Out With the Old, In With the New

For the past few weeks, I've been focused on trying to make the most of my 495 square foot apartment. I've been living in this tiny studio in downtown Jersey City with my boyfriend for about two years. And, in all that time, we've been putting up with hand me down furniture and random cheap-y finds on Craigslist.com, much of which we don't particularly love. Finally, I think we're ready to take the plunge to find a few items that actually express our personalities and make us feel like we're livin' large.

I recently procured this deep brown faux-leather storage ottoman from Target for $80.

It does quadruple duty by serving as an ottoman where we can rest our tootsies after a long day at work, as storage for our huge collection of board games, as seating for when we have guests, and as a tv dinner table for when we feel like snacking. Best of all, it gives our living room a new flow that was impossible without it. Before, it was just a huge space that needed filling, which is why I probably let clutter collect on the floor. With this piece of furniture firmly planted between the tv and the sofa, it's created boundaries that make it more inviting and functional.

Hopefully, my "apartment mode" keeps going strong!