The new place, and furniture

[danaeris]

The apartment is in a long, thin row house, in the basement, on Dufferin about 3 minutes north of Bloor.

You enter, and there is a vestibule with hooks and very new-looking washer and dryer. This area is shared with the landlady so that she can do laundry.

Then you go through the next door, and enter my apartment. You're in the main room, which is long and thin. First comes the kitchen, which is mostly new appliances, and really nice carts instead of built-in counter space. But, I like the flexibility of the carts.

Past the kitchen area, on the left, there is an entrance to a huge walk-in storage area, with polls for hanging clothing, and iirc, also some shelf-space.

Further along the main room is the restroom which is nice and clean and has a bath tub. I don't remember much else about it.

At the end of this long main room is the door into the bedroom, which is also a good size. on the left in the bedroom is a door to the outside, where there is a concrete patio that the landlady sets aside for my use.

According to my measurements from the inside, the place was 300 square feet without counting the patio, bathroom, or big storage room -- by far the biggest apartment I've visited so far, even though all but one were in the same price ballpark. The floors were tile, and the walls in the kitchen were a really nice shade of red. The bedroom was white, but I plan to paint at least one of the walls.

The upstairs is occupied by the landlady. She is a young, single Australian woman who travels a lot and self-describes as a gypsy. She seems really cool to me. She doesn't mind if I have a cat.

The apartment was advertised as having a sound-proof ceiling. ;)


I own:
1 dresser I'm not done fixing up
1 so-so TV stand
1 really nice wood end table/nightstand
1 nice wood end table/nightstand
1 full size sofa if I want it from my parents
1 matching love seat if I want it from my parents
1 tall ikea-style bookcase (ie. very light; I can carry it myself)
1 massive filing cabinet (would be interested in trading it for a smaller one since I'm only using one drawer right now)
1 toy chest, matching the nice but not the really nice nightstand

I can borrow, until my brother gets back:
1 matching nice wood end table/nightstand
1 full sized mattress and boxspring
1 dresser
1 13" TV
1 DVD player
1 large round kitchen table and four matching chairs (may be a little big for this apartment)
1 nicer entertainment stand

I figure with a good contingent of vehicles, this could be done in short order without too much hard work, or too many trips back and forth... and without renting a truck.

I'm not sure about the couches though. On the one hand, they are in relatively good shape, and they are free. On the other hand, I'd really prefer to get something that could sleep guests -- a really soft couch futon, or a couch bed. Anyone have thoughts on this?