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my food garden / before + after

adventures in avocado propagation VII

The Darkroom film developing review

eastern prickly pear time lapse

what I wore : polka dotted

exploring Ashtabula Harbor

road tripping – abandoned gas station

2021 pumpkin patch

hornet’s nest shadow box

    cabinet(s) of curiosities

    by Kaylah Stroup March 4, 2014

    Back in October I shared some peeks of my cabinet of curiosities,
    since then my collection has grown and bigger than that, I’ve moved. My
    new apartment has the best built in cabinets with gorgeous glass doors
    on each side of the entrance to my tiny kitchen. The second I saw them I
    knew I’d fill them with skulls, teeth and the like. I also chose to have my hutch, that at my old residence held weather houses, in the dining room to house the rest of my collection. I absolutely love how it looks.

    It’s really fun to have these things I love so much on display instead of tucked away in my office. From my desk, which is set up in the back corner of the living room, I can see into the dining room where I have the perfect view of the hutch.

    Not the best photo, thanks iPhone panorama feature, but here’s one last photo so you can get the gist of the room’s layout, and a better look at those beautiful built ins.

    I’m really loving this place. For the most part, I’d say I definitely had creative control over my last place but this one is mine. Every little corner is mine, everything in it is mine, and I can make it look exactly how I’d like which is almost kind of overwhelming in a way. I’m a little bit stumped on what to hang on the walls. As you can kind of see in that last photo I have some prints taped to the wall. Not permanently of course, but just to see what it would look like. Previously I was a cluster-er when decorating. For example, all my paint by numbers went on one wall, all the cuckoo clocks together on another, etc. So, my first choice is to hang my taxidermy in there because it would fit so well with the rest of the things but I’m thinking of mixing it up and spreading my taxidermy out throughout the place. Plus those prints really are perfect for in there. We’ll see! I’ll surely share full room photos are soon as I figure out what to hang more permanently than with tape.
    xoxo

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  • South of the Border

    by Kaylah Stroup February 25, 2014

    While in Georgia, Mickey and I decided to get road trip tattoos. We got matching peaches that ended up being even cuter than either of us had imagined. During our short visit to Anonymous Tattoo we told the artist all about our trip and how we were obsessed with silly roadside attractions. He asked if …

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  • my apartment!

    by Kaylah Stroup February 24, 2014

    Like I mentioned last week (and have been constantly talking about on instagram) I very recently moved into a cute little apartment of my own. It’s been really great so far. My new digs are super cute and I’m having a blast making it completely mine. Everything is unboxed, my walls are still pretty blank …

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