NESTING

as a college student, i have been subjected to the typical college dorm room furniture sold at targets and walmarts around the country, that is ever so comfortable, ie: sphere chairs {see below}. thus, one of the things i'll miss the most about living in my college apartment is the sphere chair my roommate has. this chair essentially engulfs you as a nest would, but in chair form. nearly any way i sit/slouch/lie in this chair is comfortable.

still, once i have an apartment of my own, i don't want to furnish it to look like a college dorm room. the "grown up" versions of these chairs are papasan chairs, which typically, also are not very modern looking. 

old-fashioned but comfortable or comfortable chic?

LITTLE BITS OF CHARACTER

i love anthropologie for their great selection of houseware items. each little trinket they sell, has the potential to add a great amount of character to any room. when i move back home next month, i'll be looking to make my childhood room a little more grown up with small details like changing my dresser's knobs: 

another thing i'd like to start is collecting mugs from all over. anthropologie is a great place to begin with their endless variety of unique-looking designs. i feel like collecting mugs would be fun and useful {albeit, only upon moving into my own place...}

SO HUNG UP

in the beginning of the year, i had to find a way to hang my mirror up. sounds like an extremely simple task {it kind of is}, but it could have been a lot simpler. luckily, there was already a hole in the wall from a previous so strategically hammered nail, allowing me to not have to create my own hole and thus, pay a $25 fine to my leasing company for making one. however, my mirror only came with two hooks on the back on either side, instead of one in the middle. so, i resorted to using wire to hang the mirror {which isn't so, so innovative, i know}, like so:

but, i hated how the wire stood out, which i couldn't prevent as i needed my mirror to be at a certain height, and i didn't want to create another hole in my wall. thus, while also needing a place to put my fedora, i found a perfect spot for it above my mirror. when it's not in use, my fedora is being wonderfully displayed as a piece of art in my room, just as my floral scarf is also draped on a hook. by doing so, i am creating multiple uses for pieces of my closet - a great way to display them even when i'm not wearing them.

COLLEGE DECOR 101

as the daughter of an architect, i think it's in my blood to minimize the amount of empty wall space in my room and to constantly think about how i can make my room more functional, while at the same time aesthetically pleasing. so in the beginning of the year, i created this collage-like poster-thing to cover up a very bare spot in my room out of an anthropologie catalogue. i'll be moving out of this apartment in less than a month, so i guess this is also my way of documenting the sweat, blood, and tears i poured endless minutes into to make my room liveable. i'll miss it. i'll miss my college years at this university.

black and white clock - Target, leaf art - China

but anywho, this is an essentially free and environmentally-friendly way {recycling!} to give some character to a plain white wall. it just takes the right catalogues and/or magazines, the right arrangement, some tape, and a pair of scissors. snip away!