Apartment Prep

Apartment prep is in full swing around here! I don't move into my little studio until August, so all the shopping I've done is a little premature... but I just can't help myself. 

It's too much fun!

This is one side of my parent's family room right now, consumed by (almost) all of my apartment stuff! I've done all of my shopping at consignment shops, goodwill, and my mom's kitchen, so I'm doing pretty well budget-wise. Searching through consignment shops also feels a lot more like treasure hunting than actual shopping, which is a total plus. All of my smaller pieces are currently resting on my kitchen table, one of our best finds to date. It's in great condition and it's going to add some much needed prep space to my little kitchen!

These are some of my favorite goodwill finds: my dishes and baking canisters! They're fun, retro, and were a total steal. $.99 a dish? Can't beat that.

I have to say, though, that these are my favorite little purchases so far: my colander and bed-side lamp -- not entirely (okay, maybe entirely) because they're my favorite color :)

Those are some of my favorite finds, but my end tables are the pieces I'm most proud of. I bought two of them at $15 a pop and decided to give them a little face lift!

They were bare wood and pretty beat up when we rescued them from the consignment shop. But after a few coats of spray paint, they're looking pretty good!

Sophie would like to be recognized for her part in the process, namely, agreeing to play inside while Hailey painted in the yard. Sophie, we appreciate your sacrifice.

Also important for a law student in her first apartment is an agreeable desk/office chair situation. I think I'm off to a good start with these two. (The desk is currently in pieces in a box, but it will look something like that when it's all put together!)

And finally, my couch. Well, love seat, but I feel kind of weird using that term. Another consignment shop find, I like to think that this couch belonged to a little old lady who would spend quiet afternoons here crocheting and drinking tea and snuggling with her cat, muffins. She passed this winter due to complications from loving too much, and her dying wish was that her couch, which brought her and muffins so much happiness, would go to a caring home. So I bought this couch and plan to treat it with the love and respect it deserves. 

This is for you, muffins.

And there's my other end table! We wanted to add some place mats to protect the paint, and my mom found some that match my throw pillows perfectly. That's some beautiful coordination right there! 

So that's where I am so far! The only thing not pictured is the twin bed that I'll be borrowing from the Akah family. I'm also still looking for a dresser, a bookcase, and some other odds and ends,  but we're off to a good start. In just over a month, this stuff and I will be out of my parent's house and into my apartment! I do feel bad for Sophie, though. I think she's getting attached. (But not Hans. He's too cool to care.)