Apartment Tour

 Welcome to my apartment! This post may seem a little lengthy, but I thought it too silly to make multiple posts of my 700sqft apartment. I know not all of you will have the chance to come visit me, so I made sure to include as many details as I could. I have made commentary on all the photos below. Some of them point out some DIY projects you may see here in the future. 

Our apartment is an urban loft space downtown. We have polished concrete flooring, as well as concrete ceilings. The urban feel is accentuated with industrial handrails and finishings (including a garage door as a wall). 

A. This photo is taken looking over the banister of our loft space. The door and garage door open up to street level, where we have a small patio. We got our couch, arm chair, and ottoman at Macy's (similar) during their Fall furniture sale. Rug: Ikea. B. Coffee table: garage sale/DIY.  C. The Super Power poster: ModCloth (similar)

A. Alternate view. Side table: Goodwill (similar). Future DIY - I plan on updating this table with some paint. B. DIY: Marvel Super Hero/Star Wars pillows. Fabric: Joannes (Marvel, StarWars). C. I made six pillows, all have a different design of ruffles or bows. D. TV console: Ikea (similar). 

A. Buffet cabinate: Garage Sale (similar) Perfect for keeping my special occasion china and wine glasses. B. DIY: Movie Ticket shadow box.  Includes all the movies Tom and I have seen together! C. DIY: Seattle Skyline Painting. D. Wall finishings. Spiderman: Hobby Lobby (similar). E. Future DIY - Wine Rack/Side Table: Garage Sale (similar). 

Alternate views to give you an idea of the layout.

A. Vintage formica table: Thift Store (similar). Vintage chairs: Thift Store (similar).  DSLR Camera Bag: Amazon (similar). B. DIY Dragon Ring Holder: High School Art (HA!) C. DIY canvas bag.

A. Our coffee station B. Kitchen view C. Kitchen view

A. Kitchen View B. Bella Electric Tea Kettle C. Stainless Steel canisters. Fish measuring cups (too cute to keep in a cabinet). D. Kitchen View, pantry/storage closet in background.  

A. Showing off my cabinet organization. These cabinet shelves were a space life saver! B. Vintage Star Wars drinking glasses. C. Vintage Star Wars Drinking glasses: garage sale (similar) D. Vintage juice glasses: wedding gift (similar). E. Atomic age vintage dishes. Pattern: North Star, by Salem. I got my collection at an antique mall. 

A. Tom's Desk (We keep him under the stairs like Harry Potter, ha). B. DIY ledge shelves: Hobby Lobby (similar). C. Magazine Comic Book holder: Ikea  D. View from back to front. 

A. Our 'front' door, leads to the apartment interior hall. B. Future DIY - Hall Tree: garage sale (similar) C. Alternate view, featuring InstaGram wall. 

A. Hall, with bathroom entrance. B. S/O to Kim for the PEZ dispensers C. Full Bath (in wedding colors?) 

A. Alternate view. B. doubles as a laundry room! C. The purpose of this picture is really to show off the Spiderman bubble bath. 

A. My in-home barre studio B. Staircase C. Futon. DIY tree painting. 

A. My home office. Desk: Ikea B. Sewing Table (doubles as our nightstand): Goodwill C. The bedroom! Sorry about the weird mirror reflection.  

A. These dressers were bought at a garage sale (2 for $15). Their original paint was not desirable, and needed some tlc. Another DIY project of fresh paint and hand stenciling. B. The dress form was my paternal great-grandmother's and the fur was my maternal great-grandmother's. C. Accentuated with my wedding belt, of course! D. Close-up detail of the hand stenciling. E. And behind magic door number one is our giant closet.  

And here is a view from the closet looking out. I probably should have opened the blinds, but I didn't want to make the midwest readers jealous of the 55 degree weather we are having.

 Alright, that is our home. Thanks for taking the tour. I tried to point out as many DIY things as I could, so you can get an idea of what is coming up. Is there anything you would like to see first? Let me know!