… For years I’ve been showing bedroom, bathroom and various private parts (of my home !) all over the web. So “privacy” is a relative notion as far as I’m concerned. Anyway. Trust me. I already have <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/junedotbe/delusions-of-grandeur/" target="_blank">some ideas</a> on how to improve this layout in any case.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc_Lw1NF1IfxBMuLMe3tCrqgbgZw23kSju5gkVLi7KXE_ENnoaAj4S3w9Hv6Yc7hSxnALwzqgQN7HdLSjEtUGi8QzlLERs6cWxhZQ3Q6-Rdy2yFVOc0nAN-ymVOyUZaUcdxQkGm2uY1LR/s1600/IMG_20151206_145028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc_Lw1NF1IfxBMuLMe3tCrqgbgZw23kSju5gkVLi7KXE_ENnoaAj4S3w9Hv6Yc7hSxnALwzqgQN7HdLSjEtUGi8QzlLERs6cWxhZQ3Q6-Rdy2yFVOc0nAN-ymVOyUZaUcdxQkGm2uY1LR/s320/IMG_20151206_145028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QYZ1dDXA0UgEUr9xPRAPnYZuiaG30gPaa8l_7IOtYcbAFwLTJrq3HretnyqAVxUwg16OWqC0-3690vnmcNbiqYYro8FeZYC8tgyLghXCA0MTMqryt_GQKRxGqy3Ruce6vFGRhBs86ImN/s1600/IMG_20151001_154037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QYZ1dDXA0UgEUr9xPRAPnYZuiaG30gPaa8l_7IOtYcbAFwLTJrq3HretnyqAVxUwg16OWqC0-3690vnmcNbiqYYro8FeZYC8tgyLghXCA0MTMqryt_GQKRxGqy3Ruce6vFGRhBs86ImN/s320/IMG_20151001_154037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Hhmm. Apparently I didn’t take any IG snapshotes of the bathroom… I’ll try and remediate this during the weekend.<br />
<br />
So here we are. Now you know exactly where everything is.
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-31909071648942272842016-02-12T16:47:00.000+01:002016-02-12T16:54:32.759+01:00Renovations fast forwardI admire how some bloggers buy a fixer upper and then spend an amazing amount of time and energy doing all the renovations themselves. Learning how to tile, do electrical, rebuild whole parts of their houses via youtube. All the while, holding down a full time job and being generally super stylish all over the interweb…<br />
<br />
Let me spare you the suspense. I am clearly not one those super humans ! Nor do I want to put undue pressure on myself in becoming one. I have exactly zero interest (or patience) in acquiring certain skills. Calling in the pros and having the job done in a minimum amount of time and a maximum amount of quality and perfectionism - that is my preferred way of tackling a building job.<br />
<br />
So if you’re looking for blog content about grueling house renovations - move along ! The best I can offer you is this post, because, as mentioned in my previous missive, when I bought my new home it was pretty much in tip top condition. And that is just fine by me.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNbCGY2wchTdpOlo00K4cwlFa64iDSS6WAM1Jchd19vC3u9Bovezz_rz5D8Engzzt5v2jocbHYjnWZYCxupX9LGRmANOzLx9POZRrgfCk70t33MqpUEqNEv9NjZt6dhK0mcuzpp0Nx77T/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNbCGY2wchTdpOlo00K4cwlFa64iDSS6WAM1Jchd19vC3u9Bovezz_rz5D8Engzzt5v2jocbHYjnWZYCxupX9LGRmANOzLx9POZRrgfCk70t33MqpUEqNEv9NjZt6dhK0mcuzpp0Nx77T/s640/1.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTlR3M5yocaEpGeks9RonFHmQisxsGtjkuJ7RcwmxioaWpiY5fjXfsY6BgBvOWcrb4pQX5v6-Cs8FoHc1BZ61AEDeBTeihdSVnZuAskIVX3KJL0AkP2ItpqnP4L6BDzydj54sxrErAiwe/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTlR3M5yocaEpGeks9RonFHmQisxsGtjkuJ7RcwmxioaWpiY5fjXfsY6BgBvOWcrb4pQX5v6-Cs8FoHc1BZ61AEDeBTeihdSVnZuAskIVX3KJL0AkP2ItpqnP4L6BDzydj54sxrErAiwe/s640/2.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVpc7mIVB_OuRhUqTpCc17kdAmYqQMKH6M1bEHbesE1U7P7vILn1RN9sZIJo1ODTe8PMmb_8bKsqPVvNIoAqFnUfNcmY_SLPYoGMI-SkyyjhxZaZyjhCMWsOaLwtJ1ZyuHCacI7gHBl_9/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVpc7mIVB_OuRhUqTpCc17kdAmYqQMKH6M1bEHbesE1U7P7vILn1RN9sZIJo1ODTe8PMmb_8bKsqPVvNIoAqFnUfNcmY_SLPYoGMI-SkyyjhxZaZyjhCMWsOaLwtJ1ZyuHCacI7gHBl_9/s640/4.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlpntp_vJfEfgBwgiicbe8uAzCKYda1-S4ASqkAku6TZwkCOXp_Za0_TGOOqSQfG7QGcMfTYtiyvrVwmyoh0Nd51LFfVAl50lCGzimsbrpSFzwMukHYD9Iqb4vdJ9ADmZs5XkDtRULkLZ/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlpntp_vJfEfgBwgiicbe8uAzCKYda1-S4ASqkAku6TZwkCOXp_Za0_TGOOqSQfG7QGcMfTYtiyvrVwmyoh0Nd51LFfVAl50lCGzimsbrpSFzwMukHYD9Iqb4vdJ9ADmZs5XkDtRULkLZ/s640/5.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwjhJDjp19kgvmmaOS2U37-xLsmJih_K2tIQ3Gm-vHc0k7f-zO7s20luZtw67e7yHjvCG07Ykd2ZZuDfyk-e-BiT7InvmN_2-gw_MnGmP7wMG9gid17kKH-jYV9AP2abHwW3CcYlV-oXF/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwjhJDjp19kgvmmaOS2U37-xLsmJih_K2tIQ3Gm-vHc0k7f-zO7s20luZtw67e7yHjvCG07Ykd2ZZuDfyk-e-BiT7InvmN_2-gw_MnGmP7wMG9gid17kKH-jYV9AP2abHwW3CcYlV-oXF/s640/7.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJa7Ah9eOogLqFwRsc5wtcQL4Yxw0-wgWeChWWwv7YyYHc4eUl30pw75Um5pLiM3I04_NZyN9ezs4QyrENLB9cZzSKHy4S2Nd-9H0U3ZVsvkfijBatCP767kZTZGy4hlJqBsWyoFASUVM/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJa7Ah9eOogLqFwRsc5wtcQL4Yxw0-wgWeChWWwv7YyYHc4eUl30pw75Um5pLiM3I04_NZyN9ezs4QyrENLB9cZzSKHy4S2Nd-9H0U3ZVsvkfijBatCP767kZTZGy4hlJqBsWyoFASUVM/s640/8.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQ8U1R-I-ykR2oFw8d8kGeDwTvk3IRe976vy3V7SeD9NG18DfiAKMOa0NDThaq-YFD5M3j4iX10t54LKco1-Jz1SXbm6y24NSQeNS6JTEWZLnt2r9gYH9iGBMFgnqotIkbYiFnXC-O1Me/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQ8U1R-I-ykR2oFw8d8kGeDwTvk3IRe976vy3V7SeD9NG18DfiAKMOa0NDThaq-YFD5M3j4iX10t54LKco1-Jz1SXbm6y24NSQeNS6JTEWZLnt2r9gYH9iGBMFgnqotIkbYiFnXC-O1Me/s320/9.jpg" width="213" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf1aDoiuLtMhhCC0GyeEtQP6fdBSSKsWiwQRKbUbwcNjI7NSYldUGgACorPnrE8jVQUngda7Hrw3N39sIXyppX1SnxjIJJXYb_HtP5lrUvZTusMTe6KItvo8TeL_vDZa7aK4QNFApzAyQ/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf1aDoiuLtMhhCC0GyeEtQP6fdBSSKsWiwQRKbUbwcNjI7NSYldUGgACorPnrE8jVQUngda7Hrw3N39sIXyppX1SnxjIJJXYb_HtP5lrUvZTusMTe6KItvo8TeL_vDZa7aK4QNFApzAyQ/s320/10.jpg" width="213" /></a>
</div>
<br />
As you can see, the previous owner had already spared no expense doing a really good quality renovation. All the electricity had been redone and was up to code. The walls had been newly plastered and painted. The bathroom is brand new. She installed double glazing in the original front windows. She even hired a specialist to restore the “art nouveau” glass insets. And she paid special attention to maintaining all the original 19th century features that give this apartment it’s special charm (floors, doors, mouldings and mantles are all original). <br />
<br />
I mean look at these pictures. It was all pretty much move in ready…<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOKtP352sWj3Sg-hCJqnY4tnXJ02UmZW_F4poSOefl9kDr9360jiF6Kqtp5It3_Z2QwE9tG_BqiA8JpXpXWwWEZr2ECdUJ5wAT39bDx0K-dzwzXZyke49OsbU8SkcRZcCPWnNH-7pjGoe/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOKtP352sWj3Sg-hCJqnY4tnXJ02UmZW_F4poSOefl9kDr9360jiF6Kqtp5It3_Z2QwE9tG_BqiA8JpXpXWwWEZr2ECdUJ5wAT39bDx0K-dzwzXZyke49OsbU8SkcRZcCPWnNH-7pjGoe/s640/22.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifdvJ6OUMVy2xloxwTZd8d6OZzM5SCX4R7ZEyXBgaPCCFd7m0O0bgMcwoHMB9s6jAdzGO-KHxqdlS5XeBY_GgahZHcArlylNkKHHopCOcGQPaShQxEt9L57YfLdmhROvPGPjyVriMpiVA/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifdvJ6OUMVy2xloxwTZd8d6OZzM5SCX4R7ZEyXBgaPCCFd7m0O0bgMcwoHMB9s6jAdzGO-KHxqdlS5XeBY_GgahZHcArlylNkKHHopCOcGQPaShQxEt9L57YfLdmhROvPGPjyVriMpiVA/s320/3.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuck6s0ZtJX0fvhMhxwwDbq1gXDeinD3ucaBTzn7L_un6E88cwUocsU3Ot6lCE3nAeUE6LbE3j4bEUp8wdCvdqZ2qdnCW8qHJRjaCMPEDf3tt0494JvZTnNq5fFfI-6jwlIiXrg9kiuDvC/s1600/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuck6s0ZtJX0fvhMhxwwDbq1gXDeinD3ucaBTzn7L_un6E88cwUocsU3Ot6lCE3nAeUE6LbE3j4bEUp8wdCvdqZ2qdnCW8qHJRjaCMPEDf3tt0494JvZTnNq5fFfI-6jwlIiXrg9kiuDvC/s320/23.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5UhTRNS_e3zsUBIhGKk8GHMMZNqLNrbhJNcNze4WV3k7h2dOJcqytmZdfbWROwH2VysC7MCxYbOAL6UtsjW4kep9mRdUpUkNiJnR3MMolKrwrfNVcZ6n7A58GNNQjeT7CHexJn7qaYJ/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5UhTRNS_e3zsUBIhGKk8GHMMZNqLNrbhJNcNze4WV3k7h2dOJcqytmZdfbWROwH2VysC7MCxYbOAL6UtsjW4kep9mRdUpUkNiJnR3MMolKrwrfNVcZ6n7A58GNNQjeT7CHexJn7qaYJ/s640/20.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDBePV686UTdm4VL6R8dYixwoM2TRbDGoyFe2IhqJRR02FyOyoxuVdOz_qs3QUfU0jyP4ghRQbV_NCxauDTifW5lpwYkfhhbA3JpeO-idpE68hLHAeYtO_QxfztAq3-yjfa65X5s1vHzX/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDBePV686UTdm4VL6R8dYixwoM2TRbDGoyFe2IhqJRR02FyOyoxuVdOz_qs3QUfU0jyP4ghRQbV_NCxauDTifW5lpwYkfhhbA3JpeO-idpE68hLHAeYtO_QxfztAq3-yjfa65X5s1vHzX/s640/21.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaT7H7HxzAjUfGtORQiYlSKlxQgKVZzMb51dK0qYpS1ia5WcO6w65VhMpAeOuiq4bcqzfvgNKf_5em70lAZ0tHRAmy5Ost2ocJZacoUbWd0vENhjh3j2IGJ3yy4Vj7msIJXpI3H0Lt6Dx/s1600/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaT7H7HxzAjUfGtORQiYlSKlxQgKVZzMb51dK0qYpS1ia5WcO6w65VhMpAeOuiq4bcqzfvgNKf_5em70lAZ0tHRAmy5Ost2ocJZacoUbWd0vENhjh3j2IGJ3yy4Vj7msIJXpI3H0Lt6Dx/s640/24.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Remember these are only the “before” pics, right ? Right !<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So what did I really have to change here, you’re probably
wondering ?! Well. Some things had to go for purely esthetical reasons. Blue
and beige wall colours ? Not my thing. The bathroom and kitchen sinks ? Not my
taste either…Having a surround build around the circuit breaker panel in the
bedroom ? That goes without saying.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Other jobs - like extra insulation on the exterior bathroom
walls - were however a real necessity. So was having the wooden floors sealed -
with an extra mat finish (!). Because you know, when you live with an unruly
cat herd who loves to wee, puke and occasionally poo where they’re not supposed
to… you enjoy having floors that are easy to clean and do not stain… New gas
and water line in the kitchen ? Also a must have. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Removing the double doors from the
front room (the ones going out to the building hall) and rebuilding the wall ? That was partly done for practical reasons (less noise and more energy efficiency)
and aesthetics as well. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had a large wall in that room
against which to place furniture, decor and plants.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
For documentation sake, here's a few pics of the whole process.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8noOsq-89OV5jr7kaTJfGeNqAhDNmThvuOKs51D8M59OFo3H6ZXn4Cfh6mFElLkQ4hhOhSNiny5gVnuH1q04C-SFtD0v2DY8JaiV_7kTmQUFnDqjUaCtM4anCsGO08mq1PuMsGJQrXIwG/s1600/work6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8noOsq-89OV5jr7kaTJfGeNqAhDNmThvuOKs51D8M59OFo3H6ZXn4Cfh6mFElLkQ4hhOhSNiny5gVnuH1q04C-SFtD0v2DY8JaiV_7kTmQUFnDqjUaCtM4anCsGO08mq1PuMsGJQrXIwG/s640/work6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYieLjlDrGdOaqH4yr-ynRZpI3JOoloK8a-_RBETQBDKRhcKDFib2ggHIcr6A8veXDu9cy8s78U7ktQQmui2F8BGkTLldE1HcUzJ2Hpht2XnokhaOjRhIHZbpM31-wVrvHtx9lMycnRK8h/s1600/work1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYieLjlDrGdOaqH4yr-ynRZpI3JOoloK8a-_RBETQBDKRhcKDFib2ggHIcr6A8veXDu9cy8s78U7ktQQmui2F8BGkTLldE1HcUzJ2Hpht2XnokhaOjRhIHZbpM31-wVrvHtx9lMycnRK8h/s320/work1.jpg" width="213" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzgzyJu6O1Cxz05e0KVN6RchuGHyhtEwS1h6ZJCflkI48JN7EZF3j7wnOKJ0lB7eWKpJBjAXpJhfBEPvuMToHWC_0m1mhUwER0zOKEXKvr0kMShaDw61p0buFssalNhVj5CCeVz4EJ3JA/s1600/work2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzgzyJu6O1Cxz05e0KVN6RchuGHyhtEwS1h6ZJCflkI48JN7EZF3j7wnOKJ0lB7eWKpJBjAXpJhfBEPvuMToHWC_0m1mhUwER0zOKEXKvr0kMShaDw61p0buFssalNhVj5CCeVz4EJ3JA/s320/work2.jpg" width="213" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO3T_7qQvQu9gOidok_on41kitLSc40LPtJxc84dCx-O6q34_XiSA_j60S2Jnt4oiTsTHD6P6haXjSDnLXLdYFjB0gNt-PbQ6znl_2NlouXeXvO26NSBtXNl2dDliYntZyvaNxtapbTps/s1600/work4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO3T_7qQvQu9gOidok_on41kitLSc40LPtJxc84dCx-O6q34_XiSA_j60S2Jnt4oiTsTHD6P6haXjSDnLXLdYFjB0gNt-PbQ6znl_2NlouXeXvO26NSBtXNl2dDliYntZyvaNxtapbTps/s640/work4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQa_VcOtzUmHLs01BrmpI0otGRATu_sGXPnR-Jf8izcRGiF9g9xE-cOS3JkLymR9VU9yMm364VSXYwWdnP5vJWTFg9sbjn9BmX3oIZJH73T27Zz1MjipI8Z3PM61ri5jeB1z8gtY4Kvdk/s1600/work7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQa_VcOtzUmHLs01BrmpI0otGRATu_sGXPnR-Jf8izcRGiF9g9xE-cOS3JkLymR9VU9yMm364VSXYwWdnP5vJWTFg9sbjn9BmX3oIZJH73T27Zz1MjipI8Z3PM61ri5jeB1z8gtY4Kvdk/s320/work7.jpg" width="213" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_QliID5P4_6PxbMJwKH6shksWDzzz4Wcnjbf3LdzigW2ks9D1SwnAKjSrr8xd2JY-RWcopNpSJWz7arVL0msblWPYRlDkSdhdR4xWlN4o7qQ1DlEbPEAh1gQpUKaDoomLD0XqOLZjUjW/s1600/work9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_QliID5P4_6PxbMJwKH6shksWDzzz4Wcnjbf3LdzigW2ks9D1SwnAKjSrr8xd2JY-RWcopNpSJWz7arVL0msblWPYRlDkSdhdR4xWlN4o7qQ1DlEbPEAh1gQpUKaDoomLD0XqOLZjUjW/s320/work9.jpg" width="213" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyuobpsWKuwtKJHbcy5CNzsbdMr0qJnDbtkmLm23cusr3sCbvxg3nLrJ1pBaGfXvapztAA2huj0z0DOOSjvqXjMPT03qU7WQlEYKVJdwDVjTbkUYF5agyK4fusUFLge_ryfFht10N5irT/s1600/work8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyuobpsWKuwtKJHbcy5CNzsbdMr0qJnDbtkmLm23cusr3sCbvxg3nLrJ1pBaGfXvapztAA2huj0z0DOOSjvqXjMPT03qU7WQlEYKVJdwDVjTbkUYF5agyK4fusUFLge_ryfFht10N5irT/s640/work8.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4nj89rteemSQ2ScUG6-6ZDK-_02dPqanLXSXxatXRGcOJedJ23scU5WhadvN52_NeZS3dCQjgHpdqbz1OUqp8d_H_LNMJ67Q_FejoTqX04bZZzEsVG90_huZPXVpauHa29kc8RPcWJb/s1600/work10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4nj89rteemSQ2ScUG6-6ZDK-_02dPqanLXSXxatXRGcOJedJ23scU5WhadvN52_NeZS3dCQjgHpdqbz1OUqp8d_H_LNMJ67Q_FejoTqX04bZZzEsVG90_huZPXVpauHa29kc8RPcWJb/s320/work10.jpg" width="213" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4OZPGvILMcJ0Azv6QF61Y18jk4wb0GrMiXLR593y06OEonMSimCunyaogoNs4Rri9tNmPhPuLgasSiBpHjxFD9ennttBG4sptmusYmo5wqnAjGMQwlEcIFEMithJmW57CvyZawy3YIDl/s1600/work5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4OZPGvILMcJ0Azv6QF61Y18jk4wb0GrMiXLR593y06OEonMSimCunyaogoNs4Rri9tNmPhPuLgasSiBpHjxFD9ennttBG4sptmusYmo5wqnAjGMQwlEcIFEMithJmW57CvyZawy3YIDl/s320/work5.jpg" width="213" /></a>
</div>
<br />
I’m proud to announce : none of the above I did myself ! Yes, I hired a building company to do all the heavy lifting for me. And like I said, that is just fine by me. I’m very pleased with the job they’ve done. If you’re in the Brussels region and in need of a serious builder, do contact <a href="http://bbcsconstructionrenovation.be/fr" target="_blank">BBCS sprl</a>. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
<br />
<br />
Now that the boring (renovation) stuff is out of the way,
let’s move on to the fun bits, shall we ?Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-5574440523977892482016-02-05T12:49:00.000+01:002016-02-05T12:57:57.908+01:00Finding my new homeI finished last year’s record number of posts (ehem…) with an <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2015/11/saying-good-bye.html">adieu to my old place</a>. So let me start this year’s series of posts with an introduction to my new home. If you follow me on Instagram you’ve already been privy to some peeks into the new place. But I still think that nothing compares to (and I personally very much prefer reading) a good, old, detailed blog post to those little sepia coloured snapshots…<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUd9M3b0dSqRmA679AsOdIniXYRfL8LCmPS1qRfsonPiDA9PHxzYzELWg1bHh-LwQipM6S1glajHBb0FQuNEpgbUFLo1jeslA9zA6zft7wFnk4mrCVii7fgIKQgf5H5ZukoIM2BlH7ug7/s1600/P1070047+%2528800x533%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUd9M3b0dSqRmA679AsOdIniXYRfL8LCmPS1qRfsonPiDA9PHxzYzELWg1bHh-LwQipM6S1glajHBb0FQuNEpgbUFLo1jeslA9zA6zft7wFnk4mrCVii7fgIKQgf5H5ZukoIM2BlH7ug7/s640/P1070047+%2528800x533%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Ready for the long story ?<br />
<br />
I had already vaguely contemplated moving a few years back. I even went so far as to check out a few ads on <a href="http://www.immoweb.be/fr/" target="_blank">Belgium’s biggest real estate site</a> (through which I’d already found my old place back in 2005 btw). But nothing concrete ever came of it.<br />
<br />
A year ago I had however reached a point where I felt very dissatisfied with my living conditions. 10 years into that apartment, I think I had simply outgrown it. And in all fairness, quite literally as well, with a growing cat herd of then 8 (!) indoor kitties… It was not however until my Oma passed away in early March that I finally got the impulse to really move on. That terrible loss of one of the persons I love the most (and with whom I attach my fondest memories) made me consider some life changes. <br />
<br />
