Fabric and bookshelves and chalkboards, OH MY!

Ikea photo shoot.

Found a bookshelf that we liked.

To make it look less Ikea-ish and one of a kind, we picked out some fabric and tacked it to the back panel.

Ahoy there matey!

The fabric and bookshelf were both from Ikea, so it was a quick and cheap makeover!

We love it. Argggg.

Andrew had a painted chalkboard wall in his old apartment 

and never shuts up about it! 

Andrew's old painted chalkboard wall that he never shuts up about.

So naturally, we had to have one in our apartment. 

We couldn't find the right wall for it, so we chose one of our closet doors!

A work in progress.

Thrift store finds on Lawn Guyland! 

The Pug was for Aly.

Although these nightstands are different styles, painting them the same color made them cohesive.

Still a work in progress...hoping to complete the room soon, dressers and all! 

Whomp, whomp...

This room will be the death of us.

A whale of a time!

Our bathroom.
Small but charming.

 Andrew made this for under $5.00!

We have never felt more manly than when we caulked the bathroom tub. BEEF! 

It made a world of difference though!

What's cookin' good lookin'?!?!

Things we LOVE about our kitchen:

• our retro sink.
• our butcher block counter top from Ikea.
• our painted windowsill.
• our randomly new cute little stove.

Things we HATE about our kitchen:

• the size, it's too damn small!
• the round fluorescent light that takes 30 seconds to turn on.

Rather than having to paint a whole wall, we chose a quick pop of color on the windowsill. Glidden's Sugared Lime.

   

The bear den.

This is the living room, we call it the bear den. Ggggrrrrrr!
One thing we loved about this apartment was the detailed molding. We knew we wanted to highlight them by adding some color but we didn't know how much of a pain in the ass it would be. 

The original plan was to paint the entire wall but we were just too lazy! We changed our plan, even though Andrew already painted outside the lines...it's nothing a couch can't cover up, right?! Of course right!
We're really happy the way it turned out.
   

Hopefully one day, we'll be able to afford cable.

Moving right along.

We thought we would catch you up a bit!
A few months ago we moved into our one bedroom apartment in Astoria. 

YIKES!

Move in day sucked.

Hello out there!

Hi there! Welcome to our blog! We are Dennis and Andrew. 

Some gays who met while traveling on the road together on a national tour! 

Now so in love, living together and trying to get by.

We're HUGE holiday enthusiasts and love to craft and cook!

Hopefully we can help with some inspiration from our apartment to yours.

Happy Fall!

We're not lumberjacks but we love plaid!

By the beautiful sea.