My Brooklyn Apartment!

When my mom's parents passed away, they left us with an apartment full of stuff.  Kitchen appliances, utensils, crazy grandma knick-nacks, and some pretty dated furniture.  So I spent the entire summer with my mom going through basically every belonging they ever owned, and refurbishing it to be used in my new apartment! A little sanding, painting, reupholstering and re-imagining is all it took to make our apartment as quirky and as special as we could possibly want (: 

Here are some pictures!

 my very crammed, but charming kitchen/dining room/living room!

 my room from the doorway

 my room from the bed

 I had fun with these two items. These pieces were both gold which made them look really gaudy, so I sanded both and painted them with a black lacquer.  My dad says they look like they belong to the Adams family, which I take as a compliment. I also like my cat.

Julie's room (this was taken before she unpacked, the clothes on the floor are not part of the decor) with her awesome windows and awesome glass lamps

 I made that table out of a greek statue my grandma used as a planter, and a decorative plate I found. Painted them "cranberry" and then Gorilla-glued them together.

Note the awesome chairs and the equally awesome cherubs.

my entrance way, Chinese guard dog and all.

 

Another Greek statue/planter. Plant removed, paint applied, re-imagined as marker container for my cute (corny) dry-erase message board.

reppin' the BK with our awesome shower curtain

can't have enough cherubs.

or cats...

or Chinese guard dogs...

or eggs with legs?

Sex and the City: Complete Series, prominently on display with pretty coasters and statues.

close-up of dat cool cat.

Leopard chairs, black furry pillows. 

Go big or go home.

coffee table close-up

cherub overload

My salt-lamp shrine

more of my crap

My DaVinci wall

And there ya have it! Now come visit (: