{new photos to share}

let me begin by saying that when i pull together a space from scratch i start with the basics and layer from there. it's much like how one puts on clothes, really. i start with walls, floors, furniture, lighting and slowly layer in soft furnishings, textiles, etc. i have many things in my home currently in 'pending' mode awaiting a place for them to live...

what my house looks like right now, on every surface piles of stuff. i cannot wait until my ikea kitchen arrives on wednesday! yay!

this past weekend i spent saturday in berlin and was hugely inspired by the city. what a fabulous energetic place. the synergy in the air is contagious. i came back to hannover feeling happy to be home but on the other side, extremely happy that such an amazing city is only 1.5 hours away by train. lucky me! if you've never been to berlin GO! it's some kind of wonderful. it's not very magical in the winter, so go now before it's freezing out and the trees are naked... part of the magic is the autumn air and the green trees and packed streets with people from all over the world. and i thought new york city was THE melting pot. it's not the only one. berlin is the nyc of europe. so i spent the day today sorting through stuff and organizing a bit, cleaning a lot, and grocery shopping. i also did 5 loads of laundry. i know, exciting stuff to share on a blog. oh well. i try to keep you on the edge of your seats with anticipation, what can i say?! he he. one bonus for you that i cleaned today is that i feel comfortable sharing my very boring bedroom. it needs color and pattern, i know, and i am still hunting for something to go beneath the 1950s mirror/light, and an area rug... and proper lamps for the night tables, but still... you can see where i'm at here.

here is the before of the bedroom above right after the floors were installed.

and here is a photo of my bedroom taken this morning.

the light up close, bloom from ligne roset.

a mirror/light for 100- Euro from the 50s scooped up at one of my favorite retro shops.

more light love. don't look at my curtains, they need to be altered majorly once my sewing machine arrives.

and finally my deal-of-the-century night tables...

these were found by my husband and in hannover at a 'junk' shop for only 10- Euros each, like $14 USD. they are in perfect shape and are from the 1950s. i especially love the solid wood and the tiny drawers. they are really darling. my husband spotted them and wanted me to like them sooo bad but it didn't take much because one look and i thought WOW so cute. problem was, they came with a large wardrobe. the store wanted 80 euros for everything so we thought they'd never let us break up the set. but they did and asked for 20 Euros for both night tables. how cool is THAT? I know, my husband rocks it. in addition to pulling together our nest, i'm really loving my life here in germany and have been doing so many great things with so many lovely people that i never want to leave! i cannot believe i only have less than 3 months left before i'm back in america. wahhhhh! but it's okay, i will return next year and repeat the fun all over again. (images from holly becker for haus maus)