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The elusive könyvszekrény
While the rest of you have been getting on with your lives, I’ve been searching in vain for a suitable bookcase (könyvszekrény) to house the
Living in the ghetto
It’s only now the penny has dropped. When I first started talking about moving to Budapest, one recurrent theme in the advice offered by soon-to-be-friends
Bedroom: All I want for Christmas is a clerk’s chair
Don’t be deceived. This may look like an ordinary chest of drawers to the undiscerning eye, but it’s actually so much more. One of the
All I want for Christmas is a clerk’s chair
Don’t be deceived. This may look like an ordinary chest of drawers to the undiscerning eye, but it’s actually so much more. One of the
So ugly it’s beautiful
Every Saturday for the last five weeks, I’ve visited this antique shop near Szabadszag hid on Vámház korút. It’s one of those curious shops with
Getting a name for myself
Picture it. Saturday morning. Downtown Pest. The tourists, those brave enough to stumble out into the cold, are wandering through Raday útca wondering why their
Bedroom: Low lights and high ceilings
Who would have thought that 4-metre-high ceilings were high enough to make a reasonably sized light seem rather small? It surprised me no end. There
Bedroom: A sleeping beauty
A bed isn’t simply a bed. It’s a refuge. Considering we spend at least a third of our life in bed, we should spend more time
A sleeping beauty
A bed isn’t simply a bed. It’s a refuge. Considering we spend at least a third of our life in bed, we should spend more time
Low lights and high ceilings
Who would have thought that 4-metre-high ceilings were high enough to make a resonably-sized light seem rather small? It surprised me no end. There I
