• Furniture My Apartment

    Dining Room

    For a long time, our dining room went largely unused. It was an empty room with only one little boring rug. We ate our meals in the living room on the coffee table in…

    May 15, 2012
  • My Apartment

    Patience and Coats

    I don’t really like coat racks. There’s something about coats hanging out in the open in an entryway that makes me uncomfortable. It’s a type of clutter I don’t know how to deal with,…

    May 1, 2012
  • Shopping

    It’s a Hit

    This month, my little Dipped SVALBO table became super popular on Pinterest (so many pins!). Thanks to everyone who pinned and repinned and repinned! And this week, my table was featured on Apartment Therapy…

    April 28, 2012
  • Nails

    Nails: Facets, Colorblock, & Clouds

    My nail art abilities have progressed since my last nails post. If you follow me on Instagram (you do, don’t you?) then you see me showin’ off my manis all the time. I’m in…

    April 16, 2012
  • Furniture Shopping

    Sofa Craving

    I want a grown-up fancy sofa. I want a tufted sofa with nice legs. What kind of sofa do I have now? A tufted sofa with nice legs, of course (you can see it…

    April 13, 2012
  • Personal Style Wedding

    Tell Me About Your Dress

    The thing about being an engaged woman who’s set a date for her wedding is that everyone wants to hear about your dress. They say things like “SO, tell me about the dress,” and…

    March 22, 2012
  • DIY Furniture

    SVALBO Hack

    Andy and I were endlessly searching for the perfect table for the entryway in our apartment. We needed something with at least one shelf for storage but with enough room underneath for tall boots…

    March 14, 2012