But since then I have moved into my new apartment!! I must
admit I am mildly obsessed, and extremely happy with how it is coming along. I
feel like I still have a ton to do, but I am going to give ya’ll a sneak peak
on what is in the works so far!
I’ll start in the bedroom- where the magic happens! Back in January
when I was visiting Florida, I saw this antique French provincial refurbished white
dresser in an antique store in Fernandina Beach. I immediately feel in love. And
it inspired what I wanted my whole room to be (mint, lime & coral as an
accent color- mix between French country and beach house feel). However the
price tag was $399 and I just couldn’t swing it at the time. I spent the next seven
months looking for anything similar and kicking myself for not finding a way to
get it when I saw it. I literally spent day and night on craigslist, scouring
antique/thrift stores, online, etc. Nothing! Then somehow the heavens opened up
and I found an old French provincial dresser on craigslist in my home town in Florida.
It was kind of beat up and brown wood. It was furniture tenants left inside an
apartment after they moved out and the landlord was selling it- CHEAP! Thankfully,
my beloved father went and picked it up sanded it down (5 hours he said) and
the sprayed it white. His neighbor just randomly happened to set up a spray
booth at his house this same week. It was true SERENDIPITY! So in the end
craiglist dresser (and a matching night-stand, which was a great add!!) = $65,
spray job = $100: total $165. AMAZING! Glad I waited on it- and now it has such
a better background story than something I just bought from a stranger. Here is
the finished product, OBSESSSSED!
I am determined to keep my room simple and clean instead of
my usual crazy crap everywhere approach. I am really loving it. I WILL have a
Big Girl apartment by the time this is over. I swear!
One of my other favorites is this:
The new man in my life gave me this old Grey Goose box when
he was moving out of his apartment. He was going to trash it, but I was convinced
it could find something great for its second life. And I love it! I originally
had all the items placed by themselves on the shelf and it just seemed to
swallow them up. I love how I was able to make them their own little vignette
and really give it some focus. The picture frame inside is a hand-made card
from Ten Thousands Villages (FAIR TRADE!) I framed and matted with construction
paper.
My next gem is something I just did today! Yet again it was
inspired by seeing something in a store I could not afford. I really wanted a
mirrored tray, because I opted for two ottomans instead of a coffee table and
still wanted something hard I could eat off of when I am feeling lazy. However all
the trays I could find in the stores were $40-50! Insane! So I went and bought
a mirror from a craft store ($10.99), painted it white with just regular paint
and then hot-glued a set of drawer pullers on the sides ($8.99).
Ta-da!! I love it so much. And I loved that I did not waste
so much money on something that took me less than an hour to do.
I have so many more pictures and fun things to share, but I think
for now I am just going to leave you hanging on for more! I will not wait a
month before I update this time I promise!
My new Big Girl apartment, for my new Big Girl self is
finally coming together! This is the first time I have ever lived completely on
my own and am able to literally do whatever I want to the place. It is so much
fun! I never thought I would be so excited about decorating, and running to the
“home” department of stores instead of the shoe department. Guess I really am
growing up…
Love always,
Elle
P.S. Don’t worry… I’ll never really be a grown up!
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