I can’t resist a good home wares store. Munich offers a lot in the way of modern, modern organic, urban and, to some degree, vintage home interior options, but what I often find lacking is ethnic home furnishing items. When I travel I try to load up as much as I can on local crafts…
Read MoreLust auf Wohnen Book Signing
I got a signed copy! Sometimes I have to force myself to get out. I did so last Wednesday night and I’m glad I did. Despite the rain, I made it over to Ramersdorf (which is just east of Haidhausen) to Nostalgie im Kinderzimmer for Holly Becker’s Munich book signing for her book Decorate. Not…
Read MoreSome of My Favorite Furniture Stores in Munich
Whenever we need something for the apartment, it’s hard to resist the impulse to reach for the IKEA catalog. It’s easier to get a car and make one trip to the giant blue box where everything is under one roof, moderately well designed and cheap. But then your entire living space is filled with the…
Read MoreAsk Catherine #2 – Balkon Pimping Time Approaches, Where Do I Go?
Dear Catherine, The smattering of sunny days we’ve had have gotten me all excited to get my small terasse planted and blooming, but I can’t bear the thought of getting ganked at the Dehner or Samen Schmitz at the Viktualienmarkt, besides they have really paltry, picked over offerings. Hilfe!Balkon Betty ********************** Dear Balkon, Dehner is…
Read More1260 Grad Werkstatt für Keramik
One of the great things about my old day job was where it was located, right at the edge of the best part of Haidhausen. I spent many a lunch break wandering through the neighborhood admiring all of the Altbaus that survived the war, and popping into many of the boutiques and ateliers that lined…
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