Redecorating

Since Adam and I have decided to stay another year in our pretty small apartment (much bigger than our last one, but still, not the space I would like to have...especially in the kitchen..and it's only 1 bedroom), I have made it my personal mission to turn our living space into a home, rather than a slopped together college apartment. Which is exactly what it feels like to me.

We decided our first step would be to ask my wonderful mother if she could store in her basement some of the furniture we knew we wanted in the future (i.e. my rocking horse my dad made me when I was younger, and my desk...which we don't use at all right now, it just takes up space). She graciously said YES, and so this past weekend we took those things down...which opened up the space that is our "dining nook".

Next step...Dining Room Table. We ended up getting this table from Slumberland Yesterday!



I'm pretty excited to get the table, and see if that makes our place look a bit nicer.

Today we went to Pier One to look at table runners and other items that we think we might use to update our home. I fell IN LOVE with these curtains!


However, I also very much Like these curtains!

However, I think I like the first set better...only because I definitely NEED color in my living room. That's what I'm thinking of updating. All my furniture is brown...I need COLOR people! So, yea, I love the first set of curtains and am seriously considering buying them. However, we went to Pier 1 to find table runner, or placemats, or a centerpiece for the able or something. Here are some of the things I found that could or could not work. First, we need to get our table in there and go from there.





Well...anyway, you get the idea. What do you guys think of where I'm going? Still too dark you think?