So I did decide that it was time to find a new place. One that was a better fit for the needs of my raucous fur babies and my current more mature self. Head long and full of enthusiasm I plunged into a real estate search. I was not, however, prepared for the serious reality check that shortly ensued. Having lived for 10 years in a very nice and properly renovated flat, I could not have imagined the horrendous places I was about to visit. Over the course of the next two months, I searched through hundreds of real estate listings, visited dozens of apartments, experienced the utter lack of professionalism of the Brussels real estate agents, got acquainted with building conditions that I would not have thought possible still existed in the 21st century (pervasive dry rot all over Brussels, so called renovations that are totally substandard not to mention downright illegal, water damage that made you wonder how these places are actually still standing)… How the owners even dared to ask the sale prices that they did ?! I still can’t believe it.<br />
<br />
And yes. I got increasingly frustrated with whole process. All the while being more and more relieved to come back to a beautiful home after visiting one disaster after another. I hadn’t seen one place that was better or even just comparable. And by mid-May I had reached the point where I actually decided not to move. Instead I would be content with what I already had and use some of my budget to do some further renovations…<br />
<br />
And then I came across an ad containing these…<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6u8_9ln8SNjOCb_KvjxeVGqeQShcoqbVbAU24Bo9Gb2rmC3F8-UAU_dTkzcpdhSAAcAToG2gbwwptdkuW03HDmFy8aq9oH6VQEqACvZpghyphenhyphenNnKfTfx_u0Or5MN-vgGC-daOUgEuqX2CI/s1600/201506_kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6u8_9ln8SNjOCb_KvjxeVGqeQShcoqbVbAU24Bo9Gb2rmC3F8-UAU_dTkzcpdhSAAcAToG2gbwwptdkuW03HDmFy8aq9oH6VQEqACvZpghyphenhyphenNnKfTfx_u0Or5MN-vgGC-daOUgEuqX2CI/s320/201506_kitchen.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7wNWuxGXLgjqmBucec8FMK_5pD5EaZR6LYhSssaE3qYQZ91sbglcbmIuYdGS2wbNbHFTUEgFyfaYre2fs1329UVCtTQEMfIGhQ9sZ3RUeRiddkGxoch6F7uRgel1rLZhR1KVFlEX9uo4/s1600/201506_salon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7wNWuxGXLgjqmBucec8FMK_5pD5EaZR6LYhSssaE3qYQZ91sbglcbmIuYdGS2wbNbHFTUEgFyfaYre2fs1329UVCtTQEMfIGhQ9sZ3RUeRiddkGxoch6F7uRgel1rLZhR1KVFlEX9uo4/s320/201506_salon.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK8HkxrUU5fOF_86UiJsX6LWkzKfhPy6afdCd2c0IxaaxThdb7piqTGafgcuuZ-88VrowkQU6Gz3l5rrdg3qxSVINHY4RFUHSVOsW7FPdFcntr7ZCcQRNJw5hTH4s1dZqXpv_sZvfm5Tk/s1600/201506_livingroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSK8HkxrUU5fOF_86UiJsX6LWkzKfhPy6afdCd2c0IxaaxThdb7piqTGafgcuuZ-88VrowkQU6Gz3l5rrdg3qxSVINHY4RFUHSVOsW7FPdFcntr7ZCcQRNJw5hTH4s1dZqXpv_sZvfm5Tk/s320/201506_livingroom.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3sYoGgNkHnt1tquW_aOn-YlgHREk4xpEVYiLdufHlIaoVQWJnDipejOflYC0HNRSFPMh70dTH5sJSUSZI1pKtyFmtcLdSqsTuzptdjnDS9694476Zosa6FdgQyNt5anF7gdQdANGzVIE/s1600/201506_bathroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3sYoGgNkHnt1tquW_aOn-YlgHREk4xpEVYiLdufHlIaoVQWJnDipejOflYC0HNRSFPMh70dTH5sJSUSZI1pKtyFmtcLdSqsTuzptdjnDS9694476Zosa6FdgQyNt5anF7gdQdANGzVIE/s320/201506_bathroom.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_u4h4nPe1TdN_XwALQ7J8mJm9XzxlwHnVDje3-UsMThc4xl8u8lg_FS5yuXZMeewFnd-MmuLAtw50LJn119EKLI5Qq2tLZGjO7b-wtbf42KEKV7JHZ_zAe_199ENHMzNrOWJXomR5OhX/s1600/201506_windows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_u4h4nPe1TdN_XwALQ7J8mJm9XzxlwHnVDje3-UsMThc4xl8u8lg_FS5yuXZMeewFnd-MmuLAtw50LJn119EKLI5Qq2tLZGjO7b-wtbf42KEKV7JHZ_zAe_199ENHMzNrOWJXomR5OhX/s640/201506_windows.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
A perfect fit for ALL of my search criteria. A garden flat, spacious, but not too big, in my preferred neighbourhood and within my price range. And cherry on the cake : the place had been recently renovated, but with a keen eye on maintaining all the charm of the original 19th century features… Looked almost too good to be true.<br />
<br />
But then I came through the entry door, and BOOM ! My heart nearly stopped… I immediately knew it was the one. I made an offer that day, I heard back from the owner that mine was the best, but she still wanted to have a few days to think about it. She then called me back and asked me to up my offer (slightly). I agreed… And that evening my offer was accepted. Just like that. In the end it took 6 days between the visit and sealing the deal. And then of course a few more weeks for my mortgage to get approved and still a few more months for all the notary stuff to be dealt with…<br />
<br />
It still seems completely unreal. The universe aligning so perfectly. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed !<br />
<br />
Now let me round up this already very long post with some additional pictures I took during the second visit of my future home, back in mid-June 2015. Of course, they’re pretty rubbish like all good walk-through photos tend to be…<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii26b6nB-W2jFzgLsqnXvkSjahIppxT_jxLWZ8iF2n6mE042jZPFoNgv4jz3B9lknhUPWOtPlqTx3dSUJXOZM_3AjxWortW8ir0dRML_wati7YpupoAgzHrWLf2e1HDB3G7sbkg8XbsECD/s1600/2015-06-18+17.12.35_garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii26b6nB-W2jFzgLsqnXvkSjahIppxT_jxLWZ8iF2n6mE042jZPFoNgv4jz3B9lknhUPWOtPlqTx3dSUJXOZM_3AjxWortW8ir0dRML_wati7YpupoAgzHrWLf2e1HDB3G7sbkg8XbsECD/s640/2015-06-18+17.12.35_garden.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmVMFdiiY1HZz7-FOTT3FZGpMDial8YOJWyQbANU34ZSsEsyyGkNsNUGzOIe1y43D_q25HPUqpU9ZShHtSd8i0I3E5Q_C-iwwaTCq5NMdkbIaZ8Vb7Ya9YZ_IziEXxCHW8yj4ZGOsWwUr/s1600/2015-06-18+17.26.06_library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmVMFdiiY1HZz7-FOTT3FZGpMDial8YOJWyQbANU34ZSsEsyyGkNsNUGzOIe1y43D_q25HPUqpU9ZShHtSd8i0I3E5Q_C-iwwaTCq5NMdkbIaZ8Vb7Ya9YZ_IziEXxCHW8yj4ZGOsWwUr/s320/2015-06-18+17.26.06_library.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuRSlkkT7UQiA6_tX2YxIwulMwDnPBnuNOxuV89O9yABAuE1wyXQAGDmJRjsRyGf1Y7rK_ePt_AmZQbvb1x8nSdZE4hOBNbO-BMSW7ZWJ3665HbL0C1UjycmawuRM6FD3O-KiqmjRVnw8/s1600/2015-06-18+17.25.55_library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuRSlkkT7UQiA6_tX2YxIwulMwDnPBnuNOxuV89O9yABAuE1wyXQAGDmJRjsRyGf1Y7rK_ePt_AmZQbvb1x8nSdZE4hOBNbO-BMSW7ZWJ3665HbL0C1UjycmawuRM6FD3O-KiqmjRVnw8/s320/2015-06-18+17.25.55_library.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6TnrMjPIiq2lsj9Jxqv4gfkaedgvbKwUu7aUAhzGFbeZqbcdv2hIvK0IxrZNfOBk7O3QXk-6L-ay5uMXlsfSvYwoexcN2bOtDFU1cBkRDZxZCP_LuqcbzSzz3dt57iy16UDOE93XzZoB/s1600/2015-06-18+17.23.02_living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6TnrMjPIiq2lsj9Jxqv4gfkaedgvbKwUu7aUAhzGFbeZqbcdv2hIvK0IxrZNfOBk7O3QXk-6L-ay5uMXlsfSvYwoexcN2bOtDFU1cBkRDZxZCP_LuqcbzSzz3dt57iy16UDOE93XzZoB/s320/2015-06-18+17.23.02_living.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQea78z6sTCZPhKD_XELrkSlgMIlQByYDLvVCjmCtjXkQXZF2ThVY0BsO0SNkobVICEwZYLztm9YgHwkeV4LqaltJznUk61daHFzvjD4Q3LKO27eBK5wcHLZ59KlIdZ6ikETu8cLLYzYn6/s1600/2015-06-18+17.17.06_kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQea78z6sTCZPhKD_XELrkSlgMIlQByYDLvVCjmCtjXkQXZF2ThVY0BsO0SNkobVICEwZYLztm9YgHwkeV4LqaltJznUk61daHFzvjD4Q3LKO27eBK5wcHLZ59KlIdZ6ikETu8cLLYzYn6/s320/2015-06-18+17.17.06_kitchen.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MUJQA1g3vupPNPgKeG45TMWCFA5oMiQ21Kh0_54b-t16pow0r5MlaNC5m8TtMLjRdrtAJd_mQwuDqrG2uBB3nSq1JCFaSgoi4jUozqMfRiNHgD3AvfmYGQo0CatzA6UL3sRE-fmxLDlt/s1600/2015-06-18+17.14.05_kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MUJQA1g3vupPNPgKeG45TMWCFA5oMiQ21Kh0_54b-t16pow0r5MlaNC5m8TtMLjRdrtAJd_mQwuDqrG2uBB3nSq1JCFaSgoi4jUozqMfRiNHgD3AvfmYGQo0CatzA6UL3sRE-fmxLDlt/s320/2015-06-18+17.14.05_kitchen.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PUNJ72CcQvAao-N-sTVUmKNBxZ2oKcoiI1B66i5CoGcI9zD0NCp9yMZRF7F_73X2NNLomllTi7xaCYBkhwuwN-VrboHF_7cclJvyuKOf__NyO7JSQ53x6PqiMP0gWmXneuDuakoC7xxJ/s1600/2015-06-18+17.17.35_kitchen_sink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PUNJ72CcQvAao-N-sTVUmKNBxZ2oKcoiI1B66i5CoGcI9zD0NCp9yMZRF7F_73X2NNLomllTi7xaCYBkhwuwN-VrboHF_7cclJvyuKOf__NyO7JSQ53x6PqiMP0gWmXneuDuakoC7xxJ/s320/2015-06-18+17.17.35_kitchen_sink.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitp_JHBABV7pkg8Jx8m1xDPypXVIokfS9z9NyiDaOYTmbZe6KVx9J6AzeeS8DA4tYNvBn0zf6pbnYPmvvNLrleWb0UPJbQC2ph2DiZEKxwzHrEtJhtJtZumz-mWX4cFbtmreKj9yP-OvW/s1600/2015-06-18+17.15.43_bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitp_JHBABV7pkg8Jx8m1xDPypXVIokfS9z9NyiDaOYTmbZe6KVx9J6AzeeS8DA4tYNvBn0zf6pbnYPmvvNLrleWb0UPJbQC2ph2DiZEKxwzHrEtJhtJtZumz-mWX4cFbtmreKj9yP-OvW/s640/2015-06-18+17.15.43_bedroom.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
Now that you've seen the "before" are you ready for the "during" pics ?</div>
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-39023648702939697662015-11-22T11:59:00.000+01:002015-11-22T11:59:35.071+01:00Saying good-bye<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those of you who follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/junedotbe/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, this will not come as a surprise... 2015 was quite the year for me - home wise. I did indeed decide to move !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Searching for a new home was quite the nerve-wracking experience (more on that another time), but in the end I did find an amazing new place. So selling my beloved "old" apartment turned out to be less painful than I'd imagined... But still, I lived there for over 10 years. It's the reason I started this blog. It's the place where I feel that I really became a (more or less) responsible adult. So before I start posting about my already much loved new home, I feel like I need to close this chapter and do one last post to honour my lovely 1950s flat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's do one last tour, shall we ? I'm using the photos I took for the real estate ad (no, I didn't go through an estate agent - if you saw their "professionalism" over here in Brussels, you wouldn't either...). So everything is looking very much at it's best. Just imagine a bunch of stuff and a cat herd behind from where the pictures are taken...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok. I'll shut up now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enjoy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3HeFMdHa3LRJvqEaQpwyXGJ__m7TXErT7BHMvFr_J_m-NP6uNdjDz-y7jH0XNn4UsUlc0NtEc79PE7TOW_q6y0lrdgEMf4Kr-QiyAem-hY2E0ilT54PAiZpE7DU65wYlrnJ4yTTP2W99/s1600/hall_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3HeFMdHa3LRJvqEaQpwyXGJ__m7TXErT7BHMvFr_J_m-NP6uNdjDz-y7jH0XNn4UsUlc0NtEc79PE7TOW_q6y0lrdgEMf4Kr-QiyAem-hY2E0ilT54PAiZpE7DU65wYlrnJ4yTTP2W99/s640/hall_1.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyJwbcdCnnq_Kcsix670PhJm3NWV4OHHsjL6D7dEyjwWnqyrb6pN0xSkZJXIEvG6aJkuH4qyy3es7y-o9k12BbisCxq7_Cpk6uia0RKmN9131uUcVKvJZctoig-PVNnVvA5Yl3wbAiuSM/s1600/hall_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyJwbcdCnnq_Kcsix670PhJm3NWV4OHHsjL6D7dEyjwWnqyrb6pN0xSkZJXIEvG6aJkuH4qyy3es7y-o9k12BbisCxq7_Cpk6uia0RKmN9131uUcVKvJZctoig-PVNnVvA5Yl3wbAiuSM/s640/hall_2.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6gExvUha2K7LavleRkR9Q3UdWKyJtVsZiRS_9lIfJqGRh008jHcP9_aUmVyzIMWn75_a2P-zC0mLQQ9PQ2bcnv8rrwfOwfrLiFro7EIjtzZvFCD7b0TmkncgCmbayyBGn8uvL6oAiND4/s1600/salon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6gExvUha2K7LavleRkR9Q3UdWKyJtVsZiRS_9lIfJqGRh008jHcP9_aUmVyzIMWn75_a2P-zC0mLQQ9PQ2bcnv8rrwfOwfrLiFro7EIjtzZvFCD7b0TmkncgCmbayyBGn8uvL6oAiND4/s640/salon.JPG" width="422" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDo1t7bxMBFyFc1TMa3DNz8FuREKHShDGFO0n5KvcIfLej4Abbufh2153HijmXd0OqsHqWWS5rBqxMVTKIKxFjvoDmX7_3hSsv43vV_P4xfyWTEAD5FdscUm7cHR5jpRe0yjl77tfU-1P/s1600/salon_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDo1t7bxMBFyFc1TMa3DNz8FuREKHShDGFO0n5KvcIfLej4Abbufh2153HijmXd0OqsHqWWS5rBqxMVTKIKxFjvoDmX7_3hSsv43vV_P4xfyWTEAD5FdscUm7cHR5jpRe0yjl77tfU-1P/s640/salon_2.JPG" width="422" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5yJ0UjrZ509lAvHzC0sJAr2wUYALZ17qrc7Kd5cNG-t9pGhYjrHCUB_JymsQQl1Xea_6BxqrC32HWajlmhrGaDWrFaXdgPO-eIdnQRQL_CBAsOHPX67YQBJIOq7egPuTwEu_q07Cx93P/s1600/cuisine_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5yJ0UjrZ509lAvHzC0sJAr2wUYALZ17qrc7Kd5cNG-t9pGhYjrHCUB_JymsQQl1Xea_6BxqrC32HWajlmhrGaDWrFaXdgPO-eIdnQRQL_CBAsOHPX67YQBJIOq7egPuTwEu_q07Cx93P/s640/cuisine_3.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02EcZxV_qL9tB_FPLJ-0xxwFqDAQc18WtbXzmNZ-dz887xIT26ACmu1PpQdk1seEfZX1N9Va01n818m9K8ntsIZzyAWcCy9f7qMsUjjGzVPR70K8MCXcWfX8fbKBFq60gn-90q6P60wqc/s1600/cuisine_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02EcZxV_qL9tB_FPLJ-0xxwFqDAQc18WtbXzmNZ-dz887xIT26ACmu1PpQdk1seEfZX1N9Va01n818m9K8ntsIZzyAWcCy9f7qMsUjjGzVPR70K8MCXcWfX8fbKBFq60gn-90q6P60wqc/s320/cuisine_1.JPG" width="212" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7VzTuiMxGUxyI6C6MxnES3e6aRCS-P4PpQoyWfr0CFfeTXqjkDdRaatr6UGiFPBweXTr3llt8hk3hKtJ00b0xrazw4u4uXD02KomFHyHzzBcCazmaupTZLq72jm1XHxcxzoacrpUBn80/s1600/cuisine_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7VzTuiMxGUxyI6C6MxnES3e6aRCS-P4PpQoyWfr0CFfeTXqjkDdRaatr6UGiFPBweXTr3llt8hk3hKtJ00b0xrazw4u4uXD02KomFHyHzzBcCazmaupTZLq72jm1XHxcxzoacrpUBn80/s320/cuisine_2.JPG" width="213" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7Box7-DnZJYrbtixGLaRO5kRDAI8tVnw0F8o_ZS_0YbxuesT73pKCEoKOf4kpYy7WJElmBPpM9II-17x3IcHjT6weLgbLVTJWo3vbY-lujI0SfFYYv0CReT9zlefESuX5SJGn9q7XcJE/s1600/chambre_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7Box7-DnZJYrbtixGLaRO5kRDAI8tVnw0F8o_ZS_0YbxuesT73pKCEoKOf4kpYy7WJElmBPpM9II-17x3IcHjT6weLgbLVTJWo3vbY-lujI0SfFYYv0CReT9zlefESuX5SJGn9q7XcJE/s640/chambre_1.JPG" width="420" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0TcEPA_fQEWN3e09pDW4NIt8hTCyb8DxXihp3ZkJZ4xoWAHOz8G9qR9iAyp7GGQcgh-a9IJBdQt3MrfSR7KEwL31rfrPfEEALyKoDvWhNL4951e8rA7k_sDexaCMSvmPF9amcdwhB5To/s1600/chambre_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0TcEPA_fQEWN3e09pDW4NIt8hTCyb8DxXihp3ZkJZ4xoWAHOz8G9qR9iAyp7GGQcgh-a9IJBdQt3MrfSR7KEwL31rfrPfEEALyKoDvWhNL4951e8rA7k_sDexaCMSvmPF9amcdwhB5To/s640/chambre_2.JPG" width="420" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8JR5qjmvYFsR70XRST0mqkiDSvR3qhc9OtzL53nOO97s5ZqXlRccsBBpmK93uzXrZhQfDV7fBiOmRsjNZ2B2fL_4RCKcVWrybYZfnSYqSJKAfKjxrmy3Qhxg_NDdBPxDu6FAUq1Cr6V8/s1600/salle_de_bain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8JR5qjmvYFsR70XRST0mqkiDSvR3qhc9OtzL53nOO97s5ZqXlRccsBBpmK93uzXrZhQfDV7fBiOmRsjNZ2B2fL_4RCKcVWrybYZfnSYqSJKAfKjxrmy3Qhxg_NDdBPxDu6FAUq1Cr6V8/s640/salle_de_bain.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC8Qwwha5gF48CMDWkBgOs_BjCDi13mpN0YC7lYHZEI61ZcGzVCGc-V16Dg_YtzUq4K3rFWJbq2MgYlyCTKa-MQC5eIN0gaTMpizFQ4njq5udHG0Gq9nDT4Mmiha_QnOS7guW8GI1Xa5Y/s1600/toilette.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC8Qwwha5gF48CMDWkBgOs_BjCDi13mpN0YC7lYHZEI61ZcGzVCGc-V16Dg_YtzUq4K3rFWJbq2MgYlyCTKa-MQC5eIN0gaTMpizFQ4njq5udHG0Gq9nDT4Mmiha_QnOS7guW8GI1Xa5Y/s640/toilette.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0_gQ7UfiJVCymdKAZs2eWKZp122gJg2ud1-f1LkROOpO9cEEeXi6SkqwPb0il-FdtbkxwPtatfE_FkNXMYqq-3wJOopUt22ZLwg82zZVrHfklFxvT2NCCv8azXXgp_QsDIrHroRYhs-n/s1600/terasse_arri%25C3%25A8re.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0_gQ7UfiJVCymdKAZs2eWKZp122gJg2ud1-f1LkROOpO9cEEeXi6SkqwPb0il-FdtbkxwPtatfE_FkNXMYqq-3wJOopUt22ZLwg82zZVrHfklFxvT2NCCv8azXXgp_QsDIrHroRYhs-n/s640/terasse_arri%25C3%25A8re.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dr8e1W__uSYDvLbeY4D0mUl6e5CMiaoF4FVSpmns559DyRurTpgA14CNIs1EW4NM6Y-JGUhVUyEmDrMcniw0A-eJdscX1M_KjwylgK-b1neN3A9B5jGwEoIKEphyphenhyphenNxZLTHEaCUax7920/s1600/terasse_avant.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dr8e1W__uSYDvLbeY4D0mUl6e5CMiaoF4FVSpmns559DyRurTpgA14CNIs1EW4NM6Y-JGUhVUyEmDrMcniw0A-eJdscX1M_KjwylgK-b1neN3A9B5jGwEoIKEphyphenhyphenNxZLTHEaCUax7920/s640/terasse_avant.JPG" width="418" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuDFWN_rU6ImwjLYmQKqR1LXoOiOgW7Yj3avgBG-F6k-zC4fjklI1b6CWupg3R6rafZx5ymjwEhAOyOvQPXeE_6wf1tFBedCOaaL2M0BdR1B-574zNmPfyi6ZljKjKGTJT6ItZxKjDmtL/s1600/terasse_avant_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuDFWN_rU6ImwjLYmQKqR1LXoOiOgW7Yj3avgBG-F6k-zC4fjklI1b6CWupg3R6rafZx5ymjwEhAOyOvQPXeE_6wf1tFBedCOaaL2M0BdR1B-574zNmPfyi6ZljKjKGTJT6ItZxKjDmtL/s640/terasse_avant_2.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And just for kicks (and to document every last bit for eternity), here's also my ad text :</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Madou – Place Saint Josse - UE area : spacious and sunny 1 bedroom apartment (+/- 70 m²), incl. hallway, kitchen, bathroom with tub, separate WC, 1 large bedroom (17 m²) and a large living / dining room (22.5 m²) + 2 terraces at the front and back (east – west facing) + 1 cellar. Double glazing (except kitchen), electricity is in accordance with current building standards. No renovations needed !
Central gas heating (shared by building), individual water and electricity meters. PEB : F. Monthly building expenses (incl. maintenance, heating and savings) : +/- 150 eur.
Building is very well maintained, incl. lift (savings are done to renew lift in 2018), quiet and nice neighbors. Very conveniently located within walking distance of city centre, international institutions, public transport (bus and subway) and numerous shops and restaurants.
Visits take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, as well as on Saturday mornings. Contact zzz@gmail.com (English, French and German).
