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Interiors.
It’s about time…
Finally taking some time to update. Sorry, I suck. I’m working on a few projects, one being my nephew’s Birthday gift. I want to post the photos of my progress, but I’m going to wait until after his Birthday to post the photos of the finished product.
Otherwise, I have been making little changes here and there around the apartment. I took down my Christmas tree and all my Christmas decor before New Year’s! A first for me. I tend to enjoy keeping everything up until after New Year’s, but I had the week between Christmas and New Year’s off from work, so I thought to take advantage. Besides, let’s face it, if I didn’t do it then, it would still be up today… I’m THAT bad.
So, the living room is just a tad bit more bare and ready for the few changes, fixes and projects I have in store.
On the list:
Fabric or Tissue paper pom poms. After seeing Stephanie’s post, I begged her to come show me how she did them. I think I want to do something with these in the living room/kitchen. My kitchen could use some pizazz! It’s soooo white. Photo from EssEmmBee.
Furniture! I plan to change out my coffee table, and I would ideally like to get a sideboard or long and low media cabinet of sorts for the TV. I also want to get rid of that tall white bookcase I have. Right now, it just looks too random. I’ve moved it all over, and can’t find a place it looks right. So, I need to come up with an alternate book housing solution.
Paint. That Red wall was great for Christmas and a great bold color for my first ever getting to paint a wall experience! But, it’s time for something different. And something more neutral. I have considered another bold color, but something in the brown family is all I can imagine looking good with my grey couch and planned artwork. So, I went to Osh last week and grabbed a TON of paint samples in various browns. I have it now narrowed down to a few. Also, I imagine if I stick to white furniture, the brown will look especially awesome.
More to come.
Living Room.
Since some changed have been made, and I never really posted pics of the place completely in the first place, here is a peek of my Living Room as of now. These are my before pictures, keep in mind. I am just finally okay with everything. I still have little projects and changes lined up…
The red wall is scheduled to be painted in January. I’m looking into some browns actually. I have a good amount of colored decor at this point. The room could handle a neutral, yet dark wall, I think.
I also have new Artwork to put up!!! That I’m really excited about. More than likely it will go above the couch. I have couple things that need to go up though, so we’ll see.
Currently, my Christmas tree is taking up a huge chunk of wall, and I have no idea how the space is going to look when it’s gone. I really hope it doesn’t look bare. I know it probably won’t. I do feel right now in pictures it looks too cluttered, so maybe the tree leaving will just relieve some of that.
I am currently and have been for some time now actively hunting for a coffee table. This ikea one is Jeremy’s, and I am having him take it with him when he moves out. I want something a little taller, this one is too low for my tastes.
The media cabinet I am back and forth on. It’s quite handy and hides things nicely, even with the doors open, but my new TV!!!! is lower than the old one, and I cannot put in the shelf it comes with since I did not get the pegs with the unit. (downfalls to buying $20 used furniture) Still, I mostly don’t care that much. It’s lower on my list of priorities 
As Seen on TV.
Just saw a shortened infomercial for this:
I’m convinced I need it. No really. Sounds super handy. Look it up. turbosnake. The website looks like spam, so I’m afraid to post a link. But, it’s for unclogging drains. Ladies, you know how bad it gets when your hair gets wet and falls out and clogs the drain?! UGHHHH.
Ryden.
This came in the mail the other day!
I had found this postcard set from Mark Ryden’s Tree show on the High Fructose website, when I was going to purchase a back issue. and was so excited to find this. I plan to frame some, since I cannot afford the real stuff.
A few FAVORITES:
I’m so excited! I <3 Mark Ryden
Next:
Snow Yak Show postcards! They must be a newer addition, because they were not there when I ordered the Tree show set. yippee!
Rug picks.
Here are a few rugs, I really enjoy for under the dining table.
hmmmm… I’m trying to keep under a budget though, so realistically, none of these are in the actual running :/
Pottery Barn Wide Border Chocolate Sisal on eBay.
( I remember hauling these rugs down from the stock room in High school. Never thought I’d want one myself so badly. And, of course Pottery Barn does not carry this one anymore)
Cost Plus Wool tufted gold Border rug.
Cost Plus Modern Damask Wool tufted Blue rug.
Flor If There Be Thorns Rug kit.
Urban Outfitters Vibrant Wallpaper print Rug.
This one is actually in the running. I was surprised, myself that Urban had the more budget friendly pick. Even if it is just a low pile cotton throw rug. Now, if only I still had that discount…
Other budget friendly Runners up:
Dome.
Is it creepy that I totally want one of these?
Because, I really do. I found it on Supermarket.
