Totally OT.
So, uh, in case you didn't know, I moved in December. Since I secretly dream of being an interior decorator, I've been busting my butt working on a good design and having a really fun time decorating my apartment! It started out with a lot of charm of it's own; it's a vintage apartment in a cool part of Denver, I've got hardwood floors and really nice windows and pretty textured plaster.

I'm a big fan of stores like Anthropologie and Crate & Barrel and Urban Outfitters, but I'm typically on a VERY strict budget (LOL, gotta have the money for all those costumes, heh), so I use a lot of secondhand stuff, and I do a lot of shopping on Craigslist and at Goodwill and ARC.

So anyway, I just wanted to share some pictures of my place! Here it is!




TV stand and my cat Morgan looking kind of annoyed. XD I'm working on groupings with framed wall art. TV was on this show about steampunk, LOL!


The America map was made by my grandmother; it's all cross stitch. I liked it as a child and told her a LONG time ago that I wanted one. It is HUGE, probably 4 feet across.

The flower things I got for $7 for the pair at Goodwill, and I'm really happy because I left them once, and they were still there when I got back! =D I also feel like they could totally be something from Anthro, only without the price tag. XD



The living room chair and the dining area. No, I couldn't be bothered to put my serger away. =p The chair is my typical $15 craigslist purchase. I put the grey and black throw over to break up all the white, and I liked the kinda funky contrast of the fuzzy modernish blanket with the classic setting of the chair. Also I made a pillow, 'cause I have a lot of extra fabric.

You can see the grouping in the dining area as a whole now, too. I'd started out with the Matisse (the train in the fireplace XD) in the middle of the wall, and decided I didn't like it/it was too formal. So I've started a grouping on that wall...



My friend Snowhite Dahlia got me this teapot from Anthro because I'd been coveting it for literally a year. It is MAYBE my favorite thing ever, and easily my favorite teapot. =D



More of the new grouping. I need to get a frame for the Matisse that's not cheap like that one. =p The rest is all secondhand finds. It needs MORE, but I'm just waiting for the right pieces to come along.



So I bought two old cameras off ebay, simply for decorating purposes. I had this empty frame up on the wall, and thought it was sort of hilarious and witty with the camera IN it. The other is hanging on the chalkboard, but this one didn't have a strap. I just stuck a little hot glue on it to make it stay in the frame. I kind of love it. =D



Entryway. Yes, I'm a nerd and I put a picture frame around my peep hole like in Friends. I know, I know. But the front door is really awful.

Also the desk/office. The lamp and shade is secondhand... they were both purchased separately.



Again. Also, that white mirror is my other favorite thing in the apartment. =D It is from Urban Outfitters.



The shelf on top of my computer. I'm going to hang letters off the hooks to spell... well, something. I've decided to just collect letters and see what I end up with. =D



Some living room and the bookcase. No, I couldn't be bothered to put away the iron, either. =p



I LOVE this couch. I bought it used from Craigslist for $200, and it's pracitically brand new.




So that's it! =D Welcome to my apartment!