There are so many things about our new home that I love. I say that with so much gratitude knowing the context of how we found this apartment. It was stressful and it was down to the wire. We said one of those emergency prayers every day the final week of our search. We didn't know until the Monday before our Saturday move that we had indeed found our home.
God is good! After losing out on a few favorite apartments we now realize God had something better in store.
Here's a little tour of things as we get them put into place. Last night we organized James' desk.
More about that gray and yellow popsicle stick holder in a future post...
Ah yes, we buy way too many things at Ikea, it's true. Should probably switch that up a bit.
In my attempt to work with what we had, I decided to stencil paint my gray curtains. It took me til about a third of the way through to admit to not really liking the result.
They look alright in these photos with the sunlight streaming through but the bigger picture isn't so pretty I don't think. Especially in the evening. I feel they came out looking very hand painted. And not in a good way.
I love all the natural light that comes in and my iddy biddy couch where I sit to crochet.
Yes that's right the bookcase is nearly empty. Jack was having a hay day pulling books from that second shelf and throwing them on the floor. I finally got smart and hid them away in a cupboard. It's tough to continually say no to a face like this.
This chair is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. We found it on clearance at Target last year and every time I look at it I feel modern and hip. Silly but true. The side table is a thrift store find I've been meaning to paint a fun color. Eventually.
By far my favorite detail about our entire apartment is our vintage oven and stove top. Seriously how cute is this?
Unfortunately the maintenance man today said they are going to be replacing them. It is bittersweet for me. I love how they look but I will admit they do not work as well as they probably ought.
At least I have photos.
That's all for now folks. I'll have to get to the bedroom and bathroom another day...Happy Tuesday all!
God is good! After losing out on a few favorite apartments we now realize God had something better in store.
Here's a little tour of things as we get them put into place. Last night we organized James' desk.
More about that gray and yellow popsicle stick holder in a future post...
They look alright in these photos with the sunlight streaming through but the bigger picture isn't so pretty I don't think. Especially in the evening. I feel they came out looking very hand painted. And not in a good way.
This chair is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. We found it on clearance at Target last year and every time I look at it I feel modern and hip. Silly but true. The side table is a thrift store find I've been meaning to paint a fun color. Eventually.
Unfortunately the maintenance man today said they are going to be replacing them. It is bittersweet for me. I love how they look but I will admit they do not work as well as they probably ought.
Burlap seems to be my fabric of choice lately. What can I say? I simply can't get enough. It's very possible there will be some burlap curtains in my future.
The stencil is my own design. I drew it onto thin cardboard, cut it out and painted it on with fabric paint. I still feel occasionally dissatisfied with the "c" and "k," thanks to my annoying bouts with perfectionism, but alas beauty is in the imperfection no?
The pattern is really quite simple, though I admit, time consuming. Each box has five cardboard panels. Each panel is covered with its own fabric sleeve which was machine sewn on three sides and left open on the fourth. (The cardboard panel slides into the fabric sleeve). The panels are then stitched together with thick embroidery floss. And poof! You've got a box!
Needless to say, Jack plays with his box almost nearly as much as he plays with his toys. I only wish I had double-layered the cardboard so I wouldn't cringe every time he tries to climb into it.
