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Now & Then

Today I'm over at Emily Clark sharing a picture from my very first apartment in college & comparing it to my current house. Emily's series "Now & Then" invites bloggers to talk about their evolving design style & what makes them cringe when looking back. (There's a lot to cringe about with me ;)

I'll give you a hint that my first college apartment looked like THIS:

eeeeeeeeek...

I wonder what happened to that wooden owl??

I have this weird feeling his head came off during a party...

Thanks so much to Emily for inviting me to participate in her series! It's been a lot of fun to read!!
Emily is such a talented & kind-hearted blogger & designer who seems to balance it all, so hop on over if you can! Click here to read and see more of the room.

xoxo, Lauren

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12 comments:

Luciane at HomeBunch.com said...: I'm definitely taking a look!

Have a great day!

xo

Luciane at HomeBunch.com; July 28, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Unknown said...: I love the bamboo rod story -- I'm just impressed you have pics from your college apartment. I have memories, but no photos. They are permanently stamped in my mind. All of our furniture was rented from a store called CORT. Ugly to say the least and rented. Yuck, now that I think about it.
xo
hooper; July 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM
under spanish moss said...: How fun...we are hoping over to check it out!
XO Angela and Renee; July 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Stacy CUrran said...: LOVE Now and Then...going to look now!
Stacy; July 28, 2011 at 11:00 AM
My Galveston Cottage said...: How fun! I just went over for a peek. I so love your home now. My style really has changed. I remember my first house more so than my first apartment. I was into black and white, colorful abstract art -- and very clean-looking tables and cabinets. Rather minimal. Now, I'm more traditional and decorate using finds and treasures. I feel comforted with "things" now. And, for good or bad, I have a lot of "things." Hope you're enjoying a nice summer.; July 28, 2011 at 11:10 AM
kayce hughes said...: I love that the green plants have been a constant!; July 28, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Rachel said...: Wow! What a difference!! I was so excited to see over on Emily's blog that you're a JMU grad...me too! Go Dukes :); July 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Emily A. Clark said...: Thanks for being a part of the series, Lauren, and for your kind words. Loved your post :); July 28, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Diane said...: too funny but that bamboo curtain rod shows an artist in the making! My first apartment had the same dinky pics hanging above the sofa and, of course, a throw to hide the ugly couch. Thank goodness we have all evolved; July 28, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Janine Green said...: Not so bad actually...we all had crappy college apartments. Sticky floors and make-shift privacy curtains. We did the best we could with what we had!; July 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Windlost said...: Lauren, that was so fun! I can still see the new Lauren in that old room - like you say - the plants, the nature, the relaxed natural look...

Too funny. I really must find some photos of my old places. At least you had pictures on the wall...

xo Terri; July 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Wives said...: I'm pretty sure even in college you had good taste - let's check this out…; July 28, 2011 at 7:30 PM