new apartment

It's supposed to be moving week, but at the very last minute we changed our mind. This Saturday we got a call from a place that we really liked, but it just wasn't the right price. They told us they had dropped the price and were offering a month free. We went back to look at it and sealed the deal! It's newer, and doesn't have all of the weird quirks (small, uneven windows, niches, columns in the way, etc.) that the other place has, plus we like the location much more. You also get to choose your bedroom light fixtures that they install free of charge, and get this... the wall color isn't beige! It's a very light gray with a darker gray trim, which I'm totally digging. I just knew a better place was out there for us!

Kitchen in the place we were originally going to rent:

Kitchen in the new place:

It is a little smaller, but it looks a lot nicer don't you think?

I'll share a lot more pictures once we get moved in later this month!

high rise love

This Manhattan high rise apartment belonging to Lonny Editor in Chief Michelle Adams is so, so good. I love everything about it. In fact, I'm thinking about stealing the idea of using fabric to cover an entryway console for our new house. Possibly in this fabric that I've been wanting to use.

 Floor to ceiling windows are. my. dream.

 Also, can we talk about this pink and white settee for a minute? And the lucite chair that she scored for $100 at a flea market. I mean, I can't even.

 I recently bought a couple canvases to try to create some sort of abstract black and white art for our bedroom. After seeing this black and white beauty in her bedroom, I think I'm going to try to recreate it for myself. How hard can it be to paint dots?

All photos via Lonny Magazine//March 2013

Photography by Patrick Cline

Interior Design & Art Direction by Michelle Adams

entryway inspiration

I mentioned in my last post that I'm pretty excited that our new place will have an actual, usable entryway. I can't remember if the walls are textured, but if they aren't, there will be some definite wallpaper action happening. If they end up having a texture, then I will probably paint it navy like our current entryway.

Here is what I'm imagining for the space.

This picture is what gave me my initial inspiration.

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If the wallpaper can't happen, then I'll be doing something similar to this.