Home Making Pt. 1

The Living Room and Kitchen Edition!

We've been in our new apartment for about two months now, and it is finally starting to feel like home. Almost everything we own is vintage or secondhand, and it's a challenge getting it all to go together. The biggest lesson I've learned is how to edit. I have a tendency to put as many pretty things as I can fit in an area, and sometimes that's just not the right move.

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My fur baby Gracie has found her heaven in this couch we got from my parents. 

 Farmer's Market flowers next to our glorious hardwood stairs. I put a bobby pin cup there because I find them all over the house!

 

 Gallery wall with photos of us, watercolors of Bible verses and a bird by yours truly, and some vintage bird prints from Goodwill.

I can't get over how cute my little girl is in her spot!

 

 My family and hubby made fun of me so much for wanting that cardboard poster of elephants by the "planet earth" series that I found at Goodwill, but I cut slits in it and made it a bill holder. I think that makes me the winner of that argument. I found that chalkboard at Home Depot for $10. They sell 2'x4' pieces of chalkboard material for building supplies, but it works great in my kitchen.

Speaking of my kitchen, it came painted this lovely sage color. I am going to keep that paint color, because it looks oh-so-nice with the tile countertops. I hung a painting with the quote "Food is music to the body, music is food to the heart" over our wedding pictures above the sink. 

Couldn't help but throw in this delicious looking shot of the nectarines and blackberries I got at the farmer's market this weekend. Yum!

I will be posting pics of our new bedroom, Everett's new studio, and my new workspace later this week! Any ideas of what color textiles and paint I should go with for the living room?

Have a blessed week!
--Caroline