So Liz and I went from a spacious two bedroom apartment to a small studio apartment, and after three months of living here I feel ready to give some advice to those who are thinking about renting a small space. Before signing the lease:
1. Make sure that you have doors. An empty closet looks good when it is empty, but when you put your items in it you may discover that you wish they were hidden. Do not commit if there is no door to the bathroom.
2. If you only have one sink shared between the bathroom and kitchen--look for a disposal, if there is none try flushing a large wad of toilet paper down the toilet. If it flushes fine then there will be no problem getting rid of potato skins, fish heads, and other byproducts of the kitchen.
3. Look for storage. Things like your vacuum, broom, etc.. that you usually store hidden away when not in use look bad when you are forced to keep them under your kitchen table.
4. Avoid dark colored cabinets and walls or even bathtubs. In a small space dark walls seem to creep in and strangle you no matter how many lights you add to the room.
5. Make sure that you really love your spouse.
There you have it. We love our small apartment, and will have lots of stories to tell our grandchildren some day.
2 comments:
Is this a list of the things that are wrong with your apartment?
I love ya'll
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