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  • Here’s a concept of how a piece of pixel art could brighten up a boring bathroom door. The materials for creating said art have yet to arrive, and the door still needs a layer of paint. Well, one can dream of the result, can’t one?
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    A closed beige door with a small, colorful sticker of a duck in the center.
  • Couldn’t find a 32 x 32 baseplate for pixel art with beads, but I did find a 24 x 24 baseplate. So I adjusted my design for the bathroom door.
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    A pixel art picture showcases a yellow duck on a blue background, framed against a plain wall.
  • Wanted a decoration for my bathroom door, but the only things I could find was either from a sketchy company (possibly a swindler on Amazon.nl) or from far away (high shipping costs). So I guess I’ll have to craft my own, from beads.
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    A pixelated yellow duck with a red beak is depicted on graph paper, alongside calculations for its dimensions and area.
  • I’m happy with my tiny town garden. When I came here, the previous renter had left it in a poor state. I think it’s quite an improvement. They used it as a rubbish dump, for burying larger items of trash. I dug up 240 liters or so, replaced it with garden soil. 🏠🌸

    A garden features a variety of colorful flowers and plants against a wooden fence with a climbing vine.A small, fenced backyard features a paved area, a patch of grass, and a glimpse of rooftops in the background.

  • 🏠 Someone had painted the wooden door frame of my bathroom with wall paint 🤪 So it needs two layers of paint primer. I couldn’t sand off the wall paint, since I don’t know how remove the door, and, more importantly, how to properly put it back into the frame.

    A partially open door leads into a kitchen with a microwave and white cabinetry.
  • Went shopping for 🏠 improvement. Some paint and primer, degreaser, lacquer roller and brush, tape, system to catch the mail from mashing cat teeth. Not much, still 160 euros 😣

    A red shopping basket contains various household items, including paint cans, a paint roller set, and a pack of Sekunda wallpaper paste.
  • The roof workers are done for today. They left a mess from removing the cantilever window. They’ll clean up as soon as they’re done, which can be in a few days. So I cleaned it up a bit, so my cats won’t hurt themselves on sharp wood nor rusty nails, or roll in the dirt. 🏠

    A house roof is under construction, featuring green insulation material and scaffolding.A cluttered attic space with broken wood pieces and debris scattered across the floor.A small attic space is insulated with reflective sheeting on the floor and slanted walls.

  • Renovation 🏠 Tiles on back roof removed, including the cantilever window. It’s a mess inside, so it’s good the workers protected my carpet with plastic canvas.

    A building is undergoing roof renovation with scaffolding erected around it.
  • Day one of my home 🏠 improvement project started with a visit per Dutch city bike 🚲 to a local home improvement store, called Praxis. I only bought what I needed, and still I spent more 💰 than on weekly grocery shopping for one person.

    A shopping cart contains paint, a tile sample, a small cork bulletin board, and other home improvement items with exercise stats displayed on the side.

    PS more and even more on my other blog.

  • Question to the community…

    A responsible and accountable person doesn’t measure their wealth in Snickers bars. So what budgeting solutions do you recommend for someone who has no clue about (nor experience with) double-entry bookkeeping? 🏠

  • It snowed last night… It will be molten in a few hours, since it’s above freezing. 🏠

    winter garden