Category: At Home
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Style in the children’s room: Scandinavian minimalist design
…and why the “high-gloss nursery” remains a myth An episode on the subject of style in the nursery has remained in my memory during the purchase of my wedding dress – I was already clearly pregnant. The saleswoman told me about her son and her view of style. The eight-year-old was not allowed to have…
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European interior design in kitchen and dining room
For our European interior design dining room and kitchen decor, we’re staying true to our basic Scandinavian style with an industrial twist in our new house, though there are some adjustments that the move and slightly different room layout will bring. Dining room – basic considerations for our interior design Perspectively, we would like to…
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How to find a building plot in Germany – the best strategies
From “Subscribe All” to Foreclosure How do we find a building plot? This question has also occupied us for about three years. In the process, the search is also an evolution and ultimately the weighing of one’s own wishes. What has priority? What is a “must have”, what is merely a “nice to have”? And,…
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Planning, (incidental) building costs and floor plan
During the Viebrock consultation before the start of construction, i.e. from the first contact with Mr. O. about 2 years before the start of construction to the completion of the building application, we were very happy with the support. At the beginning we did not have a plot of land, so Mr. O. accompanied us…
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Construction diary #08: Radio silence – construction is at a standstill
For almost two weeks, construction has been at a standstill, and we don’t know why. After a few silently ignored text messages during the week, there was at least a small sense of achievement today: I reached the site manager by phone. Well, that’s great. But he didn’t know anything new either and told me…
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Construction diary #07: Excavation, basement – the excavators move in, the basement floor is poured, the basement walls are erected
Having started with a few inconsistencies, but all of a sudden it’s running like clockwork. RIGHT TO ONE’S OWN IMAGE He who digs a pit for others… No, no, neither the excavator drivers nor we ourselves fell into it. However, we had to be careful (and especially our dear relatives) of disgruntled construction workers, who…
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Construction diary #06: Coordination of site electricity and site road – We’re the inofficial site managers
In about the same breath that the “Dixi-gate” occurred, there was confusion about the establishment of the framework conditions necessary for the start of construction. We were again informed about the construction electricity and water at the staking out date and, upon inquiry at the locally responsible company, were informed that the connections were to…
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Construction diary #05: In the beginning was a Porta-John
My cell phone rings. It doesn’t happen often (messenger messages are usually enough), so it’s all the more exciting that it’s an 04 area code from the landline. All right, I’ll answer it, I’m curious who’s calling me: our future neighbors! And that’s to tell us that the Porta-John delivery man is standing in front…
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Construction diary #04: Stake-out date for the “start of construction” – radio silence, stakes and then happened: nothing
For a long time we have feverishly awaited the 04th of October, because we thought, finally it starts! But the total disillusionment came during the week and had already been apparent before. The site manager, whose name and cell phone number we were given by Viebrock in a side sentence of a letter with a…
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New construction basics: Hiring a building expert
At this point we provide information on the subject of building experts. Background information: We are laymen in building a house, have never built before and are not familiar with the subject professionally at all. So we needed someone with expertise and have hired a building expert who looks at different phases of the construction…
