“We knew we wanted to make the move once it made sense, and when it was time, we had less than a week to visit and tour apartments before we had to make a decision,” Brittney begins. “Sara had actually lived at our apartment complex for a bit years prior, and it fit everything on our checklist in terms of space, budget, pet friendliness, and amenities, so it was the first place on our schedule. After touring — and sleeping on it — we canceled all our other viewings and just went for it.”

The couple has now lived in this 1,100-square-foot, two-bedroom rental apartment for a year, and though Brittney explains that every room was basically a plain white box without personality, she says that emptiness has been a “good blank space for us to create our new home in. …”

Unfortunately, personalizing the space was not going to include painting the walls, since painting isn’t allowed in the rental. But that limitation was no match for Brittney, who is a writer-editor turned interior designer and owns her own business, Brittney Quinn Interiors. (If her name sounds familiar, she actually used to be assistant lifestyle editor here at Apartment Therapy!) Brittney says they added color “with our furniture, art, and decor, a lot of which came with us from New York. Everything new we bought was carefully picked out (or DIYed) to create the cozy, eclectic vibe we wanted and to represent both of our interests and personalities.”

• Project 62 Mirror — Target
• Kallax Unit — IKEA 

• Sven Sofa — Article
• Custom Sofa Cover — Comfort Works
• Barnes Nesting Coffee Tables — World Market
• Eket Cabinets — IKEA and IKEA
• Rudsta Cabinets — IKEA
• Butterfly Door Pulls — Etsy (no longer available)
• Rifle Paper Co. x Loloi Eden Mughal Garden Rug — Rifle Paper Co. 
• Tulip Floor Lamp — Urban Outfitters
• Cat Tree — Amazon (no longer available)
• Gold Bar Cart — Amazon
• 55” The Frame TV — Samsung
• Pendant Lights — Discontinued IKEA

• Buffet Cabinet — Wayfair
• Dining Table — Wayfair
• Dining Chairs — Wayfair
• Acrylic Shelves — Amazon
• Zenply Pleated Lamps — Amazon
• Record Player — vintage
• Fringe — Etsy
• Disco Ball Planters — Etsy

• Instant Photo Frame Magnets — Urban Outfitters
• Anti Fatigue Mat — Amazon
• Mug Art — Etsy
• Framed Recipe — Handwritten by my Grandmother
• Shelf — DIY with Pot Rail from Amazon (no longer available)

• Platform Bed — Wayfair
• Headboard — DIY
• Walker Checkered Rug – Wayfair
• Floria Chair — Urban Outfitters (color discontinued)
• Curtains — Amazon (no longer available)
• Tangkula Wooden Nightstands — Target
• Malm Dresser — IKEA
• Ellipse Mirror — West Elm
• Theo Industrial Ladder Bookshelf — Nathan James
• Theo Wall Mount Ladder Desk — Nathan James
• Sconces — Amazon / DIYed with fringe from Etsy
• Virgo Self Watering Wall Planters — Amazon
• Painted Plant Pot — Etsy
• Manchester Turntable Stand — Crosley

• Velvet Sleeper Sofa – Wayfair
• Curtains — Amazon
• Desk — DIYed with butcher block countertop from local salvage store
• TV — Best Buy (not sure which one!)
• Lamps — Target (no longer available)
• Side Tables — Amazon (no longer available)
• Alexis Rug — Rugs.com
• Faux Hide — Amazon
• Original Painting — Natalie O Decor
• U Brand Birch Frame Bulletin Boards — Target (covered with peel-and-stick wallpaper from Target that is no longer available)
• Acrylic Shelves — Amazon
• Disco Ball Cherries — Tiny Deer Studio

• Curtain — Urban Outfitters (no longer available)
• Crying Heart Rug — A Shop of Things 
• Gallery wall — Assorted Wallpaper Samples from Kate Zaremba Company
• Over-Toilet Cabinet — Amazon (no longer available) 
• Framed Print of Woman — Picked it up in Paris!
• Frigidaire Compact Fridge (for skincare) — Amazon

Thank you, Brittney and Sara!!!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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