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Brand Buzz: CosmoLiving

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 When I was getting ready to move into my apartment and deciding on a decor vibe, I knew that I wanted cozy glam. I didn't want to go overboard but I wanted pink, gold, and some other deep tones to make it feel like me. I didn't want a minimalist look with white and grey, I wanted it to feel super cozy and comfortable. 

I knew I was going to get a pink couch and a fireplace TV stand, so those were no brainers but when it came to the other pieces I knew everything had to be cohesive and go together in a way. As I was searching the internet for the furniture that spoke to me I discovered a brand on Wayfair called CosmoLiving. 

It's Cosmopolitan Magazine's home collection and it is exactly what you would imagine a Cosmopolitan home line to look like. Everything is sophisticated, chic, and glamorous...everything that I was looking for in my home.

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Living Room Reveal & Where I Got My Pink Couch

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It's been two months and I'm finally pretty settled into my apartment. As I mentioned, I moved into my own apartment in July and it's been an adjustment, but a really positive one. I feel so good in my space; I feel like an adult (sort of) and I feel like I made a really important step in my big girl life.

For the past 9 years, I've felt really displaced and have had a really hard time. My mental health has been in the toilet, I've gone through so many different phases, a lot of tumultuous life changes, and what feels like hundreds of panic attacks.

As I entered my 30th year on earth, I knew that I was going to have to make some sort of next step. I wasn't in a relationship, nor was I in a place to enter a relationship, and I already have my dream job, so the logical next step was to live on my own.

The perfect apartment opened up (literally in the same building my mom and sister are in) and it felt incredibly meant to be. The first two weeks were really rough, the first weekend being the hardest, but now that I have all my furniture and decor in its place, I feel like I'm home.

I walk in every night and feel completely overjoyed to have my own space. It's honestly everything I've dreamed of.

This is the first post of a few where I'll showcase my apartment and give you a play by play of where I bought my furniture and decor, and why I chose it.

First up is the living room because it's my favorite room and has my favorite pieces!

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New Year, New Room

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For the past three years I have shared a room with roommates at school; freshmen year I was in 10 person suite with two bathrooms, a mini kitchen, and common room. I shared a small triple bedroom with two other girls.

Sophomore year we had an on campus apartment; four girls in one bedroom with a huge living room and decent size kitchen. We even had a mini breakfast nook room which was adorable. 

Junior year we had a smaller on campus apartment, three girls, one tiny bedroom and a smaller living room and kitchen.

I've done a pretty good job over the years of making my little corner of my dorm room feel homey. I've reflected my personality with my bedding, posters, pictures, and desk accessories. I've always felt at home in my dorm rooms but this year, it was a different experience.

I finally moved off campus into my own apartment with three great girls. We all have our own rooms (at the price of not having a living room which is fine) and I could not wait to decorate it. 

I don't have my own room at home either so I have been craving some alone time in my new house. I couldn't wait to decorate and feel completely at ease with my own style. I've always been fascinated with interior design and I owe that all to my mother who has an eye for design. I've had secret pinterest boards dedicated to how I wanted my room to look since I signed the lease.

 My desk area

I have the biggest room in the house which is probably a good thing because I am a complete hoarder. I didn't buy new bedding from last year because I loved the colors and design of the pink and black. I knew I could work with this bedding, even if I really wanted Lilly Pulitzer bedding.



I decided to paint my walls gray. A few of my sorority sisters had gray rooms last year and I loved them! I love how gray goes with anything and it doesn't have to be depressing or gloomy. I definitely brightened up the gray walls that my dad and aunt painted; the color is called "Stormy Monday"--how do you not love that name?

My furniture is all mismatched but I am totally okay with that, it adds a little character to my room. My favorite piece of furniture I have is a little six cubby hole dresser; you could see that I have draws on the bottom and open cubbies on the top. Towels, handbags, and a bunch of nonsense fill the open cubbies while sweatshirts, jewelry, and crafts fill the drawers.



I have a shrine to my sorority which all my friends enjoy making fun of. I have so much memorabilia and needed a place to display all of it. I really love how it turned out, despite everyone's silly comments.



My room doesn't have a closet so my aunt found me this nifty clothes display closet. It's more than big enough for all my clothes (I just need more hangers). I didn't think that I would like it because it would take up a lot of space and be awkward but I actually love it;  it's different, cute, and unique.



I decorated as much as possible but I still have some photos to print out and hang up to add some chicness but I think my room is decorated pretty cute.





I wanted to have my room be simple and chic, like something you see out of a magazine or online. I had this image in my head of what I wanted it to look like and it pretty much is perfect to me.

My favorite part of my room (aside from my sorority shrine) is the decorative touch to my cubby and nightstand. I love the table top books and british crown design along with my pink lamp and "Life is Measured.." quote. It's so ME.



I could not be happier with how my room turned out; it's simple, neat, and messy all at the same time. It reflects me and feels like I've been living there for years instead of just a few weeks. 

A bedroom is a sanctuary, it should be treated like one.

What is your favorite part of your room?

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