I have slowly been pulling my little studio loft apartment together over the past couple of weeks. My theme is Cape Cod Cottage meets Thrift Store Budget. I am kind of obsessed with the East Hampton beach look right now, but I have a lot of art, so it's more beachy vintage.
I finally picked my paint colors.
I am painting the living room in a quiet and calming "Shore".
My bathroom will be subtley elegant in the signature Restoration Hardware "Silver Sage".
My kitchen cabinets, appliances and floors are white and the hardware is brushed silver. The kitchen island counters are a light gray color. I've decided to do the backsplash in decorative paper. Something along these color lines:
My furniture is celery green and ivory and all the wood is a dark chocolate brown, so I think the backsplash will tie everything together.
The bathroom is my baby. I'm attempting to recreate the whole hotel spa bathroom thing. Very clean and inviting for guests. (If only I had an extra bedroom for them to stay!)
I will, of course update you with photos as this huge project progresses. Why is it that even though I downsized about 500 square feet, the projects keep getting bigger?
Oh oh! I forgot about my black and white photo wall.
I have always wanted to do this with photos of my niece and nephew and interesting photos I have taken in my travels here and there. I feel strongly about decorating my living space with art that I have created: photos I have taken, sea glass I have collected, paintings I have drawn, vintage items I have discovered in this flea market or that estate sale. I think an interesting home is a reflection of who you are. Anyone can recreate a living room they saw in a Pottery Barn ad.
So I bought this wall shelving unit from Ikea in dark brown (two small shelves and one large one) and I plan to use the frames below to make my black and white masterpiece.
Here are some of the photos I plan to use.
I am going to get the photos professionally retouched to black and white. The photos above are just adjusted on my computer. Should I go black and white, or should I try sepia? I do have a lot of browns in my apartment, though the frames are black. I just don't know. All of these momentous decisions.
I have a lot of creative ideas rolling around in this scattered head of mine, but sometimes lack the discipline and patience to see them through. I'm going to count on you guys to hold me accountable!
If anyone has any decorating tips or inspiration you might want to lend me, I'll take 'em.
Stay class San Diego, and thanks for stopping by. But mainly stay classy.
