bedroom progress...

next up: nightstands and art!

new headboard!

This is a pretty bad pic, but here's the new navy blue, velvet headboard we built over the weekend! Will share more soon.

bedroom progress

I haven't had a chance to do anything fun in my bedroom at my new apartment yet, but when Jill's rugs went up on One King's Lane I had to get one. It's a new pattern and we've been dying to use it for a project at work. Hopefully it will be pretty with my white bedding and the lavender headboard I made before I moved in. Still on the list: a mirror, sheets, shams, throw pillows, lamp shades and art.

the little things

A single pink rose on my coffee table makes me happy.

apartment sneak peek

I've been too busy to finish decorating my new apartment (or take any pictures) but here is a peek at our living room. I especially love our gallery wall of Harper's Bazaar covers!

homegoods find!

The roomie and I needed a small armchair for the apartment and we scored big at homegoods yesterday. This little lavender chair with tufting and nailhead was only $270 and it's surprisingly comfortable.

DIY octavia headboard

I'm moving into a new apartment this weekend so I have been busy with some painting and DIY projects. The sideboard I bought at Brimfield a while back is now BRIGHT turquoise, which I'm hoping will be fun against an exposed brick wall. Also, I ordered my first queen sized mattress and couldn't be more excited to have my own, super comfy bed. I love the Octavia headboard from Serena & Lily but could never afford the $1,500+ price tag so my brother's girlfriend and I took a trip to Home Depot and Joanne's to try and create a similar version of our own. Sketching out the pattern and adding all the nailhead trim was a labor of love, and it's far from perfect, but we're pretty proud of how it turned out. In memory of my sweet baby niece that passed away in July I am doing my bedroom in lavender (purple was one of her favorite colors,) gray and white. Very pretty and serene I hope.