</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now I'm ready for new adventures in a 19th century garden flat !</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-91264359639206002162015-02-08T16:24:00.000+01:002015-02-08T16:24:46.422+01:00Bedroom in-between<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHywB0o2dUm8_J5Qi5D1TQB0WDqvpf0OiVWhuiphIHtUTjGDaCThKM9U4u2HAY3GtvOAJJxV1PUcHwsftbDj3xdGYvYgzVhYyOOVZv0d4BeEbxGpbRAIhQ-h7ri22_0vHjyrIFVpsu-whH/s1600/1_string_shelves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHywB0o2dUm8_J5Qi5D1TQB0WDqvpf0OiVWhuiphIHtUTjGDaCThKM9U4u2HAY3GtvOAJJxV1PUcHwsftbDj3xdGYvYgzVhYyOOVZv0d4BeEbxGpbRAIhQ-h7ri22_0vHjyrIFVpsu-whH/s640/1_string_shelves.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jeez! This blog post was meant to be an "after" post <a href="http://instagram.com/p/qZQ9drTEsh/?modal=true" target="_blank">waaaaaaaaay back in July</a>, but has been so long in the making, it's now turned into an "in between" post. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yep, that's right. I already got a few improvements in mind.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More about that another time though. Let's do a quick tour before everything changes again.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmQcZbsj_v1-dSMTgffnjWtWR-3qR9MwZ92D5d59ziEU27LsmWr9dup8qrqgBCgDz6EWwYkQjvvQ9tdxqu8aAoUyGbZ3cKOMASum_yeSDIATTIS1oLQfBBc31OgNriVbi1J_Ny7RI3zzE/s1600/2_string_shelves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmQcZbsj_v1-dSMTgffnjWtWR-3qR9MwZ92D5d59ziEU27LsmWr9dup8qrqgBCgDz6EWwYkQjvvQ9tdxqu8aAoUyGbZ3cKOMASum_yeSDIATTIS1oLQfBBc31OgNriVbi1J_Ny7RI3zzE/s640/2_string_shelves.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So first big change I was supposed to blog about last year : I used the <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ndstycTEpO/?modal=true" target="_blank">left-over paint from the living room</a> to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">repaint the bedroom wall with my beloved <a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/stiffkey-blue/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">Farrow & Ball Stiffkey Blue</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's
actually how it all started. I was finished painting the wall and was planning on
putting <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/01/flea-market-score-1.html" target="_blank">the bed back into that nook</a>. Job done ! But then I thought "Hhmm, hold on a
minute. Those teak shelves would look really good against that
colour...". And what was supposed to be a quick half a day refresh job turned into a full blown weekend long redecorating action.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shelves, bed and a lot of the other furniture got swapped around, holes were drilled into walls, other holes were filled up, art and various other stuff was moved around. Everything was a mess...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvdNpnySfzlOJ4Vw3yp4PvC9Ffz64AO1BNdsNppvK1wcqAqgEtlEt3LfDjY1ffyKCNF66gusc4zzQWPBtq_sFEW9-s6T0R5sVJ0q8yZcwesv4mFn-ENkIpPbA_UdX-iwWFqKZ2updDade/s1600/3_stiffeky_blue_bedroom_wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvdNpnySfzlOJ4Vw3yp4PvC9Ffz64AO1BNdsNppvK1wcqAqgEtlEt3LfDjY1ffyKCNF66gusc4zzQWPBtq_sFEW9-s6T0R5sVJ0q8yZcwesv4mFn-ENkIpPbA_UdX-iwWFqKZ2updDade/s640/3_stiffeky_blue_bedroom_wall.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj51zsIkN4ZQsHB9REcrnaLNg_2APjPsLyVS-S8wa9SOCxf2Di6_bsYTxO0lkMPGibjP1pfQeH_cUCbJdohyhQnZ8jplxSXuAC5tQcgdt0qlf00Jd1KEMBP1Z9Lk3c63WHgJm-yrwmI7zj/s1600/4_reading_corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj51zsIkN4ZQsHB9REcrnaLNg_2APjPsLyVS-S8wa9SOCxf2Di6_bsYTxO0lkMPGibjP1pfQeH_cUCbJdohyhQnZ8jplxSXuAC5tQcgdt0qlf00Jd1KEMBP1Z9Lk3c63WHgJm-yrwmI7zj/s640/4_reading_corner.JPG" height="400" width="262" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And this is what it has all settled into. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dude. Looking at it like that, I do have a lot of stuff (maybe I should do a clear out first before considering doing anymore changes ?). That cute little <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/07/bedroom-peek.html" target="_blank">1950s armchair</a> from a few years ago is still going strong, despite the cats best efforts to stractch it to death.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also hesitated about removing the <a href="http://www.modko.eu/products/modkat-litter-box" target="_blank">Modko cat loo</a> and Pastoe side table before taking any pictures. They're kind of randomly placed here, but then again, it's where they usually live... I haven't been able to find them a better place. So what the heck, might as well be true to reality on this old blog.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0q9Q8JJmRmQ58fE7JI7k6GpihCHtx7Ys_yLVkMDqLkApldDrSMNQXfztW46lNKv1yU5CC_wi8c2q5c8KeG1PgWsxav5pz4_Jtxd06EfcBGWv69DH4nqzLFu2ozgXLgdFEcJpMC2Gk0XB/s1600/5_bedroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0q9Q8JJmRmQ58fE7JI7k6GpihCHtx7Ys_yLVkMDqLkApldDrSMNQXfztW46lNKv1yU5CC_wi8c2q5c8KeG1PgWsxav5pz4_Jtxd06EfcBGWv69DH4nqzLFu2ozgXLgdFEcJpMC2Gk0XB/s640/5_bedroom.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moving over one wall. So this is where the shelves used to be and where I now sleep. Or try to, <a href="http://instagram.com/p/yrDIKqzEg3/?modal=true" target="_blank">if the cats will let me</a>...</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hhmm, somehow all the angles are weirdly crooked in this view, but I can assure you that all the walls here are straight. And so is the tapestry over the bed. I really loved <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/09/summer-switch-round.html" target="_blank">having it in the living room</a>, but after discovering this morning that the cats managed to scratch a hole in it (wtf ????), I quickly moved it over the bed. It's hanging a bit high, but hopefully it will stay out of the cats' reach that way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And one more reality check btw. The bedroom door ! It has been that way for the better part of three (yes, three !) years, including the masking tape around it... I can be terribly lazy if I put my mind to it ! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kOTnXknBR4NVFvTDI19PdASfFxb_Iy24S1e7t1DPZV9MK8GJrnD730eayMxROvcTzvllmIEqmcz9e3C9rxV7KU0Ff6cm8ZxN-XG7t9A89JcdkIm2pw6x5WoP6cZr1ZbWhNlMokgNYu9Y/s1600/7_bedroom_old_bed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kOTnXknBR4NVFvTDI19PdASfFxb_Iy24S1e7t1DPZV9MK8GJrnD730eayMxROvcTzvllmIEqmcz9e3C9rxV7KU0Ff6cm8ZxN-XG7t9A89JcdkIm2pw6x5WoP6cZr1ZbWhNlMokgNYu9Y/s640/7_bedroom_old_bed.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can get a better look at my new ceiling lamp <a href="http://instagram.com/p/lSkLIITEtk/?modal=true" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I mostly included this picture </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">for future reference, as I'm planning to invest into a proper bedframe. A first for me after nearly 20 years of living on my own ! I'm not considering anything wildly fancy. And for the time being I'm mostly hesitating between these two Ikea options : the <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/30280481/" target="_blank">Mandal</a> or the newly released <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/S39019701/#/S39019701" target="_blank">Askvoll</a> bedframe. Any thoughts, opions or suggestions in this regard are welcome.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN4ONkzdOeVN_IwNT4ivsdpfWayJ8urMuv8d1jGirYAqdUOy58xbOPZT2nJXQ4Audhq33hUWNCNT2X1CDnVBfcIoDa3mFu-tqQthI3d81e2Jz-GaWZVN0_TiK-lhfvjF62u7680zGlFPS/s1600/8_Pax_wardrobe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN4ONkzdOeVN_IwNT4ivsdpfWayJ8urMuv8d1jGirYAqdUOy58xbOPZT2nJXQ4Audhq33hUWNCNT2X1CDnVBfcIoDa3mFu-tqQthI3d81e2Jz-GaWZVN0_TiK-lhfvjF62u7680zGlFPS/s640/8_Pax_wardrobe.JPG" /></a></div>
I<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">'m still in love with my Ikea Pax wardrobe though. A most excellent purchase !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't know if you've noticed but most of my furniture - including the desk - ended up right back where it was before <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/01/bedroom-all-done.html" target="_blank">the last big bedroom overhaul</a> in December 2012. Ironic !</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That cushion next to the plant is the cats favourite sleeping spot. You wouldn't imagine the amount of fighting that goes on over who gets to sleep there. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bbxSDHXFP7DVnBMqxhdnGj0jtj6oAsGDAny52Z3LQZNFVbxUdzAzq1ks-vNwZZBjQSLFAendxEYMB-4KYnzMfZoWnGL8H5BQkt7uS4Wyifxw3EKBEPuQyfU6KSabzMMXssM2UXJWDfjC/s1600/12_cat_bed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bbxSDHXFP7DVnBMqxhdnGj0jtj6oAsGDAny52Z3LQZNFVbxUdzAzq1ks-vNwZZBjQSLFAendxEYMB-4KYnzMfZoWnGL8H5BQkt7uS4Wyifxw3EKBEPuQyfU6KSabzMMXssM2UXJWDfjC/s640/12_cat_bed.JPG" /></a></div>
That's June's "don't mess with me" look !<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ_Pes2I2oyD28liqGyie74dCa98X966KqICvA0gd5n_Vhr6gIxLjXRdSgfQHVhbcPzls02FlDugx4WtoM1KHHKGyFEnTTfQYJ3Rvb5WhhAPJO5_wFuiHHTKilGuB-3sFRAqtGVyfCoLl/s1600/9_office_corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ_Pes2I2oyD28liqGyie74dCa98X966KqICvA0gd5n_Vhr6gIxLjXRdSgfQHVhbcPzls02FlDugx4WtoM1KHHKGyFEnTTfQYJ3Rvb5WhhAPJO5_wFuiHHTKilGuB-3sFRAqtGVyfCoLl/s640/9_office_corner.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdGfCLpRTdHomjlJP8pFyRilS36C-zmVIEiAIEPto86D4G6BBR0BbRrH7LNIeyLNvkenyon7ZnVWeileg9qxrFth8ilo4vi2Cx9-rMVx0WtW3D8kDligsUcG0VWdLYM9x2GOgZAAssk_9/s1600/10_vintage_desk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdGfCLpRTdHomjlJP8pFyRilS36C-zmVIEiAIEPto86D4G6BBR0BbRrH7LNIeyLNvkenyon7ZnVWeileg9qxrFth8ilo4vi2Cx9-rMVx0WtW3D8kDligsUcG0VWdLYM9x2GOgZAAssk_9/s640/10_vintage_desk.JPG" height="400" width="263" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is also one area where I'm thinking of doing some changes in the near future. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When Ikea had the good sense to <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/categories/collections/30328/" target="_blank">relaunch some of their classic 1950s pieces</a>, I fell in love with their amazing <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/60253990/?query=LILLBRON" target="_blank">Lillbron</a> low table. And I think I might have come up with the perfect spot for it ! Wouldn't it look wonderful under the window ? I can really imagine it there, with some plants and succulents... and the cats cushion of course !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FuCTkyhsEgFcMFy9ffegYpRACVJ-qKjZ9VursTolGjdbsqL3vMgb79I1yVXaJZqZU9BSYpjyILuTPrZP3kfBqCbifpdq2zhQzIkxb8MP8sRcWjZd_6f3dt2_mewTDulzoV1_6sh3Ekxq/s1600/11_office_corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FuCTkyhsEgFcMFy9ffegYpRACVJ-qKjZ9VursTolGjdbsqL3vMgb79I1yVXaJZqZU9BSYpjyILuTPrZP3kfBqCbifpdq2zhQzIkxb8MP8sRcWjZd_6f3dt2_mewTDulzoV1_6sh3Ekxq/s640/11_office_corner.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In that case, I would probably need to get a smaller desk though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We'll see...</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-16286652968385732832014-12-28T14:26:00.000+01:002014-12-28T14:26:07.725+01:00Finally happy about the living room<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If anybody is still reading this blog, I apologize beforehand for yet another "living room" post. Seems like most of my blogging over the last two years has focused on that particular room. Not that there isn't anything changing in the other areas - on the contrary ! But once I get something in my head, it's apparently very tough to let go off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And basically that meant that I wouldn't rest - or stop spending (!) - until I wasn't feeling happier about that room. Early this year, I had gotten to the point that I really didn't like anything in here anymore. I stopped spending time in here and, for several months, the living room became the dumping room of my flat. Everything that I didn't want in another room got discarded in here, making matters of course much worse ! For a while, I felt like selling everything off and starting over. But luckily I came to my senses. I mean, imagine if I had actually sold my bookcabinets or my Cadovius shelves or my Nathan sideboard... Ugh, I would soooo regret it now ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But anyway, the basic problem still remainded : there was way too much stuff in here (and not just all the crap that got randomly dumped in here); everything was too retro (never thought I'd say this, but there you have it); all the wood was just too much ... and overall is was all too dark and stuffy ! I think <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">this post</a> from last November gives you a pretty good idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maybe I'm just exagerating and it wasn't all that bad. But I think, in any case, I had outgrown the full-on retro look and was looking for something a bit more adult, fresh, modern and personal. So <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/04/ch-ch-changes.html" target="_blank">back in April</a>, I started tuning things down in here. I also spent a long weekend in May <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ndstycTEpO/?modal=true" target="_blank">painting over the black wall</a> with Farrow and Ball's amazing Stiffkey Blue. Still in May I also <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/05/going-modern.html" target="_blank">brought home an Ikea classic</a> in an attempt to mix things up. And then <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/09/summer-switch-round.html" target="_blank">during my summer holidays</a> things really started to get serious : new sofa, new furniture, new layout... And now the icing on the cake...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Kuur0kJelHy-bh40Xb8X5qEwtvhYSbIT7n-22rD9cYhRijSjMgEDgD61ZwyV9B0_A9Xxu2wFnzv8IBKRZ7fHfeU3aOnl5pqjqoqPN0A3tKEGYNkcCqVHhystKyQOe5tF308GKm0_mbkN/s1600/1_newTableHayC44.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Kuur0kJelHy-bh40Xb8X5qEwtvhYSbIT7n-22rD9cYhRijSjMgEDgD61ZwyV9B0_A9Xxu2wFnzv8IBKRZ7fHfeU3aOnl5pqjqoqPN0A3tKEGYNkcCqVHhystKyQOe5tF308GKm0_mbkN/s640/1_newTableHayC44.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ta-da you guys ! I also bought a new dining table !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went down the (kind of) contemporary route again in choosing the <a href="http://www.finnishdesignshop.com/furniture-tables-hay-c44-c44-table-120-p-5953.html" target="_blank">Hay C44 table</a>. It's a recent production, yes! But it's also a relaunch of a Danish furniture classic designed by Jørgen Baekmark and originally made for FDB, the Danish
Consumers’ Co-operative Society. FDB’s furniture production started in
the 1940s and their main idea was functionalist and democratic design
for the people. Well, I can only thank <a href="http://www.hay.dk/#/site/furniture/new" target="_blank">Hay</a> for this truly wonderful table. It's beautiful, it's sturdy, it's very well made and - in true modernist fashion - it's fairly affordable.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVTecxmWV9MW-4TkbB2ncfmQ6tqMH4iEngPkwQzCL7y_H45lb188d-V8qHYH48kW45C4q9fE0Z_y9GhqNBBMa1AKNpihBa9DQNGKMcvQnn8cnf2D_ouPQ8MDdxxgJtV6kIV_On_ZFaGw1/s1600/2_newTableHayC44.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVTecxmWV9MW-4TkbB2ncfmQ6tqMH4iEngPkwQzCL7y_H45lb188d-V8qHYH48kW45C4q9fE0Z_y9GhqNBBMa1AKNpihBa9DQNGKMcvQnn8cnf2D_ouPQ8MDdxxgJtV6kIV_On_ZFaGw1/s640/2_newTableHayC44.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Best of all, it comes with a melamine tabletop that is very easy to clean, generally cat resistant and even reversible. It's black on the other side ! I haven't tried out the black look yet - for the moment I'm craving as much light as I can get - but I'm looking forward to experimenting with it in the coming months.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmowwvYZHCimKpPvRY5vBTdgdu8Xt9V3S41Ax8hyphenhyphen5NfzSTPvR0Zy35PlWHq0vLsflu9YsqZkmjxPGf3Y9sykHu8b3Bz03gCBjoDIuJyOeZYSq9FCJTODn8pPt6yTiub24ewWPd9W2rpRB9/s1600/4_newSittingArea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmowwvYZHCimKpPvRY5vBTdgdu8Xt9V3S41Ax8hyphenhyphen5NfzSTPvR0Zy35PlWHq0vLsflu9YsqZkmjxPGf3Y9sykHu8b3Bz03gCBjoDIuJyOeZYSq9FCJTODn8pPt6yTiub24ewWPd9W2rpRB9/s640/4_newSittingArea.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok, ok. I admit. That wasn't my only recent purchase for the living room... Yes, the wicker chair is also new. But I have an excuse. Or at least an explanation for this spending frenzy. Ikea recently relaunched - in a (very) limited edition - some of their incredibly awesome designs from the fifties. I mean, <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/fr_BE/campaigns/2014/argang.html?cid=be|em|image|2014dec02|zav-newsletter_w49_fr|top_argang1" target="_blank">look at them</a> ! Don't you want to buy them all ? I certainly wanted to. So all things considered, I think I stayed incerdibly level-headed in only buying one tiny little chair...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, Ikea here in Brussels only had a grand total of 12 of these chairs. So I was told by one of their managers when I was trying to figure out if I could reasonably postpone my purchase (I couldn't, these chairs were selling fast !). A lovely chat it was. Indeed the lady thought I should come work for them, since I'm such a big fan... Ha ! Anyways. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvaEW_X_ZFr4dwcjtpHL1ON6mAash_rmiIVjHvmoBhQp9bhPpQBSWMJJjA-FzlIhtX147wlv1anNY0ek5Lful_dsrp76b3LQ0MGVyzQR7LSm5A_nEVj8VFbfEQlcIu3WzTuxxJ39iHxcO/s1600/5_IkeaGagnet_EamesChair.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvaEW_X_ZFr4dwcjtpHL1ON6mAash_rmiIVjHvmoBhQp9bhPpQBSWMJJjA-FzlIhtX147wlv1anNY0ek5Lful_dsrp76b3LQ0MGVyzQR7LSm5A_nEVj8VFbfEQlcIu3WzTuxxJ39iHxcO/s640/5_IkeaGagnet_EamesChair.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJxOlhyR_G4F9_ZAex-DuwKap8xNsxZD_O5Avwt3ZOdNh7PVIY2SaVHXfa6_BBk3d6QQsmEkmvdsxqAQpDmGIhNVnbtJcy4UuJjfNrqYcPj3HLI1pVeEdElUa9TpigaZZ_sR4EWNLxkR9/s1600/6_IkeaGagnet_EamesChair.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJxOlhyR_G4F9_ZAex-DuwKap8xNsxZD_O5Avwt3ZOdNh7PVIY2SaVHXfa6_BBk3d6QQsmEkmvdsxqAQpDmGIhNVnbtJcy4UuJjfNrqYcPj3HLI1pVeEdElUa9TpigaZZ_sR4EWNLxkR9/s640/6_IkeaGagnet_EamesChair.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at it ! It's soooo cute !</span> <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4oXaSF1y2fnykE9HbJb7Q16xM3C8Q-Vh15BHNRC4Eqj8hJ0xGd2mQnzLzUxBH2RwldDlIGcNQXsnvAq1A7wK1tj5FlpMdRDV0YFN-yO3OQFHexGDTeRdWSLc9pRYYbChU2AyxqHn-qXl/s1600/7_GagnetChairWithCat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4oXaSF1y2fnykE9HbJb7Q16xM3C8Q-Vh15BHNRC4Eqj8hJ0xGd2mQnzLzUxBH2RwldDlIGcNQXsnvAq1A7wK1tj5FlpMdRDV0YFN-yO3OQFHexGDTeRdWSLc9pRYYbChU2AyxqHn-qXl/s640/7_GagnetChairWithCat.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's the cats favourite chair. And mine !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWINgJ9aiqLFD8tFprL8BxOYe6u5f4b-RDwMVG4JM3-lbB1YOXyGY7q3IAoQEMYcXuJGGXr8ywFx_H9xngEbmwrpUYBBmK8MAJlCIisXrZ_mL2038C3UAVuu_7z4DVj-mHDxp0N0wtofJ/s1600/8_GagnetChairWithCat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWINgJ9aiqLFD8tFprL8BxOYe6u5f4b-RDwMVG4JM3-lbB1YOXyGY7q3IAoQEMYcXuJGGXr8ywFx_H9xngEbmwrpUYBBmK8MAJlCIisXrZ_mL2038C3UAVuu_7z4DVj-mHDxp0N0wtofJ/s640/8_GagnetChairWithCat.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry can't help myself. Just one more.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhdsh43bPru0oo-A1VdLgxX6unGLNvDmkUAdnNwDc74017My7fAXt7aN3TCrR9ctsaKzCDCW8Ok0V4Q1_6LJcR_JQ1Tgz_YPG4erg5GVuTNsoz8d_oHhnwnF-2jFIjNwkYo7Da92GhYMR/s1600/9_IkeaKarlstadSofa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhdsh43bPru0oo-A1VdLgxX6unGLNvDmkUAdnNwDc74017My7fAXt7aN3TCrR9ctsaKzCDCW8Ok0V4Q1_6LJcR_JQ1Tgz_YPG4erg5GVuTNsoz8d_oHhnwnF-2jFIjNwkYo7Da92GhYMR/s640/9_IkeaKarlstadSofa.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With all this gushing, I almost forgot to mention that the new-ish sofa is - albeit in serious danger of being scratched to death by the kitties - holding up very well. As you can see, I switched the sitting area around. I had to make room for the new table format (I went from round to rectangular) - and my new <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/40271136/" target="_blank">Ikea Gagnet chair</a> ! And the old layout just wasn't appropriate anymore. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I really like this. The room looks much more open now that the sofa isn't sitting in front of the window anymore. And has you can see from a few photos back there's also space enough now to indulgence in a cool little 1970s inspired plant jungle.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So to sum up this already very long post. I guess you've guessed it : I'm finally happy with my living room ! So happy that I love chilling in here in the evenings or having a snooze on the sofa during the weekends. And I'm also really looking forward to hosting some lovely dinner parties with friends and family in here.