the storm before the calm

my sweetie and i are moving into a new pad that i call apartment s. it is a two bedroom unit on the top floor, southeast corner of the building we already live in. i am going to create a photo essay of the mess it was when we decided to rent it (the storm) to the beauty and purpose palace we will create (the calm).

sweetie has the most discerning taste of anyone i know and our design sense matches up perfectly so i am gearing up for this to be a grand home.

let me take a stab at describing some of it's finer features here:

an exposed brick wall in the dining room (that room also boasts exposed beams, painted white, but still...)




hardwood floors in the entry, dining and living rooms. we lobbied hard to remove the hideously stained carpets that you will see in the accompanying photographs. the results are tremendous, clean lines and the sense of a larger space.


there is an abundance of light thanks to the big windows all the way around, some of which are bay windows.


a fire escape with a view of the city, the olympics and the puget sound.

from the fire escape there is a ladder that leads to the roof. only sweetie has been daring enough to climb it thus far. he said the view was A+ 100% so i plan on joining him when i've got my moxie shoes on.

a claw foot bathtub, and a brand new bathroom floor.

a gas range. i've never had one of these before, unless you count the apartment we're in now, but i've only been an official resident for a month. i'm going to bake some mean berry pies in the stove.

lot's of cabinet space in the kitchen.