Lost

No matter how small your home is, stuff still gets lost.

We have a couch!

We thought we would wait another week to purchase a couch...but we didn't.  There is a furniture store down the street and they had a nice one at a decent price, so we took the bait and bought it.

It fits PERFECTLY in our little space.  Plus it folds flat to be a full sized bed.  And....

STORAGE! 

The entire couch has storage in it.

Due to the storage its not quite as soft and cushy as I like, but I'm already getting used to it.

It's amazing how perfectly it fits into the space we designated for it.  It's the exact depth and width that we had hoped for - plus it has a chaise.  Something I have always wanted.

Here is a glance at our living room a bit more organized.  We originally had the couch and the tv area swapped, but this works out much better and creates a bigger look.

One last thing...check out the store's business card:

"Matrices"

...math nerds, this is the place for you! ;)

Apartment decorating tips?

Does anyone have any apartment decorating tips?

I'm under the weather today, so I've been spending my time being chill on the computer - researching out decorating ideas/making the most of limited space.  So far I have found two sites with some great ideas: Ikea Hacker and Apartment Therapy.  Apartment Therapy is sometimes a little beyond my budget, but it does give some great ideas to spawn from.

Spawn is a fun word, eh?

There are other sites out there, but I was wondering if anyone could suggest anything rather than me Googling for hours on end.... or if you have great space saving/storage creating ideas - please share!!

Here is a growing list of ideas I have found - a resource for me.
I just found this on a site "5. To save space in the kitchen use pretty hooks (can be found for pennies in New York's second hand shops) to hang your pots and pans on the wall. This will free up your cabinets for food or whatever else you need to store. Plus, hanging the pots and pans gives your kitchen wall a great, three dimensional arty look!"  Seems like an obvious tip, but one I hadn't thought of.  I had thought of a shelf or something instead, which could still work, but I do like the idea of the pretty hooks...they don't have to match, but all have some sort of theme to tie them together.  There is enough space on the wall opposite of the counter top...the one I failed to get a picture of.

 

Or...maybe get some pegboard, spray paint it a fun color that goes with our decor and just use simple hooks.  I can picture that, along with a shelf for cookbooks, the crock pot, and other larger/bulky items that I still want in the kitchen.  Hmmm....

I also noticed this space next to our stove:

 

 

I wonder if I can squeeze in some sort of shelf there?  Something L shaped to take advantage of both the back wall and the wall under the window.  An Ikea Hack perhaps! :)  I'm also thinkin' after a while I'll ask to switch out the hardware on the cabinets, saving the current ones to replace when we move out.