You must have somewhere to sit

Look what I bought!! I think I have been to just about every furniture selling junction in the northwest and finally found something I love! I went and saw this set the other day, loved it but wanted to keep looking - just in case! I went to about 3 more places yesterday and saw some nice stuff, but couldn't stop thinking about this one set. So I went back, sat on it again and bought the couch and chaise. I love love love it and suprisingly enough it's so comfy! It won't be here until Monday, but I am so excited that I finally made a decision.

What is my style?

Here I am in a new city, in a new apartment and aside from my desk, bed and 2 closets full of clothes, my 1000 sq.ft apartment is empty and I am at a loss as to where to start. I have been out of my parents house since I was 18 years old, I have lived in 5 different apartments and somehow each one was decorated. So I think my amazement at discovering that I have no style is justified. I am 25 years old for heaven sakes I should know how to decorate! The discovery of having no style came simply - when I got here I knew I had a lot of space to fill, so what did I do? I went shopping! I walked and walked and walked and bought nothing, that is unusual all in itself. But when I would walk I would think, "that is cool" or "that is cute, but will it go?" GO WITH WHAT?!? Nothing, sure that will go with nothing just fine! How do I not have style? I pick out clothes just fine (I think?) and I have been known to watch hours upon hours of HGTV, so I definitely have an opinion, but actual style, I don't think so. Now here is what I did, I decided to start with furniture. Easy enough - FYI furniture is expensive. So I decided I would buy something slightly used from craigslist, after all that is how I found this apartment. Bad idea - used furniture is different than renting an apartment. Needless to say, Thursday I thought I found the perfect used couches and Friday I brought them home and decided I couldn't sit on them because it stressed me out to think what they may have been through, today I sold them. Back to square one, but smarter nonetheless. New plan, I will buy new furniture, I sat down and mapped out each of my rooms, made a list of the things I need. I think once I have anchor pieces - couch, bookcases, blah blah, accessories shouldn't be hard. I understand color, I understand prints and patterns, mixing and matching. I want to say my style is traditional/eclectic, but I seem to be drawn to contemporary furniture, but not so contemporary accessories hopefully I can meet somewhere in the middle and add a little shabby chic glam to it. There must be something about this being just mine that I want to make it perfect. Cross your fingers I get close, and when I do this will probably be the first place I post pictures. So stay tuned.

The Plan