Come Visit My Apartment...

Here I am writing an interior decor blog without giving my readers a backgrounder on my decor style. In order to give you a better idea of my decor preferences and point of view, I thought I should invite you to see where I live.
It is a one bedroom rental apartment on the top floor of a brownstone building that I have furnished on a fairly tight budget. When I first got the keys, the entire place needed to be painted (including the ceilings!). I chose several shades of grey for the walls with bright white baseboards and trim. I find grey walls to have a calming effect.
I chose this apartment for its amazing character... original pine floors, the exposed stone wall in the bathroom, and the fire places in the living room and kitchen.
A few things I love about my apartment:
- I really love the modern decor with antique contrasts.
- I love simple luxuries like high quality white linens and towels .
- I love open shelving for glassware.
- I love my modern furniture.
- I love accessories in groups of three.
- I love having lots of storage space for clothes and shoes!
- I love the wide baseboards and original pine floor.
- I love the high ceiling in the bathroom.
- Finally, I love that I feel at home in my apartment.

I hope you like what I've done with my place on a tight budget!

Front entrance with mirror from Ikea, coat hooks were a Christmas gift (with the Fleur de Lis on it!):

Dining Room (what you see when you walk in the front entrance) with antique table passed down from my Great Grandpa, 2 glass apothecary jars and a vase for centre piece, tiered chandelier, window mirror made by my dad, and other family items hanging on the wall:
Fireplace in the kitchen, open shelving for glassware and small appliances:Living room with fireplace, cream leather furniture, antique desk for TV stand, and hand-me-down coffee table:

Office with Ikea desk and shelves, antique slipper chair recovered in cow print material (by my sister!):
Bedroom with matching lamps, white linens accented with silver metallic pillow shams and blanket, three mirrors from Caban:Open storage in the bedroom from Ikea: