Apartment Revamp 2.0

February 21, 2017

I've decided to start purchasing things for our new place because there are a list of items I've been wanting to replace for quite some time. If you haven't checked out my first post about our apartment revamp..check it out here! I decided to focus on our living room first and if I see things along the way for other spaces then so be it :) For our living room I would love to swap our our rug and media console first. I would like a light gray and cream rug that has some variation in it for a monochromatic look with our sofa. Our sofa, although I would replace, is staying since it's rather new and my boyfriend loves it. We got that from Raymour & Flanigan when we needed a new sofa for when we moved in and they delivered it within a few days! It's gray and comfy so it works for now. I'd love to change our coffee table to something that is not wood since we have a lot of wood already. Currently we have a bone inlay coffee table from west elm that I love but it's too small. I think marble, although porous, will do the trick. We just have to be a bit careful with it but we already are with the one we have. For our media console, I would like something wood again and something that looks somewhat found. It has to have some open storage and long enough to fit our speaker on top. Something solid wood with a mid-century feel would work best with the rest of our apartment. As for pillows and decor, those are a quick fix and will complete the overall look. Here are my ideas so far for this space!



Box Frame Marble and Bronze Coffee Table / West Elm (currently on a great sale!)
Safavieh Restoration Vintage Rug / Target
Angelo Media Console / Lulu & Georgia
Pendant Floor Lamp / Target 
Mid Century Planter / West Elm
Throw Pillows / Serena & Lily
Kupio Handpainted Vase Set / Anthropologie





xo,
Lauren











Lulu & Georgia Rug Sale!

February 17, 2017

Guys! Lulu & Georgia is having a rug sale - 20% off all rugs! Here is a group of some of my favorite deals below - which one is your favorite? 










Sources from counter clockwise:
1 / Halette Rug / 8x10' / Machine made / $410 $328
2 / Sanaz Rug - Blush / 2x3' / Machine made / $37  $29.60
3 / Emile Rug / 8x10' / Hand made / $1096  $876.80
4 / Mirabelle Rug / 8x10' / Hand made / $2050 $1640
5 / Mina Rug / 8x10' / Machine Made / $989 $791.20
6 / Belen Rug / 8x10' / $426 $340.80
7 / Don't Worry Be Yonce / 2x3' / $45 $36






xo,
Lauren

Apartment Revamp 1.0

February 16, 2017

Finally! It's about time I start to focus on our own space and invest in pieces we plan on keeping for the long run. We do live in a rental but it is rather large and I've been dying to get my hands on some new pieces to create a space I really love...my boyfriend on the other hand could really care less ;) but he always loves the end result. Main focus would be:

Foyer 
- new 4x6' rug that's great for traffic and hiding dirt 
- some new decor to freshen up our built in shelves 
- new knobs for console to create found look

Kitchen 
- new art for wall 
- possibly some type of storage shelving for the empty wall next to our table

Living Room
- new 8x10' rug, something definitely soft and durable since now living with a flat weave I am not loving how rough it can be
- media console, has to be open (this is where my boyfriends opinion really comes into play)
- something to fill up empty wall and corner left of media 
- definitely new coffee table, ours has been too small for our space even though we love it
- new throw pillows mixed in with some of our current ones

Bedroom
- leaner mirror
- more art or larger piece of art to feel more proportionate over bed, I may even create this myself
- some new bedding
- ottoman/chair for empty corner next to bed









Stay tuned on pieces I am peeking at for each space on my upcoming posts!




xo,
Lauren






**Disclaimer - Inspiration photos in this post sourced from Anthropologie and Pinterest**