movin' on up!

we recently moved out of our tiny studio on the upper east side. the always naked man visible in his bathroom from our rooftop had lost its humor. fast. we have had enough with roasting in the summer and a ridiculously high electric bill from over using our A/C to compensate. the washer in the basement had eaten enough of our quarters to buy us take away every night for a week. and with every argument with no place or space to storm off in the heat of the moment, i was tired of ending up in the bathroom. crying. and mostly crying because i was sitting in the bathroom.

so we moved to astoria. after searching in the pits of brooklyn (flatbush), ghetto and not-so-fabulous bits of harlem and same ol' boring squares of the upper east side we decided on sweet, delicious, sky riser free, greek infused astoria.

our apartment is practically heaven sent. my top three favorites things are the black & white tile floor in the bathroom, crown molding throughout and the antique glass doorknobs that i would totally over pay for in any little boutique.

(pardon the lack of chi)

we have painted (well, stuart painted and i assisted) the crown molding in true style; light inside, dark outside and white trim. martha stewart inspired colors of course! and our hand-me-down laura ashley L-shape looks as if we picked it out just for the space.

everything is slowly finding a home inside cupboards, closets and nooks. i even got to bring a few of my favorite things that didn't make the studio cuts previously into the new place. and all of my dishes are cozy in their cabinets. perfect! i even have enough kitchen space to have an entire cabinet & shelf dedicated to just baking tools. a self proclaimed baking goddess' dream.

i'm just waiting on my matching white, ruffled, laundry bags and shower curtain, currently on back order.