I thought that I’d show you pictures of my old apartment for fun. I lived there for over two years before Minna and I moved in together and into this apartment in December. Even though most of my old furniture came with me to our new home I think (hopefully) that my style has changed a little. I liked a more romantic flowery style back when I first moved into my apartment but by the end I was getting kind of sick of it. I guess it took me a while to realize I prefer a bit more modern and simple look!

We have this same tv-cabinet here in our new home and I just hate it. I don’t like the color (although it looks darker here in this picture than it really is) or the style of it, I don’t know why I bought it when I first moved into my old apartment! We’re planning to replace it with something nicer (I’m still dreaming of finding a perfect mid-century modern style sideboard. A girl can dream, right?) but in the meanwhile it stays. It’s the same thing with the light fixture in the livingroom (in the top picture), it is now hanging in our livingroom. I loved it back then and I think it worked for the space but now I’m dying to replace it with something entirely else.

But even though I would never decorate with so many flowery pillows and glittery elephant figurines (!!!) anymore I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the apartment, as it was my very first home on my own. I think it’s important to have that experience of living on your own and decorating by yourself and for yourself and figuring out over time what works for you and what doesn’t. It also prepared me for now decorating together and for us and figuring out things together in our home. So, what was your first home like?