A Splash of Color

When we moved into our apartment back in November, it had been white washed. ALL the walls (AND doors, baseboard, ceiling, and some shelves and cupboards) had been painted pure white (Cody affectionately refers to them as "insane asylum white")! We said the apartment had to have fresh paint, but we trusted they would pick a better color! They even painted over the beautiful wood bookshelves in the living room.

I absolutely was not going to live in a completely white apartment for two + years, so without nails or paint (by order of the landlord) I had to do some creative decorating. After a lot of hunting (not many decor stores around these parts), a little imagination, and some help from a friend, this is what I came up with.

Living Room/Office
I decided to go with colors that are fun and different. I wanted to experiment with something bold and adventurous since we only have to live with it for a few years. Note: I did cheat on the "no nail" thing with the bookshelves; I just HAD to hang SOMETHING!
{Top: Move-in day. Bottom: Finished project.}



Dining Area & Kitchen
The dining area was just finished last week; I finally came up with something to put on the wall to add a little color.
{Top: Shipment day. Bottom: Finished project.}
























Pantry & Washroom
No before and after. They are inherently doomed to be plain, undecorated, and a little messy.

Guest Room
Cody made me leave this room bare for him. He wants to use it to hang maps in. I at least made the bed--we're all ready for visitors!
{Top: Move-in day. Bottom: Finished project.}


Jadyn's Room
Obviously, this one is not quite done. I've made a lot of progress since this picture was taken, but I'm still not finished. I'll probably post pictures when I am though. (click here to see it finished!)



Bathroom
{Top: Move-in day. Bottom: Finished project.}
Do you like the clear shower curtain? Cute shells, huh. Ha ha. It is the one the landlord provided as part of our contract (see below post for more information). We really included it to make sure we had one when we moved in (because we didn't have our shipment yet), but I have yet to go searching for a different one.














Master Bedroom & Bathroom
We picked out our duvet cover before we knew the walls were painted bright white. Smooth move. Would you like some WHITE, to go with that WHITE?!?
{Top: Move-in day. Bottom: Finished project.}