It's nice, though "warm and inviting" isn't the phrase I'd use. I could see it becoming warm and inviting once it's furnished, but for now it's a lot of angles and hard surfaces.
oooh, I have a couple of random cupboard doors from a kitchen redo and I've been trying to figure out what to do with them. I think I'm gonna have to try the DIY option...
I wouldn't do too much up front, especially since you'll need to buy appliances. Get some appliances you like, paint, get rid of the ivy, replace the blinds, light fixture, and cabinet hardware, pu...
I actually find it kind of unnerving. It feels like the kind of room in in horror movie that you just KNOW is going to be the site of something awful...
I usually love the projects on ikeahacker, (and DIY versions of just about anything) but this one to me always felt a little... unfinished.
maybe if they'd used a chest without finger ...
The paint color really freshened everything up!
With regards to the nook, I think it also helps that the paint color on the wall isn't drastically different from the ceiling color. I ...
I'm with bepsf: keep that rainy day rent money in the bank. Once you have a decent rainy day fund, maybe THEN you can think about spending some cash on that apartment you don't own...
Love the color choices! And your doggie is adorable.
A gentle suggestion (since you indicated that you're still working on it): there's a lot of Ikea going on. I'm by no means pooh-po...
I think you and I might have the same husband. He'd say exactly the same thing: it's a dresser, therefore it CANNOT be in the dining room, even if it fits the dining room decor and provides the typ...
Speaking of which, I recently scored the lamp on the cover of this book for cheap (it's slightly damaged, but the damage isn't noticeable). Anyone know who designed it?
I'm not sure there's any way to make a "wow" statement with that space, but as long as it's there, you might as well use it for storage. But I'd use boxes, with lids, not baskets, and I'd make them...
I'm willing to ask about unmarked items, and have purchased things that were unmarked. But it has to be something I really, REALLY want. If it's a random impulse purchase, and there's no price, fuh...
Forget the roof deck, I just wanna know what the odds are of them actually selling this house for $430k in Fishtown, in this market. Yes, the house is beautiful, but still, it's in Fishtown,...
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that vase is clumsy. calling it a "knockoff" is giving it too much credit.
It's nice, though "warm and inviting" isn't the phrase I'd use. I could see it becoming warm and inviting once it's furnished, but for now it's a lot of angles and hard surfaces.
Elizabeth, not only do you have a great eye and an awesome house, but you are gracious as well. And we're neighbors! (I live on Mole Street)
Is it me, or is that an Ikea rug in the red room?
oooh, I have a couple of random cupboard doors from a kitchen redo and I've been trying to figure out what to do with them. I think I'm gonna have to try the DIY option...
I wouldn't do too much up front, especially since you'll need to buy appliances. Get some appliances you like, paint, get rid of the ivy, replace the blinds, light fixture, and cabinet hardware, pu...
y'all need a house tour of a proper Philly rowhouse to round out the collection...
me so confused by the position of the furniture vis-a-vis the doors...
I actually find it kind of unnerving. It feels like the kind of room in in horror movie that you just KNOW is going to be the site of something awful...
I usually love the projects on ikeahacker, (and DIY versions of just about anything) but this one to me always felt a little... unfinished. maybe if they'd used a chest without finger ...
The paint color really freshened everything up! With regards to the nook, I think it also helps that the paint color on the wall isn't drastically different from the ceiling color. I ...
I'm with bepsf: keep that rainy day rent money in the bank. Once you have a decent rainy day fund, maybe THEN you can think about spending some cash on that apartment you don't own...
Love the color choices! And your doggie is adorable. A gentle suggestion (since you indicated that you're still working on it): there's a lot of Ikea going on. I'm by no means pooh-po...
I think you and I might have the same husband. He'd say exactly the same thing: it's a dresser, therefore it CANNOT be in the dining room, even if it fits the dining room decor and provides the typ...
Speaking of which, I recently scored the lamp on the cover of this book for cheap (it's slightly damaged, but the damage isn't noticeable). Anyone know who designed it?
I'm not sure there's any way to make a "wow" statement with that space, but as long as it's there, you might as well use it for storage. But I'd use boxes, with lids, not baskets, and I'd make them...
I'm willing to ask about unmarked items, and have purchased things that were unmarked. But it has to be something I really, REALLY want. If it's a random impulse purchase, and there's no price, fuh...
That orange fridge is so cute it hurts!!!!
Forget the roof deck, I just wanna know what the odds are of them actually selling this house for $430k in Fishtown, in this market. Yes, the house is beautiful, but still, it's in Fishtown,...
Different scale, but nice, and on sale: http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Brushed-Steel-...