My Sunday Funday!

Do you remember this post about budgeting that I posted just yesterday?

Well, in that same day I managed to reinforce the reason I need budgeting help!
Between my trips to TJMaxx, Michaels, WalMart, and IKEA, I spent entirely too much! But I saved a bundle too, so that counts, right?

Okay, not really.

Despite my obvious lack of self control, I did a lot of crafting this weekend! SO excited to show you!

First, I made up this cute little centerpiece using a craft pumpkin and some artificial floral picks! It looks super cute on my coffee table and matches my leaf garland! How perfect.

My other project?

Turning this:

Image from IKEA's US Website

Into THIS:

Okay, so it wasn't much of a change.

But it's amazing what a few coats of gold paint can do!

Aaaand the final touches:

It's perfect!! In the little drawer I've got the rest of our shot glasses (you didn't think we only had four, surely!) and our bottle openers and wine corks. 

I'm sure everyone else has a DIY project that they've been working on! Tell me all about it! I love getting new ideas for decorating my apartment; it's pretty dull at the moment!

Welcome to my Home: Living Room Edition

Week two! This week I thought I'd show you all around my living room.
It won't take very long, promise.

If I'm not in my bedroom, I'm in my living room. This is primarily where I eat dinner and watch TV. I have a television in my bedroom, but this on is so much larger and my bluray is hooked up to it, which allows us to watch stuff like YouTube and Netflix. I also have my ancient PS2 hooked up, so when I have free time I love to play games (mostly stuff like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, but also some others.) Basically, the TV gets a lot of use.

There obviously isn't nearly as much going on in this room; it's basically just a hodgepodge of whatever furniture we could use from our parents' houses. I tried to keep a sort-of "red" theme going on, but I wasn't very successful. Oh well. It's a college apartment, so I'm not too bothered by it. Once I graduate I'll probably buy much cuter furniture (whether it's for here or an apartment far, far away, who knows?)

Kind of off to the side of the living room, right outside of my bedroom, is my crafting nook! I love to craft, sew, and draw, so this is where I get all of that stuff done. It's kind of a mess, because I have entirely too much stuff. I'm trying to come up with a better way to organize it all, but so far no luck. Any suggestions?

I suppose that's it! If I'm not relaxing or working in my room, I'm relaxing or working in the living room! The walls are drastically bare though, so I definitely need to fix that.

If anybody has some organization or decor tips, I'm definitely willing to take some advice to make my place more exciting!