make my apartment "home"

I spent my Sunday afternoon over at my office next door, painting the entire space. It is motivating me to paint my apartment sooner rather than later. I could probably get the entire thing done in one weekend, but I’ll most likely spread it out over several. Just have to pick out the colors now.

So far, we have:

Bedroom – bright yellow
Living room – sage-y green
Bathroom – either a light green or a tan color
Kitchen – blue?

Some things:

1. Paint each room a bright color that expresses who I am.

2. Furnish the living room (couch, coffee table, rug, etc) with items that suit me. Really want a comfortable couch that is good for relaxing on with a book.

3. Set up desk in “office nook” by the window – a perfect space for writing!

4. Put up a wall shelf in the bedroom for my book overflow.

5. Put up a curtain over bathroom window.

6. Organize my papers in a filing cabinet.

7. Hang some pictures or photographs.

8. Decorate each room individually.

9. Get some plants.

10. Grow some herbs or veggies on the back porch. (Container gardening!)

11. Start a composting system.

i started simple. new sheets, new bedding (but the purple comforter was mine) and a new throw….i also plan to hang my paper lanterns and scrapbook paper my wall behind my bed. here’s my progress

i’ve done more on this, but still lots more to go.

the bathroom has been re-painted and “decorated” – does one really decorate a bathroom? we have bookcases and some art up. i still need a coffee table wicked bad.

i spent time doing this over the weekend.

i potted begonias and some tiny flowers in window boxes. i also purchased a near tree to accompany the flowers. we bought some new bright pink pillowcases to offset all the white in my bed linens. my cat got a dog bed to sleep in – he is yet undecided about it overall.

i hung pictures that i’ve been meaning to hang since i moved in, and it makes such a difference. i’m much calmer and happier in my apartment now. it’s nice to be able to relax and look around at pleasant things.

next steps:
paint kitchen

frame 2 prints

decorate bathroom

tables – bed and couch