Map it Out
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Craftiness, Decorating
I was on another kick to find a way to add some fun, inexpensive art to our new home. My brother dutifully delivered an Iowa road map to me on his vacation to visit us.
I simply rolled it out, used the mat as a guide and cut it out. Wha-lah!
In only 10 minutes I [...]
Tags: DIY, easy projects, office, road map art
Urban Jungle
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
I’ve never been much of a gardener. I’m excellent with hostas and annuals in flower boxes. That is the extent of my talent. So moving to an apartment didn’t leave me too sad about leaving behind yard work and garden tending. We thought our place needed a little life added to it but Matt wasn’t [...]
Tags: house plants, outdoor spaces
Floating Space
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
In the theme of getting the office put together we tackled another project this week. Installing floating shelves. I’ve had my eye on a pair from IKEA. The $20 Lack Shelves. I must be a trend setter because those babies were sold out everywhere. I even called the warehouse and they tried to ship me [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, floating shelves, office
Good Reads
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating, Random Musings
My Dad and step-mom are moving so they’ve been going through all of their things and downsizing (I feel their pain!). I got a nice little surprise in the mail the other day. A couple of decorating books they had in their stash that they decided to pass on to us. Their trash was our [...]
Tags: coastal, decorating books, inspiration photos
This Little Light of Mine
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
I am loving living so close to IKEA. Matt and I stopped over a couple of weeks ago on the hunt for a guest room lamp and some delicious cinnamon rolls. We found the PERFECT lamp. I love lamp (name that movie? Anyone?). See how sad and under-lit our room was before?
Here she is in [...]
Tags: guest room, home accessories, ikea lamp
Pretty your Potty
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
Our apartment bathroom is pretty standard. White walls, white tub and tiles and of course the builder issue sink and vanity. I really wanted to freshen this space up but I had to get a little creative since we can’t paint, remove fixtures or hardware or really change the room structurally. So here’s what began [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, bathroom updates, simple solutions
Three’s Company
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
Well, at least we’re ready for company now! Our new guest bed has been delivered (a Serta Toledo if you must know) and now we actually have some semblance of a office/spare room. Here’s where we started…
Here’s what it looks like now! If you really want to see the room in action, check [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, new bed, spare room
Come on in
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
Hold on to your hats people and welcome to our humble abode. For those of you who just can’t make it out to visit we’ve decided to take you on a virtual tour. Here’s our apartment in all it’s glory. Unfinished projects and barking chi-weenies abound. Enjoy!
Clean it up
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
We’re lucky enough to have a private patio right off our living room at our apartment. There is a privacy fence around it so it sort of feels like a bonus room.
We had to do some serious cleaning before we could do anything fun with it. So I swept and dusted and then was [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, outdoor spaces, the patio
Frame Up
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
We have been busy little bees here putting up all of our pictures. It’s surprising what a difference a few photos will do to make a room feel homier (that’s a word. I just made it up). Here’s what we had…
and now:
We will be swapping out the wedding photos shortly. Although, [...]