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AlAH8NKVa8I2_UnpByNWQpfk1k_fqHwJLthW7BHpCsSH4cVioWN_Xuh4EdS2-RCtTZwQthok3cN7KLVf2CiZk7cxCQozJAN_7_ps7k0EQByvX35ve3Zr2KXYgjVkGYQW2dNh6t2t5HHy/s1600/10_IkeaKarlstadSofa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AlAH8NKVa8I2_UnpByNWQpfk1k_fqHwJLthW7BHpCsSH4cVioWN_Xuh4EdS2-RCtTZwQthok3cN7KLVf2CiZk7cxCQozJAN_7_ps7k0EQByvX35ve3Zr2KXYgjVkGYQW2dNh6t2t5HHy/s640/10_IkeaKarlstadSofa.JPG" height="400" width="271" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwoDsRLY7yxTbHTnXvgdQrKvNJFaQ96bgmAuRfxgMNF5j686BZzkCVRYpddCUoVk2oyp7KlM8fLfdRYsjykWmG_9TKa_33-qfnmQmjTWuMPTBT2e_DunXn9kTL6yeWyq42rfInwF16_rj/s1600/11_IkeaKarlstadSofaWithCat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwoDsRLY7yxTbHTnXvgdQrKvNJFaQ96bgmAuRfxgMNF5j686BZzkCVRYpddCUoVk2oyp7KlM8fLfdRYsjykWmG_9TKa_33-qfnmQmjTWuMPTBT2e_DunXn9kTL6yeWyq42rfInwF16_rj/s640/11_IkeaKarlstadSofaWithCat.JPG" height="400" width="263" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One thing's missing though. Don't know if you've noticed, but I don't have a light source (yet) next to the sofa and in the evenings it can get hard to read in here, with the closest light being next to those white vases.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm thinking : wall lamp ! Any suggestions ? </span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-75244381692231676982014-09-07T17:15:00.001+02:002014-09-07T17:15:15.683+02:00Summer switch-a-round<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3TemYEJk9ZYVxCBKIET6I81iprO7t6F1dCgyPrPsgxyoR33wRPHviGAYE3W_Mec_ZdMdqlgiJQkf0oQgL26Tf5qVM8ExRlSgV82Dct-s8vg_zKzm4xUpy6ABNLazsnP2pF5RNa_3KxjA/s1600/P1060150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3TemYEJk9ZYVxCBKIET6I81iprO7t6F1dCgyPrPsgxyoR33wRPHviGAYE3W_Mec_ZdMdqlgiJQkf0oQgL26Tf5qVM8ExRlSgV82Dct-s8vg_zKzm4xUpy6ABNLazsnP2pF5RNa_3KxjA/s640/P1060150.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bloody hell, you guys! Do you know what happened to 2014 ? Spring came and went. Summer came and went. Three weeks of summer holidays came and went.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pooof. All just gone...Scrolling down on this blog just four posts (four !), I was <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/12/getting-ready-for-christmas.html" target="_blank">getting ready for Christmas</a>... 2013.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Man. I've been a truly terrible blogger this year. And it hasn't even been for lack of changes around here. Back in April I repainted the bathroom. Then I changed the bedroom layout. Then I also painted my black walls in <a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/stiffkey-blue/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">Stiffkey Blue</a>. And finally during my last week of summer vacation, I moved a "few" things around in the living room... And maybe added some stuff...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs8R1nFzidEHGso7ummbTm0kERwX93MAuFBg400UD54YqBpApLs8nCDR6qX14FinBwb9HIbw9nsZYb23jQyoy4Jy3CoV4oaDXPI5C1GO6Mts_c39nRwPrj4EXUXU5Qa-O4ECPekUUwrCn/s1600/P1060135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs8R1nFzidEHGso7ummbTm0kERwX93MAuFBg400UD54YqBpApLs8nCDR6qX14FinBwb9HIbw9nsZYb23jQyoy4Jy3CoV4oaDXPI5C1GO6Mts_c39nRwPrj4EXUXU5Qa-O4ECPekUUwrCn/s640/P1060135.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Case in point. A new sofa. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a "classic" <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/S69926625/#/S89875663" target="_blank">Ikea Karlstad 2 seater</a> with the grey Isunda cover. After the cats basically scrated my <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">orange vintage sofa</a> to death, I decided I didn't want to take any further risks or spend vast amounts on a designer/vintage sofa that would eventually end up in the skip... So Ikea it is ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gettting a new sofa had the rather unfortunate side effect of triggering a series of other changes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Ikea sofa being way bulkier than the previous vintage one (which was more a bench really than a couch), there wasn't enough space to fit the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/05/going-modern.html" target="_blank">Ikea PS metal sideboard</a> between the Caodvius shelves and the window (under the <a href="https://www.charleyharperprints.com/shop" target="_blank">Charley Harper 'ladybird' print</a>).</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So off it went to the other side of the room. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg8dobA7wN1l4-p5_rv9u2wxYwkZvu6-w8n0WzcVsrfoa_7Su9H08SkQ_FprJNPGzN5rygRt8eNjHpbL6IHe7qjTdjH_dGwmR2o24vkwps5CeNNgePeEpMmYbzX-11i2ryn7TvgGlEqay/s1600/P1060143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg8dobA7wN1l4-p5_rv9u2wxYwkZvu6-w8n0WzcVsrfoa_7Su9H08SkQ_FprJNPGzN5rygRt8eNjHpbL6IHe7qjTdjH_dGwmR2o24vkwps5CeNNgePeEpMmYbzX-11i2ryn7TvgGlEqay/s640/P1060143.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And since a single one of these sideboards on such a long wall looked a bit lost, I decided to get a second one ! Over here in Belgium, Ikea recently dropped the price on these cabinets (from 80 to 60 eur). So it was an easy decision to make. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That massive cactus is from Ikea too, btw. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I must be one of their best customers again...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_a4CIK7dmoyNAbmLTa0Pyd7mopstlwmWmehKZwm1QhTdzo1WKCUDJGA7RN6s51LXvrHTXCO0hnKBxpsR98WRLzTsdT-DET-VoZvFQ4mowK4PwAhI9KlPRxRgolB6pCNJyH7KJ3PED4Ej/s1600/P1060146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_a4CIK7dmoyNAbmLTa0Pyd7mopstlwmWmehKZwm1QhTdzo1WKCUDJGA7RN6s51LXvrHTXCO0hnKBxpsR98WRLzTsdT-DET-VoZvFQ4mowK4PwAhI9KlPRxRgolB6pCNJyH7KJ3PED4Ej/s400/P1060146.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzTZMhY0vZWpBTm8CrLglWy2BVYk5Jdlnza0o8-_ZKYsrI9XGp_aCg9Z-k7d67Mf9htlJlnAK7OcHTfLb4tuT77oTPvSAhPuqLC0hV6MpYxTyYfr6XTWQBi7rDLWor6sJFBiKzqflkoGp/s1600/P1060141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzTZMhY0vZWpBTm8CrLglWy2BVYk5Jdlnza0o8-_ZKYsrI9XGp_aCg9Z-k7d67Mf9htlJlnAK7OcHTfLb4tuT77oTPvSAhPuqLC0hV6MpYxTyYfr6XTWQBi7rDLWor6sJFBiKzqflkoGp/s400/P1060141.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And before you gasp at the the 'Eames' chair...It's a knock-off. But I found it at the Brussels flea market and I love it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My sister-in-law helped me sand down the seat. The previous owner had started but not finished (very weird). Plus there was some water damage from being exposed to the elements at the Brussels flea for a while... But after sanding and oiling that chair is looking glorious.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9qOBIeeNNC3VBmU3ghcr9od8J0-3YknaVjB_Q8ZssKVJ28f-HYJam7QRx63QzVqwvZH5JNEjBWpSsCMg5j_VeWaUKbZCChMLKYXsbUd6P3WTk5tLYvHzoQsukKTDc3AtbagfXZbiaaH/s1600/P1060137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQz9qOBIeeNNC3VBmU3ghcr9od8J0-3YknaVjB_Q8ZssKVJ28f-HYJam7QRx63QzVqwvZH5JNEjBWpSsCMg5j_VeWaUKbZCChMLKYXsbUd6P3WTk5tLYvHzoQsukKTDc3AtbagfXZbiaaH/s640/P1060137.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those of you still paying attention after all these months, you might have wondered what happend to my <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/04/ch-ch-changes.html" target="_blank">Nathan teak sideboard</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, here it is. Looking fanatastic under the Cadovius shelves. And while I was at it, I changed the shelves themselves and everything on them around. I mean at this point, what's one more change ?!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdnRt03pduJkU9KG5x2I0FbWF_CcDS3Km5nyL8lqoVXUvPQCdYd0WeOnfNrV1n50vJumKzxYDzaGUXI94o3m92RfXDvMXOd3yPeCB6SzOz7NfH524s_x3YYkdgMYpJgBRhT6ruOzA4W4Q/s1600/P1060139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdnRt03pduJkU9KG5x2I0FbWF_CcDS3Km5nyL8lqoVXUvPQCdYd0WeOnfNrV1n50vJumKzxYDzaGUXI94o3m92RfXDvMXOd3yPeCB6SzOz7NfH524s_x3YYkdgMYpJgBRhT6ruOzA4W4Q/s400/P1060139.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTFPbUEFXk8dPzTAVkHQ66LWAIzp5y2kxXtZoD3ztaMZXverdDEMfgeIQsKHzPHC4YzrI_jW4jzMcRudli-haWKsNrkvClQcJLO0wIS3wzZUIUuNPE1ivM4Ai4xvpGfoMRL7xoVPhgqS6/s1600/P1060134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTFPbUEFXk8dPzTAVkHQ66LWAIzp5y2kxXtZoD3ztaMZXverdDEMfgeIQsKHzPHC4YzrI_jW4jzMcRudli-haWKsNrkvClQcJLO0wIS3wzZUIUuNPE1ivM4Ai4xvpGfoMRL7xoVPhgqS6/s400/P1060134.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flo ! Showing off some of the details. And a randomly placed cactus.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19qIDh95LJRHJXxp-fX2chxhNMHhdj9r1Dm3inMduwFryGj5-PyBypGI2OzTjizK7w_SjJekU0TYTu58wjstT1r0AWCdm2PMNPUqfb-3STcwHrnVbdyx8hIf9nkU7iV10W7UeQg2r1BDr/s1600/P1060188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19qIDh95LJRHJXxp-fX2chxhNMHhdj9r1Dm3inMduwFryGj5-PyBypGI2OzTjizK7w_SjJekU0TYTu58wjstT1r0AWCdm2PMNPUqfb-3STcwHrnVbdyx8hIf9nkU7iV10W7UeQg2r1BDr/s400/P1060188.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj0QL1TpQzbvEex7-uc6Um9-DbjQoNk5bgsQCoRYAyLqTolS7Cequt1xRIstdjDyFMbJFST7bRpwd6nu1D5dxlYIc6tx-rN0BKYDhEo0zY40uCoSdIQa-HjH628PQgkpyC3i7o76Us9lp/s1600/P1060184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj0QL1TpQzbvEex7-uc6Um9-DbjQoNk5bgsQCoRYAyLqTolS7Cequt1xRIstdjDyFMbJFST7bRpwd6nu1D5dxlYIc6tx-rN0BKYDhEo0zY40uCoSdIQa-HjH628PQgkpyC3i7o76Us9lp/s400/P1060184.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other big news on the homefront. After 3 years of neglect, I finally - albeit partially - replanted the front balcony. The kitties are at least as excited as I am.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got echinaceas, a rudbeckia, a new clematis, a limonium and a "monk's pepper" bush. And I can't wait to plant more next spring !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprGDOi0e5PBrfiCpHx2leVJD7qNhVMwJpto-5zjDRgrJ7U7TA-QbVlQMWuMBiBNSuco5bI258-lEDBEcbRWJF_sVr515GikXNwlDNjzeaLAC2fD2PoV_2_cVbA_nT9lGjKEgsFytExqRR/s1600/P1060186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprGDOi0e5PBrfiCpHx2leVJD7qNhVMwJpto-5zjDRgrJ7U7TA-QbVlQMWuMBiBNSuco5bI258-lEDBEcbRWJF_sVr515GikXNwlDNjzeaLAC2fD2PoV_2_cVbA_nT9lGjKEgsFytExqRR/s400/P1060186.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FGzfI74qfaNVxPWn1aEA8AJMyfZF4XcVl-E6tJFVpS3oYKpzdexCT_QmB2lvmVLN64mpQ-unt5y7UbUG7E6FDd9OLvK15OhAnS6qcqaqZLG5xvBDaN0hnEv_UZ0HRk931wpC-TjjZOW_/s1600/P1060185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FGzfI74qfaNVxPWn1aEA8AJMyfZF4XcVl-E6tJFVpS3oYKpzdexCT_QmB2lvmVLN64mpQ-unt5y7UbUG7E6FDd9OLvK15OhAnS6qcqaqZLG5xvBDaN0hnEv_UZ0HRk931wpC-TjjZOW_/s400/P1060185.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So there you have it. The results of most of my last week of summer holidays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did you spent yours ? Did you get anything done ? Have you had some exciting thrift finds ? </span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-6486107222492471462014-05-22T21:08:00.001+02:002014-05-22T21:08:55.729+02:00Going modern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjwR0Ml1WzQ6RmXRdlXu1kyeef4S_I3gjyjlpmFc6Afpe7PAULlD0ioYF4Tbzy8tcS170DzBCovUn9BcRQ6BRfB1bms5CSDHEjuxo5Jq7bs8z4ONvi-M0CoLlmtEfxWU1B7tPDATjq4Ra/s1600/P1050945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjwR0Ml1WzQ6RmXRdlXu1kyeef4S_I3gjyjlpmFc6Afpe7PAULlD0ioYF4Tbzy8tcS170DzBCovUn9BcRQ6BRfB1bms5CSDHEjuxo5Jq7bs8z4ONvi-M0CoLlmtEfxWU1B7tPDATjq4Ra/s1600/P1050945.JPG" height="400" width="600" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me start by apologizing for this dreadfully lit picture. After a few days of sunny and warm weather, Brussels is back to its natural gloomy self and any interior photos might as well have been taken in November. Sigh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last month I blogged about <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2014/04/ch-ch-changes.html" target="_blank">craving more minimalism</a>. Ok, this isn't it. Yet. Rather this is a first attempt to mix things up in the living room - material and style wise. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To be honest</span>, I'm a bit tired of the "all wood, all retro" look.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So bye bye <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">Tomado shelves</a>, hello <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/80100190/#/10251451" target="_blank">Ikea sideboard</a> ! It's sturdy, it holds a ton of stuff (so far mostly stuff I have to sell on ebay), it's beautiful, it's fairly cheap and it's amazingly easy to put together. And most importantly, it's made out of metal, it's white and it's a first step towards a brighter more minimal future...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblBZm48ArYLCK8mj7vgjWDZcfKUDHpym70W01IvgWsrOKuSFF_Ak-qszgk4qsD5y9qSHDw8D-kiBbrbXJhn1KOmEW79x8JZ2rcz7zNC0vX2sQ9yU_uhvo0QeGymRe3t2dxhjx-xYhSsr6/s1600/P1050930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblBZm48ArYLCK8mj7vgjWDZcfKUDHpym70W01IvgWsrOKuSFF_Ak-qszgk4qsD5y9qSHDw8D-kiBbrbXJhn1KOmEW79x8JZ2rcz7zNC0vX2sQ9yU_uhvo0QeGymRe3t2dxhjx-xYhSsr6/s1600/P1050930.JPG" height="320" width="213" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFyRsit-2j6kZuJ-5ihBj8e_wj0CFd6wdI2msSB4U9iD4MVkWDDlqz4YUQ-Jx8hWPKDh0pD113Wb9y0vf7ArdpbnJX5p1HbJpPFcKmuTZIhzTzwJZSJvIS2GbyGdOn_p56hODlnJYhqyB/s1600/P1050939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFyRsit-2j6kZuJ-5ihBj8e_wj0CFd6wdI2msSB4U9iD4MVkWDDlqz4YUQ-Jx8hWPKDh0pD113Wb9y0vf7ArdpbnJX5p1HbJpPFcKmuTZIhzTzwJZSJvIS2GbyGdOn_p56hODlnJYhqyB/s1600/P1050939.JPG" height="320" width="213" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My most faithful readers might remember that last summer I aquired an <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/08/score-best-ebay-find-ever.html" target="_blank">awesome fiber art piece</a> for this corner. However in the long run it turned out to be just too brown for the living room. With all the wooden furniture, brown seemed to be the dominant colour in here... Anyway the fiber weawing thing has now moved to a happier spot in the bedroom. And here we are: room for new art !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gosh, do you remember <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2009/07/sneak-peek-elisabeth-dunker.html" target="_blank">this fabulous sneak peek from Sweden</a> back in 2009 ? I certainly do ! Please don't get me started on that fabulous bedroom or the awesome hall... Want, need, greed, drove me a bit crazy and I totally forked over an insane amount of money to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BoldModern" target="_blank">this etsy seller</a> to finally get my hands on an <a href="http://www.olleeksell.se/olle_eng.html" target="_blank">Olle Eksell</a> eyes poster. Ok, it's not an original from the 1999 exhibition, but it's huge and it fits into a standard Ikea Ribba frame. Still the best kind of art, if you ask me. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next step ? Find a new dining table. I'm dreaming of a sexy 70s smoked glass table. Or maybe a classic retro formica table ?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Decisions decisions...</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-23761998546439051852014-04-12T12:36:00.001+02:002014-04-12T12:36:33.636+02:00Ch-Ch-Changes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X9NJcgB2XAXAUKz7qVnn5YlTP3HiqHiLIto2neb785_7giTtUTIq1B6N2OT2wq_nNq3zYhT3b1UZIjyVcMkN_4_XjnMf-lppjc0v7QiRsPtehsJWGQ8nxjVk4JXwS3ZNpXquhYQvDnUA/s1600/P1050661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X9NJcgB2XAXAUKz7qVnn5YlTP3HiqHiLIto2neb785_7giTtUTIq1B6N2OT2wq_nNq3zYhT3b1UZIjyVcMkN_4_XjnMf-lppjc0v7QiRsPtehsJWGQ8nxjVk4JXwS3ZNpXquhYQvDnUA/s1600/P1050661.JPG" height="338" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't know about you guys, but over here spring is definitely on the way. </span>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How can I tell ? I mean, besides the obvious sunshine, tempeatures in the low twenties and flowers everywhere ? Easy. When I get that tingly feeling and start moving stuff around, that's when I know for sure spring is here !</span>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This season I'm especially craving a more minimalist decor. The first step will be to keep stuff on and around the sideboard to a minimum. So the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">red West German pottery collection</a> has moved and made way for a more 70s style colour range. </span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course, it's all still very much a work in progress. The Tomado shelf feels wrong and so does the rest of the art. And there needs to be a better transition between the earthy coloured objects and the bolder armchair and red vases. But it's a start.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Wq96am0bPIjh61xpD4wChjTIIqMf6kv8IKfFuCDb01_sZgrNvYLLd6XX98Ro3ZxEgNxeQZU4R55LUgrkTXTzgPf6WjYSs6_cmcGcdwn0tbd-THSq8R8EgmywpVWJUZb7M3VVge4siFS6/s1600/P1050663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Wq96am0bPIjh61xpD4wChjTIIqMf6kv8IKfFuCDb01_sZgrNvYLLd6XX98Ro3ZxEgNxeQZU4R55LUgrkTXTzgPf6WjYSs6_cmcGcdwn0tbd-THSq8R8EgmywpVWJUZb7M3VVge4siFS6/s1600/P1050663.JPG" height="489" width="275" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKcqptWxTObNAO8Hqu8-ckKMjl_I3TqkpKb5YLSwh-rQh2A4X_ARMfqm8Wzw4jpA7PakFt0rIeMHYkgzKOgP_C_S5lCZd_uUhwnugfAYkW4qU6zcX5laNdRmkG3FgW-GvXQ1zsg73042r/s1600/P1050658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKcqptWxTObNAO8Hqu8-ckKMjl_I3TqkpKb5YLSwh-rQh2A4X_ARMfqm8Wzw4jpA7PakFt0rIeMHYkgzKOgP_C_S5lCZd_uUhwnugfAYkW4qU6zcX5laNdRmkG3FgW-GvXQ1zsg73042r/s1600/P1050658.JPG" height="489" width="275" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love how my <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/01/flea-market-score-1.html" target="_blank">mid-century tapestry</a> looks over the sideboard. The cats however are unfazed by aesthetics and simply view it as a giant cat scratcher. Assholes ! I've doused it in cat repellent, but I suspect they're still having a go at it... So I might have to find a safer spot for it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Speaking of cats. Hello Sammy ! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybB1DiMnbjhMVRtdkwzwt1pZYI82CPW-zgA8aNu4xIbRzs1RFfmh6hBRsw7AarhifiRZk-r7gwju81aEjRGcCfm_Ec9_85GmHgGwvcjGYpeFrl3UdTFXBmRswKUKRw__VVLn7vo4Rw1bT/s1600/P1050659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybB1DiMnbjhMVRtdkwzwt1pZYI82CPW-zgA8aNu4xIbRzs1RFfmh6hBRsw7AarhifiRZk-r7gwju81aEjRGcCfm_Ec9_85GmHgGwvcjGYpeFrl3UdTFXBmRswKUKRw__VVLn7vo4Rw1bT/s1600/P1050659.JPG" height="339" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New home for my red WGP vases. I'm thinking this corner can take a more maximalist approach. Also I'm seriously thinking about repainting that black wall... It needs a new coat of paint anyway. I don't know how, but the kitties have managed to leave paw marks all over it and the touch-ups are really showing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm in love with <a href="https://encrypted.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Stiffkey%20Blue%20images&tbs=imgo:1" target="_blank">Farrow & Ball's Stiffkey Blue</a>. I <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">tried it out already</a> in the bathroom back in November, but it didn't really work out there. In the living room however... Uh oh. The teak bookcabinets would look soooooooo good against it. And those red vases as accent... I'm itiching to give it a go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Should I ? Have you used it yet ? Any recommendations ?</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also. I kind of went wild on etsy this week... And spend an insane amout of money on the famous <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164165318/olle-eksell-cocoa-eyes-poster-free?ref=favs_view_9" target="_blank">Olle Eksell eyes poster</a>. Ehem. I guess if I need to take down the tapestery, it would look amazing over the sideboard... </span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-18463771174391832792014-02-16T15:22:00.001+01:002014-02-16T15:22:14.129+01:00Catching up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mLgW8aJOQ1YLcLligPvdzPvgRGvmFklOzVm_Ui6eARwXX-u_wumeSIvWY1n1RTvyGa4XkvK714AWY2pURYz28jiEPbnaJkMDRGFE4nscntiKMj7-_Pwj5ZmotLCoG8pyINrN4b23p0jH/s1600/cupboard_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mLgW8aJOQ1YLcLligPvdzPvgRGvmFklOzVm_Ui6eARwXX-u_wumeSIvWY1n1RTvyGa4XkvK714AWY2pURYz28jiEPbnaJkMDRGFE4nscntiKMj7-_Pwj5ZmotLCoG8pyINrN4b23p0jH/s640/cupboard_1.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, things have been slow lately on the thrifting front. Mainly due to a self-imposed <a href="http://andthenwesaved.com/my-spending-diet-guidelines/" target="_blank">spending diet</a> (more about that another time). But fear not ! In this household there's enough of a thrift find backlog to last us for a good long while...