Speaking of the blog...I'm not sure how much I'll be around this week. Today and tomorrow will most likely be spent packing in preparation to move into my new apartment on Wednesday! I seriously can't believe there are only two more days left!!! I am so excited and nervous, but also ready to start fresh in a new place. Our place comes with all the furniture which is a huge plus! Yep, we get a couch, dining room table and chairs, nightstand, dresser, a desk, and so much more! So basically all we have to do is move in our stuff and make the place our own!
The past few weeks I've been going through my Pinterest boards trying to gather some ideas of how I can make our apartment cozy, fun, and inspirational without spending a fortune. I'll finally have a place of my own to decorate and I want it to reflect who I am and my personality.
Here are the five DIY projects I'm hoping to tackle in the next month...
1) Gallery Wall -- this has been something I've had in mind for a long long time now. I have this vision of taking one of the walls in my bedroom and covering it with amazing photographs, artwork, and inspirational prints. Okay, not the whole wall but a very large section. {Speaking of, if you have a shop that sells photos/art prints and would like to team up for a product review, shoot me an email! }
2) Gold Spray Paint -- I have a brand new can of gold spray paint sitting around here that could make for some really great projects. I love how a can of spray paint totally transforms boring, ugly things into shiny, pretty things! This is just one of the great ideas I've seen and loved.
{image and DIY via Poppytalk}
3) Canvas Art -- I bought two canvases quite a while ago on sale at Michael's and have yet to use them. This is just one of the ideas that I found and really loved. It looks pretty simple too!
{image and DIY from Mint Love Social Club}
4) Entryway Table -- I absolutely love this color-blocked table, although I'm not sure if I'll go all out. However, my roommate Elizabeth and I have some great ideas when it comes to organizing the entryway table to hold our keys, phones, snacks for school, backpacks, etc.
{image and DIY via The Sweet Beast}
5) Menu Planning -- not sure exactly how I want to do this one yet, but I know I want the menu for the week posted in the kitchen. Any suggestions? Do any of you plan your meals each week?
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Love that coral console table for an entry way!
ReplyDeleteWow...I love the coasters and the DIY canvas art. So simple but I love the geometric shapes and fun colours. I'm more of a spur of the moment cooker rather than meal planner, but I've seen many coloured/framed chalkboards for meal plans. I suppose size and detail depends on your space. Have fun with it!
ReplyDeletei cannot wait to have my own place just so i can decorate it lol my pinterest is full of house and decor things now i just need somewhere to use all of my ideas on lol
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I love the color-blocked table! So fun! Enjoy the moving-in process -- I think you will have a good time. :-)
ReplyDeletei LOVE that dipped entryway table! I have a small roll top desk I've been dying to get out of my hubby's dad's basement and this would be a great way to give it an update!
ReplyDeleteI try to menu plan for at least two weeks, just general ideas if not full out recipes so we can get from payday to payday. Right now it's just on a piece of lined paper on the fridge, but I want something cuter. I can't find the original picture or blog, but I want to do a chalkboard menu on the wall similar to restaurants. In the original post it was next to a giant clock with a fork, knife, and spoon painted on the wall (with the clock as a plate). One day I'll have it!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally digging the canvas art. I have several ideas for some canvas art that I want to do but for some reason I never get around to it.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Love the gold canvas print. Super cute
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I are moving into a new apartment together, and we've been going through Pinterest ideas too! Love the canvas art!
ReplyDeleteAll of it is gorgeous. I have been meal planning for 4 weeks now and discovering a lot more food along the way. We're having a bit of a 'leftovers' week this week - ya know, the half eaten jars of olives.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move.
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Sometimes a little break from bloggerville is like a breath of fresh air, don´t you think?! Great you had such a good time! Love the coaster idea and the table! Very fresh look!
ReplyDeleteI love all of this inspiration! I just bought canvases to do the metallic polka dots...can't wait to get it done! This is probably obvious but we used chalkboard paint on one of the doors in our kitchen and I write the menu/current groceries on it. You could even use something a little more fun that traditional black. Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteAll of this looking amazing!! I need to meal plan BAD.. it might help with weight loss & that is adorable entry way!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love all of these, especially the entryway table! We need a new one, because we moved and our old one just doesn't work for the space, and this is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteAs for menu planning, we used chalkboard paint to create a mini chalkboard on one wall, and we use it for menu planning and reminders! It can get a little messy, but nothing 30 seconds of a wet washcloth every week won't fix! Kinda like a vintage-y restaurant feel :)
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Such great DIYs! I LOVE the gold confetti painting! I'm totally gonna have to steal that idea!
ReplyDeleteI just made the Mint Love Social Club confetti art DIY! It was SO easy and so fun! I'm posting it next week! I love the gold spray painted coasters too! They're so pretty!
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