New Apartment

and now the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the new apartment :) It’s come a long way since the night we moved in and our suitcases exploded- that was literally all we had!

This is what it looked like around Christmas time. We have given the coffee table a much needed face lift since then.

The wall above the chair is empty now because that’s where the projector displays. (If you’re thinking.. what projector? that’s because we forgot to mention that’s our alternative to a tv here! Hello 100” HD screen for movies and online tv shows, not to mention the biggest screen imaginable for playing the wii!) We left up the blue strings that held the cards at Christmas. They are currently boasting some Valentime’s cards and wedding invitations :)

Yes, in case you were wondering that IS a saarinen side table with the lamp and my laptop on it! It’s been loved a little but we don’t mind. We got it for an amazing price. It’s got a white base and a black/white marble oval top. Never thought we’d have marble toped furniture in our scheme but we really like it!

In the far left of the picture you can see another project for the living room. Right now it’s serving as the projector stand but eventually it will be where we keep wine and liquor- a little bar cart of sorts. We got this off craigslist for $30 and gave it a good steel wool scrub and a coat or two of spray paint.

Here’s the office/guestroom. the only thing it’s lacking is guest! Get over here and visit already!!

If you’re wondering where the dining table is- we keep it on our lanai. (Hawaiian for balcony or porch) We don’t eat every meal out there but it’s nice to have the option!

I’ve finally got my craft area set up, after some lucky finds with the table (It was free! It just needed a little paint love) and the Uten Silo we found on Craigslist for $20 bucks!! Would cost $400 new! We got this from the same person we got the Saarinen table from. The ABS on the front had yellowed quite a bit from sun or cigarette smoke, but thanks to my good friend Google, I found and mixed up a solution and now it’s much whiter than it was! Here are some of the projects that have kept me busy these last few months!

I saved this little drawer sample box from the office.

with plans of making it into this:

The mirror is from ikea (garage sale) it’s great because it has storage in the back of it so this area serves as my craft table and a place to do my make up in the morning! I’m happy to say that I took this photo last weekend and the table is still that clean! That’s a big accomplishment, I’m known to have a crazy messy crafting area, especially when I’ve been projecting. There’s nothing wrong with a little organized chaos- just so long as things have a place they should go.

In the bottom corner of the picture you can see our bed, yes my craft room is also our bedroom, but I don’t mind! It’s been so nice to have a real bed, when we first moved here this was all we had:

Why yes, that is an air mattress- you might recall here we learned our lesson very quick that air mattresses are not meant to be a permanent bed solution!

Hope you enjoyed the little apartment tour- we didn’t bother showing the bathroom, laundry area or kitchen. nothing special there!

Happy long weekend for those of you that get President’s Day off! I’ll be enjoying the day here at home, unfortunately John has to work.