Dream Scheme and the APT in Progress

It's safe to say our apartment is where beige has come to die. Beige floors, beige walls, beige tile, even beige ceilings. And unfortunately our couch is beige as well. At first I thought I could do the neutral thing, but it's slowly driving me crazy. I could do it if the walls were white. But they are beige.

Do you want to see it's current state?







Some things to note:

+ I love our black curtains. I got them from smartbargains.com. They are blackout, which will help in the summer when it's a million degrees outside.

+ I love love love the light we get in this apartment. It makes the beige worth while.

+ That is where Charlotte spends 96% of her days. There or the chaise.

+ Still no dining room table. Why haven't we gotten it yet, especially since it's only $150??

+ Thank you apartment complex maintenance man for installing my drapery and pendant light. You rock.

+ See the big box near the fireplace? That's our extremely broken dining room table base that weighs a million pounds. Not sure how we are going to move it.


Moving on to the "dream scheme" part of the post. See, I haven't been able to get this color scheme out of my head. I stare at it everyday on my inspiration board while sitting at my desk:



The purple, the green, the tiny bit of pink.

And voila, here it is in room form:

{ scanned by the lovely autumn }

I absolutely think this color scheme will work in our beige-overloaded apartment. Especially with the black.



Zoom in a bit... I'm completely enamored with the mirror(s).



Yup, I think it's a definitely DIY project in my future.

I think this whole plan can have a nice start with this pretty pillow from Fabricadabra:



So that's where I'm at with the APT. Thoughts? Comments?