Window(s) Shopping for the Apartment

Some things I want for my apartment...

Studio set by Gauze Celebre on Polyvore.com

Items in this set:
IKEA | Sofa beds | Armchair-beds | KARLSTAD | Sofa-bed w/ storage..., $1,000
ЭКСПЕДИТ | Стеллаж, $100
IKEA | Aufbewahrungsmöbel | Regale | EXPEDIT | Regal, $50
Marais A chair - Design Within Reach, $250
flip!

I actually already have the keep calm poster.

Arty Party

I need some art to adorn my walls. Currently they are bare (!) although I have a few frames leaning on top of the Fireplace. Here are some pieces I have been crushing, although do not forsee affording any time soon.

Mark Mawson:


20x200 (website selling prints for as little as $20, pity I want the $2000 ones...):

Peeps

Praia Piquinia


ny.09#19


Winter Flags (East Village, New York)


Etsy - Depuis, Coney Island Carnival Summer Fun


One day, my friends. One. Day

Morrocan Wedding Blankets!

Yesss I found them. Maryam of the awesome blog My Marrakesh sells Moroccan Wedding Blankets.


Peruse the whole selection (and some other cool Moroccan-ware) here.

Choosing Chairs

Which of these chairs shall I get for my new outdoor area? Yellow would be the option in both cases.


The Marais A chair by Tolix via Design Withing Reach


Or these cute and way more affordable ones from CB2?


This table might be going outside too...

Sandra Suy

Pretty pretty illustrator Sandra Suy.








I want one of these artworks for my new apartment! Come onnnn moving Santa.

Check out her drip book here.

Lazy Friday

I know I have been super slack on the blog front this week. Keep coming back bloggies I'm still here I promise! So since its feeling like a lazy friday around here and Im sure you can't be bothered reading lots and lots of posts I thought I would just do a quick round up of the cute stuff I have seen lately. For your viewing pleasure.

Knitted Rose ring in time for V-Day from (enter cute shop that I cant think of the name of here).


Cute knitted and crocheted fonts from Handmade Fonts.



Twin prints from Etsy. I think these would look cute above a double bed.



Crochet Heart Garland (with tutorial) for V-Day. Here from BellaDia.


Cute vase aternatives I saw over on Brooklyn Bride. I have the London Phonebox one!


Gorgeous prints from Dilka Bear. I want all.




And finally a top-hat chandelier via Kanye West's blog.


Happy weekend everyone!

Head-bored

So now that Christmas is over I have been thinking about what to do with my awesome pink fairy lights when they come down off the tree...

Since I don't have a headboard and my room could do with a few more lights I think I am going to craft a "light silhouette" - or rather the shape of a headboard made out of lights, on the wall. I haven't found much inspiration for that sort of thing around but I can picture it in my head.

If I had a cash-injection I would splurge on one of these pretty things...

Acrylics from Myrica Design.


Upholstered from Urban Outfitters, here.


and here.


But as my room has all DIY lighting I think the fairy lights will fit in well.
At the moment I have one of these... (in bright blue)- mine is from Ikea but you can get them from Urban Outfitters here.



And this...


so all I need to make it pretty would be this, right?!


Good plan, good plan.

Christmas Decorating time

It is super cold here in New York this week, and even though I haven't seen any snow (slept in on Sunday morning) I think all the Christmas trees in the streets and the lights going up have put me well into the Xmassy mood.

My first cold Christmas too!

Below is a round up of some fun wreaths I have found inspiring, perfect for apartment dwellers hosting holiday get-togethers.

First off a collection from the one and only Martha.





A fabulous wreaths from Jeffery Rudell on Craftstylish. Scroll down for tutorials on both of the below wreaths.



Tips for making and not breaking a bauble wreath from Pixiegenne, ouch.


Yarny craft wreaths from Katie Rennels


Found these two cuties on etsy (sorry I lost the direct links!)



And finally this knitty one from Craftster Ragstorichesart


Very inspiring, now just which one to choose...