Current Living Room Inspiration

Here are two pictures of a random living room i like. i'm considering a similar wall color.

Becoming a Homeowner

On September 23, 2009, I'm scheduled to close on my new home in Chapel Hill, NC . If all goes according to plan, I will be moving in on Sept 25th.

Living Room Before & After #3

Living Room Before & After #2

Living Room Before & After #1

The Gift of Flower Power

In honor of my first week of classes, I stopped at the Harvest Food Co-op and bought myself some fresh flowers! According to Apartment Liberation Theory (as I am now calling it), flowers set a standard for attention to detail that will inspire each day the return home.

Yay for nurturing my home and taking care of it. Even if there's still a pile of junk in the hallway...

Week One: Creating A Vision

Heart
I'm still working on a vision for my bedroom, but swapping my desk and bed was a huge start. I also removed my big green carpet and replaced it with a beautiful woven rug., which is more appropriate to the small space and brings together some of the colors. I may want to find a smaller rug yet, but the room is starting to feel cozier. I realized that I'm sort of going for an eclectic cottage vibe -- so that I can imagine myself in some sylvan retreat.

Bones
I started a clipboard to hold my list of repairs. So far, one of the most annoying items is the wooden floorboard around the radiators and in some doorways. They are chipped, degraged, or black. In one case, a folded pizza box is used to hold the radiator in place. I need to do some research on wood repair. I'm also inclined to refinish our wooden floors this summer.

My most exciting accomplishment this week was to mop and vaccum all the common floors in the apartmet, including the entryway. It took three hours, but there were parts of the apartment hadn't been fully cleaned since we moved in. The whole house smells like Murphy's oil now.

Breath
I put a clock and a pair of candle holders out on the curb. It's not much, but they were taking up space and I have no intention of using them. I'm considering replacing my laser printer (in photo), since it's so huge -- but I will have to research replacements before kicking it to the curb.

Head
Having moved my room around, I am now able to observe the space from the Southeast window. I'm reconsidering my hallway and behind-the-door storage, both of which are visible from the corner. I also need to relocate my paper files to the basement.