“He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Fine and Dandy Print via PaperMoth
Life list #18: Turn my apartment into a home
“I hate my living room. It’s making me batshit insane”
“Sooo, throw pillows?”
“….”
“Well, I read somewhere that new pillows can help fix things”
“No, throw pillows would be like putting a Hello Kitty bandaid on a stab wound. This is more like if I don’t get rid of that God awful futon I’m going to rip the stuffing out of that sucker”
“So no throw pillows”
“Actually, I think I’ll get some of those too”
Buchanan Apartment Sofa via Pottery Barn
People ask why I don’t buy as in a house. A HOUSE. I shudder when that comes up because buying is so permanent. I also don’t shovel driveways or clean gutters and if leaves fell on my yard, I’d probably just say “That’s NATURE. Leave ‘em!” I’d be a terrible owner which I have fully resigned to and I am ok with that. Some people just aren’t meant to have big yards until later in life if ever. I like leaving all the yucky stuff up to someone else.
But it’s a waste of money.
What about parking?
What about permanence.
I reply with the delicate nature of my own sanity. The way I’m perpetually teetering along and how anything that can make me have to stress less is good. But I’m redoing anyway: Another coat of pant, new prints. Michael’s is having a sale so double mat gallery frames were in order. And a new sofa. Definitely a new sofa.
I just want to want people to come over. I want to come home and be happy to be here. I want to sit at my table with tea in a buddha bowl, my laptop and fuzzy socks and I’d like to do so in a place that brings a smile to my face. More color and whimsy and less “Welcome to my funeral parlor”. My eyes have gone wonky from poring over Apartment Therapy and Decor8. I’ve never been much into design blogs but suddenly every thing looks so delicious. Let the games begin.
Less living and more blah room
“But, overall? I love my tiny apartment. It keeps me organized, it keeps my packrat tendencies in check, and it makes me creative.” – via Queenie Takes Manhattan
In the event that you complain to and or request the help of the Internet you should include photos of the subject of your complaints. In this case it is my living room. I hate my living room. I especially hate that brown futon against the red accent wall. The wall is my favorite part but why dark on dark? It’s very “Hello! And welcome to my coffin!”
It’s all just so blahhhhhh and not me. I like bright and fun, I know sometimes my writing begs to differ on that last statement but I’m more whimsy than anything. I want to enjoy a space and this here does not depict any enjoyment. Yesterday in my I want to punch my living room in the face ramblings Danielle introduced me to Queenie Takes Manhattan. More specifically her small space love. That’s what I want ‘love’ for my apartment even though yes, it is an apartment and not permanent and blah blah blah, I’ve heard it all before but it still deserves a little awesome. A little more oomph. A little more…well…anything that isn’t this.