But it is coming along and we should be settled by Christmas. Or President's Day. :-) At the very least I am happy to find that we enjoy sharing our space.
We are in Sunnyvale on a fairly big road. Thankfully the apartment is only about 6 years old, and so has double pane windows and plenty of insulation, so we can hardly hear it. The new construction also means it is not a galley kitchen, and we have a washer and dryer in the unit, which is a really nice perk. Living by the road helps in that apartments with this floor-plan further back in the unit cost more per month.
It was built right in the midst of the housing boom, where everyone was leaving apartments for houses, so they used all sorts of nice touches. Berber style carpet, foot-square granite tiles on the kitchen and bathroom counters, blond wood cabinets. It is so much nicer than some places we looked at. I'm so glad we could find such a deal! We even have a bit of a patio! Thank goodness for that road! :-)
Here's a few pictures to give you an idea. I'll take another set once we're settled:
The bedroom. This room is actually pretty much settled and I should probably take another with the furniture to give you an idea of the size. That's my purse in the corner. It is actually a fairly large room. We actually have about 725 square feet, which is large for a one-bedroom around here. We have another window to the right because we are an end unit.
The bathroom sink. I know, this is like those Real Estate virtual tours of vacant homes you see on the net. But notice the granite! See? :-)
Me in my moving clothes and the huge bathroom mirror. Like a fun house in there I tell ya! Except without the waviness part.
Our huge living room with sliding glass door at the end. This connects to the kitchen by sorta a bar area, an extension of the kitchen sink. Our patio is out the door. We will not be using bar area of course. Complete teetotalers. (Hi Mom!)
Anyway, our new Magicka IKEA bookshelf is off to the left of the sliding door now. A STEAL at $50 on craigslist (retail $200) and 2 doors (sold separately) came with it FREE! Love that craigslist.com. The folks who sold us the bookcase have the matching TV stand. They are selling it at the end of the month, and said we could have it for $20! (It has a bit of a scratch.) Bring it on!
The kitchen. And the granite again! I love these cabinets too. They are a better color than that, I had the florescent on. Where's my light box when I need it?
Our patio, and the lovely street that saved us all that money. Thank you, street!
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The floor plan that the manager gave us when we were looking. Ricardo scanned it. So much easier to give a schematic than describe the layout.
You can see our house on Google street view. Email me and I'll getcha the number. It is slightly different than our mailing address, which of course is the same all over the complex.
See below for the other new post, Ricardo's fall color pictures.
