https://chezlarsson.com/ Making a home in Stockholm, one drawer at a time en https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2026/08/the-house-folder.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2026/08/the-house-folder.html 2026-08-26 One box file for everything a house generates: deeds, warranties, service records, receipts and finance agreements. What goes in, what gets thrown out, and how it is divided so anything can be found in under a minute. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/10/the-bar-cart.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/10/the-bar-cart.html 2013-10-23 A rolling utility trolley pressed into service as a bar cart, after the good-looking one turned out to be too small to hold anything. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/08/no27-in-concrete-the-finale.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/08/no27-in-concrete-the-finale.html 2013-08-01 Casting a house number as a concrete garden slab: foam numbers glued face down, a cardboard tube form, chicken wire reinforcement, and a 36-hour cure under plastic. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/03/basement-stairs-part-3-revealed.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2013/03/basement-stairs-part-3-revealed.html 2013-03-19 The finished basement stairs: tired orange pine painted white, with removable patterned wallpaper panels cut to size and stuck to each riser. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/10/painted-plates.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/10/painted-plates.html 2012-10-04 Charity shop glass plates painted on the reverse in three shades of one satin colour, two coats with a sponge brush, dried overnight between coats. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/08/front-of-house-trellis.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/08/front-of-house-trellis.html 2012-08-14 Building a slatted trellis by the front door to screen the entrance: galvanised ground spikes, a levelled top rail, an offcut used as a spacer, and a wire to pull a bent upright straight. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/05/organizing-the-pantry.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2012/05/organizing-the-pantry.html 2012-05-17 Dry goods decanted into matched clear containers in three sizes, labelled on the lid, with a narrow wire shelf to double up the depth at the back. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/12/the-radiator-cover-part-ii.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/12/the-radiator-cover-part-ii.html 2011-12-19 Fitting rattan caning into a radiator cover frame: soak it first, staple it generously, and let it shrink drum-tight as it dries. Plus ventilation holes and a hidden mitten dryer. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/12/wrapping.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/12/wrapping.html 2011-12-05 Christmas wrapping built on plain white paper, with green ribbon, tiny jingle bells, coarse string and a wallpaper offcut for tags. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/11/the-advent-calendar.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/11/the-advent-calendar.html 2011-11-24 An advent calendar of 24 numbered white envelopes in an old refrigerator container, with the numbers traced from a printout and cut from craft paper scraps. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/08/the-door-mats.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/08/the-door-mats.html 2011-08-19 Cutting two matching curved door mats from a single length of coir matting bought by the metre, using a pin, string and marker as a compass. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/08/the-laundry-room.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2011/08/the-laundry-room.html 2011-08-07 A budget laundry room: stacked washer and dryer on the existing plinth, a kitchen worktop butted against them on a support system, and a sewn curtain hung on elastic wire. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/09/family-knob-rack.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/09/family-knob-rack.html 2010-09-15 Turning decorative cupboard knobs into a wall rack on a scrap of painted MDF, with the screw holes and hanging plates recessed so it sits flush to the wall. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/byggfabriken.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/byggfabriken.html 2010-07-29 Byggfabriken, the Stockholm restoration supplier on Södermalm: 1930s door handles, period light switches, house numbers, reproduction wallpaper and Formica-topped kitchens. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/origami-butterfly-mobile.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/origami-butterfly-mobile.html 2010-07-19 A mobile of folded paper butterflies hung over a desk, made from 15 cm origami squares clipped to a frame that was already in the house. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/storing-wrapping-paper.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/07/storing-wrapping-paper.html 2010-07-08 Rolls of wrapping paper stood upright in a bin on castors: a five-minute fix using a rescued waste bin and four wheels, with a warning about the adhesive pads. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-6.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-6.html 2010-06-14 A concrete advent candle holder cast in a milk carton, using the candles themselves as part of the mould and masking tape to brace the carton while it sets. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-4.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-4.html 2010-06-10 Building a custom mould from milk carton strips taped to a sheet of perspex, tracing a printed numeral underneath, and casting it in concrete with a stake set into the base. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-3.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge-3.html 2010-06-08 A concrete bookend cast in a plastic sweet tub, with an MDF letter set into the face, and why closed moulds trap more air bubbles than open ones. https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge.html https://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/panduro-concrete-challenge.html 2010-06-06 The first two concrete projects: acorn-shaped tablecloth weights cast in toy egg capsules with curtain clips set in, and a candle holder cast between two containers.