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Erin's Reflection

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Name:

Erin

Location:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Division:

Little

Square Feet:

760

What I Love About My Home


I love the natural sunlight, the closet space, and the apartment's character. When I moved in, everything just seemed to have a spot and I didn't have to spend lots of time trying to figure out where things would go. I'm also proud I was able to get things relatively inexpensively; sources include hand-me-downs, craigslist, some DIY stuff, and lots and lots of garage sales. All put together, I hope my apartment serves as a reflection of me!

Biggest Challenge in Furnishing My Home


Choosing furniture and treatments that are not only cost-effective, but able to transition from space to space and aren't too trendy. I don't want to look at all my stuff in 5 years and wonder what the heck I was thinking!

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Where did you find those awesome curtains?

posted by Rakel on April 19, 2011 at 10:48am
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I know what you're going for and you're almost there with a few tweaks...the coffee table is a definite "what the heck was I thinking (when I took this from my grandma's house)" and the too-small-scale of a rug under the dining table doesn't work either. But you're off to a great start and I can tell a lot of thought went into choosing art work and curtains etc that pick up a color theme.

posted by FengShuiByFishgirl on April 19, 2011 at 10:50am
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Love the rug in your living room and yellow chair. Where did you find them?

posted by Johanna D on April 19, 2011 at 10:55am
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Love the curtains. You have made some very thoughtful and stylish choices!

posted by good time teeth on April 19, 2011 at 10:56am
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Where did you get that rug? I have been eying the grey version at Overstock but I am looking for a blue rug!! Anyway, cute place!

posted by delg23 on April 19, 2011 at 11:00am
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Beautiful! I love the color of blue of the curtains and the dining set. And I think your coffee table is fine : )

posted by MWesdock on April 19, 2011 at 11:06am
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Love the art in the dining room. Where did you find it? Great job on your whole home.

posted by Tracy333 on April 19, 2011 at 12:08pm
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That bathroom tile is in every single Milwaukee apartment, I swear! I've lived in a few of them myself. =)

I like the breezy curtain in the kitchen. Nice touch. It can be a difficult task to personalize an apartment kitchen at times, but I think you've handled the job quite well!

posted by islek on April 19, 2011 at 12:36pm
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@Johanna D - it's not exact, but here's a similar chair from Overstock.com:
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/angelo-HOME-Harlow-Yellow-and-White-Floral-Arm-Chair/4155061/product.html

posted by Doobie on April 19, 2011 at 12:39pm
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I love the colours and I hope you post where you got that great blue rug. I also enjoy that the trim isn't white!

posted by Strawberry79 on April 19, 2011 at 2:02pm
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I think that chair is from Target.

posted by delg23 on April 19, 2011 at 2:02pm
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Yay for a fellow Milwaukeean! Nice name, by the way. Now you're inspiring me to put a second Erin from Milwaukee on AT! Way to make a lot of colors work in your living room. No way I could pull that off.

posted by MsPface on April 19, 2011 at 2:25pm
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I don't usually like colorful places, but you've made it very elegant. Vote!

posted by Shadlyn on April 20, 2011 at 9:24am
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I really like this place! Only suggestion: change out those awful lighting fixtures if possible *shudder*. Are the walls white? I'm going to assume they are white and say: fantastic job giving your place color without having to paint.

posted by ohkatie on April 21, 2011 at 2:21am
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I really like this and I am a color person as well. Great job on including the tile in with the bathroom theme. I like the way you hung your art over your sofa as well.

Great job!

posted by Naoki9 on April 21, 2011 at 9:59am
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i love the color in the living room, especially with those pretty blue curtains! i think you did a good job :)

posted by EmilyRo on April 24, 2011 at 4:13pm
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Love the coffee table and the rug that adds colour under the dining table but is small enough to not make cleaning a hassle. Not to mention the chairs being half on and half off an odd sized rug.

posted by Bhav on April 26, 2011 at 9:51am
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Am I the only one who thinks this falls pretty far short of AT standards? I read this blog to find examples of inspired, everyday design and there's nothing inspiring about these design choices at all. This looks like a "before" picture.

posted by MsEmily on April 26, 2011 at 8:00pm
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well that last comment was rude. just goes to show how objective style is! i think you did a great job especially with the living room!! thanks for sharing your home!!

posted by queenyellowsun on May 1, 2011 at 1:47am
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I know voting is over and done, but I think your home looks so warm and inviting. Wonderful job and those curtains are amazing!

posted by ironcupcake75 on May 18, 2011 at 7:26pm
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