Fall on the balcony

Cabbage and heather greets me every time I come home, and I love the sight of these cheerful plants as my balcony is transitioning from summer to fall. Some of the summer blooms are still alive, but have seen better days. 

Also, my new camera charger and card reader is on the way. It has been over 3 months since Airtran lost my suitcase and therefore 3 months since I have used my camera. I guess you can say I am ready for the package to arrive! These Ipod pictures are good enough for instagram most of the time, but not very useful otherwise...

House tour: the out-takes

As I mentioned in my last post, I would post more house tour pictures. Not all areas have great light, so the quality is unfortunately lower than I would like. 

I hope you have enjoyed this little tour of my home!

Balcony with spring flowers.

Kitchen.

Bathroom.

Loft bedroom

Craft corner in the bedroom.

Dark, brown soil. Bright, yellow flowers.

This spring I am trying again to make a garden. Last years attempts failed miserably, and I blame it on the scaffolding that stole all the sunlight. Not a bad excuse actually.

Now I have tiny little sprouts of basil and cilantro stretching for the light, I bought my first "verandakasse" (hanging flower box for the balcony) and enjoy the sight of my little outdoor room now that it is finally coming together. All in all, I am starting to like this whole plant and garden hobby, and I hope I can develop greener thumbs as I go.

On a stop shop note, the balcony is not included in that project, even though the rules say nothing about it. I had plans of decorating it this spring, and this is the first time I can really start using it since I moved in two years ago. I have plans to get pillows to sit on, and perhaps some lights as well.

Restyle: Home edition no. 3 - The Balcony

I thought I liked my balcony. But that was before it got a major makeover!

If you need a reminder of the before look, here is one, and another one here.

My dad is both handy and kind, so he offered to come down here for a few days to work on some projects in the apartment. The initial plan was to improve the balcony, but we found time for a lot of other things as well. 

This is what the place looked like before I went to work Thursday morning: 

And a couple of days later, voila! 

My view is a very different one. 

What do you think?

Do I have the best dad or what?

The stairs now serve as seating for several people,
and there is some bonus storage in the bench as well.
Also, did you notice that there is no hole above the door anymore? 

It is only a little sad that the outdoor season is over. I might try to extend it a little with some help from wool blankets and cups of tea...

Good thing we made some indoor improvements as well! 

Plastic rug, Søstrene Grene

Lantern, early birthday gift from my mom!

Wire basket and planters, thrifted/found