Friends,
The truth is… I haven’t quite been able to get my act together since my move.
I’ve been trying to distract you with posts about my box grater. I’ve been trying to distract you with candy giveaways…. but that’s all starting to feel a little silly.
The fact of the matter is, my KitchenAid is still unplugged and my new oven needs a good scrubbing… and, I just ate a giant slice of store bought coconut cream pie.
Want to take a peek into my new space? Suuuure you do… come on in!
My walls went from a super intense turquoise to a lovely shade of light blue/grey. I also painted my concrete floors navy. No the edges aren’t perfect. Nope. That’s ok with me. Daniel… you gave me edges with character. I like you and I thank you.
I painted my door navy too. It’s now the sexiest door I’ve ever seen.
I like big pillows. I like a lot of big pillows.
The ceilings in my loft are metal. There are all sorts of metal beams and bars. Perfect to offset my sparkly blue glass chandelier. I feel pretty.
I had a ridiculous amount of cookbooks to unpack.
My tiny couch is blue. My little rug is lime green… and yes, that’s a frog pillow. That’s a frog pillow that I latch hooked a few years back. I didn’t have many friends. I was single. I didn’t have a blog. I latch hooked myself a pillow. Don’t judge me.
Asher was the shining star who helped me carry big, annoying things like mattresses and dressers all around… up and down. I paid him in pearls. Cheap, fake pearls. God bless him.
Thanks for being patient while I settle in. I’ll be back with sweets real soon.
I want caramel corn. So… that’ll happen real quick like.
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oh i love your blue floor – it’s my favourite color – very nice!
Love the floors… and the chandelier! Have fun getting settled in your new place!
It looks so pretty! You’re going to love your new place, I can tell.
LOL Maybe the next time you move you can pay him with a pair of red pumps to go with the pearls??
I hope you get settled soon, it may seem like you’re never officially moved in until it’s time to move on! I hope you make your new place a home :D
Oooohh….lovely!
I wish you great things in your new place and it looks like that chandelier is a fantastic start…and that door too! :)
I need to find “Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes A Day”! Bread is always such a day-long undertaking when I try it. It also usually ends up looking weird, but tasting not good.
We used to have that same couch. We got it at Ikea.
Hey! Nothing wrong with people who latch pillows, and I’m so relieved that even the best bloggers get distracted, then distract to hide it from time to time. Pass the store bought coconut cream pie please.
Jewels
You are extremely adorable.
I want caramel corn, too! I just got my braces off and have been NEEDING to have some. I better make that happen.
I bet your new place will be very colorful and vibrant! Can’t wait to see the final output!
I feel your pain! Moving is guaranteed to add years to one’s life. Boxes and sorting and organizing and UGHHHH!!!
Schedule yourself an open house party. That’ll light a fire under you to unpack!
I didn’t realize how good blue floors would look until now. Its pretty..
As if your floors and chandelier weren’t awesome enough, you have to go and show off the cutest crocheted pillow I’ve ever seen!
Seriously. That thing melted my heart a bit.
Hope you get settled soon! :)
I’m sure you will feel inspired and full of energy when everything’s settled! Love your navy floor and the walls! Wish you a lot of energy and many happy moments in your new flat and kitchen! Will be following your blog from Hungary!
Eszter
Happy New Abode :)
Your place looks so nice, really love the navy blue floor (my fave colour) The frog pillow is so cute too, don’t be embarrased by it. Have fun settling into your new place :)
You’re moving! Of course you can’t really make your perfect treats now. But the brake is making us looking forward to what comes next! :) I love pillows, too! Navy floors? How cool’s that? And your ceiling looks great. This chandelier!!! Awesome! Where did you get that?
wow navy floor looks grogeous and that chandelier ! oh my ! beautiful!.
I love your blue floor, what a great idea, may I mention too that blue is my favourite colour… love your books too, I would be very interested to take a good look at them.
