Hiding behind the curtains

We have a really ugly window in our bathroom. It is from the sixties, it has been installed too low and it is simply just ugly. We have tried to find a new (I mean old but new to us) window but there seems to be no small windows to be had anywhere in Finland. At least not the kind we would like and that would suit our house. So...I had to solve the problem somehow and the curtains were the answer. I bought a dark grey fold curtain from Ellos and then some thin full length curtains from Indiska. We installed all the curtains about 40 cm above the window frame to hide the fact that the window is installed too low. And what do you know, it worked! At least when the sun isn't shining, the dark fold curtain does the work rather well. So now I can breath again while trying to find a new window. By the way, the Indiska curtains were a find...they cost in total 14,95 euros and the colour is a perfect match to the paintwork, wallpaper and wooden details (and the best thing of all: there was no need to sew, I just folded the curtains to the tassel tiebacks).

Curtains down

I hate sewing (and cutting and ironing) so last weekend was rather stressful. Luckily my husband helped me with the sewing so we finally got our hall curtains in place. Now somebody (=my husband) needs to paint the window frames and the hall would look rather nice. Oh, and we still need to change the curtain rods from white to dark ones, the white ones don't look too hot. The curtain on the door was bought at the same time as the fabric for window so they go well together. The tassels were bought separately but match well, too. I am rather proud to say that I have a really good colour memory and usually manage to buy an exact fit without samples. Don't try this at home as a good colour memory is rather rare...

Yellow fever

If yellow is not the new white, at least it is the new turquoise. I've seen a lot of yellow in blogs and magazines and this kind of created a need to get me some, too. I found two yellow pillow cases from H&M home and got them for our sofa. Spring is here!

Scary thought

I have a curtain pole in place, tassels to tie the curtains and a fabric bought from London years ago. Now I should start sewing - my least favourite task ever! My sewing projects usually start to go wrong at the moment I touch the scissors. Help, please...

Putting things on the table (or not)

I have been on a lookout for a cover for our sofa for a long time. All the blankets I have seen have been either too small or too big. Now I found an Austrian table cloth that is just the perfect size. The cloth is of heavy cotton so it is well suited for a sofa cover, too. I would have liked the cover to be in a warmer shade but as this is from a flea market, there wasn't any choice.

Towels for the new year

We bought these Kauniste towels as Christmas presents to ourselves. They'll go perfectly with our Korento crockery.

Sofa's new clothes

I changed some of the pillow covers and added a red blanket and the sofa bed is ready for Christmas. Last year I took off the greenish blanket but now I wanted to have more colour as the white bed cover under the blankets looked too dull.

I want you, I need you, I love you

Ok, Elvis did not sing about a pillow, but I could. I saw this in several Swedish magazines and just had to get it. If you need to get one as well, go to Indiska.