Out of Spec

Virtual Tour

I could not be more thrilled to live away from my parents. Don't misunderstand, of course. I love my family, and my parents never unjustly controlled me or gave me unnecessary rules. After I went away to college, they pretty much let me do what I wanted, since they trusted me to act responsibly. However, independence has its own special values. I don't party late on work nights, don't go out drinking on a regular basis (coughEVERcough), and I don't have random strangers over to my house. I pay my own bills, buy my own groceries, and *gasp* sweep my own floors (occasionally). One of my favorite things about moving out, however, is the place where I moved. I now present to you a virtual tour of my adorable little singles pad.

This is the front door to my place. The building is called a "carriage house." I apologize for the mediocre and somewhat obvious definition, but to my knowledge, the building used to be a sort of garage for carriages and was later converted into a little living space. The brick, I assume, is the original building, and the white part of the house is an addition. Let's take a look inside, shall we?

When first walking in the door, you see my little yellow sectional, a present from my sister Theresa. The TV was a door prize my mother won at a company picnic, and it sits on a piece of furniture called a "buffet." The buffet came from my sister Janet's extremely sweet mother-in-law, Sally, who also gave me the sewing machine that had been stored inside. In the bottom left, just above the sofa, you see my coffee table, the mythical one that lived in my Sophomore year dorm room. The doorway visible in the back right leads to my kitchen.

This is my cute little kitchen. My sink is overflowing with dishes, and my cereal sits on top of my fridge. My stove is small, but since it's only me, I don't really bake too much. I bake occasionally and take it into work. To the left of the stove is the doorway to a hall that leads to my bathroom.

This is my toilet. That's my rainbow butterfly bead curtain. Enough said.

This is my shower/boiler room. The boiler is oil and heats my whole house and my water. The stack of boxes are from when I moved in November, but the shower curtain is a brand new purchase.

If you walk back through the hallway and into the kitchen, you see my kitchen table and the back door. That kitchen table is the first thing you see when you walk in the door from the living room into the kitchen.

If you walk through the kitchen back into the living room, you see the front door (where you walked in), the stairs that lead to my bedroom, and my super cool (and totally necessary) bookshelf.

This is my awesome bedroom. The bedspread was purchased for me by my mother, but the bed frame is all mine. The bed frame, head board, and footboard was my first big purchase for me with my own money. I was really excited. Mostly because prior to that I was sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Not visible in this shot are my desk, sewing machine, and large fire escape window.

And this is my beautiful back porch, back door, and back yard. The spiral staircase leads up to the fire escape window in my bedroom. The back yard is the place where my puppy and I play.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed my virtual tour. I love my cute place, even if it is far away from my family. You have an open-ended invitation to come see me sometime!

Posted by StephanieReigh at June 1, 2006 9:47 PM