More than two years later...

I must have forgotten to put these up, and only recently have rediscovered these in-progress pictures of my current apartment.

I'll be moving again in a month or two, with what seems like 10x the possessions.  I need to stop buying stuff online...

Current Favorite Color

I first saw this bag on the Nordstrom website and I had to have it immediately!  It was sold out there, but I was eventually able to find one still in stock from Amazon (not at all on sale, unfortunately).  

Botkier Eden Hobo

I've been hankering after green things since, and am looking to remedy the serious lack of green in my current wardrobe (previously unnoticed lol).

Dagman Bench Ottoman

J Crew Hacking Jacket in Herringbone

Nauli Day Planner

McQueen Skull Chiffon Scarf 

Emerson Fry Paulo Loafer

Kate Spade Little Minka Satchel

The Long Arm of Coincidence

So I was just virulently assuring Sean that wallpaper was not an option for us renters, and then, upon browsing through Lonny, I discovered that I was completely and utterly wrong. *facepalm*

So now, here are the many, many ways you can make wallpaper work as a renter without losing your security deposit.

The first is rather difficult-sounding. Apparently, you're supposed to put down a grid of painter's tape, to protect the wall, and then on top of that, you lay down some double sided tape, and then you can apply traditional wallpaper.

The second is fairly similar to the first, but doesn't work in areas with steam and water (bathrooms and kitchens). You find yourself enough lightweight fabric, spray your walls with starch spray, and then affix. To remove, simply pull the fabric away, and wash your walls.

Third is Sherwin Williams' EasyChange. The patterns are hard to browse, and I haven't found anything I've liked yet, but it might be worth checking out. Their selection is absolutely huge.

Wall Flats from Inhabit (and also from DesignPublic). Wall Flats are sort of like embossed paper tiles that can be painted on, though not reused. I love that the Wall Flats are all white, but also add texture at the same time. How Bobo.

Chrysalis Wall Flats

Next up is InteriorInstyle. In addition to the usual decals and whatnot, they've also got a selection of removable wallpaper. Sort of like giant Post-It notes that can be stuck to your walls. Their selection is quite small, but they've got several color choices for each pattern, which is nice. Also, they are Australian.

Vogue Wallpaper

Here is my personal favorite, Tempaper. Again with the giant Post-It product, but I really like their selection. Love the middle print, which is Gio in silver. Though I've had a little trouble browsing their website, which might just be our internet.

Another Post-It note product from Casart. In addition to the faux headboard, they've got a lot of non-intrusive and wood-themed prints.

From the Casart Organics Line.

Finally, I'm not sure if Blik falls under this category, but their decals are removable, so what the heck. Looking through their products, everything seems just a little bit too artsy, like that t-shirt you bought from Threadless that looks really cool, but makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It's a dead girl! Whose hair is the sky! Blik also has these cute little Mario-themed decals. I would never use them myself, but will urge everyone else I know to decorate like this.

Clouds are sheep! Being chased by a wolf made of rain! And birds!

Workshop Light Decal
I actually think this is really cool.

Prints yay!

This coming weekend I will be moving into my new place for reals, which is unfortunate timing, since this coming weekend happens to also be Lollapalooza, to which I have purchased a 3-day pass.

So not until the weekend after next will I be able to purchase things :( But here are some of the things I want, from this one print place in England.

Polaroid

Every Cloud

Oh Deer

I got my keys today!

And it was wonderful. Not gonna lie - I've been going around bitching to people about how fricking small 580 sq ft is. But now that I've seen the apartment again, it's a lot larger than I remembered, and totally awesome.

Man, I really wish my camera had gotten here yesterday so I'd have pictures to share.

I have a remaining week in corporate housing, so the moving process will be slow and gradual. And by that, I mean I'll move about 6 things for the next couple of days, and panic next weekend.

It also just struck me how incredibly nicely dressed the people in my neighborhood are. I just might be the only person in Chicago wearing a Dropbox sweatshirt... Declassing the Gold Coast, one unkempt morning at a time!

I'm gettting the keys tomorrow or Saturday.

And I just ordered a Nikon Coolpix S3000 from Amazon. Hopefully I get lucky, and it's been forward deployed already so that I can get it tomorrow. Otherwise, I won't get it until Monday, since I had it sent to work (because I don't trust the receiving room downstairs). There will be new apartment pictures soon!

Preparashun. I wants it.

So this morning, I finally took some time and figured out the dimensions of the (very expensive) stuff I bought from Crate and Barrel this weekend.

The Preston desk is 65w x 29d x 30h.

The Camden sofa is 69w x 33d x 35h.

There were more than a few moments of panic when I realized I didn't know the dimensions of either the elevator or my front door.

Thankfully, I was able to call the building, and as it turns out, everything fits. Got lucky that time. I will be sure to always look at measurements in the future, and to that end, have purchased a tape measure thing from Amazon.