Did you know that today is Billy’s 30th birthday? No, it’s not someone I know — it’s Ikea’s billy bookcase! This fine creature:
Such a simple, yet versatile bookcase has been found in almost every home. Coming in all colors and sizes, you can customize it how you want, like I did with my curtain project [...]
So I mentioned a couple weeks ago that the DC Big Flea was coming up. And it was this weekend! The boyfriend and I headed over on Sunday (figuring slightly smaller crowds would be around, plus vendors looking to sell, sell, sell!) to peruse the goods. While I wish there were more mid-century finds (finding [...]
I’m taking a bit of a turn with this post, but since it is a personal design and inspiration blog focusing on apartments and home in general, I am sure many of you can relate in some way to my story…
I have been in my new apartment for about 2 weeks now, and while I [...]
If you look in the upper right hand corner of the blog, you will now see an extra tab sitting next to the once-lonely ‘About This Blog’ tab. Because I enjoy doing DIY, and I am in a new place, with plenty of new projects, this is going to be a quick stop for any [...]
From what I have noticed in the D.C. metro area, mainly Northern Virginia where I’m at, is that there are tons of little shops and antiquities dealers in the area, but they are hidden in little nooks and crannies of the back streets, sometimes in the not so nice neighborhoods.
Enter the D.C. Big Flea Market [...]