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting with </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my latest furniture buy, which I'</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ve been meaning to show off for... uh oh... six months now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCG0-ERPaHg29PKR-piilGxfG3tisn_wEaHaCGDyG2jm4QhefPayvaxl0fpXn05HLi6Wp4WjiRZKJz7blyLbRwk32eJRGYUU0UrTYyzmntSJDP7058hiT54SSGioeK-AOYJZ2U7Zh8_u_/s1600/cupboard_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCG0-ERPaHg29PKR-piilGxfG3tisn_wEaHaCGDyG2jm4QhefPayvaxl0fpXn05HLi6Wp4WjiRZKJz7blyLbRwk32eJRGYUU0UrTYyzmntSJDP7058hiT54SSGioeK-AOYJZ2U7Zh8_u_/s640/cupboard_2.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After loosing one of my favourite thrift finds to an unfortunate fall, I decided it was time to remove the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2011/08/big-kitchen-update.html" target="_blank">open shelves from the kitchen</a> and hunt down a display cabinet. I came across this cute little vintage number in an abandoned shop window. The new owners were trying to get rid of all the left-over stuff and were more than willing to accept a very reasonable offer and throw in a free delivery for good measure.</span><br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All my vintage treasures are now housed safely - and dust-free ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side note. I had the interior glass shelves cut at a local diy-shop (the original ones were missing), but didn't think it properly through. So the new shelves are too thin and slightly sagging in the middle... </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh well. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnah1dIw4afcftaYD8mUwYTtcc68-3fUSHBLcVeQtE0-gXaXI1plPQqP9O2Fh-vwVmIzAhyphenhyphenXzYuLfYUexos7-tY8z2nb4Oo5-PaHKMuK7Cw7W0qGtS8mYoBPvODrbf9tODcwda17wSOXch/s1600/detail_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnah1dIw4afcftaYD8mUwYTtcc68-3fUSHBLcVeQtE0-gXaXI1plPQqP9O2Fh-vwVmIzAhyphenhyphenXzYuLfYUexos7-tY8z2nb4Oo5-PaHKMuK7Cw7W0qGtS8mYoBPvODrbf9tODcwda17wSOXch/s640/detail_1.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87RMG_BqSRDDiD4qdcpPhxmau3kiJxLJiMkVEuD_UfHlrRXfmPR8iZfeOOhtfCMsdfCpWDZTJ-tdK5PFbUIZ9VCPc61rc-s2bBhMe9Uw5b3d4cSO79hvbEduxQTzJXa0-N737XpXUAsMl/s1600/detail_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87RMG_BqSRDDiD4qdcpPhxmau3kiJxLJiMkVEuD_UfHlrRXfmPR8iZfeOOhtfCMsdfCpWDZTJ-tdK5PFbUIZ9VCPc61rc-s2bBhMe9Uw5b3d4cSO79hvbEduxQTzJXa0-N737XpXUAsMl/s640/detail_2.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two "new-ish" Figgjo Flint finds. I think the little lady collecting mushrooms is particularly cute. I've never seen this design before. Do you know if it can be found on other Figgjo Flint objects ?</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPaj3Zh6vR1TUeS8L5RdtTCujag2T8h6okBsz5DQtW-7fGdIStqP63PLYvAQWLv0xWfWw4Y0aQ-vDwxKKVtjqnQTwQGCR4SJVZg7PeVHj6rKYGi3Xvr21Op9p4u28ygVC8gk3PjVyo7O7/s1600/overview_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPaj3Zh6vR1TUeS8L5RdtTCujag2T8h6okBsz5DQtW-7fGdIStqP63PLYvAQWLv0xWfWw4Y0aQ-vDwxKKVtjqnQTwQGCR4SJVZg7PeVHj6rKYGi3Xvr21Op9p4u28ygVC8gk3PjVyo7O7/s640/overview_2.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another thrift find from last year. A cute little watering can from the Brussels flea market that was a mere € 1.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KxhxpK7b0SSyciQPgplC40QyYz4GV_OFDEVQv9mBewBdNfcEC3Y_8ge_bmCMaEy1ElQ3Zx3yvEcoU7qNfmyr-6Lh115eRUqahBo9S5ZkvLwsZ_pB2ydjJQINo30-e5yPhIHxoIYmEW6l/s1600/overview_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KxhxpK7b0SSyciQPgplC40QyYz4GV_OFDEVQv9mBewBdNfcEC3Y_8ge_bmCMaEy1ElQ3Zx3yvEcoU7qNfmyr-6Lh115eRUqahBo9S5ZkvLwsZ_pB2ydjJQINo30-e5yPhIHxoIYmEW6l/s640/overview_1.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm also very happy to finally have found the right spot for the <a href="http://www.shop.finelittleday.com/posters-1/fine-little-day-posters/krakatoa" target="_blank">Krakatoa poster</a>. I've owned this poster for years and had it mostly tucked away in a cupboard (except for one <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/07/hello.html" target="_blank">brief appearance</a> in the living room).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm less happy however about the rest. As much as I love the Arabia year plates and the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CarolineGaedechens" target="_blank">Caroline Gaedechens</a> drawing, I don't think the combination of them is working out. Art is soooo hard !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPxd_p_uqpKdpjDx42zGuy3VW42dm2B8UXBd3DvacqgC0bhQV6eeUD8Eha-u0d4QctEb8RCce-JlKavAccYyvIRs8yQ8A_mPU4piwHCq-qI_eW6IKjccNjOL0QY54iUrnSyfApGDBZpHR/s1600/cats_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPxd_p_uqpKdpjDx42zGuy3VW42dm2B8UXBd3DvacqgC0bhQV6eeUD8Eha-u0d4QctEb8RCce-JlKavAccYyvIRs8yQ8A_mPU4piwHCq-qI_eW6IKjccNjOL0QY54iUrnSyfApGDBZpHR/s640/cats_1.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No new West German pottery vases. But I thought I'd end on some kitty love.</span></div>
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-34199658653827581392014-02-01T19:19:00.002+01:002014-02-01T19:20:07.792+01:00February already ?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl9Al5zoDH0FIW_nQxJRRSreq-GSZ8er0SZqlx0YWpAV9DOjJTvIJV19i0QyjsZWdgWxxbzX0fU9ljiOsSjlCDFK0lI8Ybth4uIlgUCZ00ERVeCbKqOXc5y728EbF2eWSubV9-MsqyifJ/s1600/P1050193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZl9Al5zoDH0FIW_nQxJRRSreq-GSZ8er0SZqlx0YWpAV9DOjJTvIJV19i0QyjsZWdgWxxbzX0fU9ljiOsSjlCDFK0lI8Ybth4uIlgUCZ00ERVeCbKqOXc5y728EbF2eWSubV9-MsqyifJ/s640/P1050193.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wait what ? How did that happen ? Last I looked I was <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/12/getting-ready-for-christmas.html" target="_blank">getting ready for Christmas</a>... What a terrible blogger I've been ! And besides the occasional <a href="http://instagram.com/junedotbe/#" target="_blank">Instagram</a> posting, I haven't really been up to anything in 2014 so far. No thrifting, no decorating, no rearranging... The blog is neglected, the kitties feel neglected, the plants certainly are and so is the whole apartment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok then. Speaking of kitties, I thought I'd kick off the new blogging season with some furry animal cuteness. Ready for some cat pictures overload ? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know if you know, but I share my place with cat herd of six. Yep, that's right. Six little awesome rescue kitties ! Here they are in no particular order.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd3KKi7oSJHq7vbkIOlq7huRWVsPd0ahs-9OI2Mkfbmh-a62m3E-4nlGO4xatU-MCYH6e2C48yC_q6eDMxGNhcVuZBSLa7GReI78qbGlM6J8x9XXceMUn6PbHA3b99lJsJQbaem48BwGE/s1600/2013-11-30+10.29.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd3KKi7oSJHq7vbkIOlq7huRWVsPd0ahs-9OI2Mkfbmh-a62m3E-4nlGO4xatU-MCYH6e2C48yC_q6eDMxGNhcVuZBSLa7GReI78qbGlM6J8x9XXceMUn6PbHA3b99lJsJQbaem48BwGE/s320/2013-11-30+10.29.42.jpg" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHiZlN5iusdEOxWvf-QdAcHmYVtSq6KeuwFcPi8HzokbiKJ4pqLmvWfzrDQRcwMxOfvoiZgp1F-TX7M4cT7fG4Mk8mCbzdnbrabrf2xSNEHpECgqKcToFJnZb_SlMbY8CMGv2oGDkv-aC/s1600/P1050506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHiZlN5iusdEOxWvf-QdAcHmYVtSq6KeuwFcPi8HzokbiKJ4pqLmvWfzrDQRcwMxOfvoiZgp1F-TX7M4cT7fG4Mk8mCbzdnbrabrf2xSNEHpECgqKcToFJnZb_SlMbY8CMGv2oGDkv-aC/s320/P1050506.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sammy. The newest addition to the herd. I found her <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013_07_01_archive.html" target="_blank">last summer</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the before photo.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEE8cWhaT7WPg4AmnzzWCTyEWfq0l_MrB-0GUS7KW5tAdLrKiOYL6yEBzqbL1Dd2uJ5jGl9vNaqqEXZoiYQAnuI02gYM4hvYEXW7yK3MMHcC4RgzwfnXKZuT87YM7q7EISljX5Rp_a2pg/s1600/Sammy_before.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEE8cWhaT7WPg4AmnzzWCTyEWfq0l_MrB-0GUS7KW5tAdLrKiOYL6yEBzqbL1Dd2uJ5jGl9vNaqqEXZoiYQAnuI02gYM4hvYEXW7yK3MMHcC4RgzwfnXKZuT87YM7q7EISljX5Rp_a2pg/s400/Sammy_before.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She and Woody have quickly become best buddies.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdSZdvDzXPHXQBB-qKCiP9_URiHnoPdILyOVw_UTp0leVbKCEw9t5DHYalRpAWDOIeKGsYsG40Y23keYnWCc6nof-AtRtjp-ReHr671TR-P9hF4YtrvWK_bcYxVWtQDhUsF2iORwsYIGe/s1600/P1040751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdSZdvDzXPHXQBB-qKCiP9_URiHnoPdILyOVw_UTp0leVbKCEw9t5DHYalRpAWDOIeKGsYsG40Y23keYnWCc6nof-AtRtjp-ReHr671TR-P9hF4YtrvWK_bcYxVWtQDhUsF2iORwsYIGe/s400/P1040751.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUz1pWMgGmd4hUVH5hPL_j_VOcI_NeXtIz2ij1BcG6TeS5MnnE6NDA_JiDHGfF01GwJVTdx7ye51tlAhzbKZcYKUWE4x-aST3L2s0K8l122yC2C1H0Dyd3TqumUd18GVKboV_xTJkSI2P/s1600/P1040805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUz1pWMgGmd4hUVH5hPL_j_VOcI_NeXtIz2ij1BcG6TeS5MnnE6NDA_JiDHGfF01GwJVTdx7ye51tlAhzbKZcYKUWE4x-aST3L2s0K8l122yC2C1H0Dyd3TqumUd18GVKboV_xTJkSI2P/s400/P1040805.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2zITu_fIe-DXIjk3qRiEkW_BRTppRgfxxo_iHNfXSDw-az9Qy0Vh5U0aelli4rIqRpEFYMBBHJh-AWDMHRtPhSSqNafurDxGSvjtyicdWg7Tr5_wHyNsqRRKTLyKsvokhwuKGOBpCM7b/s1600/P1040862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2zITu_fIe-DXIjk3qRiEkW_BRTppRgfxxo_iHNfXSDw-az9Qy0Vh5U0aelli4rIqRpEFYMBBHJh-AWDMHRtPhSSqNafurDxGSvjtyicdWg7Tr5_wHyNsqRRKTLyKsvokhwuKGOBpCM7b/s400/P1040862.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My little fluffy rascals !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of Woody. Do you remember the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012_08_01_archive.html" target="_blank">cat mummy and her newborn kittens</a> my friend Laura and I found in the street in August 2012 ? Well one of those kittens, that's Woody.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2KPRnNuFlzmhga1IDLdIuxbvj2R16xMvx57J-tprT3cy9LaDpZve29KRUC9Jetph-vR6vcPwgh464lHD4hLAGa2UzCt9rfTQXBIVKlHN4F54qTBEdq-lFGFoylDhyoCt7vxqxj9bhDVH/s1600/2014-02-01+10.54.54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2KPRnNuFlzmhga1IDLdIuxbvj2R16xMvx57J-tprT3cy9LaDpZve29KRUC9Jetph-vR6vcPwgh464lHD4hLAGa2UzCt9rfTQXBIVKlHN4F54qTBEdq-lFGFoylDhyoCt7vxqxj9bhDVH/s400/2014-02-01+10.54.54.jpg" height="320" width="192" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFOTo8bVjqGuHh5VoGNvG9fVVXxMQPTW9MAz3fC6a2AC6do0UaHn84uRmOCf-vpRNPz38I-BPPWLb1dTTveyA9Eq-BtmOjjTzZlxKsEDbcx8nOjuMWAiLW_BMJv_Db-iCaGpt1t0Ebn-o/s1600/P1050207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFOTo8bVjqGuHh5VoGNvG9fVVXxMQPTW9MAz3fC6a2AC6do0UaHn84uRmOCf-vpRNPz38I-BPPWLb1dTTveyA9Eq-BtmOjjTzZlxKsEDbcx8nOjuMWAiLW_BMJv_Db-iCaGpt1t0Ebn-o/s400/P1050207.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkumeNFMWpPsDLAz703dGL6IFjpmdKHZOA_z5afy10fALProYkn2yavndUFyyxW48AP4wEJrzrciT71qpKAKVhyphenhyphenkzwfjqpOfTTK_XUS33k9rM__dXhssGvo0-kS8avXV16HINS5k60yWX/s1600/P1040848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkumeNFMWpPsDLAz703dGL6IFjpmdKHZOA_z5afy10fALProYkn2yavndUFyyxW48AP4wEJrzrciT71qpKAKVhyphenhyphenkzwfjqpOfTTK_XUS33k9rM__dXhssGvo0-kS8avXV16HINS5k60yWX/s400/P1040848.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both Woody and Sammy love to snuggle with Flo on my desk, under the warm desk light.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdMV3PJSJTl3El2pAwxnw-8Xysg7uQuNPexbCa_QrQadjObXDF1rY_0u735FYWHI0aj-0swH2Qf5w2CTMbRBOaYoQwNvUlcVFg5V978e_afemC6QviBui_34jJdF3PgxyKHtsCLnIWUdI/s1600/P1040388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdMV3PJSJTl3El2pAwxnw-8Xysg7uQuNPexbCa_QrQadjObXDF1rY_0u735FYWHI0aj-0swH2Qf5w2CTMbRBOaYoQwNvUlcVFg5V978e_afemC6QviBui_34jJdF3PgxyKHtsCLnIWUdI/s400/P1040388.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flo, my one-toothed vampire. And to think she was this <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2011/02/look-whos-joined-fat-cat-residence.html" target="_blank">tiny skinny kitten back in January 2011</a> when I found her.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaH7dy7215JsFtOmTyvmXDAXqqdPS72X_WSNkmNcRMhWjN-wJr5B-OSVYeJq7S4v7Ug1rw2j5b4BibmB478mEsRQs5zW1f3_M2a6aiKBNm7byt6__gfKbbnG8yTMlF037ofWDr8ebDCa7/s1600/P1040323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaH7dy7215JsFtOmTyvmXDAXqqdPS72X_WSNkmNcRMhWjN-wJr5B-OSVYeJq7S4v7Ug1rw2j5b4BibmB478mEsRQs5zW1f3_M2a6aiKBNm7byt6__gfKbbnG8yTMlF037ofWDr8ebDCa7/s400/P1040323.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Highstrung Watson. In his mind he's the topcat. Of course the other don't agree.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvW8tVGzY35Sk_e_QGq6wsIqKL8TDw-IMLCMJiwy1VxKTbYyG2dkNoOKNM73zZ1KwaeeXxySXrbrKTN_9PEoEh86utn5GfWIR4WPWoz1fPLu8JdvPPcBUX45M1Mqp9wtPoj4nPDDGNN6D/s1600/P1040867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvW8tVGzY35Sk_e_QGq6wsIqKL8TDw-IMLCMJiwy1VxKTbYyG2dkNoOKNM73zZ1KwaeeXxySXrbrKTN_9PEoEh86utn5GfWIR4WPWoz1fPLu8JdvPPcBUX45M1Mqp9wtPoj4nPDDGNN6D/s400/P1040867.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves to snuggle.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVqKHr7dXvDzQTGivbGLA5yrYxRzRDatqd4ICxXZXLoFUN3gF6R8kKEojiStwepdEtRQhZJp7wrjSS73Nd8axmU74dSnpgV9i5iVKr2AIm46RTHAQOzFpGRqc-NIdV_jzBN93S0MX8dMf/s1600/P1050057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVqKHr7dXvDzQTGivbGLA5yrYxRzRDatqd4ICxXZXLoFUN3gF6R8kKEojiStwepdEtRQhZJp7wrjSS73Nd8axmU74dSnpgV9i5iVKr2AIm46RTHAQOzFpGRqc-NIdV_jzBN93S0MX8dMf/s400/P1050057.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCHIgikfhXhgUfJr_cA83tNpq_lDwSQ468Y5I_AnoweaQDi0YFgL7EMMDnmiaEPCIyOxk29sC3UUTLb5flRw1Or8HiupnGI3wKb9FTIegU-kqjxcTWWR9DAA4n0X9YiZnCPWvBumaIxAJ/s1600/P1050060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCHIgikfhXhgUfJr_cA83tNpq_lDwSQ468Y5I_AnoweaQDi0YFgL7EMMDnmiaEPCIyOxk29sC3UUTLb5flRw1Or8HiupnGI3wKb9FTIegU-kqjxcTWWR9DAA4n0X9YiZnCPWvBumaIxAJ/s400/P1050060.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this is Wally. Found in October 2011, but apparently I didn't blog about it at the time. The <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012_03_01_archive.html" target="_blank">earliest post</a> I can find is only in March 2012... She's still very, very shy. Ever since Sammy joined, she's been a little less timid though. She now occasionally allows me to cuddle her. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-o5P-e9V-UDaDUkP28GsI1UH81jtYtjQ-wgJnDdmpvITv6ew1t7AqjsO1kPIaGOhYriI9dhCgWunHxgPUMUz3f0X90zFhOzVAGy3ic9VvRLFQ5RV-InPRqIbuzhE7OaKdixaXuhflpfn/s1600/P1050077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-o5P-e9V-UDaDUkP28GsI1UH81jtYtjQ-wgJnDdmpvITv6ew1t7AqjsO1kPIaGOhYriI9dhCgWunHxgPUMUz3f0X90zFhOzVAGy3ic9VvRLFQ5RV-InPRqIbuzhE7OaKdixaXuhflpfn/s400/P1050077.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally, my oldest cat. June. Now almost nine. She's been with me ever since I bought this apartment - nine years ago. I bet if you asked her she could still remember when everything was painted <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2009/08/living-room-project_20.html" target="_blank">yellow</a> and <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2009/10/sneak-preview.html" target="_blank">orange</a>... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now living with this many cats in a small apartment isn't always easy. It's doable though and here are some of my favourite "helpers" to keep odors, fur bunnies and costs at a minimum.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUdGIBfCY6GTASzIcRNiKgJaye-eKY-fAIUGk4hTn9ADZhdTidPkG_k-qsW4utjmObnQpO-B9OumI0LeNhwFGxmjOQLQek3khbMYkEDzhbdw5OyDBR3DPsO57Qm3uEmuMuYj5T1FMAq6t/s1600/P1050509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUdGIBfCY6GTASzIcRNiKgJaye-eKY-fAIUGk4hTn9ADZhdTidPkG_k-qsW4utjmObnQpO-B9OumI0LeNhwFGxmjOQLQek3khbMYkEDzhbdw5OyDBR3DPsO57Qm3uEmuMuYj5T1FMAq6t/s400/P1050509.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2tJ7ipJmg92nhU_udqmGout7Y9sg_IMCgEpVS3v5R65jc3QAWJOKZlCPNU11fB0windFTwxUoTi2NFFRlOwZbR5rhn8SZ52uVjiRe3rZ6wylAeWX1LaNlLAQGmFM-xAZxQoHR0050mVL/s1600/P1050510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2tJ7ipJmg92nhU_udqmGout7Y9sg_IMCgEpVS3v5R65jc3QAWJOKZlCPNU11fB0windFTwxUoTi2NFFRlOwZbR5rhn8SZ52uVjiRe3rZ6wylAeWX1LaNlLAQGmFM-xAZxQoHR0050mVL/s400/P1050510.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.modko.eu/" target="_blank">Modkat litter boxes</a>. What's not to love ? They keep most of the litter inside, are incredibly easy to clean and are super stylish. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only downside is of course their rather hefty price tag. But over the years I've managed to score four of them during various sales on the <a href="http://www.modko.eu/" target="_blank">modko</a> and <a href="http://www.zooplus.be/" target="_blank">zooplus</a> websites.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIsj9EY-o83ql0yG4AfVXyfsXKiw47_x3BH2MEFf9DLYALrN1PGIIVTu4zQYbc8n9PXwIOKHN5gWGtaYpm15so17ISVqxPHRGf1Xrdybz_E4lvDUwy9XasTTzhy-vNXcVgritzNR2UY-c/s1600/P1050518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIsj9EY-o83ql0yG4AfVXyfsXKiw47_x3BH2MEFf9DLYALrN1PGIIVTu4zQYbc8n9PXwIOKHN5gWGtaYpm15so17ISVqxPHRGf1Xrdybz_E4lvDUwy9XasTTzhy-vNXcVgritzNR2UY-c/s400/P1050518.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXYy-CVhzgd9jc6LogLmj0X9RYpkLJeiA6MoQBKm3-AvPLVBjnzQiXMx_wG9Q89Ss2p5r_FQUhrwONnOo0xi-Pxb-TJ3OwdERhigALrilBqICBPYj-IxcQMTnhlJhcVNnjqZMQX9TuwO1/s1600/P1050513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXYy-CVhzgd9jc6LogLmj0X9RYpkLJeiA6MoQBKm3-AvPLVBjnzQiXMx_wG9Q89Ss2p5r_FQUhrwONnOo0xi-Pxb-TJ3OwdERhigALrilBqICBPYj-IxcQMTnhlJhcVNnjqZMQX9TuwO1/s400/P1050513.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And while we're on the subject of cat loos, I can't sing high enough praises to the <a href="http://www.zooplus.be/shop/chats/litiere_chat/litiere_tigerino_chat/litiere_silice_tigerino_chat/148911" target="_blank">Tigerino silica cat litter</a>. That stuff is magic ! Just scoop the poo once a day, the rest is absorbed and stays fresh and odorless for weeks (even with this many cats). And again on websites like zooplus, they do regular sales on this litter. Like right now - less than <a href="http://www.zooplus.be/shop/chats/litiere_chat/litiere_tigerino_chat/litiere_silice_tigerino_chat/148911" target="_blank">10 eur for 3 bags</a>...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also include a picture of my trusted Miele Cat & Dog hoover. Definitely not the sexiest thing to blog about, but what a life saver ! As you can imagine six cats can quickly amount to fur bunnies the size of grapefruits... I don't know how I managed before my Dad got me this one a few years back. Again this thing isn't cheap, but it makes such a difference.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And for those who have read this far and still aren't fed up, here are some pictures of various stray cats I feed outside...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mostly this lovely cat...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTIFM_-5CKnvGTN4IH2Cl_b_eY4oRYEos5s66bf7RkRTrX9gUx5tMxDZIeFE9sGa_oVjpHuewCT7S7N5t0dhrm0NstM5FWZibtBxuJAJNQCJajttdszuFRSE5kNAbKQaHuavOUJ8nE0oV/s1600/stray_mum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTIFM_-5CKnvGTN4IH2Cl_b_eY4oRYEos5s66bf7RkRTrX9gUx5tMxDZIeFE9sGa_oVjpHuewCT7S7N5t0dhrm0NstM5FWZibtBxuJAJNQCJajttdszuFRSE5kNAbKQaHuavOUJ8nE0oV/s400/stray_mum.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... and her offspring.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIsj9EY-o83ql0yG4AfVXyfsXKiw47_x3BH2MEFf9DLYALrN1PGIIVTu4zQYbc8n9PXwIOKHN5gWGtaYpm15so17ISVqxPHRGf1Xrdybz_E4lvDUwy9XasTTzhy-vNXcVgritzNR2UY-c/s1600/P1050518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dVtV_VarqBjTv-A4t9LrsKQYKKc96V9T1DqciybXz5So08T8IHssDmATK1v0WtbOYuqCeFOJEoRnuHzeaRcRK9LFIbXidkm6stj2mzY30QDKVMGjeMhO4rfv2KFQM_ccsosymMm_ud7u/s400/stray_kitten1.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIsj9EY-o83ql0yG4AfVXyfsXKiw47_x3BH2MEFf9DLYALrN1PGIIVTu4zQYbc8n9PXwIOKHN5gWGtaYpm15so17ISVqxPHRGf1Xrdybz_E4lvDUwy9XasTTzhy-vNXcVgritzNR2UY-c/s1600/P1050518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvJ8cCH5YAHIAlRIGR8ERoWbEwLaTniZTavxm7oZk-akYiVnWHg2BK0HOFrNIASJkhDNnu2ELyXcDGnQy8wuVJ0ri2ys_NPXcdaMm0pSJOy8RR0TJdO84FDkeTrbH3WOGdU2npritWAvA/s400/stray_kitten2.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY-SFneXDFEMdsaw9z58x0pv1YEfiiWZ9OIO0LC5mXKi_7l6N3JQ5Vx9-ouR1sC2CpZUg1jq7pMCTGMrqABMEdLnsWzhxOMyOeYFJuxGrZqDCT8-W1wdT0Yd8WHtBm0xiIjrXd57d39Qm/s1600/stray_kitten3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyY-SFneXDFEMdsaw9z58x0pv1YEfiiWZ9OIO0LC5mXKi_7l6N3JQ5Vx9-ouR1sC2CpZUg1jq7pMCTGMrqABMEdLnsWzhxOMyOeYFJuxGrZqDCT8-W1wdT0Yd8WHtBm0xiIjrXd57d39Qm/s400/stray_kitten3.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and I would also like to point out that in this household we don't discriminate. I also like to feed wild birdies... much to the enjoyment of Watson...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjIzqvD5HWiKyv0rs6o_t7s1ljzHByRKhEGwn2zaSEQQuXtD705jIS7m8FUr0A5I93_pgRnIOsArDRpVGJux_y7NQKD9Wlgvvyb4xhplpzHNC0yujFSeRFddHG7ZnjkF6ZobwCk9AtLpP/s1600/P1050529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjIzqvD5HWiKyv0rs6o_t7s1ljzHByRKhEGwn2zaSEQQuXtD705jIS7m8FUr0A5I93_pgRnIOsArDRpVGJux_y7NQKD9Wlgvvyb4xhplpzHNC0yujFSeRFddHG7ZnjkF6ZobwCk9AtLpP/s400/P1050529.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzq01qjA4iZ-JmUgGLriQweZ5t-ZpqmXIUuygZrYyOhbQBPP6lsYVjr3SlcEheKn8jUTH13XYR-SK90sxcYJ_OVX8macB3pWbGf7_EF5iY_lztHzk8B9CS1Ef2-ZzHVt4eaq-xdDUxg3K/s1600/P1050533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzq01qjA4iZ-JmUgGLriQweZ5t-ZpqmXIUuygZrYyOhbQBPP6lsYVjr3SlcEheKn8jUTH13XYR-SK90sxcYJ_OVX8macB3pWbGf7_EF5iY_lztHzk8B9CS1Ef2-ZzHVt4eaq-xdDUxg3K/s400/P1050533.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you still haven't had enough, check out these awesome internet kitties :</span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://instagram.com/princessmonstertruck" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Princess Monster Truck</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://instagram.com/hamilton_the_hipster_cat" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hamilton the hipster cat</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and <a href="http://instagram.com/colonelmeow" target="_blank">Colonel Meow</a>, who I'm very sad to learn has passed away last week. RIP Colonel !</span></li>
