New Noresund
I knew it would look beautiful, and it does! Hurray, my bedroom is finally starting to look fit for habitation. A “before” photo taken yesterday, and from the same viewpoint, this “after” photo taken today. The tall frame really does wonders for the room’s volume. The bed takes up a lot of room, but because it’s tall, a balance is struck. And I just love how the arabesques look against the wall. Even with the current color, which is not a particular favorite of mine.
Indeed, the paint job in my bedroom is not well done — that’s still the original paint. There is water damage in my bedroom and bathroom due to the apartment having been closed up during our rainy spring (before I moved in), and I’m still waiting for the syndic, their plumber, their insurance and my insurance to get everything worked out before anything can be done. The south wall (a cringe-inducing photo) and my bathroom will have to be redone.
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September 1st, 2008 at 14:30
Beautiful! I couldn’t recall what the Noresund looked like. They discontinued that? Wow, what a shame.
I am always amused by the typical French feature of the “near-the-ceiling cubbyhole”…at first look it seems odd, but it is actually very practical. Just kind of frustrating for people like myself who are under 5’2″ :D
I have seen some with cabinet doors on them, but putting a curtain is surely much easier. You can also change it out seasonally comme les japonais :)
September 5th, 2008 at 12:41
That is a lovely design and it looks great.
September 6th, 2008 at 14:50
Dear Fraise ,
My name is Claire. I found your blog online today and I would like to invite you to list it on our Expat Women Blog Directory. It’s free. We would just love to have your blog listed on our site!
I also invite you to join our ExpatWomen.com community. Membership is free and enables you to receive our monthly, inspirational newsletter, plus ensures your name is in the running for all of our ExpatWomen.com promotions and giveaways.
Thank you very much and my very best wishes to you,
Claire
September 6th, 2008 at 15:13
Dear Claire,
Thanks, but I’m already a member of Immigrant Women with a Cat and Working as Technical Translators and Test Consultants in Sophia Antipolis while Living in Nice and Riding a Mountain Bike Every Other Morning. Right now membership is only at one person, but I’m hoping that with my promotional kitten photos and giveaways of pasta sauce recipes, I will soon find other IWCWTTTCSALNRMBEOMs to join. How about you?
Best wishes too,
Anna
September 7th, 2008 at 11:48
Loving the new bed – How romantic is this? I am a member of the Expat Women network as well!
September 7th, 2008 at 12:00
I’m hoping there are Expat Men and Expat Transgendered networks. For
targeted marketing’sequality’s sake.September 11th, 2008 at 01:59
Dear Fraise,
I never read your blog but I did a Google search and your profile perfectly meets my marketing plans. Would you like to join our network?
Best wishes,
Thierry
PS: What? An American with a sense of irony!! ;)
PS2: How lucky is that! Saved us going to Ikea!
PS3: (know I shouldn’t post here but your reply made me laugh, I had to comment) Got some post for you.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:52
I was a paying member of your network for three years! Now you’re trying to lure me back with giveaways of post?! hehe :)
(what is La Poste doing, it’s supposed to be forwarded? Ahhhh… I bet the address is a bit different, that whole # B versus #bis thing posed problems at times…)
September 25th, 2008 at 09:38
It is a gorgious design, both sophisticated and pratical,and I bet it is comfort enough for a long sweet night.
July 21st, 2009 at 07:47
That bed looks so thin. I’m afraid it will be broken if I lie myself in it.
July 21st, 2009 at 07:58
LOL, Barbara, this is one of the best spam comments I’ve seen in a while.
July 22nd, 2009 at 06:53
yep, once again keeping a silly spam comment for kicks, but removing the link :) funny spammers don’t realize how much more effective they’d be if they’d simply read the posts they’re spamming…