Thursday, December 12, 2013

Cabin 4311


Whoohoo! The container arrived early!! Every month a container from Holland and the the US (Texas) is sent. Longterm crew can mail stuff to either packing location--obviously medical/ship stuff gets first priority but if there is room, they will put your stuff on!  No fees ... just a three month wait. Since we put our stuff on the container while we were in Texas, we only had to wait a month once we got on board. But it felt like three months to me; needless to say I was pretty excited about fixing our room up to look like a home. 

When we toured the ship in January, I tried to get as many pictures of the couples’ cabin as possible. It was definitely weird trying to plan a room without being able to measure things or walk around. But I happened upon the email address of a couple on board and wrote them with some questions. They were so awesome and responded with LOTS of helpful information. And what do you know--they turned out to be our neighbors! :) 

So without further ado.. here is cabin 4311, hereafter known as home. 

{Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer by any means!} 

Come on in...


and have a seat! {No nails allowed in the walls but thankfully ALL of the walls 
are metal so all it takes to hang up a picture is a couple of magnets! Easy 
to move around too then. 


We bought these bathmat rugs because they are cheap but super soft!
 They sort of make the bed feel like it’s in another room. 
And many many thanks to Sandy, who sewed these curtains up
out of flat sheets right before we left! They definitely make the 
space look different. :) 

AND many many thanks to Grandma Stull who sewed
 up the blue pillow shams there for me! :) The key to living
 on a ship is BRIGHT colors I think! 



The wallpaper looking stuff is actually a self-adhesive shelf liner. 
I found it cheap on amazon and there is tons of it! It just helps
 take away from the beige-ness.

View from the other side of the room. {Mail us your pictures so we can add to our fridge collection!} 





Pop on over anytime. :) 














6 comments:

  1. SO cute! That will make it so much more fun to hang out in and call home :) Praying for you guys!

    Janice K.

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  2. Katie! This is so adorable! :) It looks so bright and homey, and I love how chic the gray chevron looks... It makes me happy that you're settling in and feeling at home! :) (Annnd I feel so special that you have my picture on your fridge! haha)
    Love you, dear!

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  3. Again, I love the chevron! Home looks great!

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  4. What a bright and cheery little home you have! Love your posts - and you! Blessings, A. Teresa

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  5. this is on a ship??? Holy smokes! -Katie H

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