new place

i got the keys to my new place today! yay! it's official. i'm moving on saturday. it's totally doable, it doesn't feel like i have that much more packing to do. my place is pretty tiny, but it's fine for one person.

here's the living room...
i'm quite happy with the living room, it's a good size and a square shape, so it makes decorating a little easier b/c there aren't any weird angles or corners. it's a west facing suite, so in the afternoon, it's going to be mad hot, so i'll need to get good curtains. the door to the balcony is to the left of the windows. if you can kinda see, there's not much of a view, there's some construction a few blocks away, but if i look south, i can kinda see the lake.

here's the kitchen, which is to your immediate right hand side as you enter. since it's an open concept, it makes the suite look bigger.

i especially like the shelving unit on the ceiling. not quite sure what i'm going to put up there though. probably more decorative stuff b/c i can't really reach up there, so i shouldn't really put anything that i'll need to use often. or maybe wine glasses. if anyone has any creative ideas, i'm all ears.

and this is my bedroom, the room with the most issues for me.

as you can see, the door is for the closet, and there's another one on the other wall (not shown), creating a little nook in the room that theoretically would fit your bed (on the left side of the pic). i didn't have proper measuring tape, but i used my feet, and i think my bed frame is about half a foot too wide for the nook. which is fine, b/c then i'd just flip it and use the other wall, but now i'm scared my bed is too long and won't fit that way either! damn ikea and their bulky wooden bedframes! even if i fit my bed in, i might not be able to fit my dresser and/or bedside table. the bedroom definitely has some annoying angles with each corner taken up by something (2 closets, the heat/AC ducts, and the door). i really hope it'll somehow work out or else i don't know what i'll do.

so the room has two closets, they're not massive, but a decent size. i might have space issues still though. and the hall closet is tiny too b/c half of it is taken up by the washer/dryer. i think i might have too many hangers for the closet space i'm about to move into. i've already purged quite a bit of clothes while i was packing, but i think i need to do more. and shoes will have to go on the floor of these closets. i was hoping that if my dresser couldn't fit in the room, i might be able to fit it in the closet. but i don't think that can happen.

and this is the bathroom...

pretty standard. nothing special to report. except that i wish there was some kind of shelving unit on top of the toilet. maybe i'll find something at ikea and ask my landlord if i can put it up if it matches the cabinets, etc.

so yeah, that's my new place. the building is gorgeous, so i'm very excited to live there. even walking there today after work made me happy. there's so much going on around that area, especially in the summer when the jays are playing. i live right beside the skydome! if anyone has some smart storage or decorating tips, pass them along!

can't wait to move.