Now, to spend the $30 on a planter? As a person who has NO plants, this could go either way. Should I get it as my first planter and make a real attempt to keep something alive in it. Or, just recognize that it’s cool and carry on with my plant free life?
Progress.
So, I’ve been making some changes around my apartment and thought is might be nice for an update since I am now okay with showing photos of the place. There are still things here and there I plan to improve on. But that’s kind of the fun of having your own place! Today, I’ll share the new dining area. I bought a cute little Oval shaped vintage dining table that had been painted black, off craiglist. And also found 6 black ikea dining chairs, that I think work great with it!
One without flash, because I love the warmth of no flash photos.
The cabinet in the back has all of my sewing gear stored. Kind of a random spot maybe. But I have nowhere else and part of the reason I bought the table was for sewing/craft reasons.
My desk area, pictured in this post, was not cutting it. And that chair is cute, but it’s on it’s way out at the moment. It’s not comfortable, at all!
I still want to find a rug for underneath the dining table. I think it looks to bare without something there. I just want something simple. Ideally a jute or sisal, because I’ve always wanted one, and I think a dining area would be a great spot for one. Wish me luck on my hunt. So far, it’s not going well.
Tree decorating. Old News.
On Black Friday at about 2am, Stephanie and Mario convinced me to attempt to get cheap TV’s. I had been wanting one. So, I ventured out into the Freeezing cold, half asleep and slumped into the car. (Thank you Steph and Mario for driving to Sunnyvale. I wouldn’t have gone otherwise, for fear of falling asleep at the wheel. I was that tired) The cold woke me right up! And we had quick bite at Denny’s and went to scout out Both Sunnyvale and Mountain View Targets, and the Mt. View Walmart. Well, the NEW Sunnyvale Target had the shortest line, so, we decided to get in that one. It’s bigger, and newer. So, my thought was more merchandise. Maybe? eh. Well, we got in and, no one walked away with a new TV, because they went fast, and we didn’t have the maps telling us where they were (not in Electronics). BUT, I did get a $3 Crockpot, and $3 Coffeemaker. So, I still win.
After going to bed at 7am, and waking up at about 2pm. I decided to put my tree up! I wasted no time. Really, I was tempted to put it up the night before Thanksgiving. Anyhow, I got it up, minus a section towards the bottom. Yeah, I had to leave out about 2 feet. I should have measured my ceilings before assuming a 9ft tree would fit. Oh well. Fortunately Jeremy got off work just as I was struggling with and helped me get it together.
Just as I had finished getting it up Laura, John, and Ryan came over after their busy day of shopping and Donating. A special treat, since it meant that I had a helper for decorating my still huge tree! Ryan and I spent most of their visit placing Ornaments on my tree. And it looks Awesome, if I do say so myself.
<3
Faux.
Going to buy this tonight:
It’s 9 feet tall.
So stoked.
I have never done a fake tree before. When living with my parents, we always cut them down. When living with my sister, we’ve always either gone to cut one down or bought one at the lot (or Target!) Last year, we didn’t even get one, it was horribly depressing. The year before that we lived on the third floor, and had this great living room with high ceilings and wanted to take advantage. We went to chop a big sucker down. Well, putting it up in the stand was NOT fun. It was gorgeous once we got it straight. Taking it down, was a headache, to say the least. The pine needles were everywhere places, the tree never even passed through! Well, I ended up breaking my perfectly good vacuum that year.
I LOVE the smell of Christmas trees! and I have definitely knocked faux tress in the past… but, until I have good man around to do the dirty work. I’m going fakey. Hey if it goes well, I may stay fake forever! I found this 9 foot pre lit kirkland signature one used, so it was cheaper! I can have the BIG tree I want, with less clean up.
And, I bought a pine scented reed diffuser that I plan to hide behind or inside the tree somewhere… hehe. tricky….
Furniture wishlist.
It’s coming back around. I’ve got the itch to re-do some things, redecorate, replace, repaint maybe even
I’m just thinking about changing the wall color in the bedroom, and adding some wall color in the kitchen and entry way.
On my list of furniture (which I have begun patrolling craigslist for) is:
A table and chairs, OR just a table to start with, something I could paint would be fun.
A Round coffee table, preferably a decent looking wood of some sort. the one pictured above is PERFECT. That’s even my same rug.
A Queen size head board, and someone to help me fix my be frame because I plopped down on my bed yet again, and one of the beams cracked in half, yeah that’s right. I Love Big Macs. again, the head board pictured above is PERFECT. ha, I wish, that thing is glorious. I would also love some interior brick walls.
Wish me luck, my budget allows anything free, or under $30, about. :/
