Welcome To My New Home (Part 1)...

I promised you a "tour" of my new apartment, so here it is! I'm going to show you my balcony/porch and living room. I know you are on the edge of your seat :)

This is my balcony as I come up the steps. I love my front porch! It's very cozy and comfortable. I had dinner out there last night, and I enjoy just sitting outside reading a magazine with a glass of wine. I plan to do this a lot here. My mom gets all the credit for decorating out here. She planted the ivy, bought me the patio set and is currently making cushions for my chairs (out of sailboat sail material)!
My little patio table.

Ivy that my mom took cuttings of from her garden. The door to the right, if you can see it, is to my large storage room. I love having my storage right outside my door!

This is the view of my living room, just as I walk in the door. I prefer very clean, open and not a lot of clutter. If it looks a little bare, that's on purpose. "Things" just sitting around drive me insane. Obviously, my decor is nautical in nature. I realize that I don't live at the beach, but I have always loved coastal decorating.

Yes, my sofa is actually a futon. I know, I know. But...I live in a one bedroom apartment and I need a place for people to sleep when I have visitors. I couldn't find a sleeper sofa that I really liked, so I went with this. However, I think this is a pretty smart looking futon, if I do say so myself. The cushion is not your typical futon mattress. It's soooo comfortable and everyone who has sat on has said so. I think the bead board is perfect!

My end table is pretty basic, but I love the starfish lamp!

Another view:

My $7 pictures!!


This picture is my favorite! It had a $150+ price tag on it, but I got it at Marshall's Home Goods for $2O! It is very heavy and required some special hooks to hang it up.

My "coffee table" is a rope trunk that I got on sale at Target. I think it worked out perfectly and I've gotten several compliments on it.
I really hope I don't kill this plant! I do NOT have a green thumb.

And just for kicks....this is my lovely TV.
Have you ever seen such an ancient thing? The brand name is "Orion"?? I've had it forever! Believe it or not, it has a great picture, but man is it UGLY. I have ordered a white flat screen, but it's on back order. However, I really want a white one, so I've paid for it and it will be shipped in late August.

I was going to show you my kitchen as well in this post, but this got a little long. So, I'll show it to you later this week.

Anyway, hope you liked your little tour of my little home! There are still several finishing touches that it needs, but so far I'm loving it here!
Have a great night!
K~