dinsdag 8 maart 2016
woensdag 22 april 2015
Sale
In January of 2015 we decided to leave the city and move to Leimuiden in the countryside.
In April, the house appeared on real estate website Funda.
In April, the house appeared on real estate website Funda.
woensdag 14 januari 2015
Arts & Auto Magazine
In January 2015, the house appeared in Arts & Auto (Doctor & Car) magazine.
On the magazine website more photos could be found.
On the magazine website more photos could be found.
donderdag 24 mei 2012
Bathroom
The basement has been a neglected part of the house as far as this blog is concerned. So here's a few pictures. Furniture maker Mark Verhoeven created a block and mirror just like the kitchen upstairs. The tiles are Italian and bring a touch of luxury to an austere cleansing facility.
Before and after!
Before and after!
maandag 14 mei 2012
New goodies from the US
I went to the United States to visit David and Karen in Providence. David had bought lots of Fire King on Ebay for us! I also managed to find doorknobs for the communal front door of the house, in an old store that looked as if nobody had set food in it since 1932. And there was a green vase I could not resist. While in Philadelphia for a conference, I managed to buy cushions and a soap dispenser.
I went on to Los Angeles to visit Alicia and Wim in their beautiful new house, that I knew only from the New House Girl blog so far. We went on a quest for more fire King, but weren't lucky. However at Sulfas I bought melamine coffee cups and a spaghetti spoon, only to discover later that day that Mark had bought one too! That wasn't the only coincidence: Alicia pointed kangaroo's paw out to me (never heard of) while Mark bought it at the same time and posted a picture of it on Facebook. It's a small world!
zaterdag 17 maart 2012
Floors
The floor in the stijlkamer was varnished and turned out so beautiful, we decided to put the rug in the front room instead. Also, we had a rug made-to-measure at Karwei, not realising it would be to big to be transported in the car. So we took the train to Weesp to pick it up. Mowing down several inattentive passengers we shoved into the train and then into the metro.
Having arrived safely at home, we found out there was a FREE extra rug inside!!
What a rugfest. But where to put it? In the kitchen of course.
Afterwards we took Trevor for a run in Amsterdam-Noord.
Trevor and Mark on the Ferry back from Amsterdam-Noord
Having arrived safely at home, we found out there was a FREE extra rug inside!!
What a rugfest. But where to put it? In the kitchen of course.
Afterwards we took Trevor for a run in Amsterdam-Noord.
The stijlkamer rug in the front room
Mark on the train to Weesp...
...and back!
Hoovering the rug in the basement (4 by 2,5 m)
Free rug in the kitchen
dinsdag 13 december 2011
zaterdag 19 november 2011
vrijdag 28 oktober 2011
Red tape, herring, eel and bakfiets.
Almost a week after moving, I had a day off to do odd jobs, such as changing my parking permit to the new address and picking up chairs.
Once at the out-of-town office of parking permits, a permit was denied because apparently we registered at the wrong address! I sped back into town and queued at town hall. It turned out the registry office and town hall use different systems. One calls the four apartments 125-I to -IV, the other 125H, 125-O, 125a and 125-I (Dutch logic for you). Anyhow, I had to reregister and retuned to the permit office to obtain my parking permit. Hours of queueing.
The second job was picking up a rental bakfiets to transport my grandparents' 40-odd year-old Artifort chairs that had been reupholstered to a slightly more grown-up colour than the purple they were reupholstered in 8 years ago for the Pax. Let me tell you: driving a bakfiets is not an easy job! The rather odd gear system allows forward cycling as fast as backward cycling. In order to slow down, one had to grab a ball between one's legs and yank it.
Anyhow, two jobs done. In order to reward myself, I got an eel sandwich and a herring sandwich. Verrukkelijk!
Once at the out-of-town office of parking permits, a permit was denied because apparently we registered at the wrong address! I sped back into town and queued at town hall. It turned out the registry office and town hall use different systems. One calls the four apartments 125-I to -IV, the other 125H, 125-O, 125a and 125-I (Dutch logic for you). Anyhow, I had to reregister and retuned to the permit office to obtain my parking permit. Hours of queueing.
The second job was picking up a rental bakfiets to transport my grandparents' 40-odd year-old Artifort chairs that had been reupholstered to a slightly more grown-up colour than the purple they were reupholstered in 8 years ago for the Pax. Let me tell you: driving a bakfiets is not an easy job! The rather odd gear system allows forward cycling as fast as backward cycling. In order to slow down, one had to grab a ball between one's legs and yank it.
zondag 23 oktober 2011
Moving day
zaterdag 15 oktober 2011
Antwerp express
We hired a van and a lift to bring furniture from Antwerp to Amsterdam for reupholstery. What a kerfuffle. At least the sun was shining!
vrijdag 7 oktober 2011
Floating sofa
In pouring rain I brought the sofa to the new house, using the Stingray (a.k.a. Freiheit). Thanks for your help, Jan B!
Meanwhile the renovation is progressing steadily.
dinsdag 27 september 2011
Kitchen in progress
Mark Verhoeven placed the kitchen units. The floor is 10cm lower at one end of the room, so it will be hard to get the whole structure level.
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