Apartment Update #1

Well, the good news is, we’ve made some progress.

There are a lot of changes coming, but right now, I just want to be able to come home to a place that doesn’t give me a rash just looking at the not-matching pillows.

To remind you, this is what I was working with:

Beige on Beige on ugly pillows

Originally, I had great intentions of doing lots of DIY stuff and while, when I get around to it, that sounds great, for now, my mother force-shopped me over the weekend. Some stuff is temporary, some I really hope to keep, but it was all affordable.  Presenting, the after:

color! yay!

I really love the colors in the painting–they brighten up the room so much! (Note: The back of the artwork gave very specific hanging directions. But I didn’t understand them so I did a very pathetic hanging job instead. If the painting is still hanging in the morning, we’ll call it a success. If it crashes and cracks the glass, I’m going to have extra Bailey’s in my coffee).

The barstool of a side table has been replaced with a real side table, courtesy of Mommy, and we purchased a beige lampshade to replace the princess pink lampshade I was formally dealing with. The pillows are purchased, not DIY’ed as planned because I forgot to mention that I don’t know how to sew…so that would be a long process. They’ll work for now. It’s hard to see in this lighting, but they’re actually chocolate brown and then of course, the bright purple one. There’s another chair in this room, but it’s a work in progress.

My original idea of purple and teal has given way to more of purple, green, pink, and beige feel. Which in all honesty, is more me. I want to be exciting and bold, like the color teal, but I’m not. I’m reliable. Dependable. Cutesy. I’m pink.

Eventually, I’d like to find an area rug to brighten up this room as a statement, since I probably won’t paint the walls. Overstock.com has some really great bargains and they ship for free (fo’free!), but I’m nervous about not seeing the carpet prior to its arrival, even if it’d be free to return it (does anyone else HATE going to the post office?) Curtains would also be a great addition to add some color and also hide the ugly (but functional) blinds.

One room 25% done, 4 other rooms to go!