Open House!

Time for my open house! There are a ton of pictures so I made them small in an attempt to appear less vain. Everything is in place except for a few textile items: namely pillow covers for my couch cushions and a fabric panel to hang down the wall that I've had my eye on, but they will have to wait their turn in line at our budget. Too bad because that will add the color, so if things seem a bit drab, please excuse.

Front room: outside the glass door is the common patio. This door is the only window we get any direct sunlight from.

We had to get ourselves some new shelving. There are always new things needed to adjust to a new space.

Book shelf

Dining Room. We were able to do a cheap fix (hide?) for the old 80s chandelier by covering it with a Japanese lantern. So much better! You can see our small patio out back and the mammoth apartment structure behind it. You've got to stand right up next to the glass and look up to see what kind of day it is. But I love having an outdoor space. I have some fun plans for it. Those plans, too, are in line at our budget.

Kitchen. And Cameron discovering the usefulness of our stool--another new item needed to reach the top shelves of our cupboards.

Upgrade! A Dishwasher. Ta-da!!

Looking down the hallway

The closet on the left houses my favorite upgrade: our very own washer and dryer!

Bathroom is on the right; upgrade to two sinks!

I like to keep my bathroom decor minimal. Besides the towels with circles woven into them, this is all there is.

Cameron's room is at the end on the left. His room is very big and still echos a bit even with all his things in it! We gave the big room to him so it could act as a playroom too. We felt bad about how cold the floor was and made sure to get him a rug to stand on while he played, even though we could have really used it in the front room for looks. That's one thing about decorating a house when you have a toddler: you have to make a lot of concessions, and I did. There is another mammoth apartment structure out his window as well.

I just had to show these big mirror closet doors that are in both rooms. Remember these?! He LOVES watching himself in them and the closets behind them are spacious; his room's closet is entirely devoted to storage. Nice!

Our room is on the right.

We have a door to the bathroom, another reason we chose this room.

We really love it here and even though there are things about living downtown, like no direct view of the sky and loud neighbors, we really like being close to Tyler's work (very few people with families get to bike to work here) and "the action." We'll make it to the suburbs eventually but we're in no hurry. I didn't think I would say this at such a young age, but I wouldn't mind staying in this city forever! Yeah, it's that good.