It's from a listing a few weeks ago, mudslicker, the white white white and silver one. Or maybe it's from your childhood, but I wouldn't know about that.
You know, I had a lot of fake fruit sitting around, and I just didn't know what to do with it. Thank goodness these people know how to properly exhibit such atrocities; from the mirror.
I love this. Reminds me of both my grandmothers, whose kitchens were pristine (well except for the cigarette smoke damage) time capsules of late '60s/early '70s decor. I would ditch the fake fruit though, because I hate dusting crap like that.
Its so cheerful, that to me, it is kind of creepy. Like a horror movie, and someone is going to jump out at any minute.
August 17, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Solvi said...
@Charlene: It's at Bislett, Fagerborg is a bit further north.
And yeah, it's a nice and popular place to live. It's not a suburb, it's very central in Oslo, 10-15 minute walk and you are in the middle of downtown. A few minutes walk to two different parks, 5 minutes to a busy shopping street with all kinds of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars. Plenty of public transport options too. And perhaps more importantly, it's a 2 minute walk to Oslo University College with 12.000 students.
I can't believe that they managed to fit that much stuff into one tiny little bedsit. Still, it's made me a lot happier after the last few posts ... thanks!
August 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Anonymous said...
Maybe it's because the homeowner suffered from that seasonal depression one gets in northern, snowy places. Like Norway. (No diss on Norway, I'm Norwegian American.)
Emily, I think it is just the funky angle of the photo. There are a few other photos of the kitchen in the listing and the shelf is straight. I was thinking it was tilted as well.
Saving the fake fruit, I actually kind of love this place. I'd love to have a friend who lived in it.
August 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Meredith said...
I love it, and I'm terrified by it at the same time.
I feel like it's a bad dream, and I'm going to be all happy, eating my grapefruit in the REALLY cheery kitchen. And then my mom comes in which is totally weird because I don't live with my mom, and she's dressed like a 50's homemaker, and she's WAY too cheery to be my mom, and then I notice that she's moving at a rather stilted pace, and she get's this glint in her eye and the cheeriness takes a forboding tone, and I see the switches no her back and realize she's a robot, and who would make RobotMom and why are they screwing with my head and what is their plan?
And WHY the fake grapefruit? I don't even LIKE grapefruit.
Who puts a large living room mirror in the kitchen anyway? Think of the fajita grease!!!!
I'm convinced this is the kitchen in the 2001: A Space Odyssey house that you never did see. It looks like a kitchen, but it has no function except to show Keir Dullea how old he got and give that fetus a stunning backdrop.
So now...the fake fruit makes perfect sense, agreed?
"Suddenly Seymore stands there beside me...Suddenly Seeeeeeeeeyyyyyyymmmmmoooooooorrrrrreeeee..but wait...is that plant eating him??? aaaaaaaackkkk!"
August 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM
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Sorry, sorry, listings have been grim lately. Here! Cheerful! So CHEERFUL! GRITTED TEETH CHEERFUL! BE CHEERFUL, DAMN IT! NO GROCERIES UNTIL YOU'RE CHEERFUL!
"NOW YOU WILL BE CHEERFUL."
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This kitchen and those dishes look vaguely familiar.
August 17, 2009 at 6:07 AM
It's from a listing a few weeks ago, mudslicker, the white white white and silver one. Or maybe it's from your childhood, but I wouldn't know about that.
August 17, 2009 at 6:19 AM
yeah...the house with the crazy silver and white living room. My childhood, fortunately, is a blurr.
August 17, 2009 at 6:30 AM
Is it just me (and sleep deprivation), or are some of the shelves tilted at a more-than slightly rakish angle?
August 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM
I remember that house too and the kitchen. It's definitely cheerful.
It's an odd but pleasant combination of retro (the colors) and modern styling.
August 17, 2009 at 7:30 AM
You know, I had a lot of fake fruit sitting around, and I just didn't know what to do with it. Thank goodness these people know how to properly exhibit such atrocities; from the mirror.
August 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Did anyone else notice that the condo complex is in the suburb of Fagerborg?
http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/object?finnkode=14975835
The unit is smaller than my living room, and costs more than my entire house did. Fagerborg must be a great place to live.
August 17, 2009 at 8:31 AM
I love this. Reminds me of both my grandmothers, whose kitchens were pristine (well except for the cigarette smoke damage) time capsules of late '60s/early '70s decor. I would ditch the fake fruit though, because I hate dusting crap like that.
August 17, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Its so cheerful, that to me, it is kind of creepy. Like a horror movie, and someone is going to jump out at any minute.
August 17, 2009 at 8:56 AM
@Charlene: It's at Bislett, Fagerborg is a bit further north.
And yeah, it's a nice and popular place to live. It's not a suburb, it's very central in Oslo, 10-15 minute walk and you are in the middle of downtown. A few minutes walk to two different parks, 5 minutes to a busy shopping street with all kinds of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars. Plenty of public transport options too. And perhaps more importantly, it's a 2 minute walk to Oslo University College with 12.000 students.
August 17, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Is that the kitchen sink below the mirror? Because it appears to be about 4 inches wide. I'm not sure I could even scrub a pot in that thing!
August 17, 2009 at 12:40 PM
I want my kitchen to look THIS clean! please, homeseller, please, please, come clean and decorate my kitchen! :)
August 17, 2009 at 1:31 PM
It looks like an illustration from James Lileks' Interior Desecrations.
August 17, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I can't believe that they managed to fit that much stuff into one tiny little bedsit.
Still, it's made me a lot happier after the last few posts ... thanks!
August 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Maybe it's because the homeowner suffered from that seasonal depression one gets in northern, snowy places. Like Norway. (No diss on Norway, I'm Norwegian American.)
August 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Emily, I think it is just the funky angle of the photo. There are a few other photos of the kitchen in the listing and the shelf is straight. I was thinking it was tilted as well.
August 17, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Saving the fake fruit, I actually kind of love this place. I'd love to have a friend who lived in it.
August 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM
I love it, and I'm terrified by it at the same time.
I feel like it's a bad dream, and I'm going to be all happy, eating my grapefruit in the REALLY cheery kitchen. And then my mom comes in which is totally weird because I don't live with my mom, and she's dressed like a 50's homemaker, and she's WAY too cheery to be my mom, and then I notice that she's moving at a rather stilted pace, and she get's this glint in her eye and the cheeriness takes a forboding tone, and I see the switches no her back and realize she's a robot, and who would make RobotMom and why are they screwing with my head and what is their plan?
And WHY the fake grapefruit? I don't even LIKE grapefruit.
August 18, 2009 at 10:13 AM
The asymmetry of the container thingys on the lower right are bothersome. What ARE those things anyway??
August 18, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Who puts a large living room mirror in the kitchen anyway? Think of the fajita grease!!!!
I'm convinced this is the kitchen in the 2001: A Space Odyssey house that you never did see. It looks like a kitchen, but it has no function except to show Keir Dullea how old he got and give that fetus a stunning backdrop.
So now...the fake fruit makes perfect sense, agreed?
August 18, 2009 at 12:40 PM
@ Meredith.. Very creepy.. shades of "Coraline"... *shivers*
August 19, 2009 at 5:35 AM
"Suddenly Seymore stands there beside me...Suddenly Seeeeeeeeeyyyyyyymmmmmoooooooorrrrrreeeee..but wait...is that plant eating him??? aaaaaaaackkkk!"
August 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM