Lightweight Eats

At our old apartment, the living room, dining room, office and kitchen were all one room. There were certainly perks: if Dan was working and I was cooking, we could still chat and hang out. It also made it easy to transition from cooking to eating to hanging out.




There were also major downsides. When we moved in, getting our furniture to fit was like playing Tetris. The wheels on our kitchen cart were crucial, and helped us allocate space to either the kitchen or dining area as necessary. And we hardly used our "living room": the solitary couch and lonely chair were just awkward.

In the new place, our furniture has room to breathe!

This means we need a lot more decorations, which is awesome. I look forward to making this space home--putting up pictures and purchasing decorations (vases, sculptures, plants, etc.). I can't wait to hang curtains, mirrors and clocks. We're even thinking about doing some painting!

This house is much cozier--it's begging for a warm cup of cocoa and a Christmas tree. Maybe it's just the season, or maybe it's the central heating and the fireplace, which we aren't allowed to use :(, but I already feel more at home here. (It could also be the spacious kitchen, the well-stocked pantry and the yard.)



Clearly, we need some more decorations for our living room. We are slowly working on acquiring decorative elements. We were thinking about buying a crappy, old 10 speed, taking it apart, and hanging the various elements on the walls. I think the frame would look nice above the fireplace, and some wheels and chains between the windows.