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, I love [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, hanging pictures
Book Worm
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
I love to read. Really, really love it. I always have a book going. We have a TON of books. We tried to pare down our collection before our move but we ended getting rid of oh, about 3 books total. We had built in shelves at our old house so we never had to [...]
Tags: book storage, ikea furniture, kmart baskets
Slip it on
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
Our slipcovers finally made it! I really contemplated making my own but after finding two-piece twill slipcovers with piping for $60 each I decided I couldn’t make my own for that price. We found ours on Overstock.com. The slipcovers have made a huge difference. Our couches were so grimy, not to mention ripped from our [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, white slipcovers
Mirror, Mirror
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
Finally! Something on our blank walls. My heavy lifting husband graciously took over this project. We added the mirror I scored for a song above our new bookshelf that I bought with our Craig’s List dough. Matt did all of the heavy lifting and leveling on this project. I just stood back and told [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, ikea furniture, mirror
Going Gray
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
Not my hair color (well, not yet!) but our wall color. Our apartment came with the standard issue stark white walls of every apartment. It wasn’t doing much for us. I decided to try and warm things up a little bit with some paint. We chose Sandstone Cove by Behr. Don’t be afraid of using [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, gray painted rooms, painting
Do Over
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
That’s what’s happening to all of our accent furniture. Currently our coffee table, side table and wine bar are all painted black. It worked perfectly with our cute little dining table. Well, we’ve sold the dining table and I’m dead set on putting white slipcovers on the couches (I might make them due to some [...]
Tags: easy projects, furniture redo, painting
Blank Canvas
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
That’s what we’re working with in our new apartment. Here, let’s take the tour… The living room facing the sliding glass door out to the patio. The kitchen. It’s not as dingy as it appears in the picture. There is also a small eating area (I’m standing in it to take this photo). The main [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, our new home
Wordle
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Craftiness, Decorating
We’re always on the lookout for inexpensive “art".” I saw Katie’s idea about creating a collage representative of their favorite places. I immediately wanted one for Des Moines. We love it here. We started our married life here and have so many memories so we’re pretty sentimental. I wouldn’t want to be around me on [...]
Tags: inexpensive art, inside projects, Wordle
Wheeling and Dealing
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating, Steals and Deals
You know that wish list that I we have on the side bar? See this? I love this mirror. I don’t love the $160 price tag. When I saw an almost exact replica at Gordman’s for $99, and I had to have it. After pacing around deciding if we really needed it, I made the [...]
Tags: Gordman's, mirror, wish list
Burlap Wreath
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Craftiness, Decorating
I’ve seen tutorials all over the crafty blogs using burlap. I saw this wreath and knew I had to make one. I think we’ve established I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with wreaths. Please see here ,here oh, and here. Armed with my $4.94 burlap and wire hanger I went to work. I cut the [...]
Tags: burlap wreath, front door decorating, inexpensive crafts
