Decorating

Marty and I have decided that we are going to decorate the apartment a little. Not overboard "You are renting and you spent how much?" decorating, but enough to make it feel like a home. A little paint, a few well chosen purchases and a whole lot of repurposing of things we already own and love.

For example -



This cabinet is coming apart. The top part will be hung on the bathroom wall and the bottom will be used in the dining room as a buffet. When we are tired of it like that, it will go back together as a hutch - no harm, no foul. I will be painting the inside of the cabinet, and might repaint the outside.

Another example-
I love these jars. I mean big, puffy red heart love them. However, I even bigger, puffy red heart love not spending $69 on a jar. Call me crazy. But... I have a solution. I have a bunch of French canning jars, in various sizes. (If you don't know what a French canning jar is, you can see them here.) The exact same? No. still awesome enough to make me happy? Yes.

I have been told that there is a really good flea market in Birmingham and I know there is one in Meridian. Our thrift stores kind of blow, but I have no problem driving to Birmingham or Jackson and thrifting all day.

I can't wait to get home and get started.

One thing I read today really drives the point of my lack of decorating style:

Being perfectly perfect doesn't mean your corners are straight and your ferns are fluffy. Being perfectly perfect means it makes you smile inside every time you look at it.