The final installment of our NYC apartment.
The office nook:
The office nook:
This was a boring cork board; then I painted it, hot glued white ribbon, and matted it with scrap paper (did this back in Texas). I put a mini shelf below for more picture frame space.
More framing of scrapbook paper, the only plant I can't kill, and one of my favorite pictures from Whitni.
I took a boring plastic mini storage solution. Cut scrapbook paper to fit behind the drawers. Mod Podge (yes, Mod Podge!) the paper in there. And now all my pens, pencils and tape are hiding behind circles.The reading corner and storage bookcase:
(this is the after shot taken 10/23)
(this is the after shot taken 10/23)I love a good temple picture and Eli loves to spot "Ango Rariyi." One day I might have a copy of Mr. Smith's super romantic taxi cabs above the snuggle chair, but I'll have to sell one of my kidneys to afford it.
Get dressed:
Vanity (I like this a lot):
Our bathroom's tiny; so I need to make a space that would help bring a little more peace to our Sunday mornings.This is how it was created:
The mirrors are from Ikea. I hot glued black ribbon to the back of 3 Malma mirrors and hung the top one (that wall is tricky to get nails into). I painted the Ram mirror black. I duct/duck taped the flowers together (I know, so fancy), and then attached them to the wall with a little plastic hook.
I did the scrapbook-Mod-Podging of another mini storage solution. Theoretically it's supposed to hold my beatifying stuff, but now it holds things Audrie can't destroy. And then I topped it all with a candle, just like a birthday cake. I really like that I have my own little place to get ready, and that I can easily get really close to the mirror to pluck my eyebrows in the afternoon sunlight.The greatest headboard ever:
The crown jewel of the room. I LOVE this window.Maybe one day I'll put plants in the pots behind our pillows (and maybe one day a window washer will come wash that window).
Now I'm off to go sleep in that bed. Goodnight!
21 comments:
Beautiful! That picture of your bed is amazing! Some day you will look back on that little spot with such nostalgia...
That view makes me, literally, sick to my stomach with envy.
Will you do me a favor? Will you open the window and belt out, "Hey Mr. Ziegfield! Here I AM!" in your best Barbra Streisand impersonation for me?
Then I can check it off my list of things to do (i.e. be a working actress in NYC, and sing out my window from the 20th floor) - it'll be checked off by proxy.
Nice use of Mod Podge!
Seriously...Can I steal that idea? I LOVE IT.
Also, your headboard is the best I've ever seen. How pretty!
I need money so I can visit some day.
WOW. Holy crap, Abbie!!! This is all so beautiful!!! (Can I seriously send you photos of my next apartment and get some advice?) I love the snazzed-up plastic drawers, and the vanity area, and all the little boxes on your shelves. And I love LOVE LOOOOOOVE YOUR WINDOW!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!! Wow. So awesome.
Oh my goodness! That view from your bedroom window is incredible!! Wow!
You are so creative! I love your decorative genius! Maybe you need to come to New Orleans to help me decorate :-). It all looks amazing. Great job!
Gorgeous! Beautiful! Breath-taking! I LOVE IT!!! ABBIE!!!! YOU WIN!! YOU WIN!!!
Sooo soo many ideas! I would of never thought to use scrapbooking paper to cover the plastic bins..what?! That's so cool.
I love the way you utilize the light and make it all FLOW together!
Do you ever just stare out your window at night and pinch yourself? I can imagine that makes it hard to sleep :) I LOVE IT!
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME ABBIE WHITE?! That view is UNREAL. I cannot believe that. With the massive window?! And that's STUDENT housing!? Geez, maybe Chris needs to go to medical school! :)
GORGEOUS GORGEOUS GORGEOUS. I especially love that idea for those plastic bin things.
Man, that window is incredible!! And I seriously LOVE everything that you've done wth your place. Especially the "vanity." So cute!
Erika, yes. Steal away.
Jean and Marisa, I would love to help with your places. Can I come in the winter? Ah, a nice warm place to defrost.
Tiff, done and done. Let me warm up.
Liz, I know. I know. Crazy!
how 'bout you come down here and finish my house now?
I LOVE your whole aparment. You've done such an awesome job! I love your creative solutions to space problems or just issues that come with NYC apartments. And check out that VIEW!!!
Wow. Student life is WAY more sheik than I remember it! :) I LOVE what you have done. The words serene, orderly, modern and WOW come to mind when I look at those pictures. And love at home. It just looks like an incredible place for any family to live. NICE work!
I LOVE it.
what an amazing view!
Sooo, sooo, sooo cute! I love your creativity!! You're awesome. Sweet dreams with that view. Love, Mommie
I can't believe what you can do with such a small space and a budget. I'll try not to feel lame and jealous by repeating: "We are all good at DIFFERENT things. We are all good at DIFFERENT things."
So I'd like to know how you have the time to decorate with two small kids. You're putting me to shame! I've been here since the beginning of June, and I have a long ways to go before even one floor of my house is anywhere close to how decorated your whole apartment is. Way to go for being on top of things!
I popped over from the ModPodgeRocks site and WOW! I LOVE your whole apartment....you've done a terrific job of decorating. And seriously....I want that headboard!! It really IS the best!!
I'm trying to do mod podge my storage boxes, which are also curved in front. However, the paper rips at the curves or will not stick to them at all. How do I go over the curves so that they're covered and the pattern remains consistent?
I've never mod podged before, so there could be something that I'm missing.
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