Well, that was a hot miserable depressing day! You know how you buy a house and go “oh it’s PERFECT!” and then you actually take possession and go “I hate this sink”? We had a lot of that yesterday. Walls are dingy, sink is ugly, my friend hates her bathroom tile, and all the plaster in the front wall of the living room has to be replaced. I went to bed depressed, but I woke up happy!
Forget the old stove, ugly sink, dingy paint, it’s a GORGEOUS apartment! Massive rooms with wood floors and big windows, Albie Dog gets his own room, and I set up my temporary campsite space and now it is really nice.
Wanna see pictures? Remember, this is the UPSTAIRS unit, Albie Dog and I will be moving downstairs in a month. But they are basically identical.
Albie’s Room. Little sunroom off the back of the dining room, with a soft carpet for him, and glass doors so I can shut him in when he needs to be alone.
Massive dining room, probably the biggest single room in the place, I have to decide if I want to make it half dining and half something else, or just have the table in the middle with oodles of space around like I’m rich.
Shahrukh’s room. This is the tiny bedroom in the upstairs unit that I don’t have downstairs (downstairs I have an entry hall instead). I love it for Shahrukh, because he can look out over the entrance and spook people walking by.
Living room. Real stained glass that we need to restore some day, yucky plaster in front that needs to be replaced, paper chain my Mom made me for the day I move downstairs, fake fireplace (should I put candles in it? Or what?) and nice front windows.
Bedroom 1, same as I will have downstairs where I am going to put my nice new bed I will buy, and also paint it PINK.
Bedroom 2, which is also my current Everything room. It got too spooky to spread out too much in the echoey empty space. So I have half the room set up as a living room (I just got the floor sofa from Etsy from Turkey, isn’t it GORGEOUS? And the red stool the TV is on is the little red stool my Grandpa made for the bathroom when his kids were little).
And half the room is bedroom, my comfy floor bed plus the closet with all my clothes and misc. thrown in.
Last night was a “doom DOOM! This was all a TERRIBLE MISTAKE!!!!” day. Today I woke up and went “heck, this is so nice I never have to move downstairs! Albie and I can just live in a campsite in a bedroom for the rest of our lives!”
dontcallitbollywood 
This looks so great! I’m so excited for you and Albie!
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Me too!!!!! Albie already loooooooooooooves his little room. I feel like I’ve been traumatizing him by forcing him to share rooms up until now. Every dog deserves their own space!!!
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 10:47 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Looks like a great home. Home ownership is a journey. A year into our purchase, I still ask myself those questions. As long as you enjoy fixing or are not bothered by all the small things that you will keep noticing it will be all grand. When is albie getting his running space?
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Albie’s running space is first on my “not necessary for life” to-do list! Hopefully I reach that point next weekend 🙂 today, for instance, I bought basic groceries, a step ladder, a trash can, and a new TV remote. Neccessary for life!
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Pretty!!
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I think so! It’s all huge rooms and wood floors.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 2:55 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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The house is lovely. I love the floors.
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Me too!!!! My friend was talking about wanting to refinish them to get rid of scratches and dings, but I think they are lovely just as they are.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:33 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Not for the dings and scratches but Method and Bona wood floor cleaners are really good. They bring the shine and it lasts for a bit.
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It looks really lovely, the bones of a great new home. Time to noodle a bit and watch the light move round, .
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What a lovely way to put it! Thank you.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 6:09 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Such a lovely living space, and plenty of room to have friends over too 🙂.
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YES! So excited for the return of In Person Movie Nights. Especially with a garage, so I can take everyone home and then not have to spend half an hour driving around looking for street parking after I get home.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 10:07 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Looks wonderful!! I am so happy for Albie to have his own room, and it all looks so very nice. 😀
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Thank you!
On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 5:58 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Deeply happy for you…eager to wait for the pics of where you finally will live with Albie…big hug!!!
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Thank you! I’m eagerly waiting too, when are the downstairs neighbors going to move OUT already???
On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 9:57 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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