i am a mollusc, you are an irritant, and i am actively coating you with successive depositions of nacreous material which will eventually render you beautiful, silent, smooth, and quite dead
The cheerful door of Annika’s low-key 50s house gives an indication of the color rejoicing inside.
At first, the photos in the sales announcement didn’t excite Annika, but she liked the wooden floors, the slightly secluded location, and large fenced-in yard for her dogs.
Annika calls this Lenni’s room because the dog owned it as soon as they moved in. The wallpaper was ordered from England, the rocking chair came from a friend and the carpet is a find from a recycling center.
One of Annika’s favorite things is the Banksy pillow bought in England. The chair was free.
Two drawers became shelves, backed with wallpaper.
Annika made the coffee table from recycled wood and stain and paint left over from other projects.
All the other furniture is from giveaways on the internet.
Annika trained to be a painter and wallpaper hanger. She says if there was an unlimited amount of money, perhaps a little different pattern would’ve been selected for the walls.
The hostess cabinet was a bargain find and Annika fixed it in her parent’s garage. A friend replaced the damaged door glass with chicken wire.
Cute stove!
Annika tried decoupaging napkins to the stairs, but it didn’t work well, so she switched to wallpaper.
Everything but the glass bottles were bought at flea markets.
The stool came from a friend’s warehouse. The frames have wallpaper and paper napkins - a fun and affordable way to make the walls nice and beautiful.
In clothing, Annika’s favorite colors are black and gray, but the color scheme of the home is completely different.
It shouldn’t be too flashy, but she is quite cynical and melancholic in nature, so she wants to do the opposite in her home.
Passenger of the week goes to the older gentleman who, as he boarded my plane, said “Does your husband call you Princess? If he don’t, make him sleep on the couch!” And when I said “Well, I have a girlfriend actually,” without a moment’s hesitation responded “Same rules apply!”
