Oh, the study! How I love you so.

This room is a way for me to hold on to the orange and flowery decor that graced my old bedrooms over the past 6 years. It’s also a place for me to hold my “junk”. And I mean that in the nicest possible way. This is the room where my many books are held, endless picture frames of friends and family, and where I do my blogging gig. It’s real life, folks. And this is where is happens.

My mom made the orange curtains for me out of a king size Ralph Lauren sheet. Crafty, amiright? That amazing desk was brought by Zan and although I have to admit I took over the decorating, he brought a lot to the table in terms of home furnishings (the coffee table is his too). So, thanks, Zanner!

I spend many afternoons in this colorful room and it makes me happy. Orange: it’s good for the soul.

Welcome to the kitchen.

I think this room pretty much speaks for itself. It’s where we eat. And cook. And bake some too. The huge window over the sink is so refreshing… it brings light into the kitchen from dawn to dusk. Much of the details in here are inspired by Anthropologie. That place is most certainly heaven on earth, and so each time I go in I pick up a little piece of heaven to bring home.

Have a seat and stay awhile…

And so it begins… a little series I’m doing this week on the blog. I’ve decided to break up the tour into different rooms, so you can get the most bang for your buck. I’d like to begin here with the living room because this is my very favorite room in the whole apartment. I love cozying up on the couch after a tiring day at work, drinking hot tea under a thick blanket while I watch my favorite shows, and enjoying weekend mornings relaxing with a cup of hot coffee while the sun streams in.

The best part of this room are the couches, and the fact that I got them for $100 at the global thrift makes them even better. Yes, you heard me right. One. Hundred. Dollars. For reals. The pillows on the couch are from West Elm, and the one on the chair I snagged at Flat of the Hill on Charles Street. It cost a pretty penny, but I was too in love with it to pass it up. Plus, let’s not forget the couches were $100. My mom actually found the curtains on-sale at Kohls (I struggled for awhile finding some I liked), and I added little touches here and there, like the vase and picture frames to bring the place together. I decided to do lots of different patterns to keep the energy high and so far, I think it’s working out just perfect. Love love love. Warm and cozy, like a living room should be.

What do you think? I hope you like it. Check back each day this week for more views of the place!