18 Jun 2018

Project Greenwich Village: Our New Entry Way Light with Lamps Plus
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It’s hard to believe we’ve been in our apartment for 5 months now! Things are slowly but surely coming together piece by piece. It’s been a bit challenging to keep up the momentum after traveling to France over Memorial Day and having our parents in town for the past few weekends but we’re getting back in the swing of things around here!

Today I’m so excited to share a small update that I think makes a big difference — our new entryway light by Lamps Plus! I’m a firm believer that lighting can make a world’s of a difference in a home. Our entry way light makeover is just the first step in us redoing all of the light fixtures our building installed before we move in. As I’ve mentioned on here before, there are of course positives and negatives when it comes to living in rental buildings here in New York. However, updating your light fixtures can be an small change that easily make a major statement in each and every room!

If you’re not familiar with Lamps Plus they are one of my go-to retailers whenever I’m looking for new lighting! From pendants to sconces to floor lamps, Lamps Plus They has an amazing selection of designer and house-brands light fixtures! It was so hard to narrow down my selects – I ultimately opted for their Possini Euro Design Flair 16 3/4 Chrome Ceiling Light which is currently on sale might I add! Other options I considered & loved include this Possini Euro Double Drum and this Wide Satin Brass Ceiling Light!

Have you updated your light fixtures after moving in to a new home or apartment? Leave a comment below or on my Instagram -would love to hear! Xo. Lauren

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29 Apr 2018

Project Greenwich Village: Dinning Room Inspiration
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We’ve officially been in our new apartment for 3 full months! I’m happy to report back that we’ve made some great headway these past few weeks. If you’re just tuning in, you can catch up on all of the details right here! We extended our Room & Board couch so it’s a full U-shaped sectional, our custom Shade Store shades were installed last week and at last, we have some artwork on the walls!

Next up on the list is the dinning room. I’ve been perusing Pinterest and my favorite design projects to get some major inspiration. I’ve never had the chance to decorate a dinning room since living in Manhattan is expensive AF so I’m really excited about this space + the opportunity to host dinner parties! Isn’t it fun to get lost in pretty images?

Overall I think we’re headed in a modern + traditional design scheme for the dinning area. I absolutely love the look of a natural wood farmhouse dinning table mixed with modern chairs & a traditional light fixture.

I’m so excited to share that we decided on a restoration hardware table — specifically the Torano Salvaged Rectangle table. If you’re also in the market for a new dinning room table – I would highly recommend this one! First of all, it’s on sale and I LOVE the natural color of the wood. It’s scheduled to be delivered next week, can not wait! I also can’t forget to mention we also ordered the salvage wood bench. I love the idea of being bale to mix the bench with a variety of dinning chairs.

Since we’re decided on the table and bench, we’re now in the market for new dinning chairs. McGee & Co actually has a great selection of both dinning tables & chairs — how pretty would these dakota chairs be or these Lindsay side dinning chairs? #goals. The responsible design decision would be to just add on to our collection of the Wisteria Louis Fabric Back Side Chairs as it would definitely help us save money. What I love most about shopping at Wisteria is that they have major sales every few months so you can get classic pieces at great prices — my chairs we’re discounted to $199 this month so definitely keep an eye out!

Once we decide on our chairs, we’ll need a small chandelier & a 6×9 rug to pull the space together. It’s been so fun seriously looking at chandeliers for the first time. Circa lighting has so many great options in addition to One Kings Lane. A few of my favorite lighting brands include Aerin, E.F. Chapmen and Kelly Wearstler. For rugs, I would love a Madeline Weinrib dhurrie rug – I rounded up my favorite dhurries right here!

Below is my current dinning room collage with the table and bench we ordered + a shopping roundup! What do you think about mixing and matching materials in the chandelier & mirror? Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! Xo. Lauren

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30 Mar 2018

Indian Dhurrie Rugs
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It’s officially been two months since we moved in to our new Greenwich Village apartment! I can’t believe it. As you could imagine, the decorating process is taking time but I’m happy to report we’re making progress. Our new couch is in production, we’re close to finalizing the fabric for our custom shades from the Shade Store and lastly, we decided on a dinning room table!

One item I’ve added to our apartment wish list in recent weeks is a traditional indian dhurrie rug to live under our dinning table. I’m sure you guys have seen these in magazines & across on Pinterest but in case you’re not familiar — indian dhurrie rugs are a flatweave cotton or wool rugs that many times can be reversible. What I love most about these traditional rugs is that you can find them in a wide variety of colors and intricate patterns. I particularly love indian dhurrie rugs that include a “haveli” stripe — insert this one and this one! So pretty, right? I’ve done so much research on where to buy indian dhurrie rugs that I thought I would share with you guys!

My number one recommendation is Madeline Weinrib – she has the best curated selection and truly great pricing. Serena and Lily also has a great selection to chose from but not surprisingly, their options are more expensive and don’t have as many sizing options available. I personally love this one and this one! If you want to get the look but don’t want to spend the money, Overstock and Wayfair have a ton of great rugs (at amazing prices). I loved this fun little pattern and the mix of grey and blue tones on this one!

Have you purchased an Indian Dhurrie Rug for your home? If so, I’d love to hear where you got it from!! Leave a comment below. Xoxo. Lauren

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Madeline Weinrib | Serena & Lily | Annie Selke | McGee & Co | Pottery Barn | West Elm | Overstock

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18 Feb 2018

Introducing: Project Greenwich Village
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You guys! I’m so excited to finally share the before photos of our brand stinking new Greenwich Village apartment! If you’ve been following a long for a few years now, you know when I first moved to New York I lived in Murray Hill (you can see my first place here!). From there I moved on up to the Upper East Side (#projectUES) and now, I’ve made my way down to Greenwich Village.

My boyfriend and I found our apartment on Street Easy. We actually didn’t have to look at too many places before deciding that this was the one! It’s over 1,000 square feet with a sunk in living room + fireplace. The AC units are a bit dated but hopefully that won’t be too hard of a fix.

I’m actually so excited to see how we bring our furniture and design aesthetics together! I made us an appointment at Restoration Hardware and we also have the Shade Store coming over to measure for custom curtains for the bedroom. The corner window in the bedroom would be a bit challenging to do on my own so we decided to bring in the professionals! I worked with the Shade Store on custom bamboo shades for my apartment in Murray Hill and loved the way it turned out.

In the meantime, be sure to follow along on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes look at our apartment progress! Happy Sunday. Xo. Lauren

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