House Tour : Very Nice Simple Apartment

Hello, 

Today's post will show you you don't have to spend lots of money to create a beautiful personal space : some Ikea's classic storage (expedit, billy), vintage finds, beautiful arts, nice textile patterns (do you recognize Orla Kiely's?)...

Where do you find craspedias? I never find any!

Credit : Apartment Therapy

I just can't believe Pamela (the renter) has been there for just FOUR months! Well done!

You can see the entire tour on Apartment Therapy here.

Small Storage for Little Hands

Like most of the toddlers, Anouk is relentlessly attracted to phones and commands. So, to keep them out of her reach and to clean a bit the coffee table, I bought this very nice bones box from Zara Home. Very handfull.

Then as my little peanut gest more and more toys, I also bought this very nice basket. It is the perfect shape and size and she loves it!

Storage for TV, Books, Printer and Documents (2)

I am usually not afraid of assembling Ikea furniture. I actually think it's fun and rewarding. But this one was kind of an advanced one. Not that it was very tricky, but reaaaaaaly long. I am not lying if I say it took us about 2 months to have it totaly finished.

1. You have to buy the thing : go get it, take it home... and... that's about it, because you are just exhausted.

2. You have to assemble all the structure, which is like assembling 8 ikea furnitures!

3. You have to drill to instal the lightings.

4. You have to instal the medias

5.You have to mount everything (it is 256 m high)

6. You have to instal the doors....

7. The sliding doors

8. Justify it to the wall. This was tricky because you have to first leave a distance between the cabinets and the wall to instal the media and the lights and then justify. Plus, there was a stop contact in the way we had to deal with.

9. Eventually filling and styling the shelves

Every step taking a weekend. Yes I wasn't lying about this taking 2 months! But the result is great!

Storage for TV, Books, Printer and Documents (1)

When we spoke about the function of the living room with my boyfriend, we needed to compromised our visions.

I wanted an inviting room with lots of art and culture to welcome friends and family, to rest and to share. I wanted storage for my books.

He wanted an inviting room to relax, enjoy movies and work on the computer. I wanted a workplace and a advantagous position for his flat screen.

I have nothing against a big TV, I don't like when it is too massive and central. Too cheesy. Plus, I really dreamed about beautifull bookshelves and display cabinets. Like these....

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But you can't always get what you want he we had to compromise.

Since we had to find a solution for all the media, especially the printer, Besta (Ikea) appeared as a good solution.

I like the white and simple lines and the fact that they offer endless possibilities :

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Credit : Ikea

Credit : Ikea