Wall arrangements are the easiest way I become bored these days. Nail holes? I’m really not worried about them. They’re easily covered up by new art arrangements, and by the time I leave my apartment, I’ll slap a coat of drywall compound over them and sand away.

Right now I’m torn between finding some classic neutral colored art that will let my funky floral sofas and pillows shine, or even taping up lots of colorful, unframed postcards and magazine clippings. The wheels in my head are spinning!

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Bathrooms usually aren’t very glamorous, and mine is no exception. They just aren’t very fun to decorate on a budget, and they’re often filled with lots of not-so-pretty things. Limited by a shoestring budget, lack of ANY drawers and closets, and also an inability to make any structural changes, I’ve found several easy ways to prettify our loo.

• I combatted our lack of drawer space with a shower caddy next to the sink. I would love a nice vintage cabinet with a door to hang here, but until I find the perfect one that I can afford, this will do just fine!
• To add charm to small storage items, I used thrifted mugs to hold necessary items like cotton swabs and to corral items like tweasers, hair-ties, and small tubes.
• Without curtain hardware and lack of space to instal any, I used a small tension rod to hang lace curtains over a window that doesn’t really get any light. But matching the color to the walls and blinds, it’s a subtle and pretty way to add some detail in this nook.

• No closet, and no drawers. Well, what do I do with the, uh, necessary items? I have baskets and metal storage boxes that I stack next to the water closet and on top of the radiator. They look nice, and keep things organized.
• Instead of using a traditional toothbrush holder purchased at a retail store, I used a pretty glass cup found at the thrift store.
• I needed an extra wide shower curtain to wrap around our tub/shower, so I purchased a regular liner and then found this pretty floral sheet at the thrift store for the curtain. All I did was cut holes (evenly spaced with the liner’s holes) at the side of the sheet, and hung it with pretty hooks I bought 4 years ago at Bed Bath & Beyond.
• This one is pretty obvious, but there was empty wall space in front of the toilet, so I hung some art there. The top photo is our wedding party from our 2007 wedding. We’ve changed so much since then, it gives people something to chuckle at while they’re on the John! :)

Where have I been? Oh, you know… just dreaming about possibly owning this fixer-upper foreclosure in my beloved hometown city. I promise I'll get back to normal programming very soon. But currently? Crunching numbers and crossing fingers. Eeep!