The 30 Things I'm Buying to Make My Pinterest Apartment Dreams Come True

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Although I'm moving into my first apartment in a little over a month, I've been planning for it since I was in early college. I've had a running Pinterest board for the past few years, and after adding hundreds of pins of things that catch my eye, I've been able to pick things I know I love from the mix and create a concrete plan for decorating my apartment. Some people go with the flow, but I need to have things planned out far ahead and I'm not afraid to admit that. While the past month has been non-stop purchasing and planning things for my space, I decided to switch it up from my normal fashion writing and give you an inside scoop of things I either have my eye on or have already purchased. 

I'm also on a budget, so even though I wish I could buy the exact things off my Pinterest page (One day!), I've resorted to scouring the internet to find items that don't completely break the bank. If you're also on the hunt for trendy homewares for your space, then you're going to like the mix of options I've put together below. From mushroom lamps to chic trashcans (yes, you read that right), check out what's on my apartment decor shopping list.

Associate Fashion Editor
Yusra Siddiqui is an editor who resides in New Jersey but bounces between the suburbs and NYC. (She's a Jersey girl at heart.) After interning at Who What Wear in 2019, she found her way to the team after graduating from LIM College in 2022 with a fashion media degree. She's also spent time writing and working for publications such as Fashionista, Coveteur, and Nylon, but she always knew that Who What Wear was where she was meant to be. When she's on the job, she's perusing runway shows, analyzing the latest thing fellow Gen Zers are up to on the internet, and sharing what she can about the modest-fashion market. You can also catch her dabbling in entertainment, talking about the costume choices of the latest Netflix series or diving deeper into how the plotline affects the viewers in a myriad of ways. Lastly, she likes to create content for Who What Wear's TikTok. Her personal time is spent doing similar but also different things—deep diving into almost every new TV show (Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things are favorites), planning her next local getaway (whenever that may be), and reading the latest Emily Henry or Sally Rooney novel in one sitting.