Wednesday, July 20, 2011

sweet dreams are made of this













i tried to document the magic of what i felt was the most perfect bedroom that i have ever had.

i will miss you perfectly pthalo blue walls, and perfectly diminutive size- just big enough for a bed and a dresser... yet we managed to squeeze three perfectly distressed antique dressers in you anyway, and then topped them all off with little bits of ephemera and odds and sods, then crammed a mini garden onto the windowsill for good measure. i will miss you forest canopy of midsummer lights above the bed most of all, and how you gently swayed in the breeze from the open window, and how you were the perfect electric-coral contrast against the deep blue walls.

until we meet again, in a new perfect-in-a-different-way bedroom.

adieu.

sorry, dudes. i went away for, like, five months and i've gone all pretentious prose on you! don't worry. i was just kidding. i'm as sarcastic as ever. no earnestness over here... well, maybe a little. i do miss my old apartment. that much is true.

but seriously, folks; these are introspective times. we were evicted from our little apartment when the new owners took over and we've moved upstairs, signed a six month lease, and are preparing for a big move! it's making it a little difficult to get motivated to unpack, but it must be done! if only to take inventory for what we really need and what we only think we need.

there are lots of loose ends to tie up in the next six months and none the least of which will be liquidating our hoardings! that means a virtual vintage yard sale! i'm going to open up that etsy shop of mine as soon as i can find my camera again... i seem to have packed it in an box that remains unopened somewhere.

6 comments:

Sunshine said...

I wondered where you went! These pics are gorgeous. Good luck with the move - I'm sure wherever you end up it will look amazing once you're unpacked and settled in

Flo said...

I just want to let you know that I stumble across your blog a few days ago through another blog I follow - sorry don't remember which one!.
The blogger posted some of your outfit pictures and I think you have great style, very personnal.

However, I have trouble with your blog because I don't see any pictures there ...
Have you any idea why ?

(Sorry for my poor english, French are not know for their langages abilities ;) ! )

megan said...

I've always loved your apartment, but I'm sure the next one will be just as awesome. And maybe more room for your collections?

Andie Bottrell said...

Wow, such an amazing room! My favorite room was similar to this color. Good luck with the move!

april said...

sunshine: thank you! the photos are all iphone/hipstamatic! that app has a way of making colours look so damn good!
i decided just last night, that i'm going to unpack... paint the kitchen and just make the best of the few months we'll be in this new place. i mean, if something happens to postpone our move out east, i can not live with a flesh-tone kitchen!

flo: thank you! i am FAR from computer knowledgable. i have no idea why the photos aren't showing up for you! i wish i could help!

megan: thanks, honey! the temporary apartment is pretty sweet. i finally have a claw foot tub again! and a kitchen that isn't the size of a closet! so many good things... but it's smaller than the last place! we got rid of so much furniture! i still have my collections...

andie: thank you! pthalo blue is my ultimate favourite! i've been kind of obsessed with having a room this colour since high school, when i started painting with acrylics and discovered the heavenly hue! i guess i know what colour my next bedroom will be. always and forever! i don't think i could do another colour for a very long time.

Guns said...

Dude- Fill me in!
Loves.