home sweet apartment

when we made the decision to rent our house instead of sell it,

we also decided that it made the most sense

to rent an apartment for the first year we are in houston.

3 bedroom house to a ONE bedroom apartment

the challenge made me excited

this is our year to save

but i also wanted to make some changes to our decor

so, i'm doing a few things on a budget

- our bedroom -

the week we were moving, we made a last minute decision to sell our

NASTY BIG couch on craigslist. i put it on the website, and it sold that night.

with that money, i bought our new quilt and shams.

and i splurged, because i've been wanting them forever.

the painting is a piece by the outrageously talented Casey Wiegand,

who happens to by one of my very best friends.

check her very awesome blog out here

the night stands are hand-me-downs from jake's grandmother.

we sanded them down and painted them a pretty blue.

the blue and white pillows are from west elm - a birthday gift from my mom

but, the yellow pillow - here's how i made that one.

while unpacking, i found this cute bag.

i love the print & thought it would be cute with the blue and white.

i checked to make sure my pillow insert would fit,

and cut the straps down the middle.

after i stuffed the pillow in, i tied the straps and ta-da!

so easy and free!

i've been wanting new pillow covers, but didn't want to spend the money.

i found this EASY diy and made all 3 of these covers for $10 total.