Tour of Our Apartment

Today I thought I'd give you a little tour of the apartment in which Eric and I live. I am sure you've seen it all throughout the course of my blogging, but here is a little bit of a more organized presentation. I always love looking into other people's homes and thinking about just what it reveals about the people who live there. You may notice that our house is almost entirely decorated with thrift store finds.

On top of the computer cabinet

Here is the top of our computer cabinet. We have a little cabinet that closes up and hides away our computer. Sometimes it is just necessary to take a break from the computer; I know it's a scandalous suggestion, but I like to be edgy like that. Anyway, the light blue typewriter belonged to Eric's mother and we still use it. The brass lotus candle holder and the gold clock are both thrift store finds. The owl print is by an etsy artist named Ryan Berkley whose whimsical artwork has charmed my socks off.

The Credenza

Eric and I found this Stow/Davis credenza on craigslist. When we got it home we found a bunch of receipts and old documents for some sort of grain business. The prints above the credenza are by Lester E. Varian; we found them already matted and framed at a local thrift store for a couple of dollars. The lamp is a junk store find, but we are absolutely in love with it. I have no idea who the maker is.

The Couch

So our couch is not a thrift store find, nor is Bumblebee. The photo above of Susan the Elder was an antique store find. The coffee table we found at the Salvation Army.

Dining Room

Here is our dining room. The chairs are yet another thrift store find, can you believe it? The art is by relatively unknown artists; the painting is by Lambro Ahlas and the bird print is by Fujita Fumio. Eric and I love to find and rescue art (we are both art historians lest you forget) that is languishing in thrift stores, junk stores, on the Internet or at garage sales. The light is coming from our egg lamp which was still another thrift store find. Should I just write a disclaimer and say we decorate from thrift stores????

Bedroom

So here is part of our bedroom. The awesome dresser was found at.....Hobby Lobby. I know, it's a weird place to find awesome (impractical) furniture, but we did. The top drawer is really just for show. I think we have one cassette tape in there. The 1960s owl print (another thrift store find) is by Kawano Kaoru.

Bedroom

Here is another shot of the bedroom. Truthfully this area belongs to the cats, they just let us sleep there at night.

Bedroom

Here is a final shot of our bedroom. Eric found the dresser abandoned in the hallway of our apartment complex. The lamp was found at a local glass collectible store, thought it's not glass. The amazing painting is by my husband E.K. Wimmer. Speaking of my hubby, he just released a single which you can see here.

Study/Art & Music Room/ Guest Room

So, this is sort of the catch-all room. Normally it houses a ridiculous amount of books; only about 15% of our book collection actually appears in the photo. We have them from our zillion years of college, thrift store finds and treasures from our childhood. The two paintings on the white wall are by me and the print is by Toyokuni Utagawa.

Study/Art & Music Room/ GuestRoom

The peacock painting is a collaborative piece by both of us. Eric did the background and I painted the peacock. We have gifted it to our beloved Mr. Copeland, but still need to drive down to NM and deliver it. The chest belonged to my Grandfather; he died before I was born and I absolutely treasure this.

The Record Player

Finally, here is our beloved record player. We love to listen to music and hang out talking almost every night. The awesome painting is another piece by my hubby.

I didn't show you everything, but that is the general idea. Some of you may be wondering about the kitchen. I spend a lot of time in there, but it is really a very boring apartment design.

So, I hope you enjoyed the tour of our digs.