helloyellowhouse

sliding door

We have a weird little step from our living room to the bedroom. That is because the pipes for the heating run right underneath it. Don’t ask us why! We really don’t know why you would run the pipes that way. Evgen made an oak step to hide them as much as we can. But we …

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the picture frame

This year we have a lot of big birthdays coming up and my dear friend Anja’s came in April. Anja is half of the team at Milo za drago. They are two girls making handmade natural soaps, hand painted tights – Hulahopke for all ages and their last project is Bella opera – gorgeous jewelery made of …

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footstool for Mrs N’s sofa

Remember when we redid that blue sofa in the Autumn? Well, with the sofa also came a footstool, but we just didn’t have the time to upholster it then. This brown box of sadness sat in our office since then and last week we finally found the time to make it shine again and unite it …

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the shelf

The shelf is finished! The shelf is finished! The shelf is finished! I finally have a place to put my growing collection of cooking books. And there is still room left for a couple more books. We wanted a simple, clean design with lightning underneath the shelf. Our basic requirements were: it has to be …

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pantry door

The last door in the apartment is finally repainted! This little project took us only a weekend and I really don’t know why we haven’t tackled it sooner. When we repainted the walls and the floor in the kitchen last year I also stripped and repainted the door jamb to the pantry, so the only thing left …

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sunny California

Through the whole month of January we were on holidays in the sunny California and are really sorry for not posting since Christmas. We had a really great time! We explored the beautiful San Francisco and northern California and even went on a trip through Death Valley to the magnificent Grand Canyon. It was so …

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