I hope you'll join me over the next several weeks as I showcase our current apartment. It's pretty bittersweet, as we'll be moving on in less than a month. You may remember, we moved to Baltimore in July of last year, and in August we'll find our way to Columbus, Ohio. I've always regretted not taking the time to showcase each of our current spaces-yes, each...there have been seven in almost ten years! While I don't consider myself a decorator by any means, I've always fallen in love with the spaces I've created. We've only rented, so you have to make do with what you have, and part of that is budgeting too! All things considered, I think I've done really well making it stylish, functional, and meaningful. My "houses" (and currently apartment) have always been homes, and for that I'm so thankful.
Without further ado...c'mon in
Entryway mats had always been a dilemma to me: function, yet stylish-only to dirty...it wasn't until I thought to find a doorway mat that was cheeky and just me...this makes me smile every time. This was bought on Etsy, but you can find several on Amazon.
And chances are, you can usually find me at home with donuts.
Is it a real baby, or a donut baby?
Since we're moving to Columbus, where there isn't a kosher Dunkin' Donuts, you will find me like this for the next few weeks...
A common theme you will notice throughout the apartment, is maximizing walls and corners. That chalk board wall is really blocking a door into the kitchen. But, just to left of the bikes is the dining room with an entry into the kitchen as well. Two entries into the kitchen within a matter of steps was just not necessary. When we moved here, we lost our garage, so bikes and strollers now had to be stored inside the apartment, in addition to lacking space in general. So, we made this a little entryway nook. It looks tight, but there is plenty of room, even with the bikes hanging on the wall. And they aren't too terrible to get down and put back, I just try to avoid it.
The board was painted with chalk board paint and again, to maximize space, it provides my kids another area to play.
But it also provides me with another nook on the other side, plus I can use the other door for door storage, and hanging laundry space-to be showcased later!
This is about as good of a command center I pulled off this year, and it was really a life saver. The bins on top were bought from Amazon. During the year, it stored papers that were necessary to be saved, or time sensitive items that needed to be taken to school. Now, it stores their summer packets.
The hooks are from Anthropologie, they were a little pricey, but it gives such charm to this space. I love personalization, and I especially love this industrial look-it just ties in the bikes and the chalk board.
I appreciate any way that clutter is organized and off the floor-so this was the perfect solution since we don't have a mudroom or adequate closet storage. It also gave the kids the opportunity to be responsible with their bags-emptying and hanging.
Thanks for joining, and welcome...next week I'll show you our living/family room.
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