Before & After
Pinboard redo
For our office, which we’re currently working on, we have recently spruced up a standard magnet/cork board combination. Here’s the cheap office helper (only $ 4 at our grocery store!) before:
It was useful but just too boring. To make it a bit more interesting, we got out some leftover paint from this project. We made [...]
How to refurbish an old chair
The chair we refurbished was part of the old interior left behind in the flat.
Here it is right in the middle of the old living room, looking all sad and gloomy with the dark brown wood and grey fabric.
When we started renovating the flat we didn’t notice the potential of this chair and used it [...]
Finally… White doors!
Yes, it’s been quite a while since our last post, but this doesn’t mean that we have been lazy in the last few weeks. So what have we been up to? We started our mission “white doors for the box” a few weeks ago and finally got finished this weekend.
The doors were a major eyesore [...]
Before & Now: Overview
We added a new page where you can see a recap of our before & now posts, which we will keep updating to incorporate any changes. Just click here or on “The Flat” in the top right corner of the site to go there.
There will also be posts on the various diy projects throughout the [...]
Now: Halfbath
This is the halfbath now. We painted everything white, which took forever. My granddad installed a new toilet and a tiny sink, and Richard put in black granite tiles. The rug was a € 1 steal from IKEA.
I installed this cool light fixture:
Now: Hallway
This is the hallway now:
My piano found its new home here:
In Progress: Hallway
We started by ripping out the closets, but decided to keep and update the halfbathroom. The walls fortunately had no wallpaper on them, but had quite a few dents that needed to be fixed.
The halfbath after we took out everything:
Before: Hallway
The first room when you entered the flat was this:
There were three closets to the right - only two of which actually were closets, the third one was a half bathroom.
Now: Bedroom
Our bedroom right now is still fairly empty, but it does feature the most stunning piece of furniture ever:
The floor in the bedroom is the same whitish colour as the one in the walk-in-closet. The accent wall here was painted a light grey. The bed was made by my granddad. I’ll leave you to digest [...]
In Progress: Bedroom
Since the flat was so old, a lot of the electricity had to be redone. Here is a pic of that happening:
It was very messy.
