Oooo, so cute and little, I wants… in green.. or blue! (Damn you, over-priced things!)

Via Absolutely Beautiful Things

Tags: boxes, cute, furniture, miniature, ottoman, shopping
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So here’s a little update on that fabulous school locker we found. Jack’s pretty much finished painting the outside (we’re thinking white or off-white for the inside). I so adore this green color!

Tags: apartment, color, found, furniture, green, refurbished
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A few weeks ago Jack bought a few power tools, etc. and we have been putting them to excellent use in our apartment! We are declaring the theme of our place “Re-appropriated IKEA.” We started with drawers and slats of my old bed and made cute mini bookcases. But, last week, in an effort to open up or space a bit more, the impulse struck to take apart my big bookcase, use the remainders of the slats to make wall-mounted shelves. We are having so much fun taking things apart and making them our own and I could not be happier with the results!

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Oh, the things I want from IKEA! These are the things we spotted on our last trip and didn’t pick up that I still really want. We shall see, though, since I imposed the savings spree again. *Le sigh*

IVAR, REXBO, FÖRHÖJA, TRONES

HEDDA LÖV, GÖREL

FRANKLIN

JORUN VÄXT

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I am very much looking forward to taking a trip out to the new Brooklyn store! Here’s just a few things I would like to get. (Though, a $300 rug is out of the question… I can still day-dream!)
1. IKEA PS
2. JORUN VÄXT
3. MALM
4. UNG DRILL
5. VIKA FINTORP & VIKA AMON

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Did a little music survey about a year ago and I thought it would be fun to do it again, now, and compare. iTune did change how they organize things so last year’s results may seem a little odd in comparison. (Yea, there’s an audiobook listed amongst the music, oh well.)

We haven’t even come close to really getting into my little-more-than-minor obsession with music; hopefully, we shall delve into that more later.

Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrasing it is.

How many songs: 7096 (previous answer: 3553)

Sort by artist…
First artist: A-ha (previous answer: ‘N sync)
Last artist: !!! (previous answer: Zzzz)

Sort by song title…
First Song: A-Punk – Vampire Weekend (previous answer: ‘En Gallop’ - Joanna Newsom)
Last Song: 2080 – Yeasayer (previous answer: Ziplock Bag - Beck)

Sort by time…
Shortest Song: Brak laughing - Cartoon Planet, 0:01 (previous answer: Brak laughing - Cartoon Planet, 0:01)
Longest Song: Disc 15 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 1:17:56 (previous answer: Disturbulence Mix - Fairy Bit, 40:46)

Sort by album…
First Album: Aaliyah – Aaliyah (previous answer: ! - The Dismemberment Plan)
Last Album: † - Justice (previous answer: Zerospace - Kidney Theives)

First song that comes up on Shuffle: This Book is a Movie – Spoon (previous answer: Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel)

How many songs come up when you search for “sex”? 49 (previous answer: 35)

How many songs come up when you search for “love”? 375 (previous answer: 186)

How many songs come up when you search for “you”? 747 (previous answer: 339)

How many songs come up when you search for “why”? 21 (previous answer: 10)

What artist do you have the most songs by, and how many? The Beatles, 453 (previous answer: of Montreal, 171)

Also, I wanted to give a small pictorial update on our cardboard furnishings.

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Just got back from a wonderfully long weekend (more on that later). I scrapped that other table I was working on. It was getting clunky, ugly and I just couldn’t gather up the motivation to fix how it was leaning oddly to the side. I very happy with this new idea. It’s so easy to put together, it looks pretty cool, and it uses all these empty boxes we’ve have just sitting around.

Tags: apartment, cardboard, decorating, furnishing, furniture
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1. Side Table made from USPS boxes | 2. Audry Hepburn silhouette made from postal stickers
3. “All is full of love” poster, paper from flower shop | 4. “Follow your Bliss” poster, cloth, hand stitched

The W.I.P.s
1. Jack’s chair and shelves | 2. My entry-way table
As mentioned in a previous post, we are decorating our apartment out of cardboard and other found materials.

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This is perfect for large open spaces (such as lofts) that can be configured in multiple ways. This flexible wall provides privacy but still lets the sunlight in.

Via UnicaHome.com

Been building our own furniture for our apartment out of these boxes. It’s been great fun!

Tags: carboard, furnishing, furniture, Origami Castle, paperhome, screen, USPS
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