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about
these digs ...
who
eve, 26 (registered nurse) and jason, 26
(construction), along with cat Spike and puppy Bauer
what
2
to 3 bedroom apartment in upstate NY, near Albany (one of
the bedrooms has been turned into the dining room) |
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on
finding the right balance in decorating
"Minimalism
is nice but I like some level of coziness. I think I
achieved the first fairly well by using larger furniture,
but not a lot of pieces. And furniture placement makes a
HUGE difference. As far as cluttered/bare, it's been a bit
difficult to achieve -- a few tries before I hit something
that looks 'on.' I try not to use a specific formula
because I want things to be a bit unexpected & fresh
(like the wall decor above the TV stand). It helps that my
best friend & I were both art majors & college
roommates in our first apartment, and were quite over the
top with our decorating schemes. It makes it easier to
think of crazy solutions that somehow work. We're kind of
each other's decorating partner-in-crime."
eve's tip o' the
day
"[Crate
and Barrel] really has a lot of awesome patterns that are
almost mod in appearance. And -- they sometimes have a lot
of Marrimekko designs on shower curtains, etc that could
definitely be used to make curtains, etc. It's a lot less
expensive than trying to buy Marrimekko fabric by the
yard." |
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