new apartment photos: living room

The living room has been the most fun to decorate. Before we moved we got rid of a ton of clutter, only keeping what we loved, what we wanted displayed, or what was necessary. That philosophy definitely helps when living a small space like we do.

So here is a glimpse of the living room from the hallway. You can also see the bedroom. Haha.

This is the view from the dining nook.
From the left- the painting of the red lady is from G's godparents, it's a bit spooky but I love the rich colors. The two smaller ink drawings are by G's grandmother, they're drawings of Lund, Sweden and so amazing. The black side table is from IKEA was one of the first purchases we ever made as a couple. We have two (you can see the other one in the far right of the photo). G has had the statue forever and the lamp needs a lampshade.
The couch is the one we traded with G's brother, it has an IKEA pillow and a sheepskin from Sweden. We made the coffee table from our old desk (I realize it's not perfectly centered).  The candelabra is amazing, it's the Georg Jensen advent crown and is definitely a splurge but so worth it, it's been on my wishlist forever and I got it as a birthday gift. The rug is from G's parents and the plant is a jade plant.
The floor lamp is from G's godparents, the old font box is thrifted, the bust is G's from forever ago, the sketch of the lady is from G's godparents, and the ceiling lamp is IKEA.
This area was really easy to put together, the only new things were the ceiling lamp (IKEA) and the candelabra but other than that we used items we already owned and thankfully love brown, black, and white. I'd like one or two more throw pillows for the couch but other than that the area is done.

Love.

Now for the wall shelves. This is the view from the couch. The walls shelves are our biggest splurge with the new apartment but they were very necessary. I love the open airiness of them and while I wouldn't mind a few more books and records, I don't want them to become cluttered.
They're in desperate need of better organization, especially the very bottom row and that is just one trip to IKEA away. I'll use white Kassett boxes to hide games, dvds, cds, magazines, etc.
The top two rows hold our boxes, organized by color! There's also a few knick-knacks spaced throughout the top rows including the first photo ever taken of me and G, an old Nikon camera from 1970, a hippo, and binoculars.
The large middle row is the TV, thrifted science beakers, pottery from my mom, vintage bird prints, and a small silver box.
The row below that holds an old telescope, a vintage chalkboard, a robot(!), our stereo system from the 90s(???, it needs to be replaced to something more modern), a glass gun, a bowl from my mom, and a box with a pocket watch inside.
The next row has a sketch by G's grandmother, our old speakers, records, binocular and camera cases.
The very last row is clutter, clutter, clutter, and our record player.

So for the shelves we need a bit better organization and wire control and to update our stereo equipment. But I really love them, they really helped to bring the room together and are a great way to display our favorite things.