After two weeks of living in the house.....

I'm glad that I decided to wait on finishing up some of the final detail work.  Light fixtures, bath fixtures, closet fixtures, kitchen fixtures, paint.  Paint is my biggest struggle right now; the beautiful bright white with blue ceiling in the living room makes the room seem cold and cavernous.  All the plush carpets, throws, skins and pillows can't compete with the icy cavernous of that big room.  I'm thiking of painting one or two of the walls the same shade of light avocado that I had in the living room on Ferry Avenue.  I'm certain that once I have some artwork hanging and all the lighting in place that would make a difference, too. 

I'm not entirely happy with my choice of painter.  That's all I'm going to say.

The exercise room has taken on the role of "furniture clearinghouse" as far as furnishing the rest of the apartment.  There's a lot of stuff in there.....mainly tables and side chairs.  I'm torn about what to do with all of it.  Do I just store it downstairs or do I turn it into cash to feed my changing tastes?  decisions, decisions.

The tenant moved from the lower apartment so the space is vacant.  I can't believe that somebody can call a place home for 30 years and never spend a nickel on updating the space.  It's like walking back to 1975.  The place just reeks of age.  My first course of action is to get rid of all the rugs and carpet.

The kitchen is still a work in progress.....the counter has yet to be poured but I still haven't assembled the drawers or doors for the cabinets.  The lighting and ceiling are both in but still need to be completed.  The tech closet has taken on a life of it's own.........It has turned into a miniature communication/technology hub.  It's a neat concept and it keeps modern technology from overwhelming the otherwise period-correct residence. 

I'm becoming torn over the second bedroom.  I had originally envisioned an exercise room that I could use frequently without hesitation of any sort.  On one hand, I'd like to make it into a little den of sorts, maybe even a little home office.  I still would like to put the "office" on the sunporch....utilizing the same furniture that I had in the office on Ferry Avenue.  The whole office concept runs counter to the tech closet concept, though.  I'm hoping to make the office period correct with the collection of old office supplies on display. 

Now that I have the entire house to make a home, the possiblities go beyond what I anticipated when I started the purchase process more than fourteen months ago.

Time sure flies, dudn't it?