Our Old Apartment

Our Apartment

This was our first home together and we lived here for five years. We seriously stretched every square inch out of it and often joked that it was like living on a boat: If something goes in, something else must go out! It was less than 750 sq. ft. which might be a lot for a couple; but, nowhere near spacious for two adults, two great danes, and a toddler! Evan and his family had rehabbed the entire upstairs before we met. Then I moved in and added a lot of the custom furniture and renovated the kitchen.

Living Room/ Family Room

The main room in the house, our living room/ family room. The front door to the apt. (the second floor of a 2-flat) is just to the right of the picture.

This was the “hallway” it divided without walls the family/ living room and the dining room. The door to the right was our only bathroom. And the door to the left led into the kitchen.

The Kitchen

The kitchen was one of the best changes we made. By adding Ikea cabinets, we truly added so much storage and even were able to squeeze in a dishwasher! After living without one for 3.5 years, we savored each time it ran! The yellow door to the back porch was one of my favorite design choices!

*These photos were taken right when we were moving. Nothing like leaving it to the last minute, so excuse the moving box at the left of the photo. We were packing up B’s nursery.

B’s Nursery

This was probably my favorite room in the house. We seriously squeezed every inch out of it. It was a 7 x 9′ room without a door but it suited us just fine. For more on small space living, and B’s nursery see these here.

The Office

This was our “office” after B arrived. The door just to the right leads into the kitchen. You can see below that it was part of the dining room. Again, E custom built the desk so it would wrap around the irregular wall and we could use as much space as possible. For more info on our desk and how we made it, see this post.

The Dining Room

A shot of the dining room. The french doors to the left led to the master bedroom, and the door to the right led to the kitchen. The viewpoint is from our living room.

You can see a tiny peek of our master bedroom in the left of this picture. We had two dressers and an Eames on that wall. It was separated from the rest of the apartment by two french doors.

The Master Bedroom

So I realized we never once took pictures of the master bedroom. This is the only one we got. E custom made the platform bed frame so we could squeeze in a king. There wasn’t room for a headboard, so we created one visually with the artwork and the sconces. There wasn’t even room for a bedside table. The closet door you see was mine, and his was across the room.

We are back to the front door. The media console was another custom build. For more pics of our living room, see this post.

Even though it sounds crazy, I miss this place sometimes. It was so cozy! There was nothing like curling up on that little couch and all watching a movie!