Apartment Living!
Tons of Pros and Cons when it comes down to Renovations or Sprucing Up.
Not having total control over all the details could feel a lil restrictive...
BUT...
You can Make some Satisfying Changes without Making your Landlord Nervous ;-D
Here's how my Kitchen has evolved over the last couple of years:
How it looks today...
How it looked then...
Where it begins... Prime Your Wall!!!
Fill the holes, ask landlord for touch up paint...
(or go nuts and get some new paint... its hard to justify the purchase if you don't own the property, BUT... if you like your place and are going to be there for a while... I say DO IT!)
Tiny cube shelves, now Neatly Organized...
Cute lil trivet on a plate hanger springy thing!
Plate Arrangements on the Wall! Love it!
Oooo...You can see all the way thru to the Entryway that I Blogged about Last Week! lol
I would LOVE to Cover the Whole Wall....
But the Dusting Issue is Murder! lol :-P
We stuck our Portable Dish Washer in the Corner...
Which Adds Counter Space & Blocks the Lower Cabinet...
WHY WOULD YOU BLOCK A CABINET?!?!?!?!!!!
It was Impossible To Get Into!!!
Keeping the Most Under-Used Kitchen Stuff there now...
Is Freeing Up Even More Space in our Pantry.
The Dish Washer Rolls out so Easily, that those Seasonal Odds n Ends can be Reached Quickly.
Winning!!!
Most Used Items!
Front Row Seat!
Mason Jars in an Old Wooden Tool Box!
Practical & Cute!
Vignette!
To Soften the Corner...
The Fox and Chickens are Friends in my Kitchen :-)
So Awesome to have Everything in One Space!
Saves us room in the Pantry!
All of the Tea, Coffee, and Drink Mixes are no longer taking up an Entire Shelf!
Flowers & Feathers!
A Must for a Doorway!
Especially when it leads to a Magical Gypsy Porch! ;-)
And...
Studded Fridge look...
All of the Magnets Painted the Same Color Unifying the Design.... Yum!
Want to paint ALL the things...
Don't forget...
The Island!
I got the idea to Re-use this Wire Rack w/a Wooden Surface from having used it before as counter space in another apartment...
Filled it with baskets that now hold ALL of our pots and pans :-D
Next evolution may be waiting for us at IKEA...
Mmmmm.... IKEA trip....
Their Kitchen Island has enough room on one side for Stools!
STOOLS!!!!
I love having an Eat-in Kitchen....
But tables aren't the right height for Food prep... Etc...
And...
I don't like being restricted to eating in the same room all the time.
My studio doubles as a dinning room when we have parties...
Thanksgiving...
My Studio with Chalkboard Garden...
On The Front Porch...
Wherever you Cook...
However you like to Dine...
Doesn't matter if you live in a House or Apartment!
SPRUCE SOMETHING!!!!
lol
XOXO
~JM
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