We’re thinking about getting this Ikea rug for our bedroom:
For a little inspiration, I rounded up rooms with similar rugs.
Here’s a similar look, but in gray, which I like as well (but not available in our budget):
Of course, the whole bedroom project is waiting in the wings while we wrap up some things in the living room and save our pennies. And judging from the smell coming from under the car’s hood yesterday evening… well, ...
Ok lovies, be kind.
I finally got around to snapping some photos of the apartment with all of our STUFF in it. We’ve made a huge amount of progress (you should have seen it a week ago!) but things are still finding homes, tabletops are covered, and every cord is in disserray. Still, I want to share some of what we’re looking forward to now that our new place is finally feeling like home.
Our bedroom (still ...
One of the things I’ve become increasingly aware of is the warm and cool balance of a room in terms of color tones. Especially noticeable in our new home because the walls are a warm creamy beige and the floors are wood. Both warm, especially in the evening with our overhead light (we are in search of better lighting – more on that soon!)
Since we moved in we added our jute rug (warm) and our ...
Now that we’ve moved I feel a little more comfortable showing you the outside of our old house. Our unit was the top floor.
I was reflecting over the weekend that this move has broken my track record from an old-to-new lifelong housing swap. Meaning, I alternate between new(ish) construction and old (100 year +) homes each time I’ve moved. This is the first move where I’ve moved from an old to an old. Let’s recap, ...
Well we’re officially moved into our new place and are slowly but surely getting settled. We’ve made three (or four?) trips to Home Depot, including one aisle in particular on each trip.
Thisbe is adjusting well – leading up to the move and now in our new place, her curiosity kept her from being too stressed.
Even when her “parents” (yes, that’s Ryan and me) were both getting stressed and our dining room looked like this!
(We also ...
Ok, readers, be patient with me.
In honor of our move (and my 700th post! This one!) I wanted to debut using video occasionally on the blog. Fun, right?!
It’s a little harder than I thought… and since I know you want to see the new place, I’m not going to hold out on you just because the video isn’t perfect (plus, I forgot to take still pictures… I know, bad blogger). So please, I KNOW it’s ...
I thought I’d share a little bit of what is guiding my thought process in decorating the new apartment (besides being almost 300 square feet smaller than our new place). And I wish I had a photo of the new apartment! Soon!
PROs
1. One main living area. Ok, this could be a “con” I suppose, but I’m kind of excited to tackle this “problem”. For one thing, our dining room has always made me crazy with ...
Are you doing anything fun this weekend? We’ll be scrambling around preparing for the yard sale, and then packing packing packing. Plus we’re hosting a going-away party for one of my best friends (sad face).
I’ve already been getting questions about how I plan to decorate the next apartment. Above is a little snapshot of the swatches I’m liking… if I get Ryan to sign off on it is another question! I tore the page out ...
Friends – if you’re in Seattle, I hope you’ll come by for our yard sale this Saturday! We’ll have lots to get rid of (I’m sitting next to the growing pile as I type!), including decorative items, lots of books ($2 each), and furniture. I’d also love it if you said hi when you’re here (I’ll be the short one with red hair who is running around frantically).
Also, we are able to take all major ...
Ok, Maggie Rose readers, as you know we’re downsizing and I’m taking the opportunity to refresh some of the design schemes. SO that means we’re getting rid of stuff, including soft items like drapes and pillows.
We’re having a big ol’ yard sale (Seattle locals – come by on Saturday the 30th!) but I thought I’d post a few smaller items here just in case anyone from a distance wants them. Especially for those of you ...
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