just john

Slightly overdue but I've been busy. Here's the state of the living space thus far. Kind of spartan but at least it's getting to be mangeable and feel like home. Still no curtains but I'll find something soon...

Here's the kitchen I started with minus the cabinets which I'd already taken out:

and what I waited all that time for:

The shades of brown tending towards burnt orange tile wouldn't be my first choice and sorely hampered my color choices but it is what it is. The dishwasher's hiding just to the left of the sink and I did the floor. I paid for a complete kitchen assembly because my tools are 500 miles away and I just didn't feel like doing it. Just to the bottom right is the trash can specifically for non-recyclables.

Here's two shot of the bare living room:

Just under the picture on top of the couch is a wool blanket my mother gave me over 10 years ago, telling me it was too warm (true) for South Carolina but I would appreciate it one day. It stayed in its little sealed plastic bag alll that time and has trekked about 8000 miles since but here it is, finally being used and appreciated.

I don't quite like the "bare, yet cluttered" look, but I assume I'll figure out a few more storage solutions and accumulate a few more mementos. And a quick shot of the bedroom...

By German standards, I got the widest bed on the "normal" market. 2 meters long by 1.80 wide. The matress is in 2 sections because one big one would have been special order and the sheets are more difficult to find. Standard bedding is a fitted sheet and a comforter/duvet. No top sheet. There's a wardrobe off to the right and a dresser over to the far left. Absolutely no closets in the apartment so all the storage has to be brought in or you use the locked storage room down the hall.