Done Apartment Hunting

July is dashing by, and while summer in the city is fun, I'm not too sad...in fact, if it looks to be this hot and sticky until September, August can dash on by as well! Teasing aside, I am enjoying myself, and seeing the clock run just means we've kept ourselves busy. It's a comfort that we have been able to get right to work, meet new friends, and continue making progress nestling in. We are both digging in at work and trying to be productive. I am feeling fairly at ease with my coworkers despite knowing them only 1.5 months. It's been easier than the first (second?) time around, that's for sure.

That said, can you believe that in just over a week we will have been here 2 months already? Wowie zowie! In an exciting culmination to those first 2 months, we will be moving into our new apartment next Friday. After a month of searching and all it entails, including some disappointments and realizations, it feels like a loooong time coming. {sigh}

We contemplated and stewed and compared/contrasted, and I think we have found a good spot for us. It's not right in Boston or even Cambridge, but next door in a small town called Belmont. After Kirkland, I was itching to get out of suburbia, but Belmont doesn't feel so much like that...just quieter, cuter, and out of the way. We were sold on the distance, the price tag, the details and the living situation (ie, nice landlord). The next week may feel pretty sloooow waiting anxiously to move in! Take a look below, you'll see what I mean.

The whole first floor. You read that right. We asked for space, and we got it! The little porch you see to the left? That's ours! :)

Hello, original fireplace and built-in cabinet. Hello, french door to sunny nook. Nathan wants to hang a sword over the mantle, and with all I want to do with the apartment, I think this is fair. Now, who has an old sword for him? :P

Oh, hardwood floors, I've waited patiently for you. A dining room...no more eating in the kitchen/living room. And...there's another built in opposite the window. joy.

One of the two bedrooms...perhaps the master? I'm imagining His and Hers closets. I like the dark wood contrast to the painted white wood trim. Did you see the glass door knobs? :) Oh, and there's another french door....to a sun porch! no kidding.

Sweet, little tiled bath...penny tiles and subway tiles, happy callie. spoiled callie.

I. am. so excited!
I think it goes to show that good bones in a space make all the difference. Well kept woodwork, keen planning and a dose of charm can make a space. And they'll have to, because we may not have furniture for a while! Ha!

So, what do you think we should do with the space? Colors? Furnishings?
I've started collecting Home Inspirations, room by room, at Pintrest, a fun site for web image collections. Check out my pins and if you like, make your own--I have 4 more Pintrest invitations to share! I'd love to see your opinions and favorite spaces.
xo