</ul>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PS. I would also like to point out that this post has in no way been sponsored by modko, Miele, zooplus or Tigerino. But if any of these companies (or <a href="http://www.royalcanin.co.uk/" target="_blank">Royal Canin</a> btw) would like to send some free samples, testers or donations my way... The kitties and I would be more than happy to oblige ;-) </span></div>
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-23893964865944779592013-12-15T13:27:00.000+01:002013-12-15T13:27:19.544+01:00Getting ready for Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcgYY6I04J3FFTFv000TORTyXI5ZK199AWCCbB6B7ZXx8f_cC9uYAC-q-OYnhXUOV4nF2bLXFvSkY7zzTt7We_t4qr7W70b1SpJgyd1_AYgHvyPBcgJmKCMc27ttBSheFxwlvITL-jC58/s1600/P1050222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcgYY6I04J3FFTFv000TORTyXI5ZK199AWCCbB6B7ZXx8f_cC9uYAC-q-OYnhXUOV4nF2bLXFvSkY7zzTt7We_t4qr7W70b1SpJgyd1_AYgHvyPBcgJmKCMc27ttBSheFxwlvITL-jC58/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an effort to get ready for the upcoming holidays and numerous family members congregating at my place, I've been on an epic cleaning spree since yesterday... In a normal household that would usually involve getting rid of fur bunnies, cat hair on chairs and sofas, dusting every last corner and cranny... and West German pottery... etc etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/oops.html" target="_blank">As these things usually go around here</a>, after a while, I tend to get rather bored with these mundane undertakings. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter the little "rearranging demon" whispering tempting suggestions into my ear, like "uuuhh I bet the vases would look a million times better on the other end of the sideboard", or " Hhmm, remember that <a href="http://www.doorsixteen.com/2013/12/11/sofa-fantasy/" target="_blank">amazing photo Anna from Door16 posted the other day</a>, with the awesome artwork styled in an even awesomer way ? I bet you could vastly improve your art assemblage"... </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnjzRJ6dYJPT5hEdKBZ1CuxgSYp34Al-eAler3mBN2EdH7sRTqjum1J9IW9e5734wmh7CwuTuL2a07nJ6ECGY_PhY-GbBcotzCnngW0CXmahyI0Zno-bthyJJ1CTWcSrmgD4Gml6f7atr/s1600/P1050214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnjzRJ6dYJPT5hEdKBZ1CuxgSYp34Al-eAler3mBN2EdH7sRTqjum1J9IW9e5734wmh7CwuTuL2a07nJ6ECGY_PhY-GbBcotzCnngW0CXmahyI0Zno-bthyJJ1CTWcSrmgD4Gml6f7atr/s320/P1050214.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34sWyYEr5thlexaSuH1t4qqrolCuNsrJV7Oi6UoImP8QCoOp3MFfrDTldv1Ex87snVv_s6w1mzkVNlz0NXAJ9UtOu7ZEJwR2H3ipOasNgJRtAhOuNwsZO63HldbQqOL5sBF6A3FRj517O/s1600/P1050217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34sWyYEr5thlexaSuH1t4qqrolCuNsrJV7Oi6UoImP8QCoOp3MFfrDTldv1Ex87snVv_s6w1mzkVNlz0NXAJ9UtOu7ZEJwR2H3ipOasNgJRtAhOuNwsZO63HldbQqOL5sBF6A3FRj517O/s320/P1050217.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's what I did. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I'm obviously nowhere near of attaining the level of stylishness in Anna's photo !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQyhm6fwmhzh9QcxIxq1fLoK5-clb_dlQ0rskPXAxBEx-che75MZcgrCcJ7uE4Z1O51c1qFUeBDkPQR6xTG-p7DFHLJKTrceFXjGE2XMJoLqr-bw7bJxR9lx-7HymjaahJI8_41Y2QNOM/s1600/P1050215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQyhm6fwmhzh9QcxIxq1fLoK5-clb_dlQ0rskPXAxBEx-che75MZcgrCcJ7uE4Z1O51c1qFUeBDkPQR6xTG-p7DFHLJKTrceFXjGE2XMJoLqr-bw7bJxR9lx-7HymjaahJI8_41Y2QNOM/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As everything else in the room is already so colourful, I decided to group my more monochrome artwork together : </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Chillida" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Eduardo Chillida</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> print, Bold & Noble </span><a href="http://www.boldandnoble.com/collections/type-maps/products/london-type-map" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">London type map</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and The Small Stakes </span><a href="http://jasonmunn.com/out_of_print_poster.php?name=BikeCats" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">bike & cats print</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Plus some African masks and my </span><a href="http://www.habitat.co.uk/kross-black-metal-wall-decoration/wall-art//fcp-product/29321" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Habitat string wall decoration</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also I'm quite tempted of purchasing and framing some <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/studiofonic" target="_blank">MCM record covers</a> to add to the whole... Or maybe that would be too much. I don't know. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hanging art is hard !</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So anyway. The Morris Louis print (formerly above the sideboard) now lives in the hall, <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2011/05/ebay-find.html" target="_blank">where the Charley Harper print used to be</a>.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjJfNRk1L0-F0jd3-hCbvCn34t28bFInnfEiFFc2VtNpMaICRK6uAFAl8pGlB_yVkFE2g1I_7OizC6TLAtDhpX1e5V3vNFeHizb-csHG0m-NGY_HBA0Scl-RENuii-WgIBFaOnx0sQ12S/s1600/P1050220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjJfNRk1L0-F0jd3-hCbvCn34t28bFInnfEiFFc2VtNpMaICRK6uAFAl8pGlB_yVkFE2g1I_7OizC6TLAtDhpX1e5V3vNFeHizb-csHG0m-NGY_HBA0Scl-RENuii-WgIBFaOnx0sQ12S/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And speaking of Charley Harper... that print is now amongst the Cadovius shelves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Musical art... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_Palskn7AaBdRI7MZHebCFCPmuNP6PJNGUQq-wnhSyeD_LQSGVIX1Ccu0wDV9aDjqhtE32JkTnBrBF6JtlTG5ZIhY_P__srNmkjVsaP3FuGx_GB7Z5mWSI36kD7p_xUY_IJsYqumeByL/s1600/P1050202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_Palskn7AaBdRI7MZHebCFCPmuNP6PJNGUQq-wnhSyeD_LQSGVIX1Ccu0wDV9aDjqhtE32JkTnBrBF6JtlTG5ZIhY_P__srNmkjVsaP3FuGx_GB7Z5mWSI36kD7p_xUY_IJsYqumeByL/s320/P1050202.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r7eCuktJQno0ExCmvMmBLIzdRmbBOwhFePJx3gsduU2IrzDhUKx0n3OSdoFZCOzQnnOisH-wfrC_Rqcq5Ilj60H3qLzwJ3jY-b5Pf6MqFMNepMOaOv2lSBmeKcZ3cv3wpu7-EwaJqICd/s1600/P1050210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r7eCuktJQno0ExCmvMmBLIzdRmbBOwhFePJx3gsduU2IrzDhUKx0n3OSdoFZCOzQnnOisH-wfrC_Rqcq5Ilj60H3qLzwJ3jY-b5Pf6MqFMNepMOaOv2lSBmeKcZ3cv3wpu7-EwaJqICd/s320/P1050210.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok. These got nothing to do with art or cleaning... Just wanted to show off the massive macramé plant holder I managed to get my hands on... Yay ! More fibers ! More plants !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Wally enjoying a bit of sunshine amidst the succulents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now tell me. How are your Christmas plans progressing ?</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-90173165604884201102013-11-03T10:54:00.000+01:002013-11-03T10:54:10.720+01:00Oops...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpAYkNxi-Xe4YXn0Gs9T0GOj65fuf-jA9Yf8dNVX_DUp9a_Qj9LMP5JsARqt-HxE79oi6KsEQz5mDj9Iiwx1i9VyPtqD2H-8QvsQkg1ON0lViCqov6-UVzVzaQYEkXdgmlw5tr2aAEm-h/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpAYkNxi-Xe4YXn0Gs9T0GOj65fuf-jA9Yf8dNVX_DUp9a_Qj9LMP5JsARqt-HxE79oi6KsEQz5mDj9Iiwx1i9VyPtqD2H-8QvsQkg1ON0lViCqov6-UVzVzaQYEkXdgmlw5tr2aAEm-h/s640/1.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uh oh. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What started out as <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/11/weekend-to-do.html" target="_blank">a simple declutter and cleaning weekend</a>, turned all of a sudden into a full blown redecorating venture, with everything in the living room gettting switched around and where I somehow ended up with a sample of Farrow & Ball's <a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/stiffkey-blue/content/fcp-content" target="_blank">Stiffkey Blue</a> on my bathroom wall... Hhmm, but that's another story.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's take a tour ! </span>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vMy4-wkaECC50S5pzYmy5Ti-2iMsZulYqQJzr3Efka13WR7lHsmQJRAQVsImCJ2viluYJT4kqjsMBJbfVaXOiuIRUZNIxpUoyeRIgbOgIVxrWU_2izaMbXuxnITEQgUE5wkvXrK0lY8e/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vMy4-wkaECC50S5pzYmy5Ti-2iMsZulYqQJzr3Efka13WR7lHsmQJRAQVsImCJ2viluYJT4kqjsMBJbfVaXOiuIRUZNIxpUoyeRIgbOgIVxrWU_2izaMbXuxnITEQgUE5wkvXrK0lY8e/s320/2.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoimhlI7B98rdqCEHQP-fHWpaArN_krYevVbXyzEIbtCm_HmmdvCasO7gs2unVzQ3nuTekpppza27h93jZzXjzLWRS1T3YbINahFd7CrcUCJA2w9okgFf9yG4IbINMs7nX9ktx7Mv3qLQ/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoimhlI7B98rdqCEHQP-fHWpaArN_krYevVbXyzEIbtCm_HmmdvCasO7gs2unVzQ3nuTekpppza27h93jZzXjzLWRS1T3YbINahFd7CrcUCJA2w9okgFf9yG4IbINMs7nX9ktx7Mv3qLQ/s320/3.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sitting area is now in the back of the room... </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgso1KVJLFxINIXrDOi2vAifDMT-j2K_w04R8Bi7mw-ERlucjGEuYtcJ9BhwpDg4q1gxMKsT0bf1IimB-eK5iKsZGGDC1QVHvVTfPZteyjtkYFfr2ceWlqCWyCoedFci9hmNSL4C2CO8HWq/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgso1KVJLFxINIXrDOi2vAifDMT-j2K_w04R8Bi7mw-ERlucjGEuYtcJ9BhwpDg4q1gxMKsT0bf1IimB-eK5iKsZGGDC1QVHvVTfPZteyjtkYFfr2ceWlqCWyCoedFci9hmNSL4C2CO8HWq/s640/4.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cats definitely approve the new set-up. With easy access the back of the sofa, they have discovered a whole new area to scratch...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7THe_BvFjNXar_AKS5fgROKpxoxqnbBTWR1lrH21POjCEMgsKIma-jokFK5ifOb2LTGSIjgNS_0tk1jNsYK0zNNwV7aD-Ead_ZT579q9F63ASCSMPyekGNX_CKehnKM5rtk7FaYBvQz6H/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7THe_BvFjNXar_AKS5fgROKpxoxqnbBTWR1lrH21POjCEMgsKIma-jokFK5ifOb2LTGSIjgNS_0tk1jNsYK0zNNwV7aD-Ead_ZT579q9F63ASCSMPyekGNX_CKehnKM5rtk7FaYBvQz6H/s640/5.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some things never change though. West German pottery collection still out of control...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOMw7nWYucxxYOmq2KDN0YMJHrNH_R4VYeCldJmLi6_cPdDlgsgBzAaP9H1BHIUxVz1iqcThVUmi3YvvuGo-8wv1kdI41_93kELAyxMtj8kIziia_ZzH5iExrb9prW4od0AkeK0hyzay3/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOMw7nWYucxxYOmq2KDN0YMJHrNH_R4VYeCldJmLi6_cPdDlgsgBzAaP9H1BHIUxVz1iqcThVUmi3YvvuGo-8wv1kdI41_93kELAyxMtj8kIziia_ZzH5iExrb9prW4od0AkeK0hyzay3/s640/6.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But the dining table is now close to the window...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6AAPPcvLhzY7_6ISRzI9fgXTBqW9WdjbPagTPOFk_oJUxRAsqWBv2JnD4u8aOdSrQMlusB1w-v4Uno1bJsfBaqM3tFmjAtBjNiMLAhwk5YNQbC6sXU91Zk-vybXS7ucJ7ID_D-d0GO20/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6AAPPcvLhzY7_6ISRzI9fgXTBqW9WdjbPagTPOFk_oJUxRAsqWBv2JnD4u8aOdSrQMlusB1w-v4Uno1bJsfBaqM3tFmjAtBjNiMLAhwk5YNQbC6sXU91Zk-vybXS7ucJ7ID_D-d0GO20/s320/7.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyIMVRxWEhRvwJL4p4NY7xmjc7waA6OC59KN6rAPC2-ynpW473uOaKOIKYNPeKhfdIULd371kAs5SgrGSmVT5JsR8Gaml3vQ_yK1xQB2yMQtoNjDu6PjUtoYJ8aTYd10E9sV1N7bdBxaO/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyIMVRxWEhRvwJL4p4NY7xmjc7waA6OC59KN6rAPC2-ynpW473uOaKOIKYNPeKhfdIULd371kAs5SgrGSmVT5JsR8Gaml3vQ_yK1xQB2yMQtoNjDu6PjUtoYJ8aTYd10E9sV1N7bdBxaO/s320/8.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...with my <a href="http://100jaar.pastoe.com/" target="_blank">Pastoe</a> trolley finally coming into it's own...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtOCdyQyNW7f0b2KrmWYUYnPrFMNuO37IBfKmh_r5sb07QB8d7ayw8xuN6qy6wOCu7LGPGDDpHRg6gZR6PcYY2lo7AtQW3xI344nZdM7XLWCSDL6DrrM-hDoh6UdpOUKHnXnNkt1Rxtvw/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtOCdyQyNW7f0b2KrmWYUYnPrFMNuO37IBfKmh_r5sb07QB8d7ayw8xuN6qy6wOCu7LGPGDDpHRg6gZR6PcYY2lo7AtQW3xI344nZdM7XLWCSDL6DrrM-hDoh6UdpOUKHnXnNkt1Rxtvw/s320/9.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RJw77wTd9Qp6y5paWM-C26Uup_Ie9FxaPq0b1vQKkoi23MbWgB0QS0fyDiPj0c3hiHu8mpSFIJJQ8tw74Nqf1RswbUumrlKhYxhixRD1q8DblVLJglRcvRk4TVKPZfrGHBhicpX-WYgL/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RJw77wTd9Qp6y5paWM-C26Uup_Ie9FxaPq0b1vQKkoi23MbWgB0QS0fyDiPj0c3hiHu8mpSFIJJQ8tw74Nqf1RswbUumrlKhYxhixRD1q8DblVLJglRcvRk4TVKPZfrGHBhicpX-WYgL/s320/10.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">... and a <a href="http://instagram.com/p/gEFXFaTEvV/" target="_blank">recent thrift find</a> in action !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqhyphenhyphencP5E35JGt990krGFqta33V6YzoG9O-WLHXxrCk9r8bWQLk-HxlXwN3-HKDa4oFoC27twE60vemZt_AZhb2i-0fR4lk1oO0xLuea0i_bvyF_hidsabeaEws_4O8Wt81cpJvLCO_dA4/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqhyphenhyphencP5E35JGt990krGFqta33V6YzoG9O-WLHXxrCk9r8bWQLk-HxlXwN3-HKDa4oFoC27twE60vemZt_AZhb2i-0fR4lk1oO0xLuea0i_bvyF_hidsabeaEws_4O8Wt81cpJvLCO_dA4/s640/11.JPG" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recap.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, at least the living room is now decluttered and clean !</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-88561923427286651452013-11-01T11:12:00.001+01:002013-11-01T11:12:06.616+01:00Weekend to do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xSAfi-beDIZAJSDdZAs8ok4ILtlYXeemlquP_RmcdOY82f4Mmj4VCEg8UBA6DDHZiHauZn9iHdA2pgcV2Cjbf-5xnUO-wPSi5jb8B_h1hkIDhbzlwreomTJd1l6T-ji5oRLWk7BSP0c0/s1600/P1040848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xSAfi-beDIZAJSDdZAs8ok4ILtlYXeemlquP_RmcdOY82f4Mmj4VCEg8UBA6DDHZiHauZn9iHdA2pgcV2Cjbf-5xnUO-wPSi5jb8B_h1hkIDhbzlwreomTJd1l6T-ji5oRLWk7BSP0c0/" height="450" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcome to snoozefest central ! The kitties are kicking off the long weekend with a well deserved rest...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAI9Bp3lzGFSA6p8NY6_r89TpbpLu1hUFIQiZzvFzgaR8efeq133rRpF_wszTzZQhMe9OId48dAx6RXZcBFHZZKy8rBvGJdmdN-j3A7-wOF5vFFj54VxCdkROAfgiaDHyeAnZ3eNO1Zmp/s1600/P1040869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAI9Bp3lzGFSA6p8NY6_r89TpbpLu1hUFIQiZzvFzgaR8efeq133rRpF_wszTzZQhMe9OId48dAx6RXZcBFHZZKy8rBvGJdmdN-j3A7-wOF5vFFj54VxCdkROAfgiaDHyeAnZ3eNO1Zmp/s1600/P1040869.JPG" height="600" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me, on the other hand ? I'm wide awake. Scheming, writing lists, drinking coffee and planning a busy weekend, mostly involving yet another clear out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You might remember <a href="http://the extreme hoarder area that is " target="_blank">that post</a> from a few months ago about my messy living room. Well, let's just say that room has devolved from disaster state to extreme hoarding area...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBrHCsxhqjF-7CffYZHoB3Pqg6hjIjT1yEDd-O2CUPRK23pcweT-OIQctIcJIpIYQsnNzNruq5MBX0wbxnAxPA8CaAYgoJe-TOMC4zC1kOn0gE4rZdT3XADhzdqvIgd5I3LzE62hgnIuf/s1600/P1040864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBrHCsxhqjF-7CffYZHoB3Pqg6hjIjT1yEDd-O2CUPRK23pcweT-OIQctIcJIpIYQsnNzNruq5MBX0wbxnAxPA8CaAYgoJe-TOMC4zC1kOn0gE4rZdT3XADhzdqvIgd5I3LzE62hgnIuf/" height="225" width="300" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQhkGRatNxV6Yc-xM3Tzii6cKSlEDzNvlrY2Jh79tQr_QZZxuUtqJTtXBQ61-MKhWGTC511cBOx_LPif3zoX2gUynGVVYVymEpDDD_1S9JmtIs92pAuMgQOw_IJgaPEvCnk5_N01F1LFU/s1600/P1040867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQhkGRatNxV6Yc-xM3Tzii6cKSlEDzNvlrY2Jh79tQr_QZZxuUtqJTtXBQ61-MKhWGTC511cBOx_LPif3zoX2gUynGVVYVymEpDDD_1S9JmtIs92pAuMgQOw_IJgaPEvCnk5_N01F1LFU/" height="225" width="300" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course, the kitties are unfazed by it all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what about you ? Any plans for the (long) weekend ?</span><br />
<br />Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-18151397919882953992013-10-28T19:55:00.001+01:002013-10-28T20:01:09.181+01:00Self-portrait (post cyclone)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-rSBPfvWDGg46Zc8TV_YFhSt5qFyxsbP2VLzcV_ZD6-_9qp7FMZJGnANEec2xiI0bFnVQj5lhqFPdoi058slc4acs8zpNK4EI8XGtnQ4WN02gsYfN9QbaRfQu98IbhSKys0cv6DJraRl/s1600/2013-10-28+17.11.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-rSBPfvWDGg46Zc8TV_YFhSt5qFyxsbP2VLzcV_ZD6-_9qp7FMZJGnANEec2xiI0bFnVQj5lhqFPdoi058slc4acs8zpNK4EI8XGtnQ4WN02gsYfN9QbaRfQu98IbhSKys0cv6DJraRl/+17.11.35.jpg" width="193" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_IkOfT9BO9DIzxrdUmxhToBmacZIRgRksNI_u0vyuL3Mdl4_E6SNYcoaKWWucla0QhP1pVUJGXnexkthd-LKaczrs2F06Ceq0tRkxjomkVW34qQhV8JdZi6XF_U98tDob1Qg4sjm4H-J/s1600/2013-10-28+17.12.01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_IkOfT9BO9DIzxrdUmxhToBmacZIRgRksNI_u0vyuL3Mdl4_E6SNYcoaKWWucla0QhP1pVUJGXnexkthd-LKaczrs2F06Ceq0tRkxjomkVW34qQhV8JdZi6XF_U98tDob1Qg4sjm4H-J/+17.12.01.jpg" width="178" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's call this the <i>tribute to Lou Reed</i> look, shall we ? Sounds better than the <i>flood and storm defying</i> look...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's official autumn has arrived... and I took some celebratory smartphone pics. Ignore the weird angle and notice that I did manage to (inadvertently) capture four out of six cats in that second photo. Maaaad skiiiiills !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Hope you are all alright ? Despite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Jude_storm" target="_blank">St Jude storm aka Cyclone Christian.</a></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Jude_storm#cite_note-1"></a>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-27267130666581841912013-10-19T08:46:00.000+02:002013-10-19T08:46:17.764+02:00Bathroom peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqJdYtchGzwlpKDzNQ8Va6wTGxEzZcC-5KoCGnqSK-OZjVzHjTSvRTmSI9q10z1nXKDEc86b2_GTUpoZ8fg2DcFrXhfuHqxaZZvDrL-mYldc9WzdWCtHGWp1G_5Crt9BGvu_2VD13QorD/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqJdYtchGzwlpKDzNQ8Va6wTGxEzZcC-5KoCGnqSK-OZjVzHjTSvRTmSI9q10z1nXKDEc86b2_GTUpoZ8fg2DcFrXhfuHqxaZZvDrL-mYldc9WzdWCtHGWp1G_5Crt9BGvu_2VD13QorD/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apparently I like to start my posts with a photo of Woody...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Besides some random peeks <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/03/little-of-this-little-of-that.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2011/06/question.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2010/10/tomado-love.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2009/10/sneak-preview.html" target="_blank">here</a> (ouch, that last one is really old), I just realised that I never really showed you the bathroom. Silly me !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, having recently come across a longtime "must-have", this gives me the perfect pretext for a bathroom tour. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not that I usually need a pretext for bragging about vintage finds... </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cH9QDaJakrIDHszH3kx-fahvQS3amE6uvxNLeGheomj5zVad8c6eiavD1WIRjVKwEI3DmXfQxGfPHGDcU5e3OY8uJ1PrLkReUTMFKMOCVwmp3Dcol4YL0e7DZG6dSI0PLcUDnn7uE8ex/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cH9QDaJakrIDHszH3kx-fahvQS3amE6uvxNLeGheomj5zVad8c6eiavD1WIRjVKwEI3DmXfQxGfPHGDcU5e3OY8uJ1PrLkReUTMFKMOCVwmp3Dcol4YL0e7DZG6dSI0PLcUDnn7uE8ex/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ta-da.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Early 20th century medical cabinet ! Made out of metal and glass. On my wish list since like... forever. Definitely my longest 'saved (ebay) search'. And even if they do pop up on ebay quite regularly, the bidding always stops at some ridiculously high price. Speaking of which, at the recent <a href="http://designseptember.be/designmarket/" target="_blank">Brussels design market</a>, I spotted two of them... for 750 eur each... No way ! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How much did I end up paying ? 250 eur... Not the greatest of bargains, sure. But my greed knows no bounadries ! Finally coming across one of these cabinets for a fairly decent price... I snapped... it up... of ebay. Where else ?</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Y4zEFkw312W2b1pp4ciQVCkTIliaPlkRCSds5-tbOlqb6u52UPHh4wF-ZmAv2259f5wUySUd368_7TvCdaCPjGvabW6_YnBUUGKwMA0295H-NBRKqyzF6FiermlbQxHc6tIJZpd8R08/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Y4zEFkw312W2b1pp4ciQVCkTIliaPlkRCSds5-tbOlqb6u52UPHh4wF-ZmAv2259f5wUySUd368_7TvCdaCPjGvabW6_YnBUUGKwMA0295H-NBRKqyzF6FiermlbQxHc6tIJZpd8R08/" width="238" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn4-vkWAigDSOAaKuFQwExpe_hO98ZRrubPZFFdr_DJVMw-lwBkGeJmJ0-mKGIczz_9rIVojVtfWh9qhT5C-7YCPTBHa6o_TLn1prdsgSaKPnY-zr51E5JIEhwG5CHQQRnUD6AqFSyyaF/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn4-vkWAigDSOAaKuFQwExpe_hO98ZRrubPZFFdr_DJVMw-lwBkGeJmJ0-mKGIczz_9rIVojVtfWh9qhT5C-7YCPTBHa6o_TLn1prdsgSaKPnY-zr51E5JIEhwG5CHQQRnUD6AqFSyyaF/" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
