Well, we are coming up on a year being at our place here in Sunnyvale. Since Jeremy had moved back from New York, we have discussed moving to San Fransisco together. Well, that has been put on hold, because of his job and my lack of one. Sarah has decided to move in with Stephanie in Burlingame. Jeremy and I are staying around this area. I would like to find something in Mountain View, but it’s looking to be pricier, and my standards are higher since I have a little time this time around, Thank God. Scrambling for a place to live last year was a nightmare. Jeremy had one appointment to view an apartment complex in Sunnyvale called the CITRA. I’, pretty much in love. It’s pretty much at our price limit though. It’s less than a mile away from were we are now, which would make for a fairly simple move, I hope. I’m not going to go into details about the place, because I’ll pump myself and other people up, and then be crushed when we don’t get it. It’s happened… Anyway, I’m hoping to apply this afternoon, or first thing next Monday. Wish us luck, I suppose.

In the process of moving, we plan to get rid of A LOT of stuff we’ve got being stored, presently. Sarah is moving into a bedroom, and we are moving to possibly a much smaller place. So, it’s time to let go of some garb we’ve been carrying around. I plan to donate most stuff to goodwill, as much as I’d love to have a garage sale of some sort before moving day, but it’s probably just not going to happen. I will probably try to eBay some stuff, I suppose. Who knows.

I’m so excited to get a NEW place to start fresh in, to get rid of some clutter in the process and get to decorate all over again!

I want this Dining Room.
Especially the Chandelier and the Giant gems centerpiece they got going.

Taken from this Apartment Therapy entry.

While I’m at it.
Here’s a before and After from the Buffet’s Makeover.

Here is the Buffet originally. It was in my grandparent’s house. My Aunt assured us that it was not an important piece and if it was too much to lug around from apartment to apartment, we could get rid of it if we wanted. I had contemplated doing so many times. But, my sister wanted to keep it. So I asked her if I could paint it. The wood looks lovely in this photo but in person, it was anything but. It’s moved a lot and has so many scratched and dings. My sister wanted me to keep it in original form so that it would match her bedroom furniture if she were to move into a studio. She eventually caved and suggested I paint it grey. Well, awesome. Except the couches are now grey and it wouldn’t work in the same space. So, I went with something a little different.

The color is called Oriental Midnight, I can’t recall the brand… It’s from OSH. I have the can here. I was going to replace the hardware as well. But, I ended up really enjoying the way the antique brass looks with this color.

I decided to leave it the kitchen. I like the color against my grandmothers paintings on the wall in our dining area.
Project complete.

So, I’ve been pretty good trying to keep myself busy. I thought I finally show some photos of what I’ve been up to. I’ll start with a post on the Living Room’s progress. It’s not done. But, I’m pretty happy with how far it’s come from what it used to be.
For example:
You can’t see much of the living room, but these are honestly probably the only 2 tmes we EVER hung out in the living room until now.
This was back in August. We had a futon, and a tiny little 4×6 rug from target, that was actually retarded (not sure what I was thinking).
This is much more recent, March of this year. I had passed along the futon in January, because I had the plan to obtain a proper Couch. March rolled around and I still hadn’t so, I pulled out My grandmother’s fainting couch that I inheirited, just so there would be something in the room, for over a month, there was nothing, and it was depressing. I really LOVE the fainting couch, BUT, let’s face it, it belongs in a big old master bedroom (some day…) It’s NOT comforatable And, it makes me nervous on the hardwood floors since it’s on old casters.
This photo also shows my poor drapery choice. :/

Anywho, here is my living room today…
I toned down the drapes. I had to. I have a wall entirely of drapes to hide my storage, since we don’t have much storage space at this place. And I have ALOT of stuff I’m holding on to.

The pictures are from a book I found at Ross. I just ripped them out and framed my favorites. I had done this in my last Apartment as well. I LOVE old Hollywood, and old movies. Audrey is the newest addition. She’s Jeremy’s favorite, so she needed a spot.
I was happy with how this turned out. I had been keeping my books in what looked suitable for VHS tapes. I bought this bookcase at Goodwill, but it’s originally from Target, I believe. Notice the Pink frame on top. I LOVE that thing.
This is where more needs to be done. I threw the TV on Jeremy’s Coffee table when I decide to paint the Buffet that it was on before. I would ideally like to have a small Entertainment cabinet with doors. Something cheap and even beat up. I would like to paint it anyway. Something BOLD and colorful.
Off to the corner, I made a space for all of my sewing goodies. I used my grandparents Secretary’s desk to house all of my sewing supplies. Though I can;t realistically sew in this space, it organizes everything well enough.

I think that’s it for that tour!

So, on my list for the living room now,is just an entertainment cabinet, and a round coffee table! I don’t think I’ll ever find either. I’m wayyy too picky about what I want for the coffee table. The entertainment cabinet, I’m more flexible on. But, my budget is very strict.

Thanks for Looking!