hanging around

i took full advantage of some down-time with the fam over the weekend to get my sister and mom to help me hang things on the walls. we hung my ork posters in the dining room and my black and white photos in the living room. i'm so glad to have found perfect fits for things purchased for previous apartments. it's really starting to feel like home!

below: dining room right wall before - mom and laura helping me decide where to hang (bad iphone photo)

below: dining room right wall after

below: dining room left wall before - laura again (another bad iphone photo)

below: dining room left wall after

(i like that you can see the new chandelier in the reflection in the photo below)

below: prepping to hang in the stairwell in the living room - frames laid out on the floor

below: the stairwell after - with plenty of room for more

framing my past with ork posters

our kitchen/dining area is allllllmost completely decorated and it is making me very happy. i bought four black and white posters from ork a really long time ago and since most of them are non-standard sizes i have been dying to get them framed. timing worked out perfectly and i was able to take advantage of a 60% off custom framing coupon at michael's and use some gift cards from santa.




you're probably wondering why i chose the cities i did, right? they all represent a city where we've lived in the past. hopefully the artist will continue expanding her collection to one day include baltimore and austin.

about ork: To us, it's not just posters. To us it's about finding where we are, where we've been and where we want to go. In the most humble manner, we can only hope it's that for you too. Ork Posters was born when I embarked on a search for a neighborhood poster that fit my taste for good design and typography, simplicity, and originality. My hunt came up empty. As a result, I designed the original Chicago poster in the summer of 2007 for myself.

each city also comes in multiple colors and the selections are really pretty. check them out! oh, and click here for more info on our shmancy vintage 4/5 subway sign.

black and white bathroom

the bathroom in our current apartment is floor-to-ceiling white and something about it was screaming to me to decorate only in black and white. i love the clean look of the two classic non-colors.

i centered the entire design palette around these canisters i found at the pottery barn outlet a few months ago...they're no longer for sale on the pottery barn website but i bet they're still lingering at an outlet near you.

this $29.99 shower curtain and and $24.99 dwell studio bath mat are both from target.


i found old fashioned hot and cold shower curtain hangers at marshalls for $5. so cute. they also have them at target and restoration hardware but they're over $20.

i also recently purchased this awesome print by ork for only $22, which i think will be the best part of the entire bathroom. isn't it cool??? i still need to find a mat and frame for my DIY framing project...i'll post pictures of the process once i get around to it. although at this rate i'll probably be living in my new apartment in austin by the time that happens...