Making This Apartment Our Home: Living Room and Kitchen

Hey Everyone! I've had a few friends ask to see pics of our new home in Brunswick, GA. The thing is, we aren't in a house at this time. We are in the process of selling our home back in NC, so we moved into a nice, little apartment in the mean time. At first, I was not excited at all. I mean, where was I going to put all of my stuff? But, I won't lie, it's actually kind of grown on me (minus a few things). I like the low-maintenance aspect of living in an apt., and I LOVE our pool! Don't know how we would be handling everything right now without the pool. 

Anyway, I'm starting a new, little series as I decorate and update each room in our new place. I've had to scale down, and also tone it down a little, because obviously I don't have as much control over colors and carpet and kitchen counters, etc. The first room we'll look at is the living room and kitchen.

 So, this is the only before shot I got...sorry. This wall just felt so blah to me, and I didn't want to hang stuff around the TV, so I purchased my new favorite thing right now: wall decals. I've already put some up in the boys room (that will be another post), and I wanted something a little different. Totally obsessed with triangles right now. I also wanted it to be a little subtle because it would be behind the TV, so I went with white.

I love these wall decals because they are way more affordable than wall paper AND they are removable and re-usable! I love Walls by MUR, which is where I got the boys' decals, but these are from Happy Valley Goods on Etsy. I really love how they turned out, and it took me about 30 mins to put them up.

This are is a little weird, because there is a built in desk, which I kind of like, and kind of don't like. 

It's not usually like me to narrow down to only a few colors, and I think I'll probably add at least one more color to the mix...maybe like an orangey-red. Anyway, I am trying to keep it more calm feeling just because we are in such a small space.

I would not have chosen this paint color for the walls. If it were up to me, I would do stark white walls, BUT, at least it's neutral. I'm not used to so much tan...

I've been really excited about getting some new plants. Love these guys.

The kitchen is way nice for an apt., but it's not my colors at all. I feel so fancy and formal =0) I miss my mint back splash and butcher block counter tops =0( Oh well, I seriously can't complain. The kitchen doesn't feel like me at all, though...I may have to funk it up a little in the future.