Somewhere in between ....

It has been a wonderful week with quite some contradictions in terms of nature - already finding ourselves in Autumn but under summer conditions.
I always have been a lover of nature. I hope this makes any sense to you but just like music it brings me in another world without going anywhere.
Since I have my own proper camera (and always within reach) it seems like I've got a closer eye to my surroundings.
I didn't even have to go far for my travels this past week because this was my journey in my own garden ....


A beautiful combination - while the leaves already transform in their autumnal colour the viburnum blooms for the second time this year ....

 My welcome when I opened my french doors ....

Still no Autumn in the pond because these just keep coming ....

Love the seed pods of the clematis ....

These are still very 'bizzy' ....

Even now still so many tomatoes to pick ....

So surprised to find this cutie in my garden and must have been very hungry because you rarely see them in broad daylight ....

Berries with a blue sky as background ....

But also already many mushrooms ....

I spotted these beauties at a distance in my neighbour's yard ....

And now on my wish list for next year - a Buddleja in my front garden ....

My view from the kitchen window ....

And as you can see in the next picture feels so at home that sometimes it seems he's part of my garden display ....

I just love this 'season' - no longer Summer and yet not really Autumn but ~ somewhere in between ~

Happy Monday, happy new week!

Anita
~xo~

DIY .... a family affair in this house

I wanted to share the following for a long time with you but there was still something missing .... curtains !

Now they finally hang I can't wait to show you what my husband kept very busy this past Spring.

It all started by buying new covers for my Ektorp sofas you can see here. I bought the sofas several years ago with the Blekinge white covers but wanting something different I decided to go for the also natural but more coloured Risanne natural cover.

Once home I put them on the sofa and it just didn't felt right. What followed next was that within minutes the whole room was turned upside down (by me if that wasn't obvious yet) leaving a gap in the bay window where used to be one of our two sofas ....

I don't understand why I didn't come up with this idea earlier because how perfect a seat would fit in my bay window . Luckily my husband was also enthusiastic being the one who should make it. And like always one thing leads to another, because we also decided to replace the single cabinets for built in on either side of the window.

Quite a project, but what I love about my family is that with this kind of 'adventures' our boys are always supportive. In this case having a son who is in his last year of the Academy of Architecture the design of this idea was quickly outsourced ....

When the design was finished building could begin and eventually took many weekends to complete. In the beginning under 'close supervision' of the designer himself, including testing and drinking coffee. At the end my husband was a bit fed up with the whole project, being busy with it for many weekends. So it was a welcome surprise that our youngest son ( who really isn't into DIY at all) volunteered to give him a hand with the painting.

It was a long project but I'm still so very pleased with the end result and of course very proud of my husband. Beyond the fact that we now have more seats it also makes the space much larger ....

Because the back of the seat is tilted, it's also really comfortable ....

I bought the foam seat cushion at the market where I also found this beautiful fabric to upholster the seat ....

So very pleased how the old dressing table stool that belonged to my mum also found his new destination in my home ....

The door knobs are from Sissy-Boy Homeland ....

The linen curtains AINA are from Ikea and have just the natural look that I was looking for. They also have the perfect curtain rod combination for a bay window for sale with as accessory this corner connector . The beautiful heart shaped garland was a gift from the lovely Kate from Oyster Bridge & Co ....

The warm air of the central heating circulates through vents ....

By the length of the curtain, there was enough left to also make curtains for the side window (even managed to squeeze out a skirt) by using the following gathering tape ....

Since it's finished it has been the centre of birthday celebrations , family gatherings and favourite

chill space of the son who has his own home for over a year now but still spends quite some

time at home .... 

And for me it's my special place in the morning, enjoying the morning sun just like these
two little sheep ....

Now we're on the subject sun .... in spite the arrival of Autumn they forecast an Indian Summer for this upcoming week, enjoy it!

Anita
~xo~