tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post2919402752583730994..comments2023-12-24T08:02:36.605-05:00Comments on Betsy Transatlantically: The Process of Settling In - Shopping EditionBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-27492195488736392152013-04-11T19:57:25.594-04:002013-04-11T19:57:25.594-04:00Open City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their patio is so nic...Open City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their patio is so nice on a sunny day!!! Ahhh, you are going love your new place!! :)Sarah // The Quixotic Chicahttp://thequixoticchica.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-8130935650730552772013-04-11T01:01:20.306-04:002013-04-11T01:01:20.306-04:00I think Ikea gets a bad wrap. Sure there are some ...I think Ikea gets a bad wrap. Sure there are some horribly pieces, but they also have a few beautiful lines that look perfectly grown up, so I couldn't agree more with the quote from Apartment Therapy.<br /><br /><br />I hope you show us pictures when you're settled, because I'm sure your apartment is going to be lovely :)Sara Louisehttp://www.sarainlepetitvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-66584641586402222672013-04-09T21:38:09.220-04:002013-04-09T21:38:09.220-04:00YES! this is actually something I'm trying to ...YES! this is actually something I'm trying to remind myself - who knows where we'll be next and what will go where and how? It's okay to figure it out as we go along. it IS. thank you :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-964584809916858512013-04-09T21:37:20.992-04:002013-04-09T21:37:20.992-04:00okay, lesson of this post: everyone's houses a...okay, lesson of this post: everyone's houses are a mix! I think maybe I've psyched myself out with too much inspiration :(Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-90691971479780196532013-04-09T21:36:36.149-04:002013-04-09T21:36:36.149-04:00AND I'M RIGHT NEAR OPEN CITY! there goes my w...AND I'M RIGHT NEAR OPEN CITY! there goes my wallet and my waistline... haha :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-24321907479806194982013-04-09T21:10:42.997-04:002013-04-09T21:10:42.997-04:00I suppose what ends up happening is you get your s...I suppose what ends up happening is you get your starter pieces and then gradually get your long-term pieces. It's funny, we bought some nice things for our apartment, and when we moved to the house we have now, they ended up in the basement because they weren't really the pieces we wanted to have forever- they just fit in the space. I do agree that there is a time and place for Ikea. We have Expedit bookshelves in Gus's room, my craft room, and our crawl-space closet, and they are perfect for what we need them for. We did nice wood bookcases for the living room. You just figure it out as you go (and rearrange and rework). Just have fun with it and do as much as you can with things you really love.Kristenhttp://twitter.com/MiloMollyShopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-27106735289295729562013-04-09T20:35:02.947-04:002013-04-09T20:35:02.947-04:00Nothing wrong with Ikea, especially if this is not...Nothing wrong with Ikea, especially if this is not going to be a long term place. My boyfriend and I moved in together about six months ago and we bought quite a few things from there because we didn't want to spend a lot on pieces that probably wouldn't fit in a larger home. Ikea has a lot of clean lines that work with everything (and we're actually getting some patio furniture for our minuscule concrete slab out back this weekend lol). We also have a lot of hand-me-down pieces from my mom but that's great because she has fabulous taste!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lemonlemonlemon.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">kendall from buttons & blossoms</a>Kendallhttp://twitter.com/bykendallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-28718949574928191732013-04-09T16:57:28.244-04:002013-04-09T16:57:28.244-04:00Oh, I'm so excited for you to enjoy your new n...Oh, I'm so excited for you to enjoy your new neighborhood!!! I lived right by the zoo for the past five-ish years, and I absolutely love the area. It's beautiful, safe, and very active. I will definitely miss it! Say hello to the pandas for me. :) As for Ikea, I'm having a love/hate relationship with it right now. The hubs and I are getting to the point where we want to invest in pieces that we will keep for years to come, and recently we have gotten very into antiquing for special pieces. However, since we're both still students, Ikea has filled in some essential gaps. It has treated us very well, and even though I'd love to scoop up all of the beautiful old furniture I can find, I know we have a few more trips to Ikea left in us.Sarah // The Quixotic Chicahttp://thequixoticchica.