I decided that the wall behind the sofa needs a new color. I painted it the same dark grey, almost black color that I already have on the opposite wall. I love the way it turned out.

I am so proud of this project. I really wanted to create a mid-century modern feel in my apartment, but my current furniture was very contemporary and not at all MCM. I had a lot of boring white pieces from IKEA and a limited budget. I browsed through hundreds of MCM homes and what most of them had in common were gorgeous wooden cabinets. Nothing affordable was available, and I was so sad. Then I realized that the two IKEA BESTA shelf units that I had were similar in shape but not in color to the ones I was looking. And with a really small investment I created a mid-century modern cabinet that fits perfectly in my living room.


MATERIALS USED:
+ fiberboard (for the sliding doors)
+ metal legs
+ a piece of plywood (for the platform)
+ faux wood grain contact paper
+ plastic rails
+ nails
+ screws

I was torn between these two styles of paper, and decided for the bottom one. It had nicer texture and color. The plastic rails were really easy to instal. I just nailed them on the inside of the cabinets.

I just love the texture, it really looks like real wood.


The metal legs were screwed on a piece of plywood which was then used as a platform for the two shelf units.


I am so happy with the final result. The brown and white on the cabinet goes so well with the dark grey wall. I just love it.


lamp stand: Ikea Astorp ; lamp shade: Ikea Jara ; cabinets: Ikea Besta ;

My little home office. I painted the wall in a gorgeous dark grey color and it makes this white desk really stand out.

I was having trouble with my old mouse. It refused to work on my desk without a mouse pad. And the only mouse pad that I had was a really old ugly bright blue one from years ago. I had some extra contact paper with a beautiful wooden print, so I decided to mix those two together. This is a really easy and cheap way of updating your old mouse pad. If you don`t have an old mouse pad that you could use, you can put contact paper on a piece of cardboard.

For this project you will need:
old mouse pad or a piece of cardboard
faux wood grain contact paper
scissors



How to:
put your old mouse pad on the contact paper and trace around it. Cut the paper and tape it on your mouse pad. And that is it :)

I was so excited when I saw that the beautiful Strandmon wing chair from Ikea was available as a three-seat sofa cos that was exactly what was missing in my living room. I had an old black three-seat couch and it was so depressing. It didnt fit the theme and it was just wrong for this space. Strandmon got me so excited that I decided to start a blog and document the progress in my home. The name of the blog was so easy to chose. Since my apartment is really small I decided to name the blog "Petite Apartment".


So far I am loving this sofa. It is rather small, which is perfect for my tiny apartment and it fits the mid-century modern vibe that I am trying to create in my home. I also bought the Lovbacken side table. I wanted this table for so long and was so happy when it finally arrived.


(sofa/Ikea Strandmon; side table/Ikea Lovbacken; rug/Ikea Gislev)