Emily, I love your aesthetic. I hope you never lose your sense of whimsy, your delight in the quirky and your love of color! What a refreshing "house tour" after so many excruciatingly staged tours. Kudos to you girl!
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Super cute colorful and very creative. The theme thrives through out the unit.
I love it. Lots of light, colour and personality.
Am I the only person with a horror of pictures hanging above the bed? I'd be afraid that they'd fall on me in the night.
Well, that was fun! And thrifted! And renter friendly. Very savvy. Well done.
I'm that way about shelves. I hate seeing shelves with stuff on them over a bed! But pictures aren't likely to fall down. My pet peeve is beds without a headboard. I hate having my head up against the wall.
Absolutely delightful ❤️
More horrifying is a mirror hanging above a bed.
Then again, a mirror hanging opposite a bed where you can see yourself when you get up in the morning can also horrify.
Since AT has swept COMMENTS to another corner, I'm popping in to this space to observe that someday two parts of ORGANIZING may merge and we'll see pantries arranged in color order. Looking forward!
Three references to IKEA in a single tour. Is this an article or a commercial?
We also see a few references to the company Emily works for, Hommey.
But it's nice stuff - as is most anything from IKEA - so I can't object to a useful reference.
IKEA is particle-board stuff designed as planned obsolescence.
That is largely true. And there is nothing harder to move with than particle-board planned obsolescence.
[I spent A LOT of years in the construction industry trying to quash particle-board. So I am sympathetic.]
However . . . IKEA also makes some nifty metal objects and textiles; and, given its affordability, it is nice to see what homeowners on a budget can make it perform,
Just about every home tour has something from IKEA, no matter where in the world they are. It's not that odd for it to be mentioned several times.
This is a real fun and colourful place - I love a home that really reflects the owner and doesn't abide by any set design rules.
as an Australian, I will say that the options for fun, colourful home decor here are incredibly limited here. Overseas countries won't ship here, and Australia has crazy import laws, so IKEA is sometimes the only options. Plus a lot of the pieces in this space are sought-after vintage IKEA pieces that are in the IKEA musem.
This one felt real, I love it!
Interesting information. After I saw IKEA catalogues in Hungary I always thought IKEA was EVERYWHERE. Good to know otherwise.
She's been very persistent and lucky with her thrifting - it takes a lot of patience. Lovely colourful fun apartment (apart from all the characters, soft toys etc which give me the creeps, but that's just me.)
I have an Ikea kitchen cart that I've had for YEARS, including a move, and it's still going strong. Sturdy, holds heavy kitchen appliances on the shelves and coffee accoutrements on the top, and still looks great.
When I was starting out in my first apartment (MANY years ago!), I had a mix of thrifted furniture and inexpensive furniture. But I enjoyed thrifting for furniture. I have a 24 year old nephew who just moved cross country. He could care less about home decor and could probably live with a bed and a desk. I doubt he's going to go thrifting for furniture for fun, though he is getting a bed from a friend. Who knows how long he'll be there, and when he moves, he just gives everything away. I think Ikea would be great for him - wish there was one closer.
Emily, where did you get your lemon tart poster?
While I kind of like it, I can't stand ALL that plastic items…