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-53185523354812654772013-04-09T15:43:42.622-04:002013-04-09T15:43:42.622-04:00My grandmother died last spring and I did take a f...My grandmother died last spring and I did take a few things from her apartment - it'll be interesting to see how I fit everything together! and honestly I always LOVE the stylized Ikea displays, though I'm usually too snobby to admit it!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-42225019325285579062013-04-09T15:42:09.137-04:002013-04-09T15:42:09.137-04:00I am LOVING gray as the basis for rooms! it's ...I am LOVING gray as the basis for rooms! it's so easy to accessorize gray + white together and they look so clean and crisp without being sterile. great minds :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-90111386392879316992013-04-09T15:41:31.761-04:002013-04-09T15:41:31.761-04:00WIN for sure! Maybe by the time Jon and I downsiz...WIN for sure! Maybe by the time Jon and I downsize from our forever home to our empty nest we'll have just enough good stuff to fill the empty nest - haha :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-88878599964123372722013-04-09T15:40:45.759-04:002013-04-09T15:40:45.759-04:00I think it's easy to forget how long it takes ...I think it's easy to forget how long it takes to build a home! I mean, we see lots of before/after photos, but what we don't see is the x number of years the couple complained about the "before" situation, trying to save up to do something new and exciting, before making changes, you know?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-71793308859565877612013-04-09T12:47:49.129-04:002013-04-09T12:47:49.129-04:00Good luck with the moving and furnishing! I can...Good luck with the moving and furnishing! I can't wait until June when Rob and I get to start our move but I know it's not always a walk in the park building a home. I mean IKEA is made for situations like ours where they're not really permanent but we need a freakin couch! HahaSimplyEvanihttp://twitter.com/SimplyEvaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-6421798228475414062013-04-09T10:54:24.113-04:002013-04-09T10:54:24.113-04:00I'm in the same boat, having sold all my stuff...I'm in the same boat, having sold all my stuff in Texas before moving to DC. I thought that now that I'm a "grown-up" I'd buy good statement pieces that I'll have forever. HA. I don't have money for that. Although my Craigslist dresser is fabulous and from Ikea, it got several compliments as I moved it in. WIN!Laurelhttp://twitter.com/pennylane14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-55101911316275161302013-04-09T10:02:36.373-04:002013-04-09T10:02:36.373-04:00oh man, I'm sorry to hear that - what a lovely...oh man, I'm sorry to hear that - what a lovely way to always be with her, but I can see how it might be a bit... stifling, maybe, as you try to define your own space? I always tell my parents that I want their house when they move out, but honestly I have no idea how I'd decorate it differently!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-23966470892041522412013-04-09T10:01:35.920-04:002013-04-09T10:01:35.920-04:00oh I love that! it means I'll have to wait unt...oh I love that! it means I'll have to wait until Jon's really here, to a certain extent, but it can still guide me in the meantime :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-27126116969401023112013-04-09T08:52:14.317-04:002013-04-09T08:52:14.317-04:00haha I am learning this! the stages of Ikea... you...haha I am learning this! the stages of Ikea... you eventually end up at acceptance :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-72353223068958148252013-04-09T08:51:05.200-04:002013-04-09T08:51:05.200-04:00Ladyfriend, I hate to break it to you but if you l...Ladyfriend, I hate to break it to you but if you live in a city you'll always need IKEA. It just fills a gap! I used to feel like one day I'd not shop there too but the reality is that you always need a something that they do well. The trick is to upgrade it – so with our kitchen, we're going for a custom countertop. You have to consider IKEA like Gap or JCrew - quality basics that you dress up or down depending what you need.Daniellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-40975062440512692772013-04-09T01:41:11.215-04:002013-04-09T01:41:11.215-04:00ah, good luck! making a house into a home is such ...ah, good luck! making a house into a home is such a fun process. we tried to make our house homey by only hanging up art that we picked up from traveling together, or pictures that one of us took. I think that it truly makes our place oursNicole @ Treasure Tromphttp://treasuretromp.