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Joshua and I moved a few weeks ago and our apartment is starting to shape up, so I wanted to show you!
This is our entryway. In case you can't make it out, hanging on the door is a dutch hex sign. It says 'wilkom':
Just after you come through the door, this Thoreau postcard we bought at Walden Pond reads, "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them," which I fell in love with and have been doing my best to keep in mind ever since:
This is a view of the foyer/entryway from the stairs. Those floating shapes are photos:
This is the living room. At first I didn't really love the wood paneling, but I've come to think of it as kind of warm and homey:
And the dining room, which is kind of an extension of the living room. The dining room is also the "library" portion of our home--you can see three of the shelves here, but there are six more:
Some of which are pictured here, looking back at the living room from the other end of the dining room:
And this is the kitchen. It's a big, eat-in style deal; it doesn't get fantastic light, though, hence the blurry photo:
The view as you head up the stairs:
And an aerial view of the downstairs:
Our bedroom is the first room at the top of the stairs. It connects to the office, which might be my favorite room in the house:
Especially in the morning, when the light is really beautiful:
And last but not least is the bathroom. The whole upstairs has these ridiculously high ceilings, but you can only really see them in this picture:
And that's it. Everyday it starts to feel more and more like home, which is a feeling I can't really overvalue--it just feels so good to be settling after the past two years of constant moving, packing, u-hauling. The past week or so it's seemed as if I've been breathing deeper, as dramatic as that sounds. It is just... comfort, relief, all of those warm, cozy feelings.