Our apartment went from this…
To this…
We were both starting to feel like our apartment was looking a little blah and decided to flip flop our “dining room” and our “living room.”
I think the end result looks a lot more open. Plus, I like how our kitchen table is now underneath a window. I’m all for more light!
The real work in rearranging our apartment wasn’t in the moving of the furniture, but in the vacuuming and floor-scrubbing. Note to self: Clean underneath the couch more often. We found two of Sadie’s toys and a random cup under the couch among the dust. Yeesh.
After rearranging our apartment and taking Sadie on a quick walk, we were ready for dinner.
Dinner
We kept things simple with meatball subs and white cheddar macaroni and cheese!
We used turkey meatballs to make the subs and topped them with marinara meat sauce and a sprinkling of shredded cheese before broiling the subs in the oven to melt the cheese and lightly toast the whole wheat hot dog buns.
Such a simple and easy dinner!
The rest of the night will be spent relaxing. I think this is the first time I’ve sat down for more than 20 minutes in our apartment today. Phew!
Is anyone else watching America’s Next Great Restaurant? Ryan and I are really enjoying it so far!
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Love the rearrangement!
I love how the furniture looks now! Like you said, it is so airy and roomy now! Your apartment is beautiful! 🙂
I watched the first episode last week and loved it! I’m currently watching as I type. Your dinner look yummy and the new apt. arrangement looks great! Happy relaxing :-D.
Your place looks great! Just wondering . . . do you guys sit down to dinner at your table or do you eat on the couch or something? Always curious to know what people do . . . 🙂
we usually sit at the table, but tonight we actually ate on the couch! for the most part we’re kitchen table eaters.
Good work! I’m impressed! I think I might eat at my table more if I had someone to sit there with me 🙂
Looks great! Loving America’s Next Great Restaurant so far. I am a sucker for any culinary competition show & have an unexplained crush on Bobby Flay…..? So perfect combo for me 🙂
oh man. our apartment is a giant mess. can you please come over and re-arrange/clean OUR place?! well done 🙂
Everything looks great…the apartment AND the dinner! We’re definitely on opposite ends of the spectrum today…I feel like all I’ve done all day is sit like a bum on the couch. Whew! 🙂
I love the rearranged furniture! Today when I was cleaning, I almost moved my couches! 🙂
ooh i want a meatball sub now!
i recently rearranged my room as well. it’s amazing what a little switching around can do for a space!
i love it! I really love how the windows are over the tables, it makes it look more open! and sunlight while eating is nice!
I love the new layout. I agree, I think every kitchen table is meant to be by a window. 🙂
Your apartment is so cute! The new arrangement makes it look much more open!
Looks awesome!! I love how Sadie made it into a couple. My cat does that too! 🙂
omg I can’t look at mac&cheese without wanting it bad! looks so good! And the apartment does, too!
um we had white cheddar mac & cheese tonight too- it was fabulous!! 🙂 I like the new arrangement p.s
i love meatball subs! such a good idea!
I love the rearranging!! The new setup looks great- better for food pictures, too 🙂 I love Sadie staring at you in that last pic!
I like how you switched those rooms around — especially since you have light over the table now — it looks so clean and fresh.
Yes we watched Next Great Restaurant — I love that one of the restaurants will open in Minneapolis — we get to go try it out once it opens!
It’s amazing how far a little rearranging can go. 🙂 Looks great!
I love the new arrangement! I have the same kitchen table! Hehe 🙂 I spent a lot of the day organizing my closet. For such a small space it sure was a lot of work! I don’t know about Sadie and other dogs but whenever I move furniture around my kitten goes nuts, I think he loves the chaos of it all!
Aw, I love the flipflop switcha-roo you did! You must love how “new” it feels… I know I always do, even when I add or chance up a piece of decor! It’s so silly, but I always find myself glancing and checkin’ it out.
i’ve never thought of making meatball subs with those! i’ve always just used them in spaghetti. very boyfriend friendly. and your apartment is really cute!
Wow! That new arrangement really opened everything up! Looks great!
Its a great show! Love is thus far…How bout some Sacy Balls? Haha…fitting for your supper this evening? You are you guys picking to win?
Meatball subs are fab! Love your dinner. Your apartment is looking great!
looks cute! i wish we could rearrange our apt but the positioning of our cable outlet and some built-in pieces of the apt makes this pretty difficult…now you’ve inspired me to see what we can do! 🙂
Love the rearranged furniture; it definitely opens up both rooms!
I am loving the Next Great Restaurant. Such fun ideas. I am partial to the grilled cheese guy! Who are you most interested in?
I love America’s Next Great Restaurant. So excited they are opening one of the restaurants here in Minneapolis! Your place looks great with the new arrangement. 🙂
love the new look of the apartment. Definitely agree that it opens things up more! Enjoy the change…and the clean floors 🙂
Dinner looked great! I watched the first show, and not too much of a fan! But, my favorite one is limbo!!
I always love to rearrange furniture! Your apartment is cute it does look more open now! We missed America’s Next Great Restaurant because we are watching Easy A!
I love Sadie being in the middle of it all. 🙂 That’s so something my dog would do!
that is a huge improvement!! I love the new look!
Have you lost any weight so far since giving up sweets? Are you counting peanut butter as sweets? What are you eating for snacks? It seems like you are eating really well. Can you please post a full day of eats?
As they say, a change is as good as a holiday!! It looks lovely and alot more open now, well done 🙂
I’m a big fan of light, so moving the TV away from the window is great! Also, your dinner looks good too. Love the new look of your apartment!
I’m not sure because I’ve only seen a few pictures of your home but I think i’m in love with your house..lol. Not sure why but either way it’s very cute!
I love that arrangement! But I’m all for arranging around furniture…once a month. I get bored so easily. 😛
The change looks great! I love that wicker trunk/coffee table, too. Good for you guys!
Julie, the change looks absolutely amazing! I love when ppl switch around their homes! It feels like a new place, doesn’t it?!?!
I watched America’s Next Restaurant last night! The hubs and I LOVED it because we’d love to open a restaurant someday!
i LOVE rearranging! i did that to my room a few weeks ago- feels so refreshing!
Your place looks so cute! I love it when simple rearranging makes a place look and feel new!
I love the new look! Like you said, it really opens the space up 🙂
I love how your apartment looks! It’s very cute! The way you arranged it really does make it look more open.
I’m loving the Next Great Restaurant too! I think it’s a really entertaining show! I can’t wait to see which concept wins.
Julie! Your apartment is so cute! Sometimes a little rearranging shakes things up (in a good way). I rearrange our house all the time (my poor husband).
Here’s the latest configuration:
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I love rearranging my room!! It makes it feel so much more organized! Your apartment is so cute! 🙂 I definitely love the table in front of the window.
That looks so pretty rearranged! I’m not sure if I ever mentioned in a comment before or not, but I have the same coffee table! Pottery Barn? I can’t recall where mine is from but it probably is from there. I love it!
I love rearranging spaces. What I dislike is all of the cleaning involved, but it is so necessary!
your apartment is so cute & I like your new rearrangement! And that dinner looks sooooo good!