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2016 Monthly Photos and Videos,
2017 Monthly Photos and Videos,
2018 Monthly Photos and Videos,
Many holidays and travels (Malta, Germany, USA, Paris, etc.),
Renewing Vows in Iceland,
Lyra (our cute little puppy),
Amsterdam Cafes,
Kissing Selfies,
DENISE school,
Axa in Amsterdam,
Raj in Amsterdam
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| Sarah's Blog Posts:
Househunters International – Amsterdam Edition,
Our New House,
The Hallway (Landing Strip),
Kid Room,
The Bathroom,
The Dungeon,
The Library (Living Room),
Master Bedroom,
The Kitchen,
Schinkelbuurt in Bygone Days,
Living in Schinkelbuurt
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We decided to buy a 1 bedroom, 72 square meter
(775 feet) apartment near Vondelpark and renovate
it into a 3 bedroom "IKEA House", rather than living
outside of the old Amsterdam ring |
receiving a bouquet of flowers from the previous
owners... a lovely Dutch custom |
outside view
(pics surrounded by grey are PRE move in) |
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refinished outside planters |
dining room |
now our cozy living room (designed by Sarah) |
Sarah's workspace against newly built divider wall |
piano and a framed print of THE KISS... to make a house into a home ;) |
original kitchen |
using every inch of floor and wall space... a common theme throughout our IKEA home |
we try to bring back a magnet for our collection from holidays |
kitchen designed to feel like a cafe |
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tiny, shared back yard |
transformed into BBQ CITY :) |
hallway |
demo extra entryway door to make room for shoes and coats |
view from front door... notice Temple stained glass custom made by Grammy :) |
shameless bathroom selfie |
New York themed bathroom |
original living room |
turned into master bedroom |
ground floor corner unit and former bakery means lots of windows! |
Covid forced us to get more creative with the space, so we made a "Starless Sea" themed office for Sarah by putting our bed on stilts |
video of our bedroom renovation |
photo showing the large room before we put a wall up to create living room and extra bedroom |
and from opposite end |
we eventually opted for more seating in our living room |
and a mini-gym too, of course |
trap door to extra storage (used to be a cellar for bakery) |
used as a soundproof drum room by former tenants |
of course we remodelled to turn or 1 bedroom home into a 3 bedroom home |
Raj's room - THE DUNGEON |
complete with Raji-man's canal house collection |
Grammy and Pampa visited us just after our offer was accepted on the house
(Pampa helped do some remodel work in both Axa and Raj's rooms on the following visit in 2017)
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new door, who dis? |
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the cracked window was replaced with a double pane window and ventilation was added |
added a proper desk for Raj when he started Barlaeus |
only bedroom in original design
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getting creative to allow both kids in same room while we finished the basement for Raj |
Axa's bed (mini couch pulls out for second bed) |
Axa's room post lockdown renovation |
one of the quirky things about this house... everyone has to go through Axa's room to take a shower |
accent wall and modifications after Raj moved downstairs (per Axa's design requests) |
we take this sign literally |
Tony needed a permanent workspace during covid |
video walk-through of the renovation |
original bathroom... toilet is in the front hallway |
Sarah's genius laundry system (and adding more storage space) |
a wedding gift that we still love and use
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Paper mache fitting from ETSY - UK
(Sarah designed almost every aspect of our home... including lighting.) |
MADE IN THE USA
antique glass insulator used on old telegraph poles in America to insulate phone/electrical wires (drilled and retrofitted to become a light fixture) |
matching glass mosaic wall sconces, handmade from Turkey |
glass bottle with bottom cut and fitted with bulb for our ocean themed bathroom - ETSY, SPAIN |