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I like so much the kitchen "solution". Is it custon made?

I'd like also salad in Petri dishes, why not? :-)
And I've always dreamed of stirring the soup with magnetic stirrer on the stove, just like in the lab: soooooo convenient!!!!

I'd take some pictures. You could then have in the future aphoto album with the story of your heroic, epic arrival in a new exciting place.

Nice chairs! the curved wood reminds me thonet chairs: have you considered having a vienna cane seat like those?

examples:
http://www.idfdesign.com/pub-accent-chairs/thonet-canna-similar-486-42415s.htm
http://www.relaxhouse.com.au/product/cafe-chair-natural-timber-thonet-bentwood

I'm pretty sure one can not built open stairs like those in Italy and have them approved. Here one need to follow specific rules (and laws) for safety, bot inside and outside the construction. They are for fire safety, injury, earthquake, chemical pollution, and so on. This remind me of one of my major "aesthetic frustrations" here in Italy, looking to US (and other abroad homes). We can not built houses with BIG windows (biger than a certain proportion with respect to the house volume) because it would give a waste of energy for heating.

Even though these are frustrating restrictions, I think they make very much sense if we want to be sensible, safe, green and so on :-)

I think the pulls are the old ones, just cleaned :-)
See what a treasure can be hidden in an old gourgeous piece of furniture!

(me too I was scared they painted it ;-) )

Very very nice and fresh.
Did you already try to clean (dry clean?) or wash the rug? Since it is light colour I expect to have to clean it every once in a while.

The new bathroom is not bad, but the before version was so nice, with the red-white floor! I liked also the white tiles at the wall that look cozy, with the big mirror and the bath tube, which can be used both for a bath or a shower (but the new shower can not be used for taking a bath). The new window give more light over the sink, but this kind of sink is not my favorite, even if it is very popular this days. I find it not practical.
I'm sorry to make a comment not so enthusiastic :-)

I forgot to mention that this 400 sq.ft. is a studio and I bought it as 1 bedroom, but I decided to remove the wall that used to separate the little kitchen with the balcony from the big bedroom with a small window. I've been living there for almost 8 years and I do not regret having removed the wall. I can see some space and I can enjoy the light in the whole apartment. In this way I can even seat up to ten people at a table (organizing a bit). I couldn't have do that with the walls in between :-)

My apartment is a tiny one, about 500 sq ft. It was originally divided into a little hall, a kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom. Plus there is a little balcony ans a little storage space in the basement. I had removed all walls in the apartment (apart from the bathroom), and I'm VERY HAPPY with that, because I always see a big space. In fact, I usually joke and say that I live in an apartment with a big big bedroom (450 sq feet), a big living room (450 sq feet), a huge kitchen (450 sq feet), not mentioning my home office, which is 450 sq feet.

I try to do a good use of the storage space (closets from floor to ceilings), Murphy bed, ect. I’m really satisfied! Everything starts to be very efficient, and I agree with most of comments on this subject. This accommodation is cheap also (e.g., heating expenses) and I do not need a lot of time to clean and so on. I feel really free ... and revolutionary also, like someone else mentioned before.

I live in a nice place (in Italy) and I'm happy to be able to go out and have most of things I need at a walking distance. I'm not sure if I would be so happy in case I was living far in the countryside. In that case I would probably need more space.