new decor

Before I moved about a year ago, I had still decorated my walls with art posters that I had had for the past 10-15 years. I felt that I needed to upgrade the decor from what I had in my 20's, and didn't hang anything. Now that's its a little over two years later, I'm finally getting around to it.

The first to go up was a vinyl decal set of a text in French. When I bought it about a year ago I understood what it said, but have since forgotten it. For anyone who is a French speaker, that would be obvious: I didn't read the instructions, and ended up installing it wrong so it doesn't make any sense. French gibberish. I don't mind though; although it may not make sense, I like it as a texture on the wall.

The second I received as a Christmas gift from Carrie - it's a black and white print in a black wood frame with the word "Congregate". The image could either be:

1. A woman surrounded by a pile a shoes, having finally made her decision as to which pair to wear that day.
2. A woman arriving at a party taking her shoes off and adding them to the pile.

Either way, Carrie said it reminded her of my apartment.


The third is another vinyl application - a series of silloutted birch trees in dark gray with red birds either sitting on the branches or flying. I saw these on Etsy.com last year when I was searching for Christmas presents for family and friends. I like the simplicity of the trees with the added whimsy of the red birds.

I still need to hang my series of photographs that have been sitting on the fireplace mantle for the last year. These I plan to place in the hall so friends can greet me as I come home at night.

The last piece that I have planned is to frame a poster that I purchased years ago that illustrates the history of chairs. Its something I've been looking forward to hanging in my apartment for a while now, and it'll be a great addition to the decor of my home.