Learning to Decorate with The Arcade: The Appartment

Ok so you just visited The Arcade and went nuts dropping money on all these sophisticated machines, filled with amazing shinnies you just NEEDED to collect. Now you are broke, your inventory is a total mess and you need to use all your recently purchased items in a vain attempt to make yourself feel better about spending the tier, cable TV and shoes budget on a single shopping spree. GL!

Don't panic! I am here to help! ... Well not really. I just wanted to write this guide in a desperate attempt to make myself feel better because I honestly think I can't be the only one out there who just bought a ton of home décor stuff and doesn't actually have a home to use them.  I can't be the only one who is a total disaster at decorating but still fill my inventory with furniture, lying to myself and saying...Oh this will look good...somewhere...I'll get it and think where to place it later... Oh, c'mon I can't be the only one!!! ... Please someone tell me I am not the only one...

This time I worked hard. I promise I did !! I sorted all the different stuff in folders, made 4 different sets of items with an idea in mind and started placing things in 4 different sets: The Apartment, The Wizard Castle, The Happy Bath Time and TheHot Air Balloon. Today I bring you The Apartment Set.

The main set for this review is the Hucci Studio Appartment, the rare item from the Hucci gatcha machine, from which I also used the red couch and the black armchair. This sky-box apartment is amazing, with a skylight, a kitchen with running water and fridge, a bathroom with animated shower and sink and a big closet. The textures are beautiful and the baked shadows are perfect. I just love every single bit of it, and it is perfect for an SL-single lady like me who loves to spend time at home watching TV and reading magazines with a cup of strong coffee on my hand. And of course there is a lot of clothing to fill that huge closet with.

Enough blabering. Let's go on with the credits. TONS of credits.

1 . Trompe Loeil - Crisscross Ring Floor Lamp - From  Lamps! Part 2 Set ( 25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

2. [Commoner] - Letterbox Frames - From The Letterbox Frames Set ( 25L$ to play)  available @ The Arcade September Round.

3. Hucci Studio Couch Red & Studio Chair Black - From  Hucci Studio Appartment (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

4. ~silentsparrow~  (Rusty) Pwnie Floppy - From Silentsparrow Pwnies Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

5. {Apple Fall} Cinema Sideboard (City) - Group gift available at Apple Fall

6. *MishMish* Chipmunk - With Acorn & *MishMish* Chipmunk - Sitting - From MishMish Chimpmunk Gatcha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

7. The Loft - Tots TV Retro Red - From The Loft tots Tvs Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

8. .Olive. the Carry Me BackiePacks - Black[F] - from The Carry Me Satchel and Backiepacks Gacha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

9. {Apple Fall} Ironwork Trellis Rug {Shade} - available at Apple Fall

10. oOo g - from The Alphabet Letters Set (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round. (This letters actually have poses, may use them for another post soon)

1. (Yummy) Piano Aquarium + Mermaid and different Fishes - from Yummy Aquarium Fish (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

2. [ARIA] Oolong Teacup Planter  Vanda Orchid- Rose - from Aria oolong teacup planters (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round.

3. Trompe Loeil - Wiggle Modern Light - from  Lamps! Part 2 Set ( 25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

4. PILOT - Candy Bar 4 Lollipop [Green] - from Candy Bar Set ( 50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

5. {apple fall} Treats Platter RARE - from Breakfast at Tiffany's (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round.

6. PILOT - Cookie Bar [Chocolate Chip Cookies] and  7. PILOT - Cookie Bar Milk Jug [Chocolate], Cookie Bar Milk Jug  [Natural] and Cookie Bar Milk Glasses [Strawberry] - from PILOT Milk and Cookie Bar (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

 8 ..:Standby Inc. - CH Gatcha - Latte (Flower) and 9.  .:Standby Inc. - CH Gatcha - Portable Espresso Machine (Baby) from Stanby Inc. Coffee House (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

10. {apple fall} Potted Plant (Exotic) - from Apple Fall Pour Homme Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

And now that I finally have an apartment, who wants some coffee??

And now that I finally have an apartment, who wants some coffee??

Main Picture Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair Candy America 04 C (by Aida Ewing)  from Candy Skin Set (100L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Hair: Vanity Hair Sexy Kitten-Dark Browns (by Tabata Jewell) *new*

Headband: [AUX] Gacha Purrrfect Headband - 14k Gold - RARE (by Ivy Graves) from Purrrfect Headbands Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Eyes: LeLutka Ellis eyes - cloud (by Minnu Palen)

Lashes: LeLutka Photoshoot II lashes (by Minnu Palen)

Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)

Nails: Nailed It Glitter Gold Set - Red (by ME!)

Top: Baiastice Iman Top - Copper (by Sissy Pessoa)

Pants: Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans #5 (by Onyx LeShelle)

Necklace: MG  - Necklace - Jazz Hands Frog - Red (by Maxi Gossamer) from Jazz Hands Frog Necklaces Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

floorplan. record player / red  (by tegan Sara) from Record Player Gacha (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

*bbqq*-silhouette lamp-boy (by 西米露) from Silhouette Lamps Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Sway's WallArt [quote] home from Sways Wall Art Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Apple Fall Trunk (This is the package where your items come in when you make a purchase)

Intrigue Co. - Plushie Pals: Maisy the Yorkie - from Puppy Pals Set (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

Now someone please shoot me for having this amazing idea of adding all credits to the post. ANd I have to do it 3 more times. Yay me and my cool innovative ideas...

/hughug

Giela