Georgetown Apartment

We've been in our apartment almost a month now, so I thought I'd share some pictures of our apartment. Overall we like it pretty well. We had a lot of complaints about our old apartment (a dryer that didn't vent to the outside but to inside the laundry closet, windows that got major condensation, windowsills that were molding because of the condensation, old cupboards) but there were also things we loved about it (vaulted ceiling, skylight, well maintained, big bedroom, very very quiet). This apartment is kind of the same. Lots of pros... a handful of cons. We're very happy to be here, but it makes us dream of the (hopefully not so distant) future when we can purchase our first home.

Our door is the one with the wreath and that balcony is ours.

So come on into our apartment...  Watch your step! There's barely room for the door to open before the steps begin (a little tricky to maneuver carrying the car seat).

At the top of the stairwell, look left. This is our living room. 

(HELP - I can't decide how I should decorate that white wall. Nothing looks quite right!)

Can you tell there is a half wall behind the couch? So the stairs are behind there. And here's a view of our nice big balcony... and our lovely view of the parking lot.

And when you come back in from the balcony, here's what you see. The kitchen is just past the living room.

The picture isn't very good, but with an IKEA gift card my parents gave us for Christmas, we got the shelf behind the table. It actually looks AWESOME there and we love it. Looks good and is great for all the stuff there isn't room for in the kitchen.

A little more counter space than our old apartment :).

But let's move on... The door on the left is Molly's room, straight ahead is our room, and on the right is a coat closet, the laundry closet, and the bathroom.

But to Molly's room. It is tiny, but it's perfect. My favorite room of the house.

We just got the rocking chair a couple weeks ago as the Christmas gift Bret and I gave to one another. We love it, BUT after three days of use it started squeaking like crazy! (Hopefully we can get it fixed - tightening bolts didn't make a difference and we're hesitant to use WD40. The company said it shouldn't be squeaking and hopefully they'll send us a new base!)

We just barely hung up the mobile... and Molly LOVES it.

Shhh... don't wake her up! Let's go back to the hall and catch a quick peek of the laundry closet.

Thrilling. Let's move on to the bathroom.

We seriously miss the counter, cupboard space, and general space of the bathroom in our old apartment, but we came up with some ways to make it work. A few stackable plastic drawers under the sink, some cups on the back of the slanted potty (yes, the floor slopes), and...

some cool things from IKEA! I'm sure this isn't how they were intended to be used, but it is fantastic! Genius!

And finally, the bedroom! I finally finished the quilt for our bed. I seriously need to put some pictures up on the wall now.

That door on the right is our closet - another high point of this apartment is lots of closet space.

And that's it. You've now seen our entire apartment. Not bad, huh? We're glad to be here. 

AND we love visitors!!! Lauren and Nate are coming next weekend and we're so flippin' excited! Any other takers? We'll show you around Austin, feed you, and even let you sleep on our air mattress!