Storage in the Living Room

Phew! I have been MIA for a bit again, huh? I should really quit saying that and provide a warning that posts are most likely to show up once a month or so. We had house guests over Halloween weekend, who were in town for the Rally to Restore Sanity (waste of time!). So in the process of putting the living room back together, we actually rearranged it. I have yet to take a photo, but imagine the living room as it is today, but rotated to the right. The couch is now in front of the bay window, the tv stand is on the wall where the (still empty, though moved) picture frames were and we have space!

The flow is so much better, but now we have a big empty wall where the tv stand used to be. My idea’s are ever-changing, but I have a rough concept of what I’m going for. I’d love to have a wall of curated but random photos and things hanging on the wall, but would also love some additional storage. I was really inspired by this relatively cheap hack of sorts that Anna at D16 came up with.

Anna from D16′s apartment wall.

Anna used Ikea kitchen cabinets to pull this look off! I love it! The fact that it is floating makes the visual space much airier than if it was just a credenza on the floor. This has been in idea in my head for awhile, and seeing her use it shows me exactly how it should look!

While the plan is definitely to move in June, might as well make the space work for us while we’re here right?

So, how you been? :)