XXX
And cookbooks are heavy too! Love your new place and I hope we can see more pics along the way – and don’t worry about blogging – we’re not going anywhere!
All of the little things that you decorate with and “latch” onto are all the things that make you, you!
Hope you finish settling soon, but don’t rush it : )
It looks so gorgeous! Love that blue/green chandelier. So unique!
Pretty pretty!! Congrats on your new place.
Love your new place and I hope you are settled in in no time!
I love that chandelier!
And store bought pie is good too.
We will be here when you are ready!
The chandelier is fabulous, but that purple chair is to die for!! I love that you welcome us into your home even before you’ve settled yourself in. You rock, Miss Joy. :)
I’m so glad you’re getting settled! That chandelier is totally badass, just so you know :)
Can’t wait for you to get back to baking!
Good luck!
Very nice. The floor is a nice contrast to the walls. Don’t worry about the edges, just cover them up with trim. The space looks like it will inspire you to greater heights in the kitchen, so it is worth it. We’ll wait!
You have such great style! Can’t wait to see it when it’s done!
Niiiice! Now we’ll just need to get a peak into the most important room of the new placwe: the kitchen…!!!
Good luck unpacking!
Whoooops, spelling mistake! That teaches me to comment on my favourite blogs from the office (I hope my colleagues don’t notice me spending endless time on here whilst I should be writing scripts on fireworks and gin… not in that combination)
Getting into a new place is exciting, and once you’re settled it’s awesome-but it still can’t hide the fact that moving sucks! Good luck!
I understand…I was in the same place myself a couple of months ago. I love the colors you’ve got going on here. Hopefully you don’t have the same troubles I did when moving—I suddenly can’t find my measuring spoons, rolling pin or a few other things that I know I packed…I just don’t know where! Ahhh!
Anyway…looking forward to the next post :-)
hope the move hasnt been too hard! the new place looks great :)
Love the chandelier! can’t wait to see the rest!
Sending you lots of strength during your time of “transition” into your new home Joy! Although it is probably (VERY) stressful right now for you…..I am sure things will calm down and you can happily get back to a happy “joyful” routine. Sending you hugs!!!! :-)
love the concrete floor! your new home looks like it suits you perfectly!
I latch hooked that very same frog pillow one summer! Never apologize for crafts :)
I love the frog pillow! And the chandelier! Moving is a huge thing and takes awhile to get settled in, I just moved so I feel your pain!
Your place looks great! And don’t worry about the lack of new recipes, we all know they’re coming soon!
The apartment looks great, so charming! And I love the frog pillow. I couldn’t latch hook my way out of a paper bag, so I would never judge. Looking forward to the next new recipe, whenever it is. In the meantime, hope you’re enjoying your new home!
I so totally want to steal that chandelier! Gorgeous!
The five minute bread books have changed my life. So excited to see you have them!!
Looking great! Is that an IKEA couch???
BTW I raved to my hubby about how stinkin cute your measuring cups were and he found a set on eBay and gave them to me as a gift. I LOVE em! Thanks for the inspiration!!
aw! that’s too sweet! yaaaayyy hubby!
The floor and the walls look awesome! :)
Beautiful!! I want a loft apartment with a chandelier!! You lucky thing,you!!
You painted your floor?! Awesome. I wish I had a paintable floor.
P.S. I’m probably the person who painted your room turquoise, sorry.
hahahaa! i just couldn’t handle the crazy turquoise. it made my lungs hurt for some reason.
I’m a blue/green girl myself; navy blue and lime green is a to-die for color combination. Make the space your own!
Take your time, we understand. I love your chandelier! Thanks for sharing.
The picture of of your mixer on the truck makes me sad. In your honor I’m going to go home tonight and make something with butter and sugar and eggs.
It takes a bit to get settled – we all know that much. Take your time, eat your store-bought pie, and we’ll all be here when you get back to your regularly scheduled baking.
you’re a dear!