New Room Snippets Part 1

I've been back at school in my new apartment and room for about a month now and I've finally got just about everything put together and looking pretty! I thought I'd do a few posts on how I've decorated and organized everything! Hope you enjoy!

 This is probably my favorite part of my room - my desk area and the view from my chair. It's where I do most of my homework and blogging and I wanted to be surrounded by things I love, things I need, and light.

I placed christmas lights above my desk and then strung them across the rest of my room as well.

It's the perfect place to store all my favorite sunglasses! (From left: Forever 21, Asos, Asos, Ray-Ban, Francesca's)

Below my sunglasses is this cute little 'E' decoration that I've had for ages and ages and I never fail to put this somewhere in my room. I got it as a gift years ago from Anthropologie. I've got my class schedule to the right and a cute lil mummified rubber ducky chilling on my desk.

To the right of my sunglasses are a few little bits and bobs that I love. I still need to add more to my wall but I like what I have so far! The signed playbill for the most recent play I went to, a mini map of Middle Earth, my 2013 Bonnaroo Sticker, and a cute little turtle hang out here.

I've also taken to storing my necklaces here as well. I've got four pins up where I place them, and it looks really pretty among the lights! (It's also easy to pick which one I want to wear! Having them so close and in my face makes me want to wear them more too!)

Right in the center I have this nice piece of artwork made my one of my roommates, Liz, who is a visual arts major and so talented. I love that it's black and white and acts as a signature piece that brings the area in front of my desk all together!! I've also got some polaroids and photobooth pictures (Elsa's on the left and I've got another roomie Allison on the right.)

Here's a great view of the wall. As you can see, it's really light and pretty and helps me to relax and smile every time I see it!

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I'll show you more of my room soon!

xo Emily

Room Snippets

As I get closer to another year away from home, I wanted to just take the time to appreciate the little bits and bobs around my room that make it mine. I'm excited to start another year away, but also sad at the same time. This has been my place for years, and I love it very much.

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My room has got quite the pink and green vibe going for it, which I love a lot because it's so bright and colorful. I really love my curtains, which are just a sheer material tied up with striped ribbons.  

One of my favorite pieces in my room is this phone. It's very old, given to me by my grandma, and has always been front and center in my room design. It's also still fully functioning, which is a super fun touch. I set that on top of books usually, and today I've got Stephen Colbert's America Again out for display. (Go read it, it's hysterical)

Above some organizational shelves is my favorite poster in my room. It's an old-fashioned map of Paris, written completely in French. My sister got this for me years and years ago and it's always been up in my room. I even bring it with me to college each year, so it's got a bit of wear and tear to it. I also love to have christmas lights up around my room, because I love everything to be very bright. 

My bulletin board is another fun thing about my room. It's homemade and sits above my desk. I love to put some of my favorite tickets, pictures, and stickers on it. In the photo below I've got my Bonnaroo 2013 Bumper Sticker, my Passion Pit ticket, my US Open ticket from last year, a picture of my sister and me, and a San Francisco postcard.

This part of the board has a whole bunch of tickets to both concerts, plays, and sporting events as well as a few stickers and a picture of my best friend and me!

Over on my dresser is a little dish where I keep my most loved earrings and rings. Currently I've been loving the starfish earrings and a zig zag ring I got from Urban Outfitters.

I love my room, it's definitely a place for me to relax and enjoy a good book or show. I'm sad to leave it again, but excited for the next year!

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xo Emily