Post-Its
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Post-Its
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Desk top accessories
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Desk top accessories
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Small space loft … great hideaway for a reading nook …
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Small space loft … great hideaway for a reading nook …
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Ah, here is where I run my empire from. I cannot tell you the big ass LOL I’m gonna have to give that comment.
Anyway, to somewhat make a work space look remotely good in the middle of a living room, I kind of mixed 2 different furniture pieces together to combine it into 1 nice looking, yet most important of all, functional unit. What I did was mix 2 Expedit cabinets and made half- an L shape out of the 2, then added the desk top of my former desk on top of the cabinets. That’s where the tiered look comes from.
I first tried just having the 2 Expedit cabinets in an L shape, but considering I couldn’t put my legs anywhere, nor could I rest my arms on anything, I suffered some severe back and neck pains from sitting in a very confined position. Then I remembered having my old desk wrapped up in storage and took the actual table top and set it on top of the Expedit cabinets. In order to give my legs proper room, I let the table top hang over so it gives me a makeshift desk, while it’s not. Does that make sense at all? A no-desk, I guess.
The reason I choose the Ikea cabinets instead of just my full desk, is because of storage. Since I lost an entire space since the previous apartment, I have to keep a lot of items in storage, like all my paintings, and my bookcase couldn’t fit nowhere either, except for in the bedroom. So having some kind of shelving units for all of my notebooks, photography equipment, etc., it became pivotal to use the Expedit cabinets.
Ah, here is where I run my empire from. I cannot tell you the big ass LOL I’m gonna have to give that comment.
Anyway, to somewhat make a work space look remotely good in the middle of a living room, I kind of mixed 2 different furniture pieces together to combine it into 1 nice looking, yet most important of all, functional unit. What I did was mix 2 Expedit cabinets and made half- an L shape out of the 2, then added the desk top of my former desk on top of the cabinets. That’s where the tiered look comes from.
I first tried just having the 2 Expedit cabinets in an L shape, but considering I couldn’t put my legs anywhere, nor could I rest my arms on anything, I suffered some severe back and neck pains from sitting in a very confined position. Then I remembered having my old desk wrapped up in storage and took the actual table top and set it on top of the Expedit cabinets. In order to give my legs proper room, I let the table top hang over so it gives me a makeshift desk, while it’s not. Does that make sense at all? A no-desk, I guess.
The reason I choose the Ikea cabinets instead of just my full desk, is because of storage. Since I lost an entire space since the previous apartment, I have to keep a lot of items in storage, like all my paintings, and my bookcase couldn’t fit nowhere either, except for in the bedroom. So having some kind of shelving units for all of my notebooks, photography equipment, etc., it became pivotal to use the Expedit cabinets.
The only decorating rule I live by, is that we need to feel comfortable and at home. Achieving total comfort in a rental, especially in apartments, is not an easy feat. You know it’s technically not your home, there are rules and regulations they make you abide by, and the space itself is never a 100% what you envisioned. So, by decorating around an uninspired space is how I’ve been able to somewhat obtain that at home feeling, especially when you’ve lived in as many states as we have, it’s never truly home.
I’m showing my living room today and I’m gonna kind of dissect each area as I go along. Enjoy!
Image 2: Arranging the couch up under the windows was the only option for this entire space, it’s such a large sectional, especially the chaise portion, that it did not fit right front & center in front of the t.v.
Expansion trick: Do you see that big mirror above the couch to the left? Placing an oversized mirror in a small space, specifically facing natural light from windows, gives the room the illusion that it’s bigger.
Office In The Room: What has always killed me about apartments that don’t come with a separate nook for a workspace, is having my office in the living room. To me it’s not an eyesore, as much that it’s a matter of having segregated areas for different rooms. Truth be told, having a computer out and about is not aesthetically pleasing because there’s the monstrosity of a t.v., but for me it’s a get-away issue as well. I work from that desk about 10 - 12 hours a day, instead of being able to walk away from it, I’m still forced to look at it when relaxing on the couch.
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The Kitchen: Rule #1 of decorating a small kitchen with minimal counter space, is by only allowing for 2 appliances to be on the counter top;
The Hallway: Instead of getting rid of the trashcans, which would’ve been more aesthetically pleasing, I left them there to indicate that trashcans don’t necessarily have to be eyesores. Picking white cans of minimal size doesn’t invade an area as much in contrast to darker colors or of bigger size. In apartments, you can’t get away from having the cans somewhere in the apartment calling for attention, so by minimizing their presence, it kind of softens the appearance and they mildly blend in.
Nevertheless, I still don’t like them.
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Stay tuned for more!
The only decorating rule I live by, is that we need to feel comfortable and at home. Achieving total comfort in a rental, especially in apartments, is not an easy feat. You know it’s technically not your home, there are rules and regulations they make you abide by, and the space itself is never a 100% what you envisioned. So, by decorating around an uninspired space is how I’ve been able to somewhat obtain that at home feeling, especially when you’ve lived in as many states as we have, it’s never truly home.
I’m showing my living room today and I’m gonna kind of dissect each area as I go along. Enjoy!
Image 2: Arranging the couch up under the windows was the only option for this entire space, it’s such a large sectional, especially the chaise portion, that it did not fit right front & center in front of the t.v.
Expansion trick: Do you see that big mirror above the couch to the left? Placing an oversized mirror in a small space, specifically facing natural light from windows, gives the room the illusion that it’s bigger.
Office In The Room: What has always killed me about apartments that don’t come with a separate nook for a workspace, is having my office in the living room. To me it’s not an eyesore, as much that it’s a matter of having segregated areas for different rooms. Truth be told, having a computer out and about is not aesthetically pleasing because there’s the monstrosity of a t.v., but for me it’s a get-away issue as well. I work from that desk about 10 - 12 hours a day, instead of being able to walk away from it, I’m still forced to look at it when relaxing on the couch.
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The Kitchen: Rule #1 of decorating a small kitchen with minimal counter space, is by only allowing for 2 appliances to be on the counter top;
The Hallway: Instead of getting rid of the trashcans, which would’ve been more aesthetically pleasing, I left them there to indicate that trashcans don’t necessarily have to be eyesores. Picking white cans of minimal size doesn’t invade an area as much in contrast to darker colors or of bigger size. In apartments, you can’t get away from having the cans somewhere in the apartment calling for attention, so by minimizing their presence, it kind of softens the appearance and they mildly blend in.
Nevertheless, I still don’t like them.
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Stay tuned for more!
