Grand Unveiling

Here it is, the grand unveiling of our apartment. It's not perfect, but I was dying to share. I'll warn you now that there are a lot of pictures in this post, so hopefully you'll stick around to the end. :D

This is the view from the front door. My scrapbook station is to the left, stairs to the right, living room, dining room, kitchen, back door. Soon there will be a new 50" TV gracing the TV stand. There is a second bathroom across from the dining table.

Opposite view.

We got such a deal on this washer/dryer set. I love having my own set! I had THE hardest time fitting all of our pantry stuff into this closet. I miss our walk-in pantry from the old place. But it will work.

We don't have a large drawer for utensils, so I found this instead.

FINALLY an oven that cooks evenly and a dishwasher that actually cleans dishes.

Nanny's Nook. This is where my scrapbooking magic happens.

I love that we have two floors....until we moved in and I had to start climbing stairs daily. In the end, it's turned out to be a blessing. I need the exercise and it's definitely keeping me loose.

Built-in shelves in the hallway. I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be used as a linen area, but I prefer this.

The extra bedroom. (the kittens are inside, so I couldn't get a picture. It's just an empty room) This nightstand is up for sale. Figured I'd do something fun with it until it's gone.

This is random, but I have to say that the bathroom is one of my favorite rooms. Ha! I love all of the space and shelving. LOTS of counter space and cabinet room.

This was my closet solution. We really miss our old walk-in closet. This one had those annoying sliding doors, and they blocked my wooden drawers, so we took off the doors and replaced with curtains. Much easier to use. It's certainly cluttered! I think we both could get rid of some clothes.

The bedroom!! All that work on the bedframe, and the pillows kind of block it. It's so pretty though! I bought (and assembled) two matching nightstands and got matching lamps for both of us. It's nice to have my own side, rather than sleeping up against the wall. Random, but the floor lamp in the corner is something I HAD to have. It has 5 lights that are all in our blue/brown color theme.

Soon the plasma from down stairs will sit on the dresser and this clunker will be sold. I eventually plan to stain the dresser dark brown. We're still waiting to get parts to Ryan's projector ceiling mount before we put it up. I'll post pictures of that later.

Dreams Come True:
These are items that I finally bought from my Wife Wish List!

A plastic bag holder. I no longer have to shove all my hundreds of plastic bags into an even bigger bag and shove it into the closet.

A new vacuum!! It's no Dyson, but it has a lot of the same capabilities. It's my current best friend. :D

(Day 140)