Out in NYC with my college girlfriends 
{knarly knobs}
when i moved into a house with 5 college girlfriends 2 1/2 years ago, i had the opportunity to get real furniture and decorate much more than i did in my closet-of-an-apartment-bedroom. i purchased a 4 piece suite, but knew that my closet would not contain my wardrobe, thus i needed another chest of drawers.
my dad had an old wooden dresser that was less than desirable [straight out of 1980]. i had big dreams for this otherwise useless piece.
i don’t have a “before” picture, but the after turned out wonderfully. i painted the piece the same shade as i was painting 2 of my walls, the color of my duvet cover. i bought 10 funky knobs from anthropologie, 2 for each of the 5 drawers, each drawer with different knobs than the other drawers.
the finished product:
Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere is also a fan of anthropologie’s knobs. check out how she incorporated them in her bathroom here:
the lady i used to babysit for had green ones on her butler’s pantry cabinets and in cabinets throughout the house! i love these creative touches!
my dad had an old wooden dresser that was less than desirable [straight out of 1980]. i had big dreams for this otherwise useless piece.
i don’t have a “before” picture, but the after turned out wonderfully. i painted the piece the same shade as i was painting 2 of my walls, the color of my duvet cover. i bought 10 funky knobs from anthropologie, 2 for each of the 5 drawers, each drawer with different knobs than the other drawers.
the finished product:
Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere is also a fan of anthropologie’s knobs. check out how she incorporated them in her bathroom here:
the lady i used to babysit for had green ones on her butler’s pantry cabinets and in cabinets throughout the house! i love these creative touches!
{joys of antiquing}
today i bopped around the city looking at different antique and upscale consignment shops. slash i wanted to bust out the new camera in some of them…but the hipsters in the vintage shop seemed like they were judging me. i found an awesome antique shop:
there is so much i wanted but have no where to put it! i’ve been steadily consignment-hunting here lately, and even mimicked a “thrift project” by my favorite blogger, Emily of Cupcakes and Cashmere. here is a look at a project she did in her apartment that i decided to do in mine. hers still wins, but i’m still proud.
hers:
…as heavenly as her.
and mine:
maybe i should leave interior decorating to nate berkus? i got the suitcases from thrift stores [i paid $2.99, $10, and $17.50 for them :)] the crystal vase was from an antique store, and the candle was from a consignment shop benefitting battered women in my hometown. the tray is not the one i want, and may be soon replaced with the one i prefer. does anyone have anything they love that came from a consignment shop/thift store/flea market/vintage nook? share some goodies!
there is so much i wanted but have no where to put it! i’ve been steadily consignment-hunting here lately, and even mimicked a “thrift project” by my favorite blogger, Emily of Cupcakes and Cashmere. here is a look at a project she did in her apartment that i decided to do in mine. hers still wins, but i’m still proud.
hers:
…as heavenly as her.
and mine:
maybe i should leave interior decorating to nate berkus? i got the suitcases from thrift stores [i paid $2.99, $10, and $17.50 for them :)] the crystal vase was from an antique store, and the candle was from a consignment shop benefitting battered women in my hometown. the tray is not the one i want, and may be soon replaced with the one i prefer. does anyone have anything they love that came from a consignment shop/thift store/flea market/vintage nook? share some goodies!
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| {downtown Chicago} |
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| {Michigan Avenue, Chicago} |
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| {"The Bean" in Chicago} |
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| my first sewing project with my new machine, pjs! |
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| been wavering on buying these for my apartment. |
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| {travelin'} |
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| {love candles} |
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| Anthropologie vase in my bathroom |
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| Love my chevron trashcan. {from Jayes} |
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| {us on Lake Michigan} |
im dying to re-learn how to thread a bobbin on my moms sewing machine! good for your first project pj's!
ReplyDeleteI also have a stack of vintage suitcases on a suitcase stand as a night stand in my bedroom that i treasure, in light blue and a brown smaller one. Great post!
Jess