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-82869568278892229342013-04-08T22:08:05.900-04:002013-04-08T22:08:05.900-04:00I wish I had tips for you. I inherited my grandma&...I wish I had tips for you. I inherited my grandma's house and pretty much all the furniture, so I haven't done much with it. In my head I have these grand plans, but I'm not a good decorator. I painted walls and that's about it. In fact, my walls are bare. Yeah... I should probably do something about that.Allyssahttp://thebarnblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-51141600979676909392013-04-08T19:28:25.365-04:002013-04-08T19:28:25.365-04:00My grandma died right when Paul and I were startin...My grandma died right when Paul and I were starting a house together, and we got a bunch of her furniture. it was decidedly Ssn 1 Mad-Men dated and reeked of her 2-packs-a-day habit, so we gradually replaced all but a rocking chair and side table that we actually like. It was nice to have it all as a stop-gap, though, so we had time to accumulate better stuff. That said, I doubled our furniture at our auction house in England. I added up my receipts, though, and discovered that I bought everything- stained glass church doors to antique chairs to a reproduction tin railway sign and everything in between- for a few dollars less than our on-sale West Elm king sized bed and mattress cost us. I like used furniture anyway, though, assuming it's not in crap condition or smoke-filled, since it's likely better quality and it's less taxing environmentally. <br />But as for when your style/decor get set? We re-arranged a couple of rooms in our house in Idaho when it came time to put it on the market, and suddenly were both like "HOW DID WE NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH BETTER THE COUCH IS OVER HERE!" and other comments of frustration. So now we are willing to rearrange furniture and rooms on a whim, because you can always put it back and it just might be so much better.Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-13721133491992416762013-04-08T19:06:58.102-04:002013-04-08T19:06:58.102-04:00Hand me downs are lifesavers! Over half of our hou...Hand me downs are lifesavers! Over half of our house (including the two guest rooms, our master bedroom and our dining room) are family heirlooms and stuff I took with me. It saved us sooooo much money and is much nicer than what we could ever afford alone. Plus, it left us with room in our budget to buy a few fun things. Take those hand me downs!<br /><br />And on Ikea.... our neighbors redid their ENTIRE kitchen in Ikea. Their house is the same layout as ours and every time we go over there, man am I jealous! That place rocks!<br />I love that bedroom picture! Decorating really is the best! I can't wait to see how things turn out!Tina Bylandhttp://likeordinarylife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-14233389899445902532013-04-08T17:08:08.509-04:002013-04-08T17:08:08.509-04:00Isn't decorating a new home the most exciting ...Isn't decorating a new home the most exciting thing ever? And that picture from Pinterest...wow! My apartment has grey walls and white everything else. I love the combo together. Though, I must say, I would love to own that headboard!! Can't wait to see how you pull it together!Stacey Bethhttp://twitter.com/likes2smileblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-12493765700183004862013-04-08T16:35:23.367-04:002013-04-08T16:35:23.367-04:00you know how it takes 1/3 of the time you were in ...you know how it takes 1/3 of the time you were in a relationship to get over it after the breakup? I think there's a formula for settling in, too - like, (amount you spent on your house) / 12 x (magic number) = how long it takes to be fully furnished and decorated<br /><br />right?Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-73765660310929012882013-04-08T16:13:08.721-04:002013-04-08T16:13:08.721-04:00I can't wait to see what you will do! Maybe i...I can't wait to see what you will do! Maybe it will inspire me to get my own home in shape. :)Megan Sullivanhttp://twitter.com/elbowglitternoreply@blogger.com