Apartment ~ The After

Yes, just the “after”.  I was there twice and twice I forgot my camera!  This past weekend we moved my son into his apartment.  The walls were freshly painted white and white they will stay, but we will bring some color in with the furniture, bedding, window treatments and some décor.  Keep in mind that we had little time and used what we had to get this done.  This is the living room when I arrived this morning. 

Here it is when I left.

He took our old recliner loveseat for the living room and my den area rug.  I purchased the drapes at Target along with the rod.  The windows are not very big and I had a length of 70 inches to work with, so I got 63 inch drapes.  His Goodwill find on one of our first trips was this storage ottoman.  It will work perfectly as extra seating and he’s even got some clothes stuffed in there.

A floor lamp from my master sitting room that wasn’t getting much use works well since space is at a minimum and he could use the lighting.  Getting rid of the rest of the boxes will make it even better for him.  There was enough room with the furniture set up this way for a side table next to the couch and he had the tray table set up when I arrived.  They basically will have to eat their meals sitting on the loveseat.

We realized that his Queen size bed would take up practically all of the room in the 9x9 bedroom, so I ran out Saturday afternoon and managed to purchase the last Full size bed the store had.  I had to run out because my hubby rented a U-haul that day to move his things over.   Here’s the room when I arrived this morning.

That, of course, led to a trip to the nearby Marshalls to get some sheets and a mattress pad.  Very tight, but he can move around and he got the furniture he wanted to bring in here.

Here it is when I left.

I used clip rings for the rod I installed in his bedroom to hang the large “flag” he has for his favorite football team ~ The Colts!  We used the soccer “flag” over his bed since he has no headboard.

I found a rug and towels on clearance for the bathroom.  I decided for him {and his roommate} that they were doing blue and green in here.  Nothing on this window, except the blind it came with.  There isn’t much room to hang a rod and the blind provides enough privacy and light control.

He tells me these are girls towels with the color and design.  I just liked it because it had the blue and green I wanted to bring in for them.  I mean, sheesh, it’s not florals for Pete’s sake {“girls towels”}!

In the kitchen I chose red as an accent color for them.  Again, everything in this apartment is white.  Excuse my mess but this has been my landing area when I come in.  

Red valance from Target, red towels and pot holders from the Dollar Tree.

A cute little seasonal touch that I just had to get.

Pantry and shelving area. 

Having to put this together somewhat rushed, I think it’s looking pretty good! 

Kathy