June Home Favorites

Can you tell I like blue, white and neutrals?? You should see my room... Have a great weekend!

 

Overstock

Overstock.com is not a website most people would think of to buy trendy furniture and home décor (and a slew of other things!) but the site has been a lifesaver for purchases Tory and I have needed in our apartment. Not to mention at a fraction of the price of other retailers... Tory was looking for a desk similar to the West Elm Parsons desk and we found an almost identical one that was $300 less. An absolute steal! I was looking for a vanity/desk for my room and found the perfect one.  They have gorgeous jute rugs, x benches, bar stools and their headboards are awesome. We even got a set of my absolute favorite wishbone chairs for half off. I'm sold...Tory and I are almost all settled in and I can't wait to show you pictures of the finished apartment in the next week or so. Have a great weekend! xo

 

 

 

 

First Impressions

I've seen a ton of fun and quirky welcome mats recently and I'm thinking I may need one for my new place in LA (when I find one that is...).

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Target Threshold

Target has been on fire lately with their Peter Pilotto for Target line and with great home lines, including Threshold. I am obsessed with the bar cart and pink tufted ottoman below. Also, the white bedside table is perfect and why spend and arm and a leg for a West Elm Parsons Desk when you can get the equally cute one below??

Holiday Mantle

I haven't gotten a Christmas tree for my apartment for the last two years because I am barely there. This year is also a shortened holiday season, with Thanksgiving falling so late, plus I'm going to Florida before Christmas so I didn't think it was worth it. I forgot how much putting up a few decorations really gets you into the holiday spirit. I went home to Greenwich last night for the Johnnie-O store party and my mom had the tree up with lights (no ornaments yet) and has started to get out our Christmas decorations up. When I have a house one day that is not the shoe box my apartment is, I can't wait to decorate a beautiful Christmas mantle like the ones below. I love how they are all infused with their own character and have fun little details. Add in a roaring fire and some Christmas tunes and you're sure to feel like Santa is on his way.

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My First NYC Apartment

After I graduated, I was so excited to get a New York City apartment and make it my own. I lived at home all summer and commuted so I couldn't wait to find a place. The truth is, as all New Yorkers know, you don't get a lot of space for your buck. I did luck out with the size of my bedroom but it is still significantly smaller than the rooms I had in college and at home. I wanted to decorate with a somewhat neutral palate and decided on a tan/oatmeal and blue color scheme. There are pops of gold and silver and a little bit of pink from art and decorative accents, as well. It was a big project finding things that were in my budget. I knew I wanted a nail head headboard but the ones from West Elm and other store were too expensive.  

I found my headboard on overstock.com and it was a real steal at less than $200. I got a lot of great things from Home Goods like my bedside dresser/table and a lot of decorative objects in my living room. For the rest of the room, I looked on Etsy, Joss and Main and One Kings Lane for weeks before deciding on my lampshade, decorative pillow, etc. I've already been in for a month and still haven't found a rug (or a price) that I like. If anyone sees one they think would look good in my room let me know!

Below are some pictures from my apartment bedroom and then links below. 

 

 This one is a bit blurry but wanted to show my great beside table!

West Elm dresser // Lamp Shade Designs from Etsy lampshade // Art from 20x200.com here and here // Decorative pillow from Urban Pillow on Etsy // Headboard from overstock.com // Bedside dresser from Home Goods // Frames from Pier One // Tray from C. Wonder // Bowl from Anthropologie // Smaller tray from West Elm // Bedding (old but similar from Restoration Hardware)

Trendy Trays

Metallic and lucite serving trays are all the rage right now in home decor. I got silver one at C Wonder and it definitely spices up my otherwise boring white dresser. Dress it up with decorative bowls, candles, perfume bottles and jewelry. You can also fill it with personal mementos. I have a tiny, pink, glass elephant that I got in Venice this summer, a mirror my brother got me in Asia, a piece of sea glass I found a few summers ago in Michigan and lots of scattered jewelry, candles, a decorative bowl and a smaller tray. Below is a picture of mine and some of my favorites on the web.

 C. Wonder

  Zhush

 

Diane Von Furstenberg  

Iomoi

 Plantation

 West Elm 

**Photos taken from pinterest.com