I wanted the bookshelves to be more of a collage for our special souvenirs than a place to store books. Each item on the shelves has a special meaning/memory to us.
I learned early on that turning a bookcase into a display case could look cluttered pretty fast. I used Jenny's method of bookshelf styling and loved the results. The key is to separate the books by color and organize the other elements from largest to smallest.
This space gets tons of natural light all day long. I love pulling the curtains back and turning off the overhead lamp to let the sun in.
When we arrived from Utah my desk was one of the broken fatalities from the travel. My awesome wood-working hubby made me a gorgeous wood sawhorse desk from Ana White's plan.
Although the rest of our little apartment is definitely less put together we love having a new space to try out!