Tag · weekend — Peace Love Decor

● Kitchen — May 02 · 21 min read

Every evening for ninety days we cleaned the same thirty-centimetre rectangle of counter beside the sink. It began as a small experiment — a…

● Kitchen — May 01 · 21 min read

We added a 12 cm-deep oak shelf above the kitchen window for spice jars and a small ceramic Mira’s grandmother sent. It started as an aftert…

● Small Spaces — May 01 · 20 min read

We changed one chrome handle for a little brass pull that cost less than a coffee. The drawer it lived on went from stage prop to daily work…

● Bedroom — May 01 · 14 min read

We turned a small upstairs room into a high‑desert hideaway: warm plaster, a thrifted wooden bed that looked like it belonged, a handful of …

● Small Spaces — May 01 · 19 min read

The hook itself was nothing — a small brass crescent from a corner hardware shop, four euros and a bent price tag. The project felt ridiculo…

● Workshop — May 01 · 15 min read

There was a pile of toast crumbs on the bench when I sharpened the chisel. The 25mm blade lay flat, dull from a year of scraping paint and o…

● Living Room — May 01 · 16 min read

The slipcover arrived folded into a carrier bag, spent and friendless: a faded, pale-linen twin meant for a larger sofa. By evening the livi…

● Kitchen — May 01 · 17 min read

We slid simple bamboo dividers into three drawers — cutlery, utensils, and tea towels — and then paid attention. Two months of small measure…

● Garden — May 01 · 18 min read

The balcony is 1.2 metres wide, edged with ancient iron railings and a tile floor that had once been dropped on. It faces north-east and cat…

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