Making Time

after moving in with my boyfriend, i began changing ‘his’ apartment into ‘our’ apartment. negotiating space (like finding a better pocket-dumping space) and moving things around and reorganizing shelves and drawers. i panic whenever i lose something… or actually i panic when it is not exactly where i thought it should be. so to manage this, i need to know where to put things so i can find them again. i’m not great at it, but i try.

slowly, i’ve been changing how the place looks. more things are purchased, curtains made, pictures hung… he speculated whether i going to cover it with knicknacks. i said ‘no’ but… um… secretly i would love to live in a place that had a wall like this:

i wish i could live a muji existence of plain linen, sober black, grey, white and cream… but it’s not for me. there is an ideal place between stark blandness, and colorful cluttery confusion. just trying to figure out where that is.

photos above from petits appartements à Paris by Jeu de Paume 

these are three blogs that i highly highly enjoy.

design*sponge

It’s (K)not Wood dedicated to all things faux bois (fake wood)

Apartment Therapy

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