Ach... Long weekends

4 days are simply the best! Time to relax, get a lot of things done that you usually wouldn't consider doing and fun with friends! 

Today I found a new favorite interior design store called vintage fabrik in duesseldorf (nordstrasse). Definitely a place to visit when you are in the area and ready to find gifts, amazing pictures or vintage pieces for your home!

Here a few more impressions of the weekend:

Happy flower party with a few additions from our own garden!

The best looking lemonade I know!

Easter lamb ready for a snuggle attack!

A flying dog :) girls weekend! Exploring the city with my roommate! 

DIY: Make Your Own Designer Pillows

Want to bring stylish pillow fight material to your home? Or just feel like being creative on a weekday evening? I can proudly present my new pillows which weren't only easy peasy to make, but also look stylish and were fun to make. 

What do you need?

Plain pillow cases (whatever color you like), tape, Washing resistent paint, scissors, ruler, paintbrushes and a fun graphic you want to paint on your pillow. It only takes about 30 minutes to create one pillow (time varies on how fancy your pattern is)

Dedice on your pattern and try to tape it on your pillow. The stops not covered with the tape will later be filled with paint. A ruler for symmetry helped me a lot in this stage, especially when you are trying to make a more complicated pattern like the one shown. 

When your pattern is complete, double check if this is really what you want to have on your pillow. Slight imperfections may be desired, but if you are completely unhappy with your choice simply get rid of the tape and give it another shot. 

Now the fun part starts! Get the paint out and carefully fill the boxes of cloth that you want to paint!

Once you are done, either let it dry and remove the tape when dry or rip it off right away. Repeat as often as desired :) I really like having a personalized item at home, especially when they are as stylish as those! Pillow fight anyone? 

Feels like home...

It is almost two months now that we live in our new apartment and it is already starting to feel like home! The walls in my room are painted, the furniture arranged in a way I am currently satisfied with and I have only one tiny box left that needs to be unpacked (if I only knew where to put it!) 

But here my accomplishments of the day! I finally installed my lamp! All by myself (including lots of playing around with the bare wires, unscrewing the old lamp etc.). The best part of it: I am still alive and my room is really in the last stage of completion! Consequently, I rewarded myself with a very first bath in our bathtub! "Where dreams come true - Home suite home!"

Creativity at home - DIY closet (with the help of super dog Lotti and mom's boyfriend)

About one month ago I finally moved into my new home. As I am always open for creative ideas and interior design I was dying to try a little different way of storing my clothes. It was important to me that I would be able to see most of my clothes right when I get up (as colorful clothes are probably the nicest piece of decoration to have around) and to be able to keep everything very neat and organized. Secondly, I wanted to have a closet that makes my room like home and kept it open, so the room that is my office, bedroom and living-room doesn't feel restricting or small (and I think that a huge closed closet could have made it feel that way). SOOOO, long story told, I stumbled across a closet on a budget in a magazine. Challenge number one was to find an old wooden latter that would fit in the corner I had available (and within Düsseldorf). Fortunately there are always friendly people around to sell you something and to even carry it inside your house. 

:) 

Lotti was helping a lot of course :) (by carrying around the wooden sticks! = not helpful at all. But far too cute to be mad!) 

All you need is wooden bars (to build the triangle that will hold the latter), one wooden (old/historic) latter, saw, tools, drill, screwdriver, one real good friend/boyfriend/dad/uncle… (eventually some paint) I opted against painting my latter for now. It would have been to sad to paint over the old numbers and bits & pieces of old paint. I rather have the latter tell a story. 

Curious to see the final result at my place? Well,… I will share that with you after I finished up arranging my clothes etc. (neat freak at work) 

If you are interested to make this DIY closet (which I think is also a great way to make a wardrobe, storage in the garage etc. etc.) and the pictures aren't giving you enough information, feel free to contact me via the comment function or email TStrahlendberg@gmail.com

Tschüss, Taty°

Capturing the moments at (our past) home...

It really felt like home for the two years that we lived there. I'll share some pictures of my new apartment (with a lovely roomieee :) ) soon! 

Inspiration #16

on our to-do list for the weekend! Lotti already found a nice branch.