We moved into this apartment building about 4 years ago. Our first apartment was a smaller 2 bedroom, and we loved it.
After a year or so went by we got a pretty big surprise:
After a year or so went by we got a pretty big surprise:
As soon as we knew she was on her way we got onto a waiting list for a bigger apartment in the same building. We also started saving and planning to buy a house. Since we only planned to live in our apartment for a short time I didn't paint or decorate or spend much time thinking about where to put furniture. The other part of that is we moved into this apartment when our little lady was 6 months old and I returned to work the week after we moved, the last thing I cared about was how it looked.
Over the years plans have changed, I worked part time to spend more time with my girl and I took a lower paying job in order to stay in a department (and job) that I loved - I have a great Monday - Friday schedule, I'm off on holidays, and I get 3 weeks of vacation. Not to mention my boss totally understands what it's like to have young kids, so she is flexible when she can be. So, while we are still working towards buying a house, those plans have been put off and we likely won't start looking soon.
So once we kind of acknowledged (out loud) that we are not buying a house this spring or in the near future I started to look around at our apartment. It's beautiful, and we've really cluttered it up with all of our stuff and poor organizing. Also - the dining room is light pink and it drives me crazy. It's time for a total over haul. My new years resolution is to take a room at a time and do every last detail myself. Paint the walls, make or re finish the furniture, make the decorations, and make it ours.
I read a lot of craft / diy blogs, so I may have the false confidence to think this won't be to tough, just time consuming.
I guess we'll find out together.
Over the years plans have changed, I worked part time to spend more time with my girl and I took a lower paying job in order to stay in a department (and job) that I loved - I have a great Monday - Friday schedule, I'm off on holidays, and I get 3 weeks of vacation. Not to mention my boss totally understands what it's like to have young kids, so she is flexible when she can be. So, while we are still working towards buying a house, those plans have been put off and we likely won't start looking soon.
So once we kind of acknowledged (out loud) that we are not buying a house this spring or in the near future I started to look around at our apartment. It's beautiful, and we've really cluttered it up with all of our stuff and poor organizing. Also - the dining room is light pink and it drives me crazy. It's time for a total over haul. My new years resolution is to take a room at a time and do every last detail myself. Paint the walls, make or re finish the furniture, make the decorations, and make it ours.
I read a lot of craft / diy blogs, so I may have the false confidence to think this won't be to tough, just time consuming.
I guess we'll find out together.
