That's not a bad idea about the drawing. I don't have photoshop on my new computer though and I am HORRID HORRID at getting dimensions right. It would turn out being all inaccurate.
first, thanks for your entertaining description! :) as i was reading it i couldn't help but laugh a little (not at you, just at your description which was entertaining).
it sounds super small. for me, it would NEVER work, but i have too much stuff. for the price? i'm sure it would work for a lot of people. i think you have to weigh the pros and cons of having your own place vs. living with roommates. also, it's hard to tell if it's a good price because i don't know where you live or what the going rates are there.
i pay twice as much for a one bedroom that's much roomier than that (in the pacific northwest). if it's all you can afford, it's not half bad. at least it's got separate rooms... which depending on your personal preference might be a good thing, or maybe not--would the crowded space bother you more than if you had to put your bedroom/living room stuff all in one larger room?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota I should of included that. It's definitely cheaper than it was in St. Paul/Minneapolis where I was looking up until I just got this job down here. But it's not CHEAP either. You could easily find a 400/450 studio or one bedroom around here but a lot of things around here are OLD. Plus the dirty factor really really bugs me. I'd much much much rather have a wall between the rooms. I always say "at least then I can escape myself if I get sick to death of being in a particular room!"
My friend lived in a "junior one bedroom" in Alexandira, VA years ago that cost aroun $1k a month. Her bedroom was called a "junior" because it was nothing more than a large closet. Room enough to squeeze a twin bed, and nothing else. The bathroom was teeny tiny. The saving grace of the place was the living area was large enough to even partition it if need be (she had an office area to one side, and a small living area to the other). The kitchen was also very small, but workable.
I say for less than $400, and the promise of living alone and having your own space, and of course the clean factor, it sounds great.
Oh wow a junior apartment. That's how I'd describe this.. or really truly it's a MICRO apartment. That description has never fit anything so well before.
I am really thinking about going for it. My two closest friends heard the description and have given me thumbs up. Like someone pointed out I forgot to mention, it is at least a month-to-month lease, no long-term commitments!
Personally, I'd rather deal with small and by myself than bigger with roommates. But that's just me. And I've never lived alone so I wouldn't know (if I didn't live with other adults I always had my son).
Provided you're not a gourmet cook or a hoarder it should be all right...right?
Why yes, yes is! Good eye! I can fit medium size baking pans if I turn them the right way, but not large ones. The burners are actually pretty close together, the dough is sitting on the back corner, but its cloth drapes onto two of the others. Apartment stoves are pretty common here. You'll need to be careful using one and turn your pan halfway through the baking since they tend to leak around the door.
Not being from the US, I can't comment on the market where you are. But what I will say, as someone who has mico-lived by necessity, is - make sure that your micro-living doesn't create costs that make for a higher effective price. If you have to rent a storage locker, go out for dinner in order to have a friend over, etc, factor that into your costs. At the same time, be aware that being happier where you live tends to reduce some costs (eg, not eating out or seeing movies just to avoid roommates). Good luck!
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That's not a bad idea about the drawing. I don't have photoshop on my new computer though and I am HORRID HORRID at getting dimensions right. It would turn out being all inaccurate.
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it sounds super small. for me, it would NEVER work, but i have too much stuff. for the price? i'm sure it would work for a lot of people. i think you have to weigh the pros and cons of having your own place vs. living with roommates. also, it's hard to tell if it's a good price because i don't know where you live or what the going rates are there.
i pay twice as much for a one bedroom that's much roomier than that (in the pacific northwest). if it's all you can afford, it's not half bad. at least it's got separate rooms... which depending on your personal preference might be a good thing, or maybe not--would the crowded space bother you more than if you had to put your bedroom/living room stuff all in one larger room?
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I should of included that.
It's definitely cheaper than it was in St. Paul/Minneapolis where I was looking up until I just got this job down here. But it's not CHEAP either. You could easily find a 400/450 studio or one bedroom around here but a
lot of things around here are OLD. Plus the dirty factor really really bugs me.
I'd much much much rather have a wall between the rooms. I always say "at least then I can escape myself if I get sick to death of being in a particular room!"
Thanks so much for your opinion.
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I say for less than $400, and the promise of living alone and having your own space, and of course the clean factor, it sounds great.
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I am really thinking about going for it. My two closest friends heard the description and have given me thumbs up. Like someone pointed out I forgot to mention, it is at least a month-to-month lease, no long-term commitments!
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Provided you're not a gourmet cook or a hoarder it should be all right...right?
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Bread rising in my current small kitchen (and I've done it in smaller spaces too):
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But otherwise that looks about very close to how much countertop I'd have!
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Genius!
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