Bedroom Curtains! They are finally finished and I even bought a curtain tie back for them.

Ok so this project isn't much a DIY project, as much as it is just a normal home decorating idea. So I hope you enjoy the pictures and can find some inspiration!

We have a fairly small master bedroom. Its about 12x12, and in the corner is a nice little window. The only downside of this window, is that it leads out right to the public apartment breezeway. Yes its possible creepers could try to sneak a peak into our bedroom. So with this window, we DID decided to go with the more opaque option.

I actually wasn't too creative with this venture. My husband and I visited the local Bed Bath & Beyond to pick up a wedding present for a friend (turned out to be a great wedding! Lots of free drinks!). We also agreed that we would glance at the curtains because we knew we'd be getting one for the bedroom at some point in time. Low and behold, we BOTH fell in love with the display model of this arrangement, so I really couldn't say no. I mean how often does that happen? Both agreeing on something, that is... Actually, I shouldn't say that! I have a ton of fun decorating and being creative with my hubby. However, it does take a little compromise at times. :) But this arrangement took no compromise at all so we snatched it up right then. It was a SIGN!

I'm trying to create a dark grey/turquoise theme in our room Ya, I'll let you know how that turns out. So far its been interesting and I'm not sure those colors are really meant to live in such close proximity. 

I got this lovely tie back from Hobby Lobby. I actually went there with the thought that i would buy supplies and make my own DIY tieback...but this one was so great, why not? And it was only $8.40. For me, a major contributor to going DIY is to save money. Yes I LOVE being crafty too, but when supplies cost about $18-20 and this tieback was only $8.40.....I think the choice is simple. 

Well that about wraps it up! Thanks for visiting! 

I just about have my living room JUST how I like it! Apartment lighting, see through curtains, and papered bookshelves.

Hello readers!

So we moved into our new apartment oh...about 1 1/2 months ago. Now I know these things take time, but the living room really hasn't started to come together until the past couple of days. I started by de-cluttering the area around the window. Yes I had some decorative chairs there and other what nots that just really were not holding their own. I wanted a sort of retro/vintagy feel to the window area. Its a lovely bay-ish (but not quite) window and also the only source of light into the kitchen/livingroom/dining room. So I don't really have the option of lushing it up with thick gorgeous drapes...which trust me, I would love.

So I know most apartments are designed like this...you get one HUGE window to light...well....everything. Here is my window.

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My next goal in life it to start using before and after pictures when I do things like this. This goal has not been reached yet.

Before I took this shot, I had some adorably tacky orange and blue decorative stools on both sides of the window, the shelf was more cluttered than it is here (here it is neat by my standards!) and their was no greenery in site. If you ask me, one thing that lightens up a dull apartment is some nice plants.

So I removed the tacky yet cute chairs, rescued some forgotten plants from my porch (along with that CUTE glass metal table), and organized up my shelf a bit.

Now notice the curtains are nice meshy organza type material, and its not even covering the whole window. This type of arrangement still looks like you acknowledge windows need some dressings, but also allows an exorbitant amount of light into the living space as well. Green plants light up an apartment, and so does...LIGHT!

So enough about light...lets check out that paper back grounded bookshelf!

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Yes..I did it. I papered the background of my bookshelf! How could I not when they looked so excellent on Pinterest. I would like to point out my husbands Fantasy Football trophy at the peak of the shelf. Yes, I'm such a great wife. ;) 

Well I hope you found this post useful on how to light an apartment living room, and maybe some other ideas as well. Enjoy your day!