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Display Name: casey w
Personal URL: http://smazzle.blogspot.com
Member Since: 1/23/09

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Stef and AB1 - great tips!! They have fantastic options.


SF Good Questions: Fashionable Shelf-Liner or Contact Paper?
9/26/11 7:19 PM

If you don't sew, curtains can easily be made from blocks of fabric, iron-on hem stuff, and curtain clips. Though the customer service is, um, basic, Sew-fisticated has come really affordable decorator fabrics.


Large Print Curtain Sources?
Good Questions
9/9/11 10:54 AM

I agree with both Loora and Minu. Get rid of some of your furniture! And swing the couch around. Ideally get a smaller couch, or one that's more low profile. Good luck!


How To Arrange Furniture In Smaller Living Room?
Good Questions
6/21/11 9:05 AM

Also - look how cool this shampoo/bottle holder is! http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/shower-squid Loving it!


AT On... Small Bathrooms
6/10/11 10:38 AM

I would try Maduro in Boston. You'll pay a pretty penny... but they probably have the closest to what you're looking for.

Example: http://www.madurahome.com/curtain-duomo-p-18506.html

Or http://www.madurahome.com/curtain-rembrandt-p-18743.html?affichePage=4

Good luck!


Where To Find White Curtains With Medallion Detailing?
Good Questions
4/22/11 10:51 AM

Loving the mismatched-but-joined-together-by-white-paint chairs.


Cammie's Chunk of Green
4/20/11 12:55 PM

As a fellow Casey, of course I'm going to favorite your place. :-) Adore the navy walls, and add me to the fan list for the faux-coral lamp! I recently upgrade from 452 sq ft to 1,000 and still am getting used to all of the space!


Casey's 32% Growth
4/20/11 12:53 PM

I miss Amherst..

love your home - it's warm and inviting and original.

Where is your coffee table from?


Susan's Carriage Loft
4/20/11 12:47 PM

Does the cuckoo clocks' ticking drive you nuts?

Love your use of the space! Where are the pedestal plant stands from?


Brett's Good Bones
4/20/11 12:45 PM

I love the sliding window treatments as well! Curtains/blinds - what do you even call them?


Shereen's Open & Airy
4/20/11 12:42 PM

Seriously - with just two weeks your apartment looks better than most people's do after two months!


Heidi & David's Surreal Square Footage
4/19/11 2:02 PM

I'm in the 'loving that shelf' club! Great idea to alternate the shelves' positions. Would love a 'how to' post!


Kelley's DIY Apartment
4/14/11 2:50 PM

I'm in the love-it camp too!

I actually bought a used over-sized Curious George book for $10 from which I framed two pages as a baby gift for my sister-in-law. The only sad thing is that you have to sacrifice the backside of the framed object (at least if it's professionally framed).

This art is less juvenile than Curious George, and I think it works well!


Before & After: Using Childrens Books as Art
3/8/11 4:44 PM

What about curtains or a valence with a subtle pattern? And accent pillows for the couch, perhaps in the same pattern.

Sage green is a good accent color for those people who don't like bright colors. I also like the idea of an area rug - easy to change up!


How to Add Color to My "Blank Canvas" Apartment?
Good Questions
10/7/10 2:05 PM

What about this duvet with Marimekko fabric - beige and white?

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outlet/bedding/marimekko-sarafan-almond-bed-linens/f35978

I have a similar pattern in my bedroom (but a bit simpler) and love it.


Duvet Cover Suggestions for Earthy Green Bedroom?
Good Questions
9/30/10 11:37 AM

I had a very similar apartment to yours, only in Malden, MA and a teeny bit bigger because the kitchen was a separate room. I also had the benefit of one huge long closet and three small foyer closers. Studios, though small, are indeed independence affirming! My favorite memories of that apartment include:

- The time a squirrel came in off the fire escape and helped himself to leftover fruit from the wine party I hosted the night before. He broke a glass, the jerk!

- Meeting a guy on jury duty who had lived in the same exact apartment a few years prior with his wife. Small world!


My First Apartment: Looking Back
8/12/10 2:23 PM

Pale blue/turquoise would be nice, but don't over-do it! Alternatively, you could do a pale purple, but that would make it more romantic. The blue would cool it down, be a little more modern. IMHO, anyway. :-)


Here's My Furniture…What Color Should I Paint the Walls? Good Questions | Apartment Therapy Boston
7/15/10 9:07 AM

We have a giant couch in our small living room... but it's not giant in the traditional sense. It's long (96") but not that high, so it doesn't overwhelm the space. And it's wide enough so both of us can lay there! Definitely one of the best purchases I have made.

http://smazzle.blogspot.com/2009/09/before-and-after-our-couch.html


5 Ways To Create Open Spaces In Small Places | Apartment Therapy Boston
4/1/10 10:54 AM

I took stuff out of the bathroom before too (like leee), but now that our bedroom is tiny too, there's no space there. Our solution was to:

a. Add storage above the door, apparently suggested by Martha Stewart. And I thought I was being all original. I used a thrifted medicine cabinet that I got for $4.
http://smazzle.blogspot.com/2009/09/before-after-bathroom-storage-solutions.html

b. Adding a curtain around our pedestal sink so we can store stuff underneath it.
http://smazzle.blogspot.com/2010/03/before-after-story-of-sink.html

And I too can attest to the ugly but functional over the shower head storage.


AT On... Small Bathrooms | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
3/29/10 4:08 PM

Same with us.. though we didn't have philosophical conversations, we just played cards. Still nice.


Lights Out! Making Earth Hour a Habit | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
3/29/10 3:52 PM