We’re finally moving into an actual (little yet lovely) house with a yard and everything! No small feat to find in the crowded metropolis of Berlin! This one literally fell into our laps and is located – get this – behind our current apartment building in the “Remise”…
and just what the heck is a Remise? (pronounced ree-mee-zay)
A fabulous old converted farm building!
Since discovering our soon-to-be-new-home I’ve been stalking the kleinanzeigen (online classifieds) for thrifty yet awesome home furnishings and am delighted to share the quirktastic vintage treasures that I scored for my new kitchen:
erm, yeah…I forgot to mention that our new home, although full of potential, requires quite a bit of work to transform it into the spectacular space I envision it to be – this DIY diva is definitely up for the challenge!
(here’s the before & after tour of my Berlin home)
How fabulous is that turn of the century kitchen buffet? Some elbow grease & creativity will have it back to its former glory in no time!
I was floored by the awesomeness of this old hideaway wash basin table (it shall soon be transformed into my new kitchen island) + the lovely seller gave us that 1922 typewriter as a “little bonus” – Wheeee!
all this beauty needs is a good old-fashioned scrubbing!
and last but certainly not least my 41st birthday gift to myself:
a gorgeously restored sideboard to complete my vintage kitchen
it even has most of the original manufacturer’s label from 1938 which thrills me to no end!
and just how much did all of these vintage treasures cost?
a mere €230! She shoots she scores!
Discover the (frustrating) ins & outs of moving in Berlin with my detailed Finding a Home in (Berlin) Germany post and stay tuned for loads of funky home DIYs in the future!
Amazing finds! Congrats on your Treasures!
Cheers Vanessa…the huge kitchen buffet is currently being painstakingly restored – luckily everything else just a needed a good scrubbing! 😉
Oh my goodness, those pieces are divine!!!!! And such steals too!! Can’t wait to see what you do with them. *drooling*
<3 Jules
Cheers Jules – my home is furnished with loads of vintage treasures that’ll be shown off in a series of posts as soon as I get settled & set-up in my new digs! 😉
Oh. My. God! How absolutely amazing. I love this…all of it! It is right up my alley for sure. Your new place is going to look awesome! Can’t wait to see what you do and congrats!
Thanks very much! Classified stalking paid off big time! 😀
It really does! It may take longer to acquire pieces but the uniqueness and reasonable prices are well worth it.
Sheri, that is so exciting! Awesome, gorgeous, spectacular thrifty finds!! I can’t wait to see more as you continue to renovate and restore! 🙂
Yep, it’ll be A LOT of work but absolutely worth every sliver & sandpaper burn! 😉 (“before” photos of the whole mess-of-a-house coming soon!)
Sheri! You have found wonderful vintage treasuries!!! They are incredibly beautiful! My fave is the first one picture: the splendid kitchen buffet! 🙂 Brava!!!
I can’t believe my thrifty luck! It took a lot of patience, time & searching but I finally found my dreamy vintage kitchen pieces! I can’t wait to move and get working on them! 😀