Anyone who has seen my apartment knows that I like to spend a lot of my "disposable" (okay, so sometimes I dip into funds beyond the "disposable") money on decorating my living space. I can't help it-- I love coming home to a space that is 1) my own, and 2) beautiful. I take great pride in the fact that my home doesn't look at like the haphazard apartment of a 20-something-- everything
goes and looks
finished and
intentional. Yes, I want my home to look like it came out of a freakin' magazine.
For over a year now, I've been collecting images of rooms that inspire me. I could spend hours and hours perusing google image search results for "beautiful bedrooms" and "neutral living rooms". I've got an entire folder on my macbook dedicated to "Inspirational Images"- it's like my own personal Pinterest (which I started before there was Pinterest, thank you very much). These images have acted as my guide to decorating my space and as the inspiration for many of my DIY projects over the last year...
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| The image that inspired my DIY headboard |
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The living room that inspired the colors and overall look of my apartment
(this was the image that made me determined to get my own lady apartment in the first place!) |
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The image that convinced me that it was okay to paint
my old wooden dresser a charming shade of aqua. |
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Everything about this screams "MY BEDROOM"-
the headboard, the "anal-bead" lamp, the light rug,
the starburst mirror above the headboard, the smokey grey walls... |
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Inspiration for my DIY sink skirt with box pleats
(perfect for hiding Bebe's kitty litter!) |
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| Inspiration for the framed "doodle art" in my dining room (thanks mom!) |
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| The perfect dark grey for my bedroom- Behr's "Creek Bend" |
