When I first moved in with my boyfriend, it was I moving into his place and let’s just say that the décor had much to be desired. It looks like an advertisement for Ikea, he had virtually nothing hanging on the walls, and it felt like an empty, sterile apartment, not a home.
As I moved in, I started to slightly fix things up. I added a vase of flowers here, some wall art there, and it began to feel like home. Earlier this year we got our first apartment together and the transformation continued.
Today, I’m sharing with you a few of the key apartment pieces that will go a long way in making an apartment feel more homey and sophisticated.
One of the things that irked me the most about the living room were these white, wooden side tables he had on both sides of the couch. Instead, I opted for these Terrace Side Tables from West Elm for $249 each. The gold trim really worked in our space, and the terrace means that you can make it a place to showcase books, vases, objects of art, lamps and other touches.
These West Elm golden picture frames totally transformed our living room and created a nice gallery wall to display our travels.
Fresh flowers have become a must in the apartment and bring a nice pop of color to the living room. I recently ordered this Owl vase from Lulu & Georgia for $40.
Our apartment has a bit of a gold-accent theme, so we opted for a vintage-inspired gold trimmed bar cart from One Kings Lane for $499.
Lastly, pick up easy but feminine accents — like fashion coffee table books, Fornasetti candles, items from your travels, a quilted headboard, and voila — frat pad be gone.