Over a year ago, I moved from South Carolina into my tiny studio apartment in Westwood, Los Angeles.  Grad school has completely taken over my life, and I can honestly say I've never worked harder.  Unfortunately, that doesn't leave me much time to update the blog, so I wanted to say hello, again by welcoming you into my home.

You're probably surprised that I haven't shared photos of my little place sooner.  That is because since moving in, it has been my continuous project.  Whenever I get a break from school, I get to work on making my apartment just a little bit homier.  The more of myself that I add to this place, the more I feel like I belong.



My first week alone in L.A., I tackled this large wall canvas of the Disneyland castle logo.  It's huge, and it took me a lot of time and a lot of paint, so I'm glad that I got this out of the way before I gave my life to architecture school.  At first, I mounted it to the wall using Command strips.  A few days later, it fell.  That 's when I decided, to heck with it - I'm here to stay, and I'm using nails!

This is actually the works of my mother's creative genius.  She has an act for home decorating.