This post is going to feel monumentally long because it’s so full of photos. Turns out Keenan and I bought our little Woodstock apartment exactly 111 weeks ago. I know because that’s when I posted the first photo of the space. Completely bare and deceptively tiny-looking. We’ve come a long way since then. We’ve spent a lot of hours and money transforming it from an empty shell into an actual home. Proof that with enough plants and parents who you can borrow a bit of cash from, anything is possible.
This post was so fun to put together because it gave me the opportunity to look back at some of the big and small changes we’ve made over the past two years. I feel like we’ve done so much!
Look at that empty shell! From this photo, it looks like you’d never be able to fit two lives into the space. But it feels much bigger with stuff in, surprisingly!
Since this picture, I’ve given away about ten more black bags worth of stuff! Where does it all come from?!
It’s funny cause I only really spend a couple of days a week working here. I try to get out to coffee shops a few times a week. Otherwise I work from the kitchen table, the couch, the daybed…
The kitchen set-up has stayed largely the same over time. The best part about it is the natural light, which makes for some great photography opportunities for food and flatlays.
Have yet to eat a single breakfast at this “breakfast bar”…
He’s still there and I still love him.
Whoa! This is crazy to look back at now! We’ve maximised the space by building a loft bed, which you can see towards the bottom of this post.
Looking back it this I can’t believe how much I hate the colours! So much red and not nearly enough white. It makes the space feel so cramped!
This was a monumentally stupid idea. Not long after this photo was taken, I woke up in the middle of the night to what I thought was someone axe murdering me. Turns out it was just the shelf falling down on my face, giving me a cut and bruised cheek.
This couch is still one of my favourite things in the house. The compact style really suits the space. You can order it online here.
Another terrible idea. Still looking for plants that can grow in relative darkness, never seeing the natural light of day, with steam hitting it at least once a day…
This was a good idea. I love having the pots displayed like this – even if our first Airbnb guests did scratch them to hell.
Little did I know the cats would use this cute little garden as their own personal toilet…
Now THIS was a good idea. It basically gave us a whole new room to play with.
I mean, it looks great. Still don’t really use it as my office though…
Shame these died very shortly after this was taken. Think I was misinformed about them being indoor plants.
We’re celebrating two years in our new home this weekend and my heart is so warm thinking about it.
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I can’t believe we’ve gone through so much with our home <3 I've loved building it with you
I LOVED BUILDING THIS HOME WITH YOU
You’ve done a beautiful job, loved seeing this 🙂
I love this. So cool seeing how the space went from a shell to an expression of your style. Also, kind of obsessed with your aesthetic! xxx
So so so cool to see how the space evolved. You go girl! Love the loads of plants. Is it still up for rent on AirBnb? xxx