our apartment

i thought i would give a little look into our little life. :)

my girly bathroom. i love everything about this bathroom from the pink towels to the flowered shower curtain.
part 2 of my girly bathroom. headbands, a darkroom timer, vintage prints and perfume.
our bedroom. evan and i agreed on the color green when we were registering and i am glad we picked a color we both can still enjoy.
side view b of our bedroom.
our latest addition in the master bedroom. prints hung from curtain rods.
our guest bathroom. this shower curtain was one of the best gifts we received from our wedding - we've had it for over 2 years and i think it still looks practically new.
my craft/fun room. where i keep my darkroom equipment, my sewing machine, and a lot of my treasures. someday this room will have more than posters from my college days as decoration.
craft room view b.
our dining room. our dining room table is seriously by far my favorite thing in our apartment. our dining room features those wonderful ugly sliding door blinds. but it also features antique plates and prints.
the hubby's study.
hallway.
our linen/store everything closet.
kitchen view a.
kitchen view b. i used to spend practically no time in here other than at the microwave. but, recently i've been cooking a little more. let's hope this trend continues.
our living room features a red leather chair evan and i gave each other for christmas, a garage sale floral couch, a mini couch my friends janeane and courtney helped me re-upholster after we found it on the side of the road, an outdoor light, a mirror evan and i gave each other for valentines day 3 years ago, a vintage photo i bought at a thrift store of a very serious lady, and a few other treasures.

okay so there's our house. i am always wanting to paint it and while i can, im not sure it's worth it in a rental i know i won't be in forever. any thoughts on how to add color to my craft room (and others) without using paint?

pottery barn

i love finding deals. given pottery barn has sales, they're normally not the kind of deals i can impulsively buy. however, i do love looking and pining for some of their beautiful items.

lovely. lovely. here's some of my favorites.









and who can resist checking out pottery barn kids? i love their decor!

great living room...

what a great living room makeover. look at how cute the silhouette pillows are on the window seat. i love this picture.


this gives me inspiration to a) paint a dresser and b) put it in my living room.


photos thanks to diyideas.com

i want this couch.

isn't it beautiful? this couch is on my wish list. :)

some bedroom ideas.

im wanting to try something different with my bedroom soon and was looking for some inspiration. love the following looks i found on diyideas.com

love these letters :) seriously!


i love maps. i bought a vintage atlas the other day and am excited to use it as decor in my craft room soon :) would've never thought of using it as a headboard. i like it.


if you know me, you know i love thrifting, antiquing, flea marketing - love love love this room!


so, i love photography and am always looking at new ways to display photos i love. really admiring this idea.

apartment inspiration

thanks to rita koing (a contributor to domino-images found on domino.com) here's some inspiration for those of you who like me find themselves living in apartments. how lovely is rita koing's apartment?

i love how she used this dark wallpaper with so many detail items in her entryway.



the all white background for her living room is so wonderful with all of the pictures and colors in this room.



i love how this room looks so comfy and warm. i think that's exactly what a bedroom should be like.

some wall art ideas thanks to www.diyideas.com

thanks to my mom who loaned me some of her wonderful interior design, do it yourself magazines, i checked out the do it yourself ideas website. and wow. this website is pretty awesome. just check out these wall art ideas:

using a tablecloth as art. i love this.

framing fabric is always nice. i'm pretty certain i am going to be doing some of this in my craft room.
so i bought a vintage atlas book the other day for 50 cents and i figured i would frame them...however, look how stellar this looks (i can't tell if it's framed or unframed for sure, but to me it looks unframed).
this one is really cool. it's a weave that the person did using all kinds of different mediums. i love how chaotic it looks over such a calming chair and on such a calming wall color.
they call these some kind of ceiling tiles. i would absolutely love love love to find some of these. i've never found any this pretty, but it looks fabulous.
yes, using the frame in an unconventional way always makes it a little more interesting.
this is so awesome. i would love to do this someday. it would take quite a bit of collecting, but i think it would be totally worth it.
this is bits of a text book blown up ...awesome right?
framing pictures from magazines. i'm always amazed at how good these look.
this is a new one to me. using placemats as art. i'm a fan.

want more on these ideas and others? go visit... www.diyideas.com

i want these clocks.

look at how adorable they are. seriously. i know they're technically in pottery barn kids but no one needs to know they were made for kids. it will be our little secret.

talk about a dream cabinet...

look at what designspongeonline shared with me today.

i want this to put all my fabric in. and i really like that it's pink. pink just makes everything a little happier.

:)

some kitchen love

i saw this on apartmenttherapy.com and had to share. i love how this designer has used all recyceld items (the cabinets are a great example of her use of previously used items) to make her kitchen unique.

the chandelier i hope to get...

why?? because i like it and think it would love perfect over my dining room table. wouldn't you agree?