stratospheric's Profile

I absolutely love the kitchen and the garden. well done on all the effort as well, terraced homes are amazingly difficult to renovate into an open-plan space.

Most of those are a real no-no for me. But 4 and 10 I actually really like and have similar things at home. Being a renter who isn't allowed to drill holes in the wall....well you just get creative. I also use my bookshelf's top shelf to display art and there are always a couple of paintings on the entryway credenza.
There's a sense of transience in this type of arrangement. I get bored of displayed photographs and paintings quite easily as well so I like changing as soon as I find something new and the new paintings might not fit pre-existing hooks. Plus, I really like the boho/artist's studio/ work in progress look. I don't like my space looking completely 'done' or finished.

But paintings on the floor? no, no, no, no. It looks like you've found it in the trash and you've just letf it there till you can sell it on ebay.

It´s also about making the kind of friends you want or like as well. Being a graduate student who´s closer to 30 than 20, I spend so much time with like-minded academic people in a work environment that I need friends that are not in any way related to the university. I´m about to move (again!) to another country in a couple of weeks and my plan is to find other expats, people from the gym and joining a language course always helps. The worst thing about making friends is all the time- investment that it requires.