The new apartment is so cute! It's so homey! Liz and I are settling in slowly, starting out with pretty much no home accessories (or furniture) between the two of us and gathering things piece by piece.
This is our bathroom sink, with built in toothbrush holder
Liz's coworker Heather got married a few weeks ago and consequently got a bunch of new kitchen stuff. So guess who got three Rubbermaid bins full of really nice kitchen stuff?! You guessed it: Us. Nice pots and frying pans, tons of plates, and Pyrex (omg).
Liz's pretty lady reading corner
At the Salvation Army we found a great kitchen table circa 1965-70 (I think. I wasn't around then but it looks like that era) that has a leaf for when guests come over. We've started with two chairs and will find more as we go along. I got a nightstand, the kind that has two levels where the top level is smaller than the bottom one. My grandma has one as an end table. I also got a combination dresser/desk! Maybe I'll start blogging from there.
The top of my dresser/desk. Graa white walls!
Ikea, as always, was heaven. I love love love going to Ikea and taking my time walking through the whole store, all the rooms and everything. Luckily my friend Julia does Ikea exactly the same way and is also shopping for a new apartment and has a truck! We had the best day! Plus the San Francisco (meaning Emeryville) Ikea has a way better food court than the Seattle one. I got some shelves that fit our records and dvds, shelves for the closet, shelves for the wall, a shelf for the kitchen...things are going on shelves ASAP. Lots of things.
So far the best thing about our new apartment is coming home to a friend. Super cheesy, I know, but after living so long with people I didn't really connect with it's so energizing and comfortable to be around someone I can share things with. Our home is a very very happy one.
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