My Apartment

Apartment hunting in NYC is a full time job.  When shopping around, I not only needed to keep my wants and desires in mind, but also Peter's and finding something he likes on my budget was nearly impossible.  I ended up finding a little one bedroom railroad in the heart of Bushwick.  It's cheap, relatively big and perfect for the two of us.  There is one small problem, though; it's located in the heart of Bushwick.  For those of you who aren't familiar with the areas of Brooklyn, Bushwick is populated by young creatives and people from Puerto Rico and some parts of Central America and in my immediate area, there's a garbage transfer facility around the corner along with other random industrial companies that don't exactly provide for the cleanest or most pleasant smelling neighborhood.  I love Latin culture and cuisine (we have the BEST Latin food here), however our floors shake regularly to the vibrations of a sub woofer and both children yelling and cats fighting a battle royal out back keep things, well, interesting.  Oh, did I mention there's a car alarm that goes off every morning?  It's not your average car alarm- this one has the typical beeping paired with a SHIP FOG HORN.  They sound in unison and it's not fun. I also recently spotted a rooster in the back yard.

I'm happy to say that things can only get better from here.  It's important to live in the New York City filth for a while to appreciate a condo in Greenpoint with a washer/drier and soundproof walls later in life.  Yes, we'll have that one day.

AND OUR FIRE ALARM GOES OFF DAILY.  It's beeping right now.

Here's the before pictures.  I did take some with my camera but I can't find them, so here's the cell phone pics. 

It was by far the worst color green ever to be painted on a wall.

And here's after Mom, Dad, Aunt Mary Gene and I painted.  I also need to give a big thank you to my cousin Johnny for helping with the move. 

Before Peter and I even arrived at the apartment after driving for 2 days from KC, we HAD to stop at Best Buy to purchase this TV. No complaints, it's sweet.

Stripped, sanded and painted the cabinets.

I love our place but freaking hate the kitchen floor.

Those last few shots were a test with a 17mm Tilt Shift lens.  I'll take one for Christmas, please.