I<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> know my pictures kind of suck. My bathroom is really small. Like 5m² at the most. So it's hard for me to shoot at a decent angle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I guess you get the idea. I love how the cabinet let's the light through ! The whole room just feels so much airier. Also the colour of the cabinet (a very light beige) goes really well with the cream 1950s tiles on the walls. The floor tiles on the other hand... 1980s cloudy beige monstrosities... just ignore them !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, Marimekko shower curtain. Hell yeah !</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsKtiprsrGIvWLM-TNthNN1FQ9MSNe88XtxqskounOaAbJzm3YfZskY_3akxMSvpfoVYth8wf2gRgsHSTzTvMojK56jDGAfb6ojyMsKhhTBWu8tBOTFgnSyt1G_dYFma7wuF3wElwACqD/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsKtiprsrGIvWLM-TNthNN1FQ9MSNe88XtxqskounOaAbJzm3YfZskY_3akxMSvpfoVYth8wf2gRgsHSTzTvMojK56jDGAfb6ojyMsKhhTBWu8tBOTFgnSyt1G_dYFma7wuF3wElwACqD/" width="236" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8iucvv_g9dIxtjTScUBDrougTziAUv1RZlOkL8Gbg7NjhCzew-dvyqlMAYUInmkJDNyyzEuBOcD3V9BmemA36l2OqiupueFRcKSkEqDBj4de4IzkmdlNfyZgjeQbxdpGFcK3MltWcH1U/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8iucvv_g9dIxtjTScUBDrougTziAUv1RZlOkL8Gbg7NjhCzew-dvyqlMAYUInmkJDNyyzEuBOcD3V9BmemA36l2OqiupueFRcKSkEqDBj4de4IzkmdlNfyZgjeQbxdpGFcK3MltWcH1U/" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You know what else I love ? How a glass & metal cabinet obliges one to really cut down on all the superfluous lotions and potions that tend to accumulate in a bathroom. Ha ! Look at me, the minimalist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then again, I still can't resist a good opportunity - i.e. out of the cats' reach - to display some West German pottery... </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztZoN4ETUM3HAPvys2XEBAT_g8M08G2homyxw1ZREXap0QevdCzv2UK211BiWs1cRhbaZAZUD2hyphenhyphenGXv85yuPuOh-L5KwZaf8OF4602bvJiczgXKZ3pO3-3uMZFi0zZ42FiJea7Z13ve5g/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztZoN4ETUM3HAPvys2XEBAT_g8M08G2homyxw1ZREXap0QevdCzv2UK211BiWs1cRhbaZAZUD2hyphenhyphenGXv85yuPuOh-L5KwZaf8OF4602bvJiczgXKZ3pO3-3uMZFi0zZ42FiJea7Z13ve5g/" width="600" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Minimalism might have to wait another day.</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-80269236484724147472013-08-28T12:55:00.001+02:002013-08-28T12:55:52.725+02:00SCORE ! BEST EBAY FIND ! EVER !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSED3cPZoXAYuhyphenhyphenNQT_9yI1fqzvEV1X2hXAG8IwTF6WQ75nNOnV7UP-EhxwGhc635EnWHDX-_Pw4B0DbDG6OZ649TxzEL7E__UvNJU64Dr-2C36ndBBfP-AeCJKHSTF9CY5sLLe-ggB1gH/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSED3cPZoXAYuhyphenhyphenNQT_9yI1fqzvEV1X2hXAG8IwTF6WQ75nNOnV7UP-EhxwGhc635EnWHDX-_Pw4B0DbDG6OZ649TxzEL7E__UvNJU64Dr-2C36ndBBfP-AeCJKHSTF9CY5sLLe-ggB1gH/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me pick up where I left last post. Still no guesses ? Woody is perplexed too.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx6iO0B7PFqs0xDw-9qBnVTtIPYPnaXyNS7eJ8zsHxqhNteb4xSeYtf9PBuOLih8dtN588jz8Fz2IIbHvzxMoZ9UF8wIvOYXnStwZIjnmgJhhsL-CJ-eqLcCvoVtM1MzebRR4aAlbCKxQ/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx6iO0B7PFqs0xDw-9qBnVTtIPYPnaXyNS7eJ8zsHxqhNteb4xSeYtf9PBuOLih8dtN588jz8Fz2IIbHvzxMoZ9UF8wIvOYXnStwZIjnmgJhhsL-CJ-eqLcCvoVtM1MzebRR4aAlbCKxQ/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let me give you a tip. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's NOT a cat bed, contrary to what Watson seems to think.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbnzlnV9xk0rr3RXNvcTsUjbUs5B1po3Lp-2yYKheor19Fvczc6Hw0txTidjRbv2ZGOHV2c7XNqSAYUeVfeyFsZCkj3Pym4R5g6OOa5GA8stI_BjGawOEPojXxzDS5phM7t4eGEoQ3QZZ/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbnzlnV9xk0rr3RXNvcTsUjbUs5B1po3Lp-2yYKheor19Fvczc6Hw0txTidjRbv2ZGOHV2c7XNqSAYUeVfeyFsZCkj3Pym4R5g6OOa5GA8stI_BjGawOEPojXxzDS5phM7t4eGEoQ3QZZ/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BOOM ! Oh yeah ! After months of bitching and moaning about NEEDING some fiber art in my life (and in that corner in particular), about fiber wall hangings being non-existent in Belgium, about fiber art being waaaaayyy to expensive to ship over from the US...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well. Here it is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did I come across it ? Pure, dumb luck. I was checking out an ebay listing for a lamp for a friend and - as I sometimes do - checked out the seller's other items. And there is was. Listed under some obscure category, described in uncertain terms. I would never have found it otherwise.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long story short. I emailed the seller about size. Ginormous. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I emailed the seller back, inquiring about a "buy it now" price. I should make her an offer ? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh yes. 20 eur. Offer accepted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here we are ! I love ebay. I love a good deal. Life is beautiful. Order has been restored to the universe.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCcwBuwYK-KGwBHFVUCRclU9_YK9AGhqbyo9IvkLc1Tp8uREFGiKxnMp90AXjKBCT4LxJVrmIwGYKUNdRKhKLigGJ2PyUtRFXyNYEzc_lMTGSDc8W1nmoClJPfplr8an6WiFAgm7abQdN/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCcwBuwYK-KGwBHFVUCRclU9_YK9AGhqbyo9IvkLc1Tp8uREFGiKxnMp90AXjKBCT4LxJVrmIwGYKUNdRKhKLigGJ2PyUtRFXyNYEzc_lMTGSDc8W1nmoClJPfplr8an6WiFAgm7abQdN/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's zoom in, shall we ?</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgnh4oq9rGsGlcCzVXe3hcj9J4keV_JrZZ-DWAiJz5y-lMdVo6wOxw6xDd7ZV1jEPmPj9PUYgb6_HHz5KxpGwFVct-rVJUWnanIjkSRctw5-wQNWqAetyNKA8aZiEM3sly89Hq-67vtGE/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgnh4oq9rGsGlcCzVXe3hcj9J4keV_JrZZ-DWAiJz5y-lMdVo6wOxw6xDd7ZV1jEPmPj9PUYgb6_HHz5KxpGwFVct-rVJUWnanIjkSRctw5-wQNWqAetyNKA8aZiEM3sly89Hq-67vtGE/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to stroke it. I want to pet it.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mPKXAN7NyRuMCqx_nZ-RZBrMgWEeTGtpW5fdcc0nkew2yWtTurMeTLVcE1Lav_TovEIIC7xRRXZslCOOP5T-p7g9a2Hu5Yqap-ajDkUcJR6-HfGEsFX2I7knfkkqQzVNIeuSP4AiMzrV/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mPKXAN7NyRuMCqx_nZ-RZBrMgWEeTGtpW5fdcc0nkew2yWtTurMeTLVcE1Lav_TovEIIC7xRRXZslCOOP5T-p7g9a2Hu5Yqap-ajDkUcJR6-HfGEsFX2I7knfkkqQzVNIeuSP4AiMzrV/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think I might be developing a strange fetish.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULhsAojzHTbXyJtQqq4325a9tN-_W_0Q66GqePsoRrv7mXIdO6KzEwIbesERJmcJ0mu7YypUB1ggNXKQwAU01Hw0qouJgaVqqthlK8TaCym_-B6MXK7o3j60JGWR9hZBu3_99i6tbyTL7/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULhsAojzHTbXyJtQqq4325a9tN-_W_0Q66GqePsoRrv7mXIdO6KzEwIbesERJmcJ0mu7YypUB1ggNXKQwAU01Hw0qouJgaVqqthlK8TaCym_-B6MXK7o3j60JGWR9hZBu3_99i6tbyTL7/s320/7.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIObqIkTu2qOGwuNkneznXg-3WC6uUbaFbUbZRbZxjr4nR986L4L_tQNzYH2i1MXhNysnFPgLvvYY8oXQU-qKsW-OVya_slCqp6m_L_ZRemjOFD0Jrgj59WK9oJyG0PG2MzEFqoHcM4e_I/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIObqIkTu2qOGwuNkneznXg-3WC6uUbaFbUbZRbZxjr4nR986L4L_tQNzYH2i1MXhNysnFPgLvvYY8oXQU-qKsW-OVya_slCqp6m_L_ZRemjOFD0Jrgj59WK9oJyG0PG2MzEFqoHcM4e_I/s320/8.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't stop taking pictures...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course, I've already changed the display on top of the Tomado shelves. And the cushions. And now that the living room is pretty much cleaned up, I'll actually be able to shoot this beauty at a much wider angle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be prepared.</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-72526656802198220052013-08-24T16:57:00.002+02:002013-08-28T07:54:45.433+02:00Weekend To Do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-HeMQZA8goER0gKOwrAPPwSIp_-dUR58eknkEUkbq9sDF69KLIQ1oHYI2IWV82eI-HzPaB157I05VpNq7-aoyn9Aqjswz1cjGluWSuH_zH_NUZuXlECicUlD-3N3mmoG9NP7DmPUwfTz/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-HeMQZA8goER0gKOwrAPPwSIp_-dUR58eknkEUkbq9sDF69KLIQ1oHYI2IWV82eI-HzPaB157I05VpNq7-aoyn9Aqjswz1cjGluWSuH_zH_NUZuXlECicUlD-3N3mmoG9NP7DmPUwfTz/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok guys. Are you ready for the truth ? This is what my living room looks like 90% of the time. Messy. Unstylish. A disaster zone. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM4mmloz-OSjQZD940rI3s9MIwFPfqCEbbqjLo3SJBvxyL6ts4gUX-Klb91w_4j4ZApERCJhOhQCpRy4NnvnQ4MAJBCuxk_Ak4Hnvd_jQK7F0qTqC5W8fH0yqhPSYzZT9lkQ04nYQEdRP/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM4mmloz-OSjQZD940rI3s9MIwFPfqCEbbqjLo3SJBvxyL6ts4gUX-Klb91w_4j4ZApERCJhOhQCpRy4NnvnQ4MAJBCuxk_Ak4Hnvd_jQK7F0qTqC5W8fH0yqhPSYzZT9lkQ04nYQEdRP/" width="236" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK_W20aMX68UAbqU-L9nj1jE5C_C2RIpm_3KBUaMNJBjKhY70Mv_LWXdV1s9xuG4C7c-Y9jkueojHU8L-guZ_ZEuPXJH8rioB8AwBtnshGtrwUweKq91hTvutPEwKEzLVt-YfWFYigx4S/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK_W20aMX68UAbqU-L9nj1jE5C_C2RIpm_3KBUaMNJBjKhY70Mv_LWXdV1s9xuG4C7c-Y9jkueojHU8L-guZ_ZEuPXJH8rioB8AwBtnshGtrwUweKq91hTvutPEwKEzLVt-YfWFYigx4S/" width="234" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like total DI-SAS-TER zone ! I haven't been able to use the dining table since 2012. Probably part of the reason <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/03/kitchen-update-yet-again.html" target="_blank">I now have a table in the kitchen</a>. Anyway. Back to the point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favourite bloggers - Anna from <a href="http://www.doorsixteen.com/" target="_blank">Door Sixteen</a> - sometimes has these "Weekend to do" posts, which I always find incredibly motivating. Even hip New Yorkers, such as Anna, don't just spend their weekends sipping vegan beverages, shopping in designer boutiques and walking tiny dogs... but instead struggle keeping up with housework. For an untrendy slacker like me, I find that somewhat reassuring.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Again anyway. I thought I'd my own little to do for this weekend :</span><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TIDY UP THE LIVING ROOM ! Obviously.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare ebay posts for some of the unwanted Tomado shelves. And other stuff where appropriate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tidy up the rest of the place.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vacuum like there's no tomorrow. I've just come back from 10 days in the UK and there's cat hair EVERYWHERE. Side note: I do need to follow <a href="http://troedelhaus.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">Merle</a>'s advice and invest in a <a href="http://www.furminator.com/" target="_blank">furminator</a>...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strike>Do the laundry</strike>. <i>Technically there's still a basket left to do, but I've run out of space to hang stuff. So I consider myself done for now</i>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strike>Clean the litter boxes</strike>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strike>Prepare and eat courgette fritters. Miam</strike>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Listen to <a href="http://thebuglepodcast.com/" target="_blank">The Bugle podcast</a>.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhOMK1Sv4b_ATGuFNQvaJtom4jgFJTjvYxh7ECIM6ipKH7sVxneuICCwSwX3e2F3bYOwGR9ZQXmYB0SAxc6AgpzAvoHtnxpZaZCCU7DDR8GS0BFoCZ-PFwznLWpHv7X4e30vO0fOQ_eE3/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhOMK1Sv4b_ATGuFNQvaJtom4jgFJTjvYxh7ECIM6ipKH7sVxneuICCwSwX3e2F3bYOwGR9ZQXmYB0SAxc6AgpzAvoHtnxpZaZCCU7DDR8GS0BFoCZ-PFwznLWpHv7X4e30vO0fOQ_eE3/" width="450" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wally is keeping an eye on my progress.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also I'm planning on posting some "After" pics here tomorrow evening. Fingers crossed.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Update Monday morning</b> - Yeah. About those "After" photos. Not gonna happen... By the time I finished last night, it was already getting too dark to shoot decent pics. Plus, not everything was as tidy as I would have wished : </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">laundry </span>was still drying in the living room, piles of paper still need to be sorted on the dining table, massive bags full of stuff are waiting to be taken to the goodwill... You get the picture.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But still. That was one hell of a productive weekend !</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also. Look what the cat dragged in.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTnseNt8h-U1ialSCtyIZmIGkqJgvh3QW9sZnY3Pd4HxyrAltlrwvg2MNUKPEbIT7QV7E7dMN5oFvCoj7_u_jDAM5Loh7OrR9hhCTzPZBtbPyTekYJU7zCKwErlZUjJLhCzEA4P4YPtXz/s1600/P1040662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTnseNt8h-U1ialSCtyIZmIGkqJgvh3QW9sZnY3Pd4HxyrAltlrwvg2MNUKPEbIT7QV7E7dMN5oFvCoj7_u_jDAM5Loh7OrR9hhCTzPZBtbPyTekYJU7zCKwErlZUjJLhCzEA4P4YPtXz/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> My latest ebay score has arrived. Any guesses ?</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-11076066625035309612013-08-06T22:00:00.000+02:002013-08-06T22:42:10.992+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLSfGU34lZ0_l6vhS2nnXGOx0c1imc_rQsHc60JMZXXg4r-zG4pXPWXbgazEnqOT82pMWUXVRWnGGsma806LmUxHspmOnjS2Ippg0wHupr6nsLjd93daxON8VHybqoU-jU1o5l2TK5vcu/s1600/P1040412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLSfGU34lZ0_l6vhS2nnXGOx0c1imc_rQsHc60JMZXXg4r-zG4pXPWXbgazEnqOT82pMWUXVRWnGGsma806LmUxHspmOnjS2Ippg0wHupr6nsLjd93daxON8VHybqoU-jU1o5l2TK5vcu/" height="599" width="600" /></a></div>
My most faithful readers might remember that two years ago I acquired <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2011/08/big-kitchen-update.html" target="_blank">some beautiful shelves on ebay Germany</a> that have served me well in the kitchen.<br />
<br />
Turns out, I actually bought a whole shelving system back then. Most of which I didn't have room for and consequently got squirreled away in the basement... only to be forgotten... <br />
<br />
Until now that is !<br />
<br />
I'm very far from beeing a minimalist. Obviously. But over the last few
months I've been feeling more and more overwhelmed and stressed out by
the cheer amount of stuff that I've accumulated. Stuff that needs to be
looked after, displayed in a pleasant manner, dusted, cleaned etc etc.
Not to mention all the things hidden away and lurking behind those Ikea
Pax doors...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCq5RGP9gvH8G-cARkRnIg6VgNmUWhxJ8sLuq-RVVljjpnBdsxc1C-Ommy68fuBHXNmq1_ccrRJ64pdldYU6vw3OpNVXdLeYs5fHZTJeE9sWL9KtBlOJk7W5ovXhXqU3HbuQRUzTgRr45/s1600/P1040418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCq5RGP9gvH8G-cARkRnIg6VgNmUWhxJ8sLuq-RVVljjpnBdsxc1C-Ommy68fuBHXNmq1_ccrRJ64pdldYU6vw3OpNVXdLeYs5fHZTJeE9sWL9KtBlOJk7W5ovXhXqU3HbuQRUzTgRr45/" height="600" width="600" /></a>
</div>
But thank God, for brilliant ideas ! And for hoarding (to some extent). <br />
<br />
So yes, I've finally put these awesome shelves to very good use. Much more elegant and way bigger than the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/01/bedroom-all-done.html" target="_blank">Tomado shelves I had previously installed on that bedroom wall</a>... All my random stuff spread out in the hall and in parts of the living room now has a very nice place to live. Plus I've vowed to keep those other areas clutter free !<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tiMH4AfOqm22-ZglntDE2rxxHCQHxtf6mq59BdlcRGUnwTlST80qb63I2sBcd8m5RlKlx_qsTRMeQGiP7bbwjNTQHOLNcgRLyjib6CpqgMD2BvRRDvGIsPYw1XnnVM0st-NCLB9mlCSc/s1600/P1040420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tiMH4AfOqm22-ZglntDE2rxxHCQHxtf6mq59BdlcRGUnwTlST80qb63I2sBcd8m5RlKlx_qsTRMeQGiP7bbwjNTQHOLNcgRLyjib6CpqgMD2BvRRDvGIsPYw1XnnVM0st-NCLB9mlCSc/" height="300" width="300" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOKugJJ-Loc39wNiprmFP6s9O2GlTgooLtJiyd6cBv40scKNOc0YbOv8yy41AW33rWnR8gBa5TsXph6Bwih0QTQW7dwggV5aHcErxg5eDmV08ro2Md2-2DSz2FYm89518J-L-br6JfCTW/s1600/P1040439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOKugJJ-Loc39wNiprmFP6s9O2GlTgooLtJiyd6cBv40scKNOc0YbOv8yy41AW33rWnR8gBa5TsXph6Bwih0QTQW7dwggV5aHcErxg5eDmV08ro2Md2-2DSz2FYm89518J-L-br6JfCTW/" height="300" width="300" /></a></div>
Look at the hall ! So empty ! It's finally safe to enter my place without bumping into things. Of course, my mirror collection now stops at a weird height (where the top of the shelves used to be), but I'm sure I can come up with something.<br />
<br />
Btw - Flo already has a favourite new observation post.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx5JrpKQsLmN80_aZ0RQjrY-9TUXOPeg1LatLEd9C75vfKKvSN1ljL56uBS6xDPwA88c8ODDYj9FO21yQK1S67wmBnnz_c5Th1hcWkOblFIn4eCnWyAxNCaju_zZQKkZXwDNda1oiCsG1/s1600/P1040436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx5JrpKQsLmN80_aZ0RQjrY-9TUXOPeg1LatLEd9C75vfKKvSN1ljL56uBS6xDPwA88c8ODDYj9FO21yQK1S67wmBnnz_c5Th1hcWkOblFIn4eCnWyAxNCaju_zZQKkZXwDNda1oiCsG1/" height="600" width="600" /></a></div>
Some views of the rest of the room. I'm mostly just posting this as a reminder to finally deal with that cable mess.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUBZHM1sccrbAzFs-znRGl60ar1eZD2OKHTwHPp8aT7GhbNlp5q2mXuXhLOvrmtHxVV7CYyFOJvXwss_GE_66ryrFghNF69FRixUxMFKAW6-4pQ-sDBRwrgs285QtX3brzPqMketKuAdo/s1600/P1040446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUBZHM1sccrbAzFs-znRGl60ar1eZD2OKHTwHPp8aT7GhbNlp5q2mXuXhLOvrmtHxVV7CYyFOJvXwss_GE_66ryrFghNF69FRixUxMFKAW6-4pQ-sDBRwrgs285QtX3brzPqMketKuAdo/" height="300" width="300" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYSNQ1UVUzYJF6u5JnhsLsnVrYIUXzkyWLy4fga1PSDDkiLeK7qM_5-jouJ7up9wdJ01oU-nWW960kahWwnQPk596VAWOUpogeuYRr_NNbklTF6UsQaW4zimcl0vg-2_GEm3hpkpRGndx/s1600/P1040448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYSNQ1UVUzYJF6u5JnhsLsnVrYIUXzkyWLy4fga1PSDDkiLeK7qM_5-jouJ7up9wdJ01oU-nWW960kahWwnQPk596VAWOUpogeuYRr_NNbklTF6UsQaW4zimcl0vg-2_GEm3hpkpRGndx/" height="300" width="300" /></a>
</div>
<br />
Last of the Tomado shelves. And a limited edition print I recently picked up at the Brussels flea market. Know what I like best about it ? With the olive matting it fits perfectly into a standard Ikea Ribba frame ! No need to splurge on custom framing.<br />
That's my favourite kind of art - thrifty and cheap ! Just like <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/01/flea-market-score-1.html" target="_blank">the French modernist tapestry</a> on the black wall. I think the two of them are a match made in heaven.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYTgZx_F6hM2r9eTIbFEBNFy1s0LUVHY_5HuwTFs5nYKBpNN0D_aZF8qathDtjqoqGq2ZnT84M-BMK7uZ_i1pt5dwbkLUyTGv00TgJdV82hRMs_caUz1Dy0AyVlnXn8ibXp0E2wILCzwY/s1600/P1040454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYTgZx_F6hM2r9eTIbFEBNFy1s0LUVHY_5HuwTFs5nYKBpNN0D_aZF8qathDtjqoqGq2ZnT84M-BMK7uZ_i1pt5dwbkLUyTGv00TgJdV82hRMs_caUz1Dy0AyVlnXn8ibXp0E2wILCzwY/" height="600" width="600" /></a></div>
Now unfortunately I can't really show you the part of the living room that got emptied out to fill up the 'new' shelves in the bedroom. As sadly that area is already overun again with all the unwanted furniture and niknaks that got kicked out of the other rooms in an attempt to create some breathing space all over. So much for vows.<br />
<br />
But this wouldn't be one of my posts if I didn't keep you updated on my (in)famous sitting area. Latest look, as of this morning.<br />
<br />
It still needs some <a href="http://pinterest.com/junedotbe/obsession-s/" target="_blank">fiber art</a>. I guess.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w7tIdDvxpyyc-dkNXDUCrQI8hq534OIIKQes0dN3DNJHN9sovut1L0spUqkp70vjiHxKGKXI02eQLVsMSELodAtWsZcSmkmbmca6RQe3CGlBnaiEWd1yFd8Q4LpfnpTMDWN_VtPjnU72/s1600/P1040456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w7tIdDvxpyyc-dkNXDUCrQI8hq534OIIKQes0dN3DNJHN9sovut1L0spUqkp70vjiHxKGKXI02eQLVsMSELodAtWsZcSmkmbmca6RQe3CGlBnaiEWd1yFd8Q4LpfnpTMDWN_VtPjnU72/" height="600" width="600" /></a></div>
To end on a bit of a more cheerful note. I can't resist showing off one of my most recent vintage finds. A beautiful bright blue lamp. I love it next to my orange sofa.
