Bedroom

So, here is my bedroom makeover. I apologize- I have no idea how to rearrange the pictures, so the order doesn't make much sense, but I will try to caption them as we go down in the post.

So here is my bed. The bedding is from anthropologie, which is my home inspiration. If I could live in anthropologie- I would. The bedding was from my parents for my birthday- so it was obviously not included in my $1,000 budget. If you don't know- anthro bedding is heavenly. It is the softest, most lovely, squishiest bedding in the world. Buy some. Eventually, I will be getting this duvet to go along with the set. OH! while I was finding the link, I found that the bedding is now 20% off- so I'm buying it now. I love a good flash sale : )

This is my dresser- I got it from craigslist for $35, then sanded, and painted it. I pretty much love it. I was going for a shabby chic, but modern style, and so I think this really fits in well with my scheme.

This vanity was another craigslist find. It was $25, and isn't the best quality, but I am obsessed with the mirror thing on the top, and it folds down to become a desk. It was a hideous seafoam green, and I painted it white. I hate seafoam green. I also hate that chair. I have already purchased a super cute a chair to DIY, but I still have to sand and paint it, so this piece o' junk will have to suffice until I get around to it.

See? The order is wrong. But this is the dresser before painting.

This is my favorite piece of art. It's a letterpress poster that can be found here at heartfishpress. The versions with the hearts replacing the "o" are special editions, and only come out every few months- I was lucky enough to snag this one before they were sold out.

So- as you will soon see- I love frames. I have been collecting them for the last few months, and spray painted them white to make the "headboard" shown in the first picture.

See? Hideous seafoam.

My family will appreciate, and not be surprised by the fact, that after painting my whole room, I opened the door, and of course, for got to paint a rather sizeable section. dang it. Can you see the color? It looks blue, but really, it's a dove grey. I love grey.

This, my friends, is God's gift to DIY-ers. I really hate taping- it takes FOREVER, and paint always seems to seep or peel. But with this little guy, you don't need to tape because it makes perfect little edges.

So, there is my bedroom makeover. I still have some work to do, but it's a start : )

The New Place

Alright, before we go any further- I do not claim to be a writer. I have horrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation ( I really love over-using commas). And I fully realize that this blog probably won't be very interesting to anyone except for my mom and grandma. I am writing it because I have two months before starting work (I'm an RN, and will be starting to work in a pediatric intensive care unit while going back to school and earning a nurse practitioner degree in pediatrics/care of the child & family) and I need something to do with my time. I also love interior design and think I have picked up some great tips along the way from HGTV, and a fun blog called YoungHouseLove. Seeing as I have no job, everything that I am using in my apartment is either second hand or from target. My challenge was to decorate my apartment for under $1,000 including furniture. So- let me show you the place.

This is the view from my bedroom and living room windows- it's the Colgate Divinity School here in Rochester, and it is so gorgeous. I love taking walks around the campus, and they have the BEST sledding hill- that's important, because it is snow here 11/12 months out of the year. Ok, fine. That's a lie. It's more like 8.

This is my street.

Hey! That's my building

Living room.

Intro

Hi everyone,

So I started this blog about a year ago to document my time as a nursing student. Well... as you can see, I never posted once. Things were a little bit crazy with the whole moving across country, leaving my family, breakin' up, and starting the most intense academic year of my life. So here is my second attempt. I will be documenting the transformation of my little apartment into a space that would make Jeff Lewis proud- well, probably not, but I'd bet Jenny and Zoila would really like it. I'll start off by giving you a little taste of the god awful apartment I lived in last year, so that you can understand why this new little apartment means so much to me.

See? So beat. And that mold picture TOTALLY does not even do it justice. By the time that I moved out, that whole area was black. My poor kitten, Daisy, even got asthma. Thankfully, I am all moved out, and on to the next : )