You guys, I know I haven’t posted in a long time, but 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, that’s 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.”:
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.
(copyright Grant Wood)
