Sunday, April 24, 2011

read this every day.

Just found this great quote today on one of my favorite blogs, Elements of Style. So poignant.



































Reminds me of that amazing essay written for the Chicago Tribune by Mary Schmich in 1997, "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young," which she said would be the commencement speech she would give were she ever asked to give one. Most memorably released as a music single by Baz Luhrmann:


Helps put your head back on straight when you start fretting about small, insignificant things, eh?

Oh, and Happy Easter! 

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Bum, bum BUM..... !


MY apartment!!! In photos!! FINALLY!!

So I am utterly frustrated, I submitted my entry last Thursday for the Small Cool Contest that I mentioned in my last post and here I am, a week later, and they STILL haven't posted it! Grrrr...

But I did stage a lovely photo shoot of my apartment, so I figure, might as well post them here, since lord knows I've kept you guys waiting long enough to see the (more or less) finished product! So here goes - the official Alex Pandel house tour! Come on in...

WELCOME: THE ENTRY

The entryway landing strip - a repainted and moderately-hacked IKEA Lack














































The entryway - the farther door on the right leads to the bathroom, the closer one to the walk-in closet







































WASH: THE BATHROOM




































Love this cute little table I scored antiquing upstate... and my medicine cabinet that holds more than you could even imagine!












































DRESS: THE CLOSET
























































SLEEP: THE BEDROOM



























































WORK: THE OFFICE


























































CHILL: THE LIVING ROOM

View from the bed





















View from the office/entryway
































































EAT: THE KITCHEN








































































































































Whew!! Hope y'all like!

Friday, April 8, 2011

AT's Small Cool 2011!

I have finally found an excuse to get my place totally finished and photographed - Apartment Therapy's annual "Small Cool" contest! HALLE-freakin-LUJAH, it's about time, eh?? 

So I've been keeping myself busy the last few days cleaning like a madwoman, feverishly hanging up and arranging last little photos/tchotchkes, and meticulously crafting this kickass (if I do say so myself) floor plan, which is a required part of the entry. 


I'm shooting to have my entry up by the end of the weekend, so I will definitely link my entry here so y'all can take a peek (and vote for my "small, cool" home! It is a contest, after all....), in addition to uploading some additional photos that may not make the cut for the 5 photos permitted in the entry. So keep your eyes peeled!