The Bachelorette Pad

Our new favorite show, ABC’s “Bachelor Pad,” is the inspiration behind the above title… Minus the blindfolds, bunkbed’s, and stereotyping (we have decided to stay classy & drama-free here in Apartment #2).

Anywho, you all asked for it. Pictures are here at last! We didn’t want to post any until it was presentable to our standards, but we are now very happy with how it all came together, and can’t wait to share with you the design inspirations behind many of the ideas we “DIY’d.” Once we get the hang of this whole “blogging” thing, we hope to be able to organize it well enough so that you all can easily find what you are looking for out of our site. So, you can for sure expect to see our version of a do-it-yourself section, as well as some of our favorite people, places, and things.

Below are photos of our apartment, and quick snapshots of the decorating we’ve done thus far.  Call us copycats if you choose, but we are proud of our execution of the arts & crafts we’ve done so far.

Before:

Craigslist posting that intrigued us and led us to our new home...

 After:

Living Room

View from Dining Room

Dining Room

With an old building comes the old charm. This built-in buffet is now completely full with Jess' 3+ sets of dishes (we even have Christmas dishes). However, I had to steal a drawer at the bottom to put all of my art supplies... this is about all the storage we get, with the exception of our small coat closet. Thanks to Hunt & Gather down the street, we found the perfect vases to complete the decorating.

Jess getting excited for our housewarming party!

View of Kitchen from hallway

Thank you Hobby Lobby for your $5 wall decor.

Hallway just off the kitchen that leads you to our bedrooms and bathroom. The door straight ahead is our other entrance that will take you out our back door near our garage/back parking lot. It is crazy how much bigger this hallway makes our place feel! We LOVE it and how it separates our living spaces. We have an idea for wall decor in the works right now, but won't post pics till it is fully complete... so keep checking back in with us to see the end result!

Jessica's Room is the first room off of the hallway. Please note our 1st complete art project... initials for our doors! We'll post our "how-to" tips soon!

Thanks to Peter, Jess' Parisian prints are perfectly level ;)

Around the corner from Jess' room is our quaint little bathroom. At first the clawfoot tub scared us a little (how were we gonna shave our legs?!) But we have come to love it!

Allie's room! Mine is in the very back of our apartment. Jess has the air conditioner in her room, I get the "bigger" closet. Special thanks goes out [again] to "Hunt & Gather" for my fabulous new $50 headboard!

The re-finished white vanity from DahlHouse Boutique (aka a woman's garage in White Bear Lake... another craigslist find) is probably my favorite purchase I've made so far. The vintage fabric on the stool is original to the set... I got very lucky as it needed zero recovering, and matched my comforter perfectly :) To the left is the medicine cabinet I turned into my jewelry case... directions for this to follow as well!

The sconces in here are another bonus to living in an older building... shades for these were found in the sale section at Anthropologie just down the street (this could possibly be our 'danger zone #4'). The artwork I made above my dresser used to be my "headboard" when I was living in Colorado. Another "DIY" project to post, I suppose?