My Favorite Things: Part 1

I have wanted to post about our apartment for a while but I have been lazy. It isn't just the photo taking, it is also the cleaning so that you don't have to see pictures of my dirty dishes.

So, I waited and now Brian has posted a great walk-through of the apartment on his blog (click here). So, in order to avoid overlap, I plan to post my favorite things about the apartment in a series.

So, let's begin! Here you see our art wall:

We have too much art. We actually had to put a lot of it in storage. Since we like our new wall colors so much, we decided to try putting all of our little art on one wall. Above you can see postcards, photographs and prints. My favorites are the three on the right: a signed print of Brian's favorite cartoon by Randall Monroe, a drawing of a martini-carrying stick figure and a stylized postcard of the subway.

This picture shows our dining table:

I love that we can actually sit in each chair without moving the table. Downstairs, it was pushed against the wall. Now we keep it empty and we have been enjoying dinner at the table rather than balanaced on our laps in front of the TV.

Here is a shot of the kitchen:

The first real meal I cooked in here (extra points to those who can guess what Alicia would cook) I was so happy I almost cried. I can turn around in the kitchen! Brian can walk past me to go to the bathroom without squishing me! Cooking is a breeze now. I have been making lots of sandwiches, lasagna and smoothies. It is wonderful.

Finally, here is a shot of the new lights in the livingroom:

I love these lights. I actually stole the idea from the cafe at IKEA. They have the same cluster of globes. They were actually quite cheap and they make the area cozy.

More pictures to come later. I am now off to celebrate the new job with a cocktail at the Trophy Bar!