Name: Megan
Location: Ukrainian Village/Wicker Park — Chicago, Illinois
My husband and I moved into our vintage Chicago apartment from a loft in the loop a little over a year ago. While we enjoyed our high-styling time downtown, we missed doors that closed and walls that went all the way to the ceiling. So we traded in a brand new unit with a dishwasher, washer/dryer, killer skyline view and beautiful wooden floors for the first floor of an old-school three-flat.
The building dates back to the early part of the century and has not been updated in years and years and years; the wooden floors are a raw mess and the vinyl in our kitchen is starting to peel and our bathroom sink is pea green. BUT-- there's so much to love that we forget about those matters pretty easily.
Our home consists of three large rooms: a front, a middle and the kitchen, plus two tiny bedrooms and an office we use for a closet. We have a backyard for our two-year old lab mutt to dig holes in and a gigantic balcony to lounge on.
All of the furnishings and knick-knacks and most of the art was purchased via thrift store or Craigslist. I doubt we have spent more than $1,000 on everything. Even the Paperclip desk was a steal at $40.
We are still working on the bathroom and bedrooms but are pretty happy at how our home is coming along. :)
Check out more of Megan's style: Urban Casita
Thanks, Megan!
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holy crap that yellow chair is amazing!!! i really like your style. i doubt ive spent more than $1000 either... it takes forever to put together but so worth it in the end (but there never really is an end....)
You have great style. We're real bargain hunters too. I think it's mpre satisfying in the long run.
Love the blue paint color in the kitchen! and paired with the checkered floor - it's fantastic :)
Love what I see so far, Megan!
Your plate collection is amazing.
I love the kitchen!
The kitchen is so much fun! Way to embrace the move!
What's your point, yul?
I like your style. The kitchen is so cheery and cute.
I am so jealous of that kitchen! Amazingly cheery and fun!
My only question is, why are hte last two pics of exactly the same? And two of the other three are very similar shots of hte kitchen. You only have 5 pics to showcase your place! Give us some diversity!!
Thanks for all of the comments! And thank you to AT for posting our place. I do wish I had sent more photos and will hopefully get the chance to update you soon! I have made lots of changes, especially in the kitchen (well, maybe not lots, but it feels different to me!). These pictures were submitted in April and we all know how much can change in a few months when you're obsessive about your living space. :) AT also featured my my back porch a month ago and it's quite different from what you see here. You can also see more photos on my blog or at Flickr.
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This is so darned cute. I love it.
And with this post, I'm now entirely convinced AT is running a conspiracy against me...every single House Call home is one I desperately would have loved to see in a full blown Hour Tour.
Darn you guys!
What did you use to hang the plates? I love this and want to do something similar in my kitchen - It doesn't look like you used visible plate hangers but then again, the pic is far away so I could be wrong...