Sunday, May 9, 2010

New Apartment: Part 1

This weekend was the big move to my new apartment! It will definitely take some time to adjust to living by myself, but so far so good. It's been a lot of fun to decorate and plan what I want to add next. Fluffhead seems a little confused (he ran into the patio screen door yesterday) but overall seems to like it here. I know he is loving the nice, clean carpets!

In order to share my new "space" with my far-away friends and family, I thought it might be neat to share some pictures of the place and what I am doing with the decor.

First up, the bathroom. While it is an admittedly tiny bathroom, I still wanted to do something from a style standpoint. I mean, if you have guests over, they are going to have to utilize it at some point, so it might as well be cute, right? I decided to go with a mermaid theme (which is still coming together) and I got some awesome mermaid wall art from the Raleigh flea market:



Next - the accent lamps. I also got these at the flea market and they are the decorating anchor of my sun room. I like things with character and these lamps had a very retro and gothic feel:




Finally, the china. I arrived at my apartment with a few drab plain white dishes and one plastic plate with a skull and crossbones on it. Needless to say, my dinnerware lacked a cohesive feel. I think that now that I am out of college, I should at least try to employ some matching dishes. Beth was gracious enough to let me use an amazing set of "vintage" china that has an awesome pattern that is right in line with my style sensibility:



Now maybe I'll finally be inspired to actually cook something out of my new Guilt Free cookbook!