Living Room

So the living room actually has the bed in it and the office stuff is in the "actual" bedroom, if that makes sense.

reading nook: orange kilim from Istanbul, framed holographic poster
makeshift bench from coffee table and cushions

framed art

bed

one of the few times the bed is actually made

More Apartment

kitchen, entryway, Devotchka poster
Office

cutting table, chalkboard wall

formerly white bistro set painted gunmetal

more patio

The fake Chinese Wedding bed

This was by far the most epic undertaking. I wanted one of these:

But they are very, very expensive. Like $10,000 expensive.

So, I got at $199 dressing screen:
Then I unscrewed all the four panels and sawed two of them in half. Meanwhile, I bought the cheapest, plainest bedframe in the world for $70 and painted that with a cherry-colored wood varnish to match the screens. After that I had to nail, screw, and glue the panels into place. I also got some cheapie wood trim at Home Depot for the cross beams and varnished those as well.

Added some curtains from World Market for $36.

Total cost: $300 which is, oh, about $9,700 less than $10,000.

Barstools

After the success of the chair upholstery I tried an even easier project: bar stools. I bought the cheapest four bar stools at Ikea, which happen to just be a black, flat, uncushioned wood slab on top. I free handed some slightly larger foam pads and covers from a scrap of purple houndstooth fabric and hot glued those suckers on for all eternity. Very matchy with the paint and runner.

hawt.snip.ta-da!