My Apartment

Since a few people have commented on AT that they would like to see more photos of my apartment, I will post some photos here for interested parties.

The apartment is a railroad apartment - a long skinny hallway that leads back to the living room and kitchen.

Entering the Front Door:

The front entry is a space that I've created over time. We recently made our house a shoe-less household, hence the sign for my husband. I also like to keep grocery bags here so I remember to grab them on my way out:

The Front Bedroom (we use it as an office/craft room), which I believe was the original living room because there is no closet. I have my collection of tambourines hanging (which I hope to add to) as well as my inspiration clippings:

Deciding what to do with the long hallway took a while, and I think it is something I'll continue to change over time. For now it holds some photos I took of Yosemite, a postcard collection of Picasso's bull fighting series, and some Marimekko panels I made. Yes, you'll find a lot of Marimekko in my home, blame it on my Finnish ancestry.

We have a split bathroom, and it is pretty hard to photograph since it is so small. You can catch a glimpse of the shower curtain in the above photo, and behind the door we've added a cabinet for some more storage. I love this space because it houses my collection of glass chickens. I've been collecting these and finally found a use for them, storing my jewelry, hair elastics, lipsticks, etc. I think this is the only thing worth photographing in there:

Next is the WC. Also hard to photograph due to its small size. Eventually I'd like to have a collage of art covering both walls of this tiny room:

I showed a photo of our tiny bedroom on AT, but here are some others so you can better see what is going on in there:

my aunt made the Marimekko wall hanging as a wedding present for us. This is my favorite print (the dish towel version is also hanging in the kitchen)

Close up of the area on top of the bookcase behind our bed. Family photos, felt basket of pillowcases, and a vase of flower pins I made.

Tom's side of the bed. There is a door behind the table that leads into the shower room -we have closed it off because we needed the space, and hung art to help minimize the odd look of a door. The sheepskin rug we got about a year ago, and it is so wonderful to step on that softness every morning and night. There is one at the foot of the bed for me to step on too.

Close up on part of the bedside table. I LOVE monkeys, so these are a few of my little guys. We have many little toys around the house - wind up toys in the kitchen, legos in the bathroom, plastic animal noses in the living room, etc. They make me laugh.

You all have seen photos of the living room, but I'll give another one (one that you haven't seen) just to help the flow of the apartment:

I thought maybe some close ups would be good too:

This is what I have on top of the fridge. (The fridge will hopefully be an armoire one day). I have a thing for jars, as you can see here. Also, my test tube set was one of my favorite purchases from a thrift store in Michigan.

The mirrored lazy susan on top of the heater was given to me during a staging when the family was cleaning out the house getting it ready to sell. Sometimes it sits on the kitchen table, but I've been liking it here. The vase in back on the tray houses the animal noses I mentioned before, and the cluster of straws on the right have felt mustaches attached, made by my sister for my 30th birthday celebration.

Finally, the kitchen. AT showed the main photo of my kitchen where you can see the collection of eggbeaters above the table, but here's one more so you can see the wall by the table. You can also catch a bit of the gorgeous, lush view we have of our neighbor's yards. It is really lovely sitting at the table in the afternoon when the kitchen is sunny:

That's it! Thanks for checking out our place.