I can't decide though if the <a href="http://www.habitat.co.uk/brady-patterned-medium-cotton-lampshade/lamp-shades//fcp-product/101247" target="_blank">Habitat lamp shade</a> really is a good match for it. That's why it's still in its plastic wrapping.
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-23957171909818062612013-07-25T11:33:00.001+02:002013-07-25T11:33:44.614+02:00HelloI'm back. I can't believe it's been over THREE month since my last post. Bloody hell ! Time just got away from me.<br />
<br />
What have I been up to all this time ? Not much really.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_XtbGmOt6jts2dY2ZTHvWA0Bn7ZdTeCQ_QFDsq_YMFXv4dmlesaO6NpdbsA6S9FQKvNxn9CjFdlXR7G6kbca2BMYhkKQzOlpFB-POxTLBKzRPCGPjWm1CV2ObSng5t5LxRG7Tqrv4bxv/s1600/P1040200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_XtbGmOt6jts2dY2ZTHvWA0Bn7ZdTeCQ_QFDsq_YMFXv4dmlesaO6NpdbsA6S9FQKvNxn9CjFdlXR7G6kbca2BMYhkKQzOlpFB-POxTLBKzRPCGPjWm1CV2ObSng5t5LxRG7Tqrv4bxv/s320/P1040200.JPG" width="238" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tmQj9HVoZ_xtjmTyu6AdIgAao1bzCsnCpinymPjiPd4eJDrUnBzpRGcmazIiCy2DX7uWPyY4kAnD0J8oCACZtFb4OE6pdEBkOkd8mIY_jMX5-Oa-4wmI46pj26Syz59kGtr608QdIkX6/s1600/P1040206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tmQj9HVoZ_xtjmTyu6AdIgAao1bzCsnCpinymPjiPd4eJDrUnBzpRGcmazIiCy2DX7uWPyY4kAnD0J8oCACZtFb4OE6pdEBkOkd8mIY_jMX5-Oa-4wmI46pj26Syz59kGtr608QdIkX6/s320/P1040206.JPG" width="238" /></a>
</div>
I may have vaguely continued to futz around the living room. Although despite my best efforts that much desired piece of fiber art keeps eluding me.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisryrmAr44z4QtjaBE7UYmRhNsYS4pzw7wnUk-YArvtUkyirlnQV5DyLQ7fFYKzp82YSNbxRlO4y4YRLMwzMieu2n1JHEQsEIFD9lQ14vh7cmfpSW3V21OzK9SlflF_nRWKkBnmPDZqadU/s1600/P1040312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisryrmAr44z4QtjaBE7UYmRhNsYS4pzw7wnUk-YArvtUkyirlnQV5DyLQ7fFYKzp82YSNbxRlO4y4YRLMwzMieu2n1JHEQsEIFD9lQ14vh7cmfpSW3V21OzK9SlflF_nRWKkBnmPDZqadU/s320/P1040312.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcArUYpwdGnpX9hB7-YMxjBCipYd9lSMbrwMtSOAPRoVkaoM2VTd7CwcuEUCJa_ew4ZY5-b8ntd2CfeovoO7YSprBcNlUAE6IF3OlfoJZdOHbblcvf8uo4ckKUCVkut33lC4ASNtduckZt/s1600/P1040314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcArUYpwdGnpX9hB7-YMxjBCipYd9lSMbrwMtSOAPRoVkaoM2VTd7CwcuEUCJa_ew4ZY5-b8ntd2CfeovoO7YSprBcNlUAE6IF3OlfoJZdOHbblcvf8uo4ckKUCVkut33lC4ASNtduckZt/s320/P1040314.JPG" width="240" /></a>
</div>
The rear balcony may have turned into a jungle.
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTY0qwmaPEkewTfvpSbBcU9hTE4w5YZKcoTXg67rIBs3BaHOgGkUChzL3mQMTzwFfe1N5DYM-gFsMQLNlXzhweGEWTQ3dpmuioqWFt6J3jEP3b1IWSjdUm98Uwpxc0ECPV0uim73FXuTU/s1600/P1040210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTY0qwmaPEkewTfvpSbBcU9hTE4w5YZKcoTXg67rIBs3BaHOgGkUChzL3mQMTzwFfe1N5DYM-gFsMQLNlXzhweGEWTQ3dpmuioqWFt6J3jEP3b1IWSjdUm98Uwpxc0ECPV0uim73FXuTU/s320/P1040210.JPG" width="237" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E3XnYeNMO8R2FO7U5AmKV0BJ6P40S0ApjI2j2QpZ4vyVG1Q9gUWOQZrsPTrgllFnWDN4fxWM-jPEH_jn_fhCb2f5347dWAa4jb_sxbeM4NpAlxSo_gezIE5l4weaqdLAMsWJM1k6zIlA/s1600/P1040234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E3XnYeNMO8R2FO7U5AmKV0BJ6P40S0ApjI2j2QpZ4vyVG1Q9gUWOQZrsPTrgllFnWDN4fxWM-jPEH_jn_fhCb2f5347dWAa4jb_sxbeM4NpAlxSo_gezIE5l4weaqdLAMsWJM1k6zIlA/s320/P1040234.JPG" width="240" /></a>
</div>
I might have been spending all my hard earned cash on thrift and vintage.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRWAmNy964SYGT1VWOs5Af_KKxmDKkcQsQh1uAKiEO24s_tXdgZfC_CcRhbhBC9-Uw6Yr1FWzy38wuZ371wN7mv2NDCJ20v0HT7L7TtRPj-C5NrTvZ3NodnMyamlU_BhBNdntdmP32PcB/s1600/P1040369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRWAmNy964SYGT1VWOs5Af_KKxmDKkcQsQh1uAKiEO24s_tXdgZfC_CcRhbhBC9-Uw6Yr1FWzy38wuZ371wN7mv2NDCJ20v0HT7L7TtRPj-C5NrTvZ3NodnMyamlU_BhBNdntdmP32PcB/s320/P1040369.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs9VsO0lmumxb0_dpVyZIY8j9fx_7EiLdbPJAisY_9ojMtI8ExZkZFy9EcyhUwe42lr2Q7E3glERwh2p9lWfp6qilh4azTangwtymTRgz4UBvjzTG6V1XtjontPuKmOyryhiUgZLzScJY/s1600/P1040379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs9VsO0lmumxb0_dpVyZIY8j9fx_7EiLdbPJAisY_9ojMtI8ExZkZFy9EcyhUwe42lr2Q7E3glERwh2p9lWfp6qilh4azTangwtymTRgz4UBvjzTG6V1XtjontPuKmOyryhiUgZLzScJY/s320/P1040379.JPG" width="240" /></a>
</div>
And I may also have found my sixth cat... <br />
<br />
And for some inexplicable reason my camera is now only taking square pictures...<br />
<br />
What have you guys been doing this spring and summer ? I know that <a href="http://stuffthatmakesmyheartbeatfaster.blogspot.be/2013/06/pieces-of-teak-glass-and-pottery.html" target="_blank">some of you</a> have had some amazing thrift scores...
Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-73431942811083038472013-04-13T13:26:00.001+02:002013-04-13T13:26:53.028+02:00Living Room corner update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss-mS59vp8xSmI275SDCrr270nVimVzxng9GMznEyLrA8dOIqNMXXvDAXI5ITJwRVWpYqXqL7KR8sLE1eBX3RYGYNA4fvhpYYPE_Td6xBO5H5OxhBXexgOngn1CJdWJ0iEGkTP97rdmIL/s1600/P1030812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss-mS59vp8xSmI275SDCrr270nVimVzxng9GMznEyLrA8dOIqNMXXvDAXI5ITJwRVWpYqXqL7KR8sLE1eBX3RYGYNA4fvhpYYPE_Td6xBO5H5OxhBXexgOngn1CJdWJ0iEGkTP97rdmIL/" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pfffff, it's been a crazy few weeks - with work, my English family coming over for a visit, celebrating my Oma's 98th birthday... and I'm kind of glad to be spending this weekend quietly at home, cuddling the cats.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although stress levels have run high, I did manage to squeeze in a bit of house futzing and succeeded to give the <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/03/trial-and-error.html" target="_blank">dreaded living room corner</a> a more appealing appearance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's sum up. Back in March...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-JqNw6yagz6ND0cpYHCPFridfymNJhZYa8Cj0vqVo_R5yLU-wrPvMuQqYhpaKRNHzPZKY3rrWdck_k_ae945IzMJVBax6TByZs7ZHL6JvcYN0TF6SlteGc8ed0dH5MyI_pUr_lyKh7OJ/s1600/P1030767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-JqNw6yagz6ND0cpYHCPFridfymNJhZYa8Cj0vqVo_R5yLU-wrPvMuQqYhpaKRNHzPZKY3rrWdck_k_ae945IzMJVBax6TByZs7ZHL6JvcYN0TF6SlteGc8ed0dH5MyI_pUr_lyKh7OJ/s320/P1030767.JPG" width="240" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pnTCRWgSg7fGsscgR3GrvgCfkdNMuq-rFTaP8VPJaIoMH2Rp38dFRi29d5t57X6BRPRUGx1o44DbIlDjhvcLfDi4x2NXFeRpm4rPuQCqqjhWG5dJOPp8jRreIpWFIlcm-KOq0TzNf7Cx/s1600/P1030770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pnTCRWgSg7fGsscgR3GrvgCfkdNMuq-rFTaP8VPJaIoMH2Rp38dFRi29d5t57X6BRPRUGx1o44DbIlDjhvcLfDi4x2NXFeRpm4rPuQCqqjhWG5dJOPp8jRreIpWFIlcm-KOq0TzNf7Cx/s320/P1030770.JPG" width="240" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now... Can you spot the differences ?</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7riz1UUmM6PCBliK8PvuiGb83-ndZdqMwjNi0OupqzDtX7vC2G5RUkxYOe8CMOd2bVis8GgotiY0PDJ-yNpLiaK9LFdqFaQjVCPVJwkZvtZpkJbbHp0SiANUMt7rXtNStTRXRFY5ZM1K/s1600/P1030807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7riz1UUmM6PCBliK8PvuiGb83-ndZdqMwjNi0OupqzDtX7vC2G5RUkxYOe8CMOd2bVis8GgotiY0PDJ-yNpLiaK9LFdqFaQjVCPVJwkZvtZpkJbbHp0SiANUMt7rXtNStTRXRFY5ZM1K/s320/P1030807.JPG" width="237" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznuHkLyhI_xz4sruRSbU3Y7NSjphbhsT4N4KE_5CaWBSMeHya0hISjys-m4JfEmnzMqfRHh9NHPNm5gVPftwmSQnlRy3s31o50WB2PAmOBBs1PujubVl5n2JgBK-d-7sDGmF-U-p7Cc0t/s1600/P1030808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznuHkLyhI_xz4sruRSbU3Y7NSjphbhsT4N4KE_5CaWBSMeHya0hISjys-m4JfEmnzMqfRHh9NHPNm5gVPftwmSQnlRy3s31o50WB2PAmOBBs1PujubVl5n2JgBK-d-7sDGmF-U-p7Cc0t/s320/P1030808.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I followed the thoughtful suggestions of commentor <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10282230741827882096" target="_blank">Allycatz</a> and switched the shelves and West German pottery around. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also moved some old issues of Elle Decoration and Living etc out of the bedroom and closer to my favourite reading corner. Hopefully having them at hand will make me more inclinded to flip through them one more time, before chucking them out.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All in all not a major change and I still find it looks a bit too cluttered. But unless I magically morph from hoarder to minimalist, I'll just have to accept the way things are ! And in any case, I'm much happier with how this area looks </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">now</span>.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwrcyjciWF9YIhdA-GRufjQmmTI12PqisOROmPGsqBiKPqxyVq-xxQWmpDqGvhb2wUa0h3m4m6HWBzAl40OgA77Eg1Ptr0V8I4PfMCTDHYxZSZnePPjOGQac7t8oV8rK3nkyWJb8-Lbc1/s1600/P1030816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwrcyjciWF9YIhdA-GRufjQmmTI12PqisOROmPGsqBiKPqxyVq-xxQWmpDqGvhb2wUa0h3m4m6HWBzAl40OgA77Eg1Ptr0V8I4PfMCTDHYxZSZnePPjOGQac7t8oV8rK3nkyWJb8-Lbc1/s320/P1030816.JPG" width="600" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As I commented in last post, I was hoping to acquire a <a href="http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/121087159467?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649" target="_blank">fabulous vintage fiber wall hanging</a>. Which would have been just perfect instead of the antique lithograph... </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But alas, while I was still debating how big an offer I was willing to make - given the € 50 shipping fees (of course, such awesomeness can only be found in the US...) - somebody else snatched it up. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">F**ck F**ck F**ck!!! I can't believe I missed out on such a find !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sigh. So while I'm back to obsessively stalking ebay, I'll have to be content with this lovely 70s(?) bird tile I found for € 5 at the Brussels flea market a few weeks ago. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxnrEAriemv83LQUAQxfTaRl3ZXpUdZCnta4d-gLFd7dQ2folIlT7vYgRH4xIdBAdn-3bHGZAMlZvfP6LAT60MZuIVhFwcPa5YV09HuPEdsMtjWFd_VYx8YQiQa6aC0XORajCdogScB2/s1600/P1030818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoxnrEAriemv83LQUAQxfTaRl3ZXpUdZCnta4d-gLFd7dQ2folIlT7vYgRH4xIdBAdn-3bHGZAMlZvfP6LAT60MZuIVhFwcPa5YV09HuPEdsMtjWFd_VYx8YQiQa6aC0XORajCdogScB2/s320/P1030818.JPG" width="239" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1YUyrFyxn_AQkefUjwek7IvkuxRZJBzRgnhqU4zZ21ioDdjsysMB_oLZzjiJPbxylHlz6_WQdtMp5Tvx2OpWmqCA1VcuCbc-SBb7VWUcKy_GfoAhsJqqnDH3l2GzeTJolEQ8YFCdxfBQ/s1600/P1030815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1YUyrFyxn_AQkefUjwek7IvkuxRZJBzRgnhqU4zZ21ioDdjsysMB_oLZzjiJPbxylHlz6_WQdtMp5Tvx2OpWmqCA1VcuCbc-SBb7VWUcKy_GfoAhsJqqnDH3l2GzeTJolEQ8YFCdxfBQ/s320/P1030815.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some close-ups of the left and right side of the Tomado shelves to round up this post and close the topic (for now).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now I'm off to some leisurely house cleaning and decluttering. And if the weather holds, I might even to some much needed spring cleaning on the balconies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What have you planned this weekend ?</span>Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961612027410915984.post-26631464135637489572013-03-24T15:30:00.000+01:002013-03-24T15:31:01.677+01:00Trial and error<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbg9Wo1ZqTzDO4NNqCR0O64RdT8ksH8oevjSrUpVS-cHJ_VO2WVOS3SwsNt-VURwrNLr4PTqvXtzEmi56Ki78UWp7T1Nt2gLKzO1uRe-SrAleUCpA1euk6tRpdDHF2tNjIIia9UusHW8M/s1600/P1030771.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbg9Wo1ZqTzDO4NNqCR0O64RdT8ksH8oevjSrUpVS-cHJ_VO2WVOS3SwsNt-VURwrNLr4PTqvXtzEmi56Ki78UWp7T1Nt2gLKzO1uRe-SrAleUCpA1euk6tRpdDHF2tNjIIia9UusHW8M/" width="600" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sigh. If I thought <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/02/dreary-february.html">February was dreary</a>, I have to think again. March is WAY worse ! I mean look at that grainy dark picture. Really sad when on a Sunday afternoon in late March, you're locked inside because outside there's still tons of snow and freezing temperatures. And worst of all, NO light.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can't stand this any longer. Everything is bla. I have zero energy, a stressful job, a stressful life (<a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2012/11/woody.html">Woody</a> got neutered this week. Everything went well, but still I was so nervous for the little guy...) and absolutely no relief, i.e. outdoor thrifting. All I want to do is eat and sleep...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And obsess about this damn corner in my living room, which stubbornly refuses to improve. Much like the weather.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBA4OEd6ecHMqdBxjsVHiY4vW5IIO3ZzmghMQN9sDtHc9ivROMZ9-9vDzcztMtSJ8geM2pEVWvWp-VoCbQBVDY_BQ9PTkskQDe4Y75YdfuoYGcd4OMyzumszi7vpXb8YK6PuAAPsVNOEr1/s1600/P1030767.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBA4OEd6ecHMqdBxjsVHiY4vW5IIO3ZzmghMQN9sDtHc9ivROMZ9-9vDzcztMtSJ8geM2pEVWvWp-VoCbQBVDY_BQ9PTkskQDe4Y75YdfuoYGcd4OMyzumszi7vpXb8YK6PuAAPsVNOEr1/" width="450" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's face it. The whole thing is a mess. When I <a href="http://fatcatbrussels.blogspot.be/2013/01/first-off-apologies-for-these-very.html" target="_blank">took the Tomado shelves out of the loo</a>, I thought it would be a good idea to put them in here. You know, create a little more room for displaying things...</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeah, brilliant / stupid idea. More like, more room to clutter things up. I don't know. I don't like anything here. I'm missing a shelf, the floor vases look all wrong, the oldfashioned lithograph - a 20 € find from a very rare visit to the Brussels flea market - doesn't really go with anything, etc, etc.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06Md0u07ZUIocZc-hPn75PaM910zbSeHWk3IZbBoiKN4OwoIsgfY5waERBm6jbxoBLlfHecHeMO9ZWJbKTu94-C7kznVpu8mYoWViBfP69n8FR6rElhEZ-3H_Dao7kCMbxucSumzUzNg8/s1600/P1030776.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06Md0u07ZUIocZc-hPn75PaM910zbSeHWk3IZbBoiKN4OwoIsgfY5waERBm6jbxoBLlfHecHeMO9ZWJbKTu94-C7kznVpu8mYoWViBfP69n8FR6rElhEZ-3H_Dao7kCMbxucSumzUzNg8/s320/P1030776.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m3yJqMj8yuKUU0Y1BERugf6lTPeM9AGUFMvRs_P-ItGVpgdGZlsnbXCUBLKtCWFVSrjLwIc63L-yir8TySLvPiYHeEc4-lpB9Kn1Ughv6LcKDvj_TglbbVttW9_KvSLiDhZRum9gwo_g/s1600/P1030777.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m3yJqMj8yuKUU0Y1BERugf6lTPeM9AGUFMvRs_P-ItGVpgdGZlsnbXCUBLKtCWFVSrjLwIc63L-yir8TySLvPiYHeEc4-lpB9Kn1Ughv6LcKDvj_TglbbVttW9_KvSLiDhZRum9gwo_g/s320/P1030777.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The only thing I do like is that little ensemble of WGP planters and vase. But look at the other side. What a pathetic display ! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMavtv0VVNwMOW2UajYy2iadfjLf0OZpzX2FaRonIJHBINGnkvcIrnJmK88rDVdo6GaUrI8_qa41ieBY2K5bFkqSLjFvy3TzOYWygMlBTvceUkzf5qM2UeppMpPGMrCBOydbCu8ASrylNZ/s1600/P1030782.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMavtv0VVNwMOW2UajYy2iadfjLf0OZpzX2FaRonIJHBINGnkvcIrnJmK88rDVdo6GaUrI8_qa41ieBY2K5bFkqSLjFvy3TzOYWygMlBTvceUkzf5qM2UeppMpPGMrCBOydbCu8ASrylNZ/" width="450" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a quick look at the other side. The plants aren't doing great either and I really should try and find a more discreet place for the cat tree (but of course the cats love it there, so I can't really be bothered to move it). Everything is bit bla too...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Except... That lovely vintage cushion ! I scored it Friday night at my favourite vintage shop in downtown Brussels, <a href="http://www.zone02.be/wca_digi/shop_detail/44/53015/Broceliande.html" target="_blank">Brocéliande</a>. And let me tell you. I love it ! It's just the thing that might energise me enough to try and figure out what to do with the rest of the sitting area.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTupxAxcHiWc2Pa_rTMcgYPf1TsRnWzab3lPX1Dm3HwE_EfgYKzqUmE-vEvaNncxgH3xkLaEfylJmeCcrF5VHYKO3DoG-wZXQgSABosV_xFyTpa6946y_uWuZAHzdvap5fqwdTbZ75syuO/s1600/P1030784.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTupxAxcHiWc2Pa_rTMcgYPf1TsRnWzab3lPX1Dm3HwE_EfgYKzqUmE-vEvaNncxgH3xkLaEfylJmeCcrF5VHYKO3DoG-wZXQgSABosV_xFyTpa6946y_uWuZAHzdvap5fqwdTbZ75syuO/s320/P1030784.JPG" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ek7cqYdV-HH9jUMXGtTrz2IeGcJYisvgco9LrykwXzuC_o8h4QC2n3g3IGQRFMJhGc_jWkuKQnWaj8ZcQgvNF4HwB9UDe_Zkkx6up3xtTFQmHfEN80BSsR9aDFVKrkTOq6ME9QXWkFJ/s1600/P1030786.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ek7cqYdV-HH9jUMXGtTrz2IeGcJYisvgco9LrykwXzuC_o8h4QC2n3g3IGQRFMJhGc_jWkuKQnWaj8ZcQgvNF4HwB9UDe_Zkkx6up3xtTFQmHfEN80BSsR9aDFVKrkTOq6ME9QXWkFJ/s320/P1030786.JPG" /></a>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One more photo. I can't help myself ! Oh and btw, that cute little african style cushion is also from the same shop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now to stop moaning and bitching and try and save the situation: I'm thinking of either getting Tomado shelves in a different color (metallic white ones maybe ?) or going down the Ikea route and getting their <a href="http://www.ikea.com/be/fr/catalog/products/40100192/?query=IKEA+PS+Armoire+m%C3%A9tallique" target="_blank">stylish PS metal sidebord </a>(which could also provide additional storage for all my <a href="http://hyggehour.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Hygge Hour shop</a> finds) or maybe go back to this <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri8h2ryuuABBTRtYcQF_tyCmMez_FjSqdtGPgFx9AkHFeFnvsXcvpA5jj5BHYgOMFOy1sE_2ZxhebuY_a6tbrD690wR1VZhr8g3qUIhwmEBlHcweEIDCEyHh8u1XxdFwD1IizRqRh-rk/s1600/P1080568.JPG" target="_blank">situation in May 2012</a> or...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any brilliant ideas, dear readers ? How do you manage to get out of a decorating deadlock ?</span><br />
<br />Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543686003575333754noreply@blogger.com14