thank you apartment therapy!!

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 | 0 comments

No, I’m not featured on their site (wishful thinking) BUT I do prowl their site on a daily basis. I get inspiration for fashion, costume and set designs and above all else DECORATING!! I LOVE going there and sometimes think my friends and family must think I’m a little obsessed because I often find myself saying….’I found it on Apt. Therapy…’!

Just for your viewing pleasure, here are inspiration photos taken from their site that I will be using as inspiration this weekend during the 1st Apartment Makeover in Chi-town.

alternative kitchen storage

wall-o-Art
piled up furniture as clever storagerandom pillowsrandom wall artDIY art and furniturelots of shelvingfun painted furniture
awesome idea for wood furniture

 

 

 

shelving in the kitchen piled up furniture as clever storage

 

 

Use empty space above kitchen cabinets

more randomly stacked furniture as storage

exposed closet (definitely need to do this!)alternative kitchen storageshelving in the kitchen

 

 

random pillows

 

 

random wall art

 

 

DIY art and furniture

 

 

more twinkly Lights

lots of shelving

 

 

fun painted furniture

 

 

twinkly Lights

 

 

can't paint the cupboards BUT chalkboard paint will be somewhere!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double duty furniture (side table/extra seating)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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stylin’ skills…

Posted by on Aug 25, 2011 | 0 comments

I definitely have found a new love of styling and interior design that sprouted up when I was going to school. I knew I loved decorating and always looked through magazines but until I really started exploring what I love to do in my spare time, I didn’t realize how close my relationships with fashion and interior design actually were!

I have been working with the 48 Hr Film Festival team that I met about 3 years ago for a while now and have done both set and costume design. I am currently working on a new film where I will be the sole costume designer which is SUPER exciting. But I still have that pull towards the interior world. Since my daughter just acquired her first apartment with her friend Anna in Chicago and will be moving in this weekend, I have a chance to decorate another home besides my own (pics coming soon) and get a little funky with it!

Here are the before pics of the apartment (or at least one that is similar)…

Pros:

  • Hardwood floors
  • Cute little faux fireplace
  • Good layout in Living Room
  • Lots of windows in bedrooms
  • little deck they share with the neighbors

Cons:

  • Hidious ceiling fan in living room
  • NO CLOSET SPACE
  • cannot paint cabinets in kitchen
  • the kitchen in general is pretty…scary!

We plan on getting pretty creative and I will be there for about 3 days to help them as much as possible. I am excited about it and can’t wait to try out my styling skills. We won’t have all the furniture yet…still looking for a couch, but I think we can make it cute anyway! Stay tuned~

 

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Things I’m still loving from last Spring…

Posted by on Aug 4, 2011 | 0 comments

Forever21 never ceases to amaze me with continual ability to stay on trend and give us the items we want for our wardrobes on a timely manner! They have such a great eye for what trends to grab onto and make available at a great price. It just makes sense! I mean, why pay hundreds for designer items when the trend will be gone in a month or two. I, myself, usually go for a certain look and don’t find the need to buy something because it has a name slapped onto it and they never disappoint me!

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