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Last summer, I found the apartment of my dreams. Spacious but cozy, with high ceilings, big windows and lot’s of natural light, it was almost perfect. Why almost? Well, the apartment needs a complete renovation. With a gutted kitchen, uneven floors, doors with cut out holes for (I suspect) cats, and a bathroom that looks like it’s housing several diseases,  this is no “move-in” ready deal. With a little imagination though, you can definitely see its beautiful potential. Plus, it’s  in the same neighborhood that I already live in and have grown to love, and even after doing a full-renovation, it will still be way under the price of other “move-in” ready apartments I had seen in the same area. So, after months of struggling with a co-op board to be able to begin remodeling the place, we’re finally on our way. Of course, this means the hard part has begun.

Remodeling an apartment is scary work. You’re stuck with everything you choose, and those tiny color swatches at Home Depot really don’t give you a great idea of what it will look like on your walls or cabinets. For example, after finding a cabinet color I love (river rock by Thomasville) I did some research and found out that the pretty light grey swatch in the store actually looks more taupe when it’s in your kitchen and hit with natural light. See, scary!

So, to get a clearer understanding of what I want, I’ve begun assembling pictures of couches and wall colors and cabinets and pretty over-the-top rooms of inspiration like the ones in this post. For example, the one above features a glamour bomb- big sparkly chandelier, rich purple fabrics and that amazing mirror wall. Below, we have more modern glamour with the silver striped Parisian walls, dark boudoir photographs, and neutral colors. However, both photos embody what I want my apartment to be; glamorous. I have many sides to me and I like so many styles. My previous apartment was more vintage/antique looking, and now, when I think of my personal style and preference, where I’ll feel most at home, it’s somewhere glamorous. Maybe it won’t be as over-the-top as these two, but it will definitely include some glamorous elements while still feeling cozy. And because I like to share and need confirmation that I’m not (completely) crazy in my choices, I’ll be taking you guys on this journey with me. Buckle up- it’s about to get glamorous.

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