Knock, Knock .... anyone home? :D
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Knock, Knock .... anyone home? :D
Yes, we're here, come in please! Everyone's welcome! :)
Here's the house, my apartment is under the roof, the one with the little windows. I have the entire floor for myself:
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When you enter, you have to walk up to the second floor, and there you'll find my entrance door. Please note that the yellow curtain behind the glas is pretty much ruined by a little naw-tee girl called Lily: ;)
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This is the hall (with the view into the living room). You cannot see in this picture that the entrance door is on the left side, and on the right side, there's the door into the bedroom. Luna's litter box is in the hall also (on the left, hidden behind the fake plant). You know, she has many litter box accidents, so I often have to wash the creme colored rug on the floor. I also have to clean up kitty cakes from the laminate, almost every day!
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My telephone corner in the hall:
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When you enter my apartment, you'll first notice the view into the bedroom. Here are the two windows which Luna and Lily prefer for bird watching.
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The computer corner, which is also in my bed room. Here I have some of my photos and my map of Middle Earth! :)
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My bed with my three Lord of the Rings-posters and a little tv (for which I'm really thankful at the moment because now I can watch while having some rest).
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My bedside table with Luna photo, lavender and my little Viggo Mortensen shrine... ;)
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Here's my living room, I prefer warm and natural colors here. Since Luna has peed onto the sofa last year, it's covered with blankets. I'm not too happy about that, but I'm afraid there is no other way:
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My tv corner with dvd player, vcr and stereo, and another map of Middle Earth. :)
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A little dining table (which I only use when I have guests):
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The cabinet on which the girls love to climb, and - on the right - a scratching post I have once build for Luna:
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My "sand collection", in the jars is sand from a beach in Florida, deep red sand from the Australian Outback and from a desert in Namibia. Above a photo of my mother as a young girl:
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My Katz memorial corner:
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A tiny room behind the living room which I use to dry my clothes and store things. I have also my sewing machine there:
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My ugly little bathroom. I'm not responsible for these terrible tiles and floor, but I'm planning to get a new, creme colored floor in the near future!
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Here's the self-made frame for my bathroom mirror, created during my "sun flower-period" last year. Again, please don't mind the tiles, I would never have chosen those, but my land lords are old and have a funny taste. :eek:
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The cat room: Very ugly as well, I have plans for a new decoration, but I have to wait until my back is better. However, Lily loves to sleep on the top of that ugly old cabinet!
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Luna on the scratching post: There's also the chair on which I'm usually sitting when I'm brushing her.
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Pictures of my kitchen. Don't like that kitchen very much, but I've tried to make the most of it. :o
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My favorite spot in the kitchen, especially when the sun is shining. Lily loves it, too.
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Well, there's no room here that won't remind you I'm a LotR-fan! LOL :D
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So, that's it! Hope you've enjoyed the little tour through Luna's and Lily's home! :)
Kirsten
Kirsten, I love your apartment! There is nothing ugly about it!
I live in an apartment as well, so I understand having to do the most with what you are given. It's like we have to constantly work to give it a personal touch. My bathroom tiles are yellow and black, with more yellow and black on the floor! :eek: I try not to look at it too much! ;)
It looks to me like you have done a great job making it yours. I have been working on mine as well. I fact, I just recently painted my hallway a nice shade of orange, just like you have in your living room. I love earthy colors as well. A little bit of color goes a very long way!
I love your plants; I have many as well. They really do make an apartment look and feel so much more like a home.
How do you keep your dining room table so neat and clean?? Mine has become my "drop-off station" when I walk into the house. My bag, my mail, everything gets thrown on there when I walk in. It's a disaster, LOL! Needless to say, I never eat there, and it only gets cleaned off when I have company!
Your aparment looks very cool! Thanks for sharing, and please give your beautiful babies kissies from NY! :D :D
Your home is very nicely decorated ... I love the warm earth tones you have used, and all the nice little artifacts and such you have lying around. The sand bottles, and such and the maps are really indicative of your tastes and love of nature, and I think they are beautiful!
I love the fabrics you have used for curtains and all of the plants too ... very nicely done!
Thank you for a lovely tour!;)
LOL, you're right, yellow and black tiles don't sound too great! :) I can relate to that!
Well, I think I only keep my dining room clean because it's so far away from the entrance. Most of the stuff I'm bringing in ends up on my kitchen table - at least for a while, until I'm getting tired of it! LOL
However, I know there's still some work to do. All the doors need a new coat of paint, and I need some plants for the cat room, it looks too boring. I'm also getting a new table, corner seat and chairs for it, and I also plan to get some shelfs. And when my back is better, I'm going to build a big new cat tree for the girls!
Some of you may know that I have lost my job soon after I moved here, so I cannot buy new stuff at the moment, but I got most of my furniture second handed from my sister when she moved.
Kirsten
You have such a beautiful and cosy home!:D I love your living room...I love the colors.
I can tell that you're a big LOTR fan:p
Thanks for the tour!:)
Thanks! :)
I could never live in a place without plants!! However, the ivy I have at my walls are fake! One reason is that I was never really lucky with ivy, and of course I know they are toxic to cats - so they're banned from my place!
Kirsten
LOL, I can't deny it, right? :o Well, in fact, I would love to live in a place such as Bag End... but my place looks still kind of different! LOLQuote:
I can tell that you're a big LOTR fan
Kirsten
Kirsten, you have a WONDERFUL apartment! I love the colors and I especially love your sand collection! It's just so different. I think you have a great place to live and we know from past pictures that your view out the windows is marvelous! I agree that I would not have chosen those tiles for the bathroom but the way you have decorated around them makes them look good!! I love your home and would love to come visit often. It makes me miss my time in Germany.
I think Luna and Lily have a wonderful place to live. Thank you so much for the tour and the visit.
p.s. I too am a big fan of LOTR but I dont have all the stuff you do. I really love your map of Middle Earth! Too Cool!
I loved having a tour of your home:) Everything is so warm, cozy and nicely decorated. That sunny window spot is also one of my favorites!! Thank you for inviting us in:D
Kirsten, you have a very warm and inviting home. Great kittie windows! I love your sand collection and the photo of your mom.
Also, the Michaelangelo print of the hands is nice. A perfect home for three lovely young ladies!
Kirsten, I love your home, I really love this color! What color is that? I am wanting to repaint some of my home and have just fell in love with the color here:
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I really do like your home. Hey have you ever heard of any Zenkers living there in Germany? My dad was a Zenker, and also german, his mother, dad and grandmother came over here in the early 1900s.
Well anyway, I really enjoyed the tour of your home, and thank your for the tour!
Willie:)