Melissa, Oh!

Tag: IKEA

  • What happens when a friend lets you take over his condo

    This wasn’t an inexpensive project, by any means. But we did a lot of shopping around and found just the right things at times for just the right price. Here’s a breakdown on what was purchased and where: = New couch was a Crate and Barrel find on Craigslist for $350. It belonged to a…

  • What happens when a friend lets you take over his condo

    This wasn’t an inexpensive project, by any means. But we did a lot of shopping around and found just the right things at times for just the right price. Here’s a breakdown on what was purchased and where: = New couch was a Crate and Barrel find on Craigslist for $350. It belonged to a…

  • Make your own kind of music

    What’s a redecorating project without art? The only bad thing about working with  me is that I’m a pain in the ass when it comes to art. I like it to be custom. I don’t want someone to walk in my house and say, “Oh, I have that same print!” or “Oh, you got that…

  • I sleep on the floor

    Ok, so I’ve showed you my completed closet (really, is anything ever really complete?), my hallways, one of my guest bedrooms. So now I’ll show you my bedroom, and of course I am showing you this so you can laugh at me: Yes, it’s true. I have 2 fully furnished guest bedrooms but no furniture…

  • I sleep on the floor

    Ok, so I’ve showed you my completed closet (really, is anything ever really complete?), my hallways, one of my guest bedrooms. So now I’ll show you my bedroom, and of course I am showing you this so you can laugh at me: Yes, it’s true. I have 2 fully furnished guest bedrooms but no furniture…

  • Beer, coffee, writing and tampons

    OK, there are many more reasons than this, but after staying with Chris for a week I had to share a few reasons why he’s one of the best friends a girl could have: 5. He lives in the awesome downtown of Athens, Ga., and we can walk to like 100 bars or something crazy like…

  • Observations on writing a novel (#nanowrimo)

    1. Writing a novel is not easy. 2. Writing a novel is one of the best things I will ever do. National Novel Writing Month kicked off at midnight Nov. 1, and I was there with many of the rest of my peers, abstaining from fun Halloween partying in order to be alert and ready to…

  • Chris’ apartment photos

    Ready to see progress so far? OK, here goes: Chris’ TV storage before:   Chris’ TV storage after:   Chris’ bookshelf before (living room view):   Chris’ bookshelf after (living room view):   Chris’ bookshelf before (bedroom view):   Chris’ bookshelf after (bedroom view):   Bedroom showing new window coverings (before were just blinds):  …

  • Chris’ apartment update

    Shopping is so much fun when you’re spending someone else’s money. It’s even more fun when the someone else has total trust in your taste and ability to coordinate pieces and find the right prices. I’ve been in Athens, Ga., this week helping Chris decorate his apartment. As you’ll see from my previous post, we got…

  • Decorating Chris’ apartment

    Shower curtain, which we are using as a color palatte for the apartment. My friend Chris has asked me to help him decorate his apartment, a task in which I have wholeheartedly taken on. I love shopping, I love decorating and I love spending money (especially his money!) Another great piece to this is that…