A Home Tour

I've never given a home tour on this blog. Our home is an eclectic refuge and workspace for us. Almost all our things are thrifted, inherited, or diy. We don't do much entertaining, and it's not exactly blog-beautiful, but recently we moved things around to make the most of our space, and I took pictures while things were still somewhat tidy.

This corner is my new office. I sit in this chair and write or do online business. The battered dresser was the one I grew up with. I now use it to store my ebay wares and packing supplies. I don't feel like I need a since I use a laptop and I spend much of the day sitting at a table, painting.

In the same room, in the other corner, is my art studio. If you're on a tight budget and have ugly walls, my best advice is to look at scarves as fabric wall hangings. The scarves on the walls were between $0.25 and $2.00 each at local thrift stores, and they cover a large amount of wall.

We have two of these green velour chairs. They came from a great uncle I never met, then they went to my grandparents, who passed them on to my parents, who gave them to me when they moved last year. My parents never cared for the green velour, but I always thought these chairs were beautiful. Growing up, our cats liked them too. I can still picture Brownie - in her old age - nestling in the middle of the squishy green cushion. Funny story: my husband and I are watching Raising Hope on Netflix, and an almost identical chair appears in the chaotic Chance home occasionally.

I've carefully angled these photos to hide the hideous window unit! It's certainly an eyesore, but I am glad to have it on these warmer, humid days. Our place is small, and we were painfully aware of how underused our dining room was. Recently, we turned it into more of a living space - with books, two easy chairs, and some crates where we stashed our board games and puzzles.

Our former living room is now more of a den/office/studio space for Steven. The half-barrel coffee table was actually a crazy LAMP I picked up at a yard sale. 

If you're not a fan of our brown shaggy carpet, you are not alone. I'm also completely over the "rental beige" color on the walls, which can look a little jaundiced in some light. It's why I've gone overboard with colorful art and art prints on the walls.

The poppy painting is one of my originals from awhile back. Poppies used to be a favorite subject of mine. I'm not too keen on hanging my own art up, but if there's a painting that hasn't sold yet and a spare nail on the wall, up it goes.

This beautiful mandala was a christmas gift from my parents. It's from Novica, and still available. It's a perfect substitute for a headboard. We use simple crates for night stands.
Someday I'd like a place with hardwood floors and colorful rooms, where I'll take a more minimal approach to putting things up on the walls. But for now this is home and I believe we've made it our own as much as possible.

Do you have any rental/budget home decor tips? How to you make your space your own?

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