entryway reveal

I've been talking about finishing our entryway for months, but kept waiting for just the right things to make it complete. I'm happy to say it's finally finished! 
This is the poodle statue that I talked about here.
 
Her name is Shirley, and she's kind of my favorite thing in here.
The console is the cheapie Ikea RAST that I painted in BEHR Breath of Spring and finished with wood stain, clear gloss poly, and brass ring pulls.

Other Sources:
Rug
Curtains
Plant Pot
Tall Striped Vase
Medium Striped Vase
Poodle, Lamp, and Woven Basket were found at HomeGoods. 
Lucite Tray found on clearance at Pier1.

Coming up next week, bedroom and laundry room photos!

instagram updates

Here are a few instas from last week!

I completed our bedroom gallery wall with this mint + gold love print. I'm just waiting on a shelf to arrive and then I will share complete photos!
Replaced the hardware on our dresser with these colorful knobs.
Celebrated a friend's birthday at Stratos. This was our first time here and it was definitely a good time. If you enjoy dancing on the table, napkins flying, yelling Opa!, and dancing around the restaurant with complete strangers... then you'll love this place.
 We found a carnival behind the restaurant after dinner, but unfortunately we didn't get to stay. It wasn't in a great part of town and there were multiple gang unit officers and Dallas PD, so we took that as a sign that it probably wasn't a good idea for us to hang around too long!
 Took our dog child to splash day at the pool. 
He loved it as long as his feet were touching the ground!
This is my last week of summer so I'm soaking up as much sun as possible and trying to get the house totally finished before school starts. I finally finished our entryway and will be posting photos tomorrow!

accent walls: yea or nay?

I need some opinions here. I really want to paint a few rooms in our apartment, the only problem is that it says in our lease agreement that we may only paint one accent wall per room, or we get charged a pretty hefty repainting fee for each room. My question for you is: What do you think about accent walls? Are they outdated? Does it look like you are just too lazy/afraid to paint the whole room?
Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated!