more of the apt....

most of the artwork you see around the apartment was purchased on etsy! we still have some things to get (dining area bistro table, and about six rugs ;)), but we're getting settled nicely.

living room...






we'll be going to ikea this weekend to get one of these!!! to put the tv on in the living room, and i can' wait!!!

art in the bathroom:


music room/office...(also known as the "man cave")

we're all moved in!

we're all moved in, and its starting to look a bit like home... we're making a trip to Ikea next weekend, so i will wait to post pics of most of the rooms until we've gotten the rest of our furniture and rugs etc...

but the sewing room is coming along. i spent a lot of time this weekend making curtains for all over the apartment. i'm still looking for some shelving, and i haven't hung any artwork yet.. but i thought i'd share some "before"s, in the meantime :)



















as you can see, i'm at least set up in there enough to get some work done. not that i have a lot of time for work related sewing, when i have so much fun stuff to do around here!!

here are a few sneek peeks of some other rooms we're working on...
the music room/office/homework room:




entryway/sunroom/kitty room/library:


bathroom:




bedroom:





coming soon: living room & kitchen & dining space!

diy weekend + packing...

after a brief trip to home depot for some paint, i am in the process of re-doing some of the pieces that will end up in my new sewing room in a couple of weeks! my sewing table got painted a couple of years ago back in my old apartment, and at the time i loved the color -- but it wasn't going to fit at all into my color scheme, so a couple coats of Glidden's "Sea Fare" #17G 60/218 in satin finish, and its like new!!


also for the sewing room, i had got super cheap from ebay.. some frames for a handful of 8x10 prints i'd gotten from an etsy shop. i didn't like the color of the frames but i loved the style, so they got a new look too! (i'm actually going to spray them with an ultra gloss clear spraypaint after they are dry, to make them extra shiny.)


here is some of the art that will end up in the room, those 8x10s are the ones that will get framed:

i will be sure to get more photos in a couple of weeks once we start moving and i can get the new room all setup! it will be a fun process, i'll be shopping for a new desk chair and possibly a second desk, and some other things for the room at ikea. and i will be making my own curtains and some pillows as well. my mother also has an old lamp and mirror that may get a re-do for the room, too!

but for now, spring is here!