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February 17, 2013

Small City Living Spaces {Shelf Decorating Ideas}

I hope everyone had a wonderful week & a lovely Valentine’s Day! I returned from Disney World Friday evening and am still in the process of getting my life back in order. I woke up early this morning to do some cleaning, so I thought I’d show you some shelf decorating tips for one of my favorite parts of my tiny city apartment.

Decorating a tiny apartment is trickier than you might imagine. There isn’t much space for personalisation, so I have to find space wherever I can. I have to think carefully about my interior ideas – nothing too big or it’ll make the room look smaller, nothing too dark or it’ll make the room look depressing. Instead, I opt for small touches here and there that make me smile whenever I see them. A big challenge is the bathroom, with very little room for customisation. Luckily, there’s a windowcill just begging to be decorated!

I started off with a clean space on this cute little window ledge in my bathroom.

Her Philly; Decorating ideas for a bathroom shelf in a small city apartment featuring flowers, a vintage glass tray, perfume and a candle.

Then, I added this great vintage mirrored tray I got at Golden Nugget Flea Market (Lambertville, NJ).

Her Philly; Decorating ideas for a bathroom shelf in a small city apartment featuring flowers, a vintage glass tray, perfume and a candle.

Next step was to add my bottles of perfume! I keep the blinds closed during the day so no sunlight hits the bottles.

Her Philly; Decorating ideas for a bathroom shelf in a small city apartment featuring flowers, a vintage glass tray, perfume and a candle.

To finish, I added some small touches like these faux flowers that match my shower curtain & a pretty candle.

Her Philly; Decorating ideas for a bathroom shelf in a small city apartment featuring flowers, a vintage glass tray, perfume and a candle.

I love how this little nook turned out. Do you have any spots in your Philly apartment you love? xx

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