Because College is back up and running from the Summer Series! I hope you guys like the new background. I thought simpler was better! My summer is officially over. I moved into my new dorm/apartment on the 7th and classes start on Monday, the 18th. I'm really, really excited to show you guys around the new place! Right now, my room is not where I would like it to be. I left a lot of decorations at home thinking I had already packed way too many- long story short, I didn't pack enough. Now I'll be suffering with partially bland walls for about a month until I go home and pick up the rest of the wall décor. I will however show you the bed! I love the comforter, throw blankets, and throw pillows together! Ah!
I purchased my comforter from Wal-Mart, both of my throw blankets were fantastic scores from Goodwill, previously sold from Target, and my throw pillow covers came from this awesome website called Groop Dealz! If you haven't been to the website before, definitely check it out!
For now, I will show you all some awesome DIY's my roommate, Laura, and I have been doing around the not-so-beautiful parts of the apartment. We have really put some personal touches on the place that make it feel like a home!
First, we tackled the dining room. When I moved in last week, it looked like we had a brand new dining room table, or the people last year just didn't use it, either way it is spotless! My mom and I moved in my bedroom things and then took off to IKEA. I found some really cute placemats and salt and pepper shakers that gave the table a whole new look.
Laura came over and we went shopping again, my favorite thing to do. I had an idea to cut out the word 'eat' and put it on the wall above the table. I didn't realize how much I would actually love it! The whole project cost $4! I got 3 black poster boards and cut out a giant letter on each. I used poster puddy to tack it on the wall and voilà! An easy DIY anyone can make!
The next thing we tackled was the bathroom area. The way the apartment is set up, there is a toilet room, a shower room, and a vanity area. Everything is separate, so that is three separate spaces to work decorating magic! The shower room was the first to be transformed, well as transformed as we can get right now.
Before. Ew, right?
After! We added a shower curtain, caddy, and a bath mat.
Such a transformation from what it was.
Next was the vanity area. This was such a fun DIY! I feel like I need to show y'all the before picture before I explain anything. This was the most transformed space to me! Ah, too exciting!
So boring!
We knew we definitely wanted to cover up the ugly plumbing under the sink. This called for some curtains! For this project, I used 2 yards of fabric, two tension rods, and a roll of hem tape. We purchased the fabric from Hobby Lobby to match the shower curtain. We wanted a consistent theme in the two rooms. I cut the fabric to match the length from the sink to the floor, then folded the edges and "hemmed" them with the hem tape. Such and easy and cheap project!
Love it!
The curtains turned out to be really useful in hiding storage under the sink as well. It's a great way to cover up the ugly things in the bathroom you don't want everyone to see!
I also think "words" are a theme in the apartment as well. This was unintentional, but a really cute way to decorate. We put 'wash' in the vanity area. Laura had leftover paint from redoing her room at home and it was the perfect color for the bathroom. She painted the letters and hung them up perfectly!
This space is just so much more livable to me now!
The last thing we have done so far is add some super cute throw pillows to the couch and spruced up the balcony. Laura's parents were so generous in giving us a precious patio set. I love it! Laura strung some white lights on the balcony railings and it is so nice to just sit out there now.
Couch pillows!
Love, love, love.
That's all that we've accomplished so far, but all of it has made such a difference! I can't wait to go home and get the rest of my wall decorations. Move-in is this weekend and I get to meet my roommates that I do not know! I'm really excited to kick this year off. My desk receptionist job is going really well so far. It's nice to literally walk down my building stairs and be at work! I hope everyone's summer was fantastic. My college blogging year has started!
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