Moving Day

Moving into our apartment on March 17, 2012

Moving in - "How did we fit all this stuff in the studio!?"

Organizing step 1

Slept in the living room the first few days so we could paint the bedroom

TV setup - had our internet connected the first day

So many boxes and nowhere to go

Woo - D got the bedroom taped and started painting the first night!

Painting makes it feel like a home.

Apartment Hunting - Love At First Sight

March 2012 - Apartment Hunting

Had our eye on the Upper West Side. Ideally next to Central Park.
Coming from a very teeny studio for the past 18 months together, we were ready for a 1 bedroom.
We were getting married in 2 months, but our lease was up so we decided to go for it.

This is the first apartment we saw. Totally fell in love with it.

Positives: Right next to the park, brownstone, close to the subway we both take to work, old building (1920s), exposed brick, 2 closets, bathtub
Negatives: No dishwasher, five floor walk up*, totally no cabinet space
*exercise positive

Here it is as we first saw it:

The living room - larger than our first apartment

Exposed brick, giant windows, view of the park

Coming from a studio, this is a huge bedroom

Tiny kitchen, no storage

View of the park