The Great Rug Debacle

I know this is going to seem very shallow that a great debacle I am currently having is over a rug but, I stress over the little details.

We, but that I mean I, have finally decided on colors for Baby Buttercups nursery! I was originally thinking a Tiffany blue with pink and I purchased this rug from Urban Outfitters. It was on back order until June. 

Then I decided the Tiffany blue is not my color and I was just seeing it all over Pinterest and was captivated by Tiffany blue. That Tiffany blue has captivating powers and gets you sucked in. When we thought Baby Buttercup was a boy I had picked out this navy herringbone rug from Urban Outfitters

I then became very fickle and wend back and forth from Tiffany blue to navy. I was asking everyone I know which color they liked best. That turned out to be no hope because everyone was split. 

Back to the drawling board. I began the search all over for new inspiration. And then I found this:

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And this too:

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And then it was decided, a grey, pink and yellow nursery it will be. 

I always knew I wanted the walls painted gray, and that was done before we even moved into the new place. 

So now that I am 100% decided on colors, I have to go back to finding a new rug. Then out of the depths of my rug despair {saying in a very overly dramatic tone}, I found a great yellow rug on Overstock! It was perfection. Chenille. Shag. Perfection. 

 Ordered it  and it came in and it was not even close to perfection. It was a beige/pale yellow, very nice but not what I wanted. I was crushed and was even trying to talk myself into liking it for the room-but it was so not going to work. 

So back to square one- completely rug-less. 

I can tell you all feel such pity for me and my Great Rug Debacle. 

To be continued...

BOY BOY BOY

So now that I know I am having a boy what do I do??

Search the internet for adorable little man's clothes of course!

Old Navy

Gap

What infant doesn't need hipster cut offs??

H&M

YES TANKS!!

Isn't it all just so adorable! 

Its all about the little things

Isn't apartment living just the greatest?? NOT! I feel like every apartment is the same! "Same old" 1 bedroom with 1 bathroom and galley kitchen. "Same old" white walls and brown carpet. "Same old" yellow lighting. I can't start knocking down walls and putting in a new kitchen, even tho I would LOVE to! 

So in my quest to give my "same old apartment" some charm I have decided its all in the little things. Adding in my style and personality with out putting in tons of $$ to a place I don't own.  

Here are a few things I have done around my place to give it some personality...

Bathroom

I once had a towel bar but now I have beautiful 

hooks. We purchased these hooks for about a buck a piece at a Goodwill in Ventura, CA. Subtle things like this make a difference. 

And for my hand towel I purchased this little birdie at Urban Outfitters. They have AMAZING online sales.

Bedroom

Personalize it.

Not sure how it came about but my husband and I have always wrote h & j on everything, its just something we have always done. My bed is a rather large statement piece so I didn't want to add a large picture on top but I did want to have some thing to balance it out. I picked up these metal letters from a seller at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Just a added little some thing...the head board I had made out of an old fireplace mantel. I had bead board added to the back and raised it about 6 inches. Its probably one of my favorite items in my house.

Living Room or Kitchen

Change out your knobs. Easy squezy way to change your furniture or kitchen cabinets. We got these knobs at World Market. Knobs can be very pricy so wait for a sale, like we did, or shop flea markets. If your trying to go with a more eclectic feeling use different knobs in no specific order. 

Outdoor

If you have outdoor space, put flowers in it! We got these flower boxes from Home Depot they have a great return policy for flowers too! I don't know if its just me but I am so into the colors that comes out of the ground. How God could just make a flower so vibrant. I am so amazed by all the different shades of green that comes from the grass and different bushes. So I added a succulents...

My hubby made this out of an old pallet. We had seen it at a local store on Main St. Another easy way to add to your patio if you don't have a tone of space. We added wood in between the slates to hold the plants and nailed it into the wall(hope the landlord doesn't mind). 

Well I hope this helps some of you hopeless apartment owners. Life doesn't have to be so blah anymore. Step out and change it up. 

And just for some added fun....

My Love, My Life, Jack.