Reusing Old Furniture: dresser edition

By Katelyn
As posted before, I have been on the hunt for old furniture at garage sales, estate sales, consignment shops, and flea markets to furnish my new apartment.  I feel like this will not only save me a lot of money because I no longer have to purchase brand new furniture but it will also [...]

Revamp Your Lamp

By Annie
I’ve been working on some simple art projects to bring some interest to my boring, white-walled, gray-carpeted bedroom.  My project for today was really fun.  I painted this paper lamp that I bought from IKEA.
The lamp was very inexpensive and easy to paint, since it’s just made of paper.  I debated about what sort [...]

Reusing Old Furniture

By Katelyn

In the past week I have picked up two pieces:  a small desk/vanity and a coffee table.  Both pieces have so much character but I thought I could do a better job at spicing them up and matching them to my personality. The desk/vanity was the first one up for a makeover.
This desk [...]

Full of Ideas

By Annie
Next week I’ll be moving from Chicago to Detroit, and while I have plenty on my mind (it’s my finals week) I have so many ideas spinning around in my head about how to decorate my (semi)new room.  I’ve blogged about my room renovations previously, but the progress I’ve made so far basically consists [...]

My Spring Break Project

By Annie
Since I’m so not used to having any free time on my hands, and I’m totally not the “woo-spring-break-in-Cancun” sort of girl, I need a project to keep me occupied for the next week.  Since I’ll be living at home with my parents over the summer, I’ve decided that my room is in desperate [...]