Sewing, Book Reviews, Reading Suggestions
Maybe it’s a little cliche to be a Carolina girl who loves this song, but I don’t care. It’s the perfect song to blast with the windows down on the way to work. Take a listen, I’m sure you’ll agree.
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1. Couponed with wine on a weekend.
2. Bought a new iPhone case from J.Crew.
3. Caught up on Youtube with a little Earl Grey.
4. TastyKakes are available in NC — finally.
5. January Birchbox arrived in the mail!
6. Quality BSF time at Barnes & Noble
7. Keurig K-Cups were on sale at Harris Teeter!
8. Watching PLL and wondering if Aria got dressed with her eyes closed?
9. North Carolina finally got a little snow and everyone panicked.
Just like I promised, here’s part two of the tour of my new apartment.
Just off of the living room is my little dining room.
Table and chairs: estate sale with DIY seat cushions
Sideboard: Ethan Allen Sale (similar)
Silverplate tea set: estate sale (similar)
Wine rack: Pottery Barn (similar)
I’m in love with my great kitchen, so clean!
Next up is my bedroom. I wanted to be able to use the grey color scheme from my old room but with a more sophisticated flair. I think it turned out pretty great!
Prints: Etsy (1, 2)
Since I’m here to attend graduate school, a desk was a necessity. Unfortunately one bedroom apartments don’t offer too much in terms of office space! Here’s my little office nook for homework and such.
Here’s a view of my porch from the sidewalk.
…And another view so you can actually see the furniture!
So what do you think?
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Even though this blog primarily follows my literary adventures, I wanted to share what I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. When I returned from the NYU Publishing Institute in NYC I packed up a UHaul and moved to Chapel Hill, NC. Though it was a whirlwind of packing and unpacking, I’m a bit more settled now and I can’t wait to show of my new digs!
I’ll start the tour with my front door. I love that it is all mine!
Door mat: Homegoods
My entryway is not very grand but I love my pew (similar), map of Paris (similar) and Kings & Queens of England print (similar).
My living room is the first thing you seen inside the front door.
Chairs and bench: Target (1, 2)
Coffee Table: Ethan Allen (1)
Candles: various (similar)
The Big Comfy Couch!
Couch: Ethan Allen* (1)
Throw: Pottery Barn (1)
Tray: Pottery Barn Outlet (similar)
This is just one of the bookshelves but my mom did such a great job arranging the books I had to show it off!
This is another one of our DIY projects — would you guess that the table is actually plywood?
Here’s the best part of the living room! I found a great DIY on pinterest and made it happen.
*Bought during closeout sale at very steep discount
Next up: the dining room, porch and bedroom!
The Library of Alexandra 
