***OUR APARTMENT***
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Here are some pictures of the home we'll be closing on in February. :-) She's far from perfect but we're looking forward to making her pretty with some paint and a new kitchen eventually. For now you can look at our apartment pictures though.
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I've been in this apartment for over 2 years. It was my first place. It's definitely transformed in this time period. I started out with nothing. I had the couch and bed delivered the day I moved in. I had used $7 tray tables as end tables at first and an ancient end table for my TV that was also old and hardly worked. Oh my how things change in a few years after you start actually making some money after college. :-P My fiance and I should only be here a few more months and then we're moving into our house.
*LIVING ROOM*
The "Big Red Couch." Will buy a more neutral sofa when we move.
Below is a chair I reupholstered. This was my first time. It's not perfect, but it's okay. Picked a funky pattern that was on clearance. The chair itself cost me $1 at a library's garage sale. All of the other supplies were probably upwards of $50 though. I tore it down to it's bones, sanded, stained, polyurethaned, replaced all the batting and cushioning, added nailhead trim... what a job! NEVER AGAIN lol.
*KITCHEN*
Not much to see in my kitchen. I hate that the kitchen is so small that we can't even have a dining table. Instead there is a bar area with stools we must eat at that can only accomodate the two of us. :-(
*BATHROOM*
This is my cute little bathroom. Lots of mirrors here which make it seems a little larger. It's kind of a melon green. I did a few stripes above the toilet but they are hard to see in the pic. The shower curtain is my labor of love. Hand made out of 2 Amy Butler fabrics. My first sewing project.
A close up of my shower curtain. The grommets I hammered in myself. :-) There are so many wonderful colors in this.
*BEDROOM*
And lastly is my bedroom. Recently changed some things around. The color scheme is light blue, chartreuse, dark green, and grey with the maple furnishings.
I painted a few cheap night stands from Walmart. They've got a lot more character than they had beforehand. :-P
Before:
Custom lampshades I have made for the bedroom...
I made some pillows also in a coordinating fabric. I kept the duvet neutral as the color is everywhere else. You can see the night stands and lamps pulled together here.
Some artwork I just finished for above the bed...
