halloween entry way vignette & tub update...

halloween is my jam, so in addition to decking out my apartment door with a little halloween vibe, i added a little vignette to our entryway.

this is how it looks with the lights on. 

most of the decor is from targets suck you in section aka the dollar and more section with the exception of the LOVE marquee letters which are from QVC and are always on display here on my shoe cabinet and the candle skeletons are from tj maxx.

ohh and the contractors finished installing the tub and boo, it's a shorter, metal one and nowhere near as comfortable as the previous one but at least it's finally in but major side eye to them for the somewhat sloppy grout job and friggin mess they made...although they were annoying, i stayed in the apartment most of the time they were there but apparently should have stayed until it was 100% completed because they left grout and ish all over the tiles and used my broom to clean up and left it all dusty...

this is how it looked after i have scrubbed it a few times but as you can see, there is more grout to remove. normally i would pitch a fit but i am as of late, a gentler more don't give stupid stuff too much energy, let it go version of myself, so i sigh and move on..

a tub full of annoyances...

when we first moved into our apartment back in december, i put together a laundry list of things that the property manager needed to address and one of those was the fact that although it was brand new, our tub had a hole in it.

fast forward to some 10 months later, and it turns out that after weeks of them coming to knock on the door asking if we had any leaks and their looking around in the bathroom, that the hole that they "fixed" was leaking water into the apartment below and needed to be fixed.

so they came last week and i was assured that it would actually be taken care of properly because you know i can't be without my soaks. and of course they lied. they came and removed the old tub and sat a new one in it's place but did not actually install it.

for the most part i let Joe deal with the property manager because frankly i don't/wont have the patience. they annoy me in so many ways, so i have just spent the week asking her if she contacted them and finally today, a week after removing the old tub, they are here to complete the job and boy are they annoying and I just can't wait for it to be done and done.

but in more happier news, did you check out my modern, halloween door decor?

storage...

I am slowing unpacking and i do mean slowly. Mainly because Joe's apartment is small & well ok, i own a lot of stuff! LOL

In an effort to contain some of my cosmetetries, we snagged this cute over the toilet cabinet at Target on Sunday.

It is just small enough to fit the space without overwhelming it and has helped me find a home for some of my things. Some of the reviews online are not that great but we had the boy put it together and with the exception of putting that front panel on in what appears to be backwards (note the holes near the toilet) it is steady and doing what I need it to do. I am going to spackle those holes and be done with it for now.

This is about 30% of the bath/beauty stuff that I need to find a spot for. I have more in the cabinet over the sink and I am going to buy a couple of these sliding baskets for the under the sink cabinet to maximize it's space and keep things organized.

zara home...online

of course we have all come to love...need...and want zara's fashion options and their new online home decor site, zara home is just as fab and the free shipping during october only serves to make it even sweeter...

here are some looks from their catalogue...

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