apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

you lucked out with that great tiled wood flooring! i love it. i'm not so crazy about the rug in the front room though. i love the matching dining and coffee tables!

i like the slate color you chose for your dining area to separate that room.

That walk in closet looks like a dream come true.

Your color palette is fantastic, but I wish there was more personality - art, books, the kitty :)

AWESOME!!! the colors are amazing, did you paint it yourself?? and a chalkboard wall in the kitchen too!! :)

Looks like you are off to a great start! I love to see the homes of people just starting off (like me). You have a great apartment...nice windows, floors, closets (!!), paint...

Class and charm all the way! Well done!!

We love it! Good job Kell! xoxo from AZ

Lovely job. Amazing that it's your first place. My first place after school looked no where near this good. You seem to have a real feel for what your aesthetic is. I love the color scheme and the simplicity.

Did you make the art over the sofa? Really cute. I also love the rug in front of the sofa, and how it picks up the colors of the painting. I know the old rule about not matching decor to art, but I never really pay attention that rule.

Great job. Good luck.

I love that the space is sparse. Very nice!

I love how it's so light and airy... I agree about the green kitchen.. I love that color! Good Job Kelly!

WOW Kelly!!! I love it!! It's so refreshing. What a great place to come home to. You did a GREAT job.
Cindy

I love how open and airy this apartment is!

Your place looks so comfy and cheerful! Great job! My first place had one $6 chair from a used furniture store and a mattress on the floor - LOL. You've got a great eye for doing a lot with a little!

Looks waaay better than my first apartment! Well done!

what a cheery, relaxing apartment. good job!

Love the colors, the openness and that Mio is lurking somewhere! A sure winner!

I like the color scheme, and how simple and uncluttered everything looks, but agree that this feels a little unfinished still.

The living room just needs a few touches. Maybe curtains or another chair. I'd definitely acquire some big green, leafy plants to take advantage of all that light. The bedroom is rather sparse in that picture. It looks like it needs more color--art or curtains or a rug.

The bedroom looks cozy, but maybe needs some pretty curtains. The living room and kitchen look a little sparse, but I love the 'kelly' green walls, and the blue accent in the dining area.
I'm in my first post-collegiate apartment too, wish I had this much light, and this big of a bedroom where I live.

Definitely better than my first place that was in a shabby but liveable little sleeping room (or efficiency as they are sometimes called) in what was essentially a 10.5x22 or so foot room in what was formarly a hotel come apartments, built in the 1910's and converted in the 30's kind of place and the bath was shared by 5 other units similar to mine, each floor was like this. funky yes, but it served me for 6 months. :-)

It's taken me a few years but my place is 10 times better than when I started and you will too.

Some things of note, I'd reslip cover the couch in another color other than white, it blends into the wall, making the room seem a little too white for my taste and the artwork above it isn't bringing in much color and it needs a second comfy chair as well but otherwise, it's a great start.

The dining and kichen areas look good and do agree, the bedroom needs a bit of an oomph, color would do the trick in there. When you are faced with renter white walls, you need to add some color or the place can look a little souless.

again, a very good start and hope you continue to work on this space and would love to see an update if possible.

I would kill to have a walk in closet like yours! Nice first apartment.

I love the kitchen wall with the chalk paint. Great for entertaining and for jotting down a quick phone number!
The apartment as a whole is a bit sparse or unfinished to me. But that's just me.
Loving that kitchen wall!

Very open and light! Wow! now thats a lot of closet and storage!

I have a chair like the one in your living room -- very comfortable!

Kudos to you Kelly! Well done but i agree that Mio should have been in at least one photo.

This is the single greatest Small Cool Place Ever.... ever.

I have to absolutely agree with the comment above. I can only assume that the only thing greater than this Small Cool Place is the person living in it. :)

This apartment shows small places don't have to feel small. I love all the light and it seems so cheerful! Well done!

I love your colors and use them myself!!!....happy to see your ikea rug/i passed it up on my last visit...but now....you have a fun and happy home and i'm sure a life to match!!!

This is a very nice way to decorate an apartment. I like the colors and the spacious, yet homely feel of the interior.

love it - simple and cheerful :)

Love the colors!! To Cool!!!! Way to go Kelly!!

SO jealous of your walk-in closet. It's a dream!

Ok I have to state this - this is more or less the chair you bought at Ikea -- http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69805416.

This is almost the same chair at Target -- http://www.target.com/Bentwood-Cushioned-Chair-Natural/dp/B000X0A87C/sr=1-4/qid=1239935196/ref=sr_1_4/180-7497010-2066632?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Abentwood&page=1

very open and airy, love the colors with the white, no clutter, good for you!

Wow, first apartment? So pretty and clean looking! I love the juicy green color in your kitchen and all your little pops of color everywhere! Your future looks bright!

Bright and colorful. What a great amount of space for a single in DC.

The biggest change I'd make is the dining room light fixture. Doesn't go with your young, fresh style.

where did you get that desk in your living room. I love how small it is!