Movin' On Up: New Apartment Tour

Happy Hump Day everyone, we're halfway through the week! 

(and we leave for Michigan tomorrow--squeeee!!)

Almost two months ago, Cam and I decided to move from the downstairs apartment in the house where we were living to the upstairs apartment. The previous tenants who were in the upstairs apartment when we moved in bought a house and moved out in April, so we jumped at the chance to have a little more space. Our previous apartment was two (small) bedrooms, one bath whereas the upstairs apartment has three bedrooms, two baths so it's much more conducive to having out of town company stay with us. It definitely still has the same dated decor (read: wood paneling) that the downstairs apartment did, but because it has a lot more windows and vaulted ceilings it's so much lighter and brighter.

The house itself is definitely...unique. The exterior is painted mauve and it's this little pentagon shaped cottage that has slanted interior walls that make you feel a little like you're inside a ship. I think it has good bones and if we owned it, I know we could renovate it and make it look really cool. But since it's not ours, we just kind of have to deal with what is. However, the upper deck is much larger and offers better views than the downstairs deck, so that's definitely a plus. Overall, I feel so much happier living in this apartment because I love how open, airy, and sunny it feels inside. And that's why I wanted to share it with you--enjoy a little peek into our home!

Our little cottage in the woods...

Family Room

Peonies are my favorite :)

Wood-burning stove

I am definitely no expert when it comes to styling bookshelves, I just tried to arrange what we have!

Souvenirs from Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands

Oregon & Michigan!

I love how much light our family room gets

View from the other side of the room

Sitting area

We have so many pinecones around our house, it's crazy!

The Kitchen

It also gets a TON of light!

View from the kitchen sink...not too shabby!

Pantry

I love having fresh flowers in the house :)

Down the hallway from the kitchen are two small bedrooms--the littler one is used as a sort of makeshift garage/Lola's room

Downstairs bathroom

The larger downstairs bedroom is my office...and since it's the closest to the front door it's also where we keep coats/shoes

My desk aka where the magic happens Monday-Friday

We actually only have a small closet in our bedroom so Cam and I keep the majority of our clothes in the large closet in my office...that has curtains instead of doors...yeah.

Our Ikea cabinet that we purchased to use as a pantry in our downstairs apartment has also been relegated to my office

So that concludes the downstairs portion of the tour...

...let's go upstairs!

View of the family room from the stairs

Our cozy loft Master Suite :)

View from the bed

Our bathroom

I love that we can see out the window when we're laying in bed, it's so nice to see the stars at night and the sun/mountains in the morning. I'm not as crazy about the orange 1970s window shades...but oh well.

When you walk out of our room on to the top of the stairs, you get a great view. The vintage skis hanging over the window make it feel very Tahoe :)

Out on our deck we've got our grill and a great chair for reading

The view of the mountains is so much more open from our new deck and we eat most of our meals at the picnic table out here

Pyramid Peak

Trees, trees, and more trees

The sunsets are pretty amazing :)

Overall, we're really happy in this new apartment. Because it has that mountain cabin vibe, it sort of makes me feel like we're always on vacation! (Although working from home means I snap out of that pretty quick...ha.) I'm not sure how long we'll end up living in Tahoe, but I am definitely cherishing the memories we're making in this house because I doubt we'll ever get the chance to live in a little cottage like this again. Thanks so much for checking out our home! Xoxo

PS: Have you entered my Southern Tide giveaway yet? Entering is really easy, just be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on the original post. I'll be choosing a winner tomorrow night and there aren't that many entries yet, so be sure to get yours in! Thanks!! :)