Driving home the other day I decided to take pics of our day to day spaces. I am very happy to have this little garage to park in. I don't get wet in the rain, I can close the garage door and unload groceries into the house. We have a tiny bit of storage space in the front and as soon as we get some shelves, it will be of greater use. There is a stairway inside the man-door in the front of the garage that leads up to our entry inside the apartment. Quite nice really. I like my little car too. The hatchback is nice for bringing things home. Thanks to R.B. for helping me find my Texas ride.
Below is our little laundry closet. It is right in the kitchen. As you can see I have a few appliances in there too that won't fit anywhere else. Our water heater is in there too. Not so pretty, but I like the hot water. It's pretty handy and beats going to a laundromat. I like that the machines are new, so no worries for now.
Above are the little shelves in the dining area. I'm sure they were meant for books and misc. but my pantry containers are occupying the space nicely. Works out very well for the most part. Below are some pics of my craigslist shopping finds this summer. I am very pleased with my pieces and we are quite comfortable in our little nest here. I didn't spruce anything up for the camera, so this is pretty much life around here.
So happy to have a little china hutch to put dishes in. It's no secret I love dishes, so it made sense to finally have someplace to put at least a few. I even have a little room on the top shelf still, so I can bring some more things from AZ. Yay. The dining table fits very nicely in our little alcove. I stole a chair for my sewing room until I can buy a roll-around one for the sewing machine area. We even have dinner at the table most of the time. Once in a while though, we eat in front of the T.V. like we did as newlyweds in our apartment then. Back then it was usually Mod Squad on while we ate. Now it is Criminal Minds or NCIS. Still watching criminals get caught.
I guess a lot of the apartments here in Midland have fireplaces, but alas, ours does not. I was happy to find this little gel burning fireplace (above) on craigslist, and can't wait for some winter weather to try it out. My friend Leigh has one in her cabin at Overguaard (?) and we enjoyed it up there. It came in handy for the DVD's and components too. Below is a shot of my little sewing area. Those IKEA units are serving us well. They were a good decision. At least the fabrics are contained and accessible. I am having fun with the projects I am doing and loving that I have time to do them. I am still getting to know my new Bernina embroidery machine. It may take the rest of my life to really know how to use it. I am determined to learn it though. Classes will be a must. I already found the local Bernina store and got a class schedule. I will wait until after the holidays to hit it hard.
I share the extra room with Grumpy's den. He has his beloved huge roll-top desk here and as you can see, he uses it well. This is also our guest room, so we have an areo-bed in the closet that we pump up when (and if) we ever have a guest.
This headboard I found on craigslist was a good find too. I don't have a bedspread here yet, I was hoping by not buying one, I would be motivated to make one. I don't know if I can hold out though. I really want something on the bed. The little pillows were Grumpy's find. He was online and found these funky little pillows. They are kind of like little bean-bags. Sort of. Very comfortable,and I like them but will have to get some regular pillows for a normal looking bed when it is made. I laugh every time I see them sitting so little on the bed.
Grumpy gave me the master bath and closet and he keeps his clothes in the den closet and uses the bathroom over there. It works out nicely in the morning when he gets up so early to go to work. There is a built-in desk in the Master bedroom that I use for my computer and stuff. I need some lamps and a shelf or two and I am good to go. I am working on getting some things for our plant shelf in the kitchen (on top of the cabinets) and buying 2 new pan racks for the wall for all the pans I have stuffed into the tiny closet in the kitchen. We are settling in and getting used to living in smaller spaces. Grumpy did a good job picking out our place here.
Now if I could just figure out how to get around this crazy town.
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