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A Festivus for the rest of us! :)

I would do open shelves. Shelves with invissible hardware/floating shelves. On the half wall I would put a small countertop, just for cooking purposes.

Maybe even put a small, beautifull fan on it? In some old apartments it could get very hot, especially if you love to cook. Otherwise it's a I would use the same floor as you had in mind for the dining area, otherwise the tiny room would look even tinier.

Depending on budget I would also replace the countertop of the current kitchen and would make it go from the back wall, to the right wall

I think it's B, the Hans Wegner chair.

I would put the christmas decorations on the lowest shelf or the topshelves and the cleaningsupplies (that you use regurarly) on the middle shelves. Seems more natural to me.

Volkswagon isn't a brand. It's Volkswagen.
Le Crueset isn't a brand. It's Le Creuset.

I try to pronounce names correct but I don't really think about it. In the Netherlands quite a lot of words are 'borrowed' from other languages (German, English, French) so it's probably more natural for me as for the average American. Some brandnames are just hard to pronounce (Like Iittala) for people who are not from that region.

Great, another contest on AT for US-residents only. What's wrong with this site? It's makes me feel unwanted here :(

Does anyone know who made the mirrors in de first pic?

A little bit bigger (say 22-34 inch) and diffrent colours and I would buy one.

Elegant modern. I think it's a good fit. The colour palette was a bit dull, but I liked it.

@ Shirlb:

That's true for most things imported; here (in the Netherlands) american brands like Gap and Starbucks are considered premium brands. In America you will find those in every mall and they are really common. In the states other brands (like Heineken) are premium brands.

Ikea is imported in almost every country but in almost every 'rich' country it's considered cheap and not a premium brand. That's weird.