Our house

I thought I should record a little bit about our first home as a married couple. When we found this little basement apartment, it didn't look like much. It's part of an old brick house that was built back in the 40's. 

Despite this place being older than my parents, there were some major perks far better than other places we had seen. For one, the carpet had just been replaced. Number two, the kitchen was five times bigger than any other place we had looked at. Number three, the bathroom was a decent size with a cute pedestal sink. Number four, it is two blocks south of campus -- it takes me literally ten minutes to walk to my classes in the Brimhall. And finally, we could afford it :)

There are obvious downsides to living in an basement apartment that was around during WWII times -- temperature issues, bugs, not a ton of natural light, etc. Plus we have these ceiling pipes that are exposed in every single room. Oh, and we have exactly one door. Okay, we have two if you count the front door. It's basically a straight shot from the front door to the end of the apartment. You enter the living room, go straight into our bedroom, which leads to the kitchen, which leads to the bathroom.

Despite these odd quirks, we found a way to make it our own. My amazing family helped us revamp the whole place before we moved in. We painted every room, added our own stuff and were pleasantly surprised to how it turned out. 


Now we have a red and gold themed living room:

A white and green bedroom:

A yellow kitchen with blue and green accents:

And a purple and white bathroom:

Yes, our apartment is old, it's quirky, but it's ours :)