New Year Goal: Fixing Up The Apartment

Its been two and a half months since we moved into the new apartment and its come a long way since then. We’ve kept fairly close to the layout we planned, with a few small changes.The biggest thing now is of course all the little things. My goal over the next few months is to get started on all the bits and pieces we want to change about this place.

Our front hall is probably the most neglected area of the apartment. I want to put up a gallery of photos on the right and some functional hooks near the closet. We could also use a fun and colourful mat for when you first walk in.

In the kitchen we already added this little shelf above the sink, but I still have a spice rack to install, a stepstool to paint and a few more little decor touches, like changing this Christmas scene to something else.

In the dining room, I swapped out my old table for this one that I semi-restored (more on that soon). I’ve also found some new chairs for the table that still need to be reupholstered. The mini blinds (unfortunately) have to stay put, but I`m thinking about putting up some kind of window treatment to hide them a bit.

In the corner of the dining room is my little home office. During the holiday we installed opening shelving above the desk, but I still need to find a few more storage options. Its slowly getting there.

I desperately need to work on the decor in the living room. For the past month I just kept it Christmasy, but now with all that stuff is away it looks bland and boring. I need some colour and pattern in there to spruce things up.

On the other side of the living room is my large bookcase. I need to go through ALL the boxes in this room and reorganize them. When the final days of the move got hectic, I just started shoving stuff anywhere I could, so I’m sure they’re lots of little surprises in there (Oh look! My eyeliner pencil sharpener I lost….seriously can’t find it anywhere.)

In the bedroom, I put up a new headboard I snagged, and we’ve since then installed some wall mounted lighting. Next up is some artwork above the bed and new linens.

The bathroom is also in need of some minor work. While installing a toilet roll holder (there wasn`t one), I whacked my head on that towel bar and it fell down. It was already really flimsy and couldn`t even hold one towel without falling down, so it had to go. We`re on the hunt for a new one. I also bought some new towels to add some colour (more on that soon) and we have a fun storage idea that is in the works. It would take much to make this place more functional.

I don`t know what it is about the new year that makes it feel like a fresh start, but I`m just going to go with it. Our place already feels like home, but its those little touches that can really make it feel like our own. Bring on the paint brush and hammer!