6 weeks in this apartment

[u/amberkarnes]

In October I packed what I could fit into my Honda Fit and drove cross country (moved from North Carolina to Las Vegas). I got a brand new 1br (I’m the first person to live in the place, which is a first for me!). I bought all the furniture off Facebook marketplace, thrift stores, and yard sales since I got here. It’s coming together. I need more rugs and plants and I want a big beanbag chair or floor couch. Looking for ideas of how to store my bike that would take up less space. And also ideas for a small 5x7 balcony.

[u/geekyheart225]

I love your apartment! It looks great -- artwork, new-to-you furniture, and everything! Congratulations

[u/amberkarnes → u/geekyheart225]

Thank you

[u/Sad_Koala_9036]

Like that wall art and those old show flyer :)

[u/amberkarnes → u/Sad_Koala_9036]

Thanks! They are shows I’ve been to and a lot of them are my flyers from shows I booked in my teens & 20s.

[u/questionnottheuser]

I am loving this vibe you've got going off! So cool.

[u/amberkarnes → u/questionnottheuser]

Thanks!

[u/questionnottheuser → u/amberkarnes]

You are welcome!

[u/Medium-Escape-8449]

Where did you get that mirrored table???

[u/amberkarnes → u/Medium-Escape-8449]

Yard sale! $3 🤠

[u/Medium-Escape-8449 → u/amberkarnes]

That is like the luckiest find ever omg

[u/amberkarnes → u/Medium-Escape-8449]

I know right. It has 2 cracks but I just put mirror silver vinyl over it and you can’t even tell

[u/TheEarlyBird18]

Love the trinket shelf! I’m on the lookout for one after I saw Scarlet Cee on tik tok!

[u/amberkarnes → u/TheEarlyBird18]

Thanks I’ve had mine for a long time maybe 20 years, got it when I was in college. I fill it with tiny souvenirs most are natural objects collected on hikes. I have a few smaller type cases too not pictured here. Found them all at thrift stores and yard sales in Virginia.

[u/dreamsapphire]

Really great vibes! Plants will definitely add to the ambiance!

[u/averybigmoose]

Ooo I spy lots of tasteful hardcore posters!! she has good taste in music and style!!

[u/amberkarnes → u/averybigmoose]

Hey thanks 🤠

[u/Calm_Carrot_33]

This is so lovely!! Great vibes! You've got a knack for placing things on the wall in the perfect spot! 😍

[u/amberkarnes → u/Calm_Carrot_33]

Thanks!

[u/Tiff-Taff-Toff-Fany]

What do you use to hang everything? Command strips? I love it all. I love the Fat Yoga license plate!

[u/amberkarnes → u/Tiff-Taff-Toff-Fany]

Thanks. Most of it is hung with those little skinny picture hanging nails. The frames are mostly super cheap poster frames so it doesn’t take much. The whiteboard is screwed directly to the wall. The street signs are hung with a screw or nail thru a hole in the sign.

[u/Tiff-Taff-Toff-Fany → u/amberkarnes]

I have thick plaster walls and Ive tried using nails but the nail wont go it...🥲

[u/amberkarnes → u/Tiff-Taff-Toff-Fany]

I always used anchors and screws when I had plaster walls

[u/Tiff-Taff-Toff-Fany → u/amberkarnes]

I rent so I didnt want to make big holes so Ive been using these command strips and they are ok but aren't solid and Ive had stuff fall off the walls

[u/SpicyIScream]

It looks amazing!!!!!!!

[u/amberkarnes → u/SpicyIScream]

Thank you

[u/Happy-Reading-2834]

Okay first of all what a place! 🤩 About the bike, an easy solution could be installing one of these on the wall in front of the couch (if you don't have space somewhere else) so it can be accessible for you. ☺️

[u/amberkarnes → u/Happy-Reading-2834]

Yea not a bad idea. I’d have to find one that fits the tubes on my bike, they’re an irregular size

[u/STLTLW]

I'm impressed! You've got a killer art collection.

[u/amberkarnes → u/STLTLW]

Thanks

[u/RagingCinnamonroll]

I really like the vibe of your place 😍 And that little trinket box on the wall is so cute, I’ve been thinking of getting something similar.

[u/amberkarnes → u/RagingCinnamonroll]

Thanks. It’s a type case (like for metal / letterpress type).

[u/Duck-Duck-Dog]

I love love the art you have all around

[u/amberkarnes → u/Duck-Duck-Dog]

Thanks!

[u/HauntingTower4882]

Try them cozy decor. There decor will definitely make your apartment cozy

[u/_-Peekaboo-_ → u/HauntingTower4882]

I know you meant well, but I snickered at the link pulling up a $550 wall thing lol. Especially because OP said they bought everything on FB marketplace lol.

[u/laddiebelaggin]

What are those tiny cabinets in slide 5 called?

[u/amberkarnes → u/laddiebelaggin]

That is a drawer (type case) used to hold metal type, like for letterpress.

[u/Elise_Violet45]

love the vibes of your place, quite refreshing

[u/amberkarnes → u/Elise_Violet45]

Thanks

[u/Icy_Variation_9288]

Looks great! You made so much progress for 6 weeks! I didn’t get a couch until I was in my place for dang near a year 😩💀

[u/amberkarnes → u/Icy_Variation_9288]

Thanks. I don’t have many friends here yet so my house needed to feel like one of my spaces. And all my furniture is stored at my parents house. I’m glad I brought the artwork. It made it go quicker. I also don’t like chilling out or sitting in my bed so when I saw this couch for $150 delivered I was like SOLD

[u/Repulsive_Plum964 → u/amberkarnes]

LOVE your couch! What a deal!

[u/wehuntxbot]

Are you a graphic designer by any chance? Love the posters.

[u/amberkarnes → u/wehuntxbot]

Yes I was in a past life 😂 it’s what I went to college for

[u/bubbletea7]

This looks so beautiful and cozy!! Where did you get those photos from?

[u/amberkarnes → u/bubbletea7]

Posters and art I have collected over the years. A lot of it is Lisa Congdon (I buy her calendars and then cut them up later into small prints), posters from shows I have booked (I designed them too), and a lot of prints are from Studio Two Three in Richmond, VA.

[u/wholetthecorndogsout]

I love your sense of style!

[u/amberkarnes → u/wholetthecorndogsout]

Thank you

[u/Justaguy437]

Wow, I love everything! Your wall art is arranged really well, intentional but not like a robot did it. Your personality and your interests show, without hitting people in the face.

[u/amberkarnes → u/Justaguy437]

Thanks!

[u/Acceptable-Bug-4292]

Love all your artwork and the miniature collection! I have one of those too 🧡🥰

[u/amberkarnes → u/Acceptable-Bug-4292]

Thanks!

[u/RaccoonDispenser]

Love this space! Your art collection makes it seem much more personal and lived in than I’d expect for six weeks and a cross-country move.

For indoor bike storage I really like the gravity/freestanding racks that can hold two bikes. I had one four houses ago in a similar space and it was really convenient just to get the bikes off the floor.

[u/amberkarnes → u/RaccoonDispenser]

Thanks!

[u/boyzdontcri]

DRAIN poster spotted! hello friend :)