Ive always thought that the way to claim a space is to design anddecorate it from top to bottom.
Having a home with a cohesive style would be a sign that I had finally manifested.
They were shared spaces, happy homes, but I didnt feel like I could claim them as mine.
Jenny Hughes
In my first apartment I lived on the other side of a curtain strung up across the living room.
Apartment three was my first time living with my partner, Cory.
He likes dark wood, I like light wood.
Jenny Hughes
He enjoys a Lay-Z-Boy, I prefer a midcentury modern accent chair.
So we compromised, found commonalities, and made it work.
Jenny Hughes
The fourth apartment was a repeat of the third, and now were in my fifth.
Jenny Hughes
For this one, we upgraded to a two-bedroom apartment that also happened to have two bathrooms.
I saw the opportunity before we moved in:
What if we each got our own bathroom?
The sage green paint transformed the bathroom in an afternoon.
Jenny Hughes
A light-and-dark blue speckled shower curtain from Target and pewter bath mat came next.
I found a small trash can with a cactus motif at HomeGoods, then leaned harder into botanicals.
A decorative yellow robe (a gift from Marcela) went up on the wall.
Jenny Hughes
Most of the items that Id shopped from my home wouldnt have worked with any one design style.
When decorating in a color scheme, a can of paint does the heavy lifting.
And if you look around, its likely youve already got a few colors repeating already.
Jenny Hughes
The purple sweatshirt in the small laundry hamper stands out.
But, on the plus side, those intrusions have motivated me tokeep it clean and clutter free.
When decorating in a color scheme, a can of paint does the heavy lifting.
Outside my green bathroom, the apartment is lovely and ours.
Even if you live alone, youll make at least a few choices with guests and visitors in mind.
Someday I will live in a house, and I wont have to follow a lessor’s rules.
Ill still be sharing a home, but Ill keep coming back to claiming spaces with color schemes.
Ill pick colors for another bathroom, a closet, maybe a greenhouse (a girl can dream).
