Home Tour : Kitchen

I know, I know, you must all be so disappointed that this little home tour is coming to an end.  Yes, it's true, we've finally come to the last little room of my humble abode.  My kitchen has created all kinds of problems for me since moving in.  It's undergone many renovations and although it's never going to look great, I think I've finally got it to a place where at least a disaster won't strike again.

This is basically what you see when walking

down the hallway from the front door

This is the only wall of the kitchen that

had anything on it when I moved in.

Not enough cabinets at all!  Plus,

they're not normal sized...plates are

too big to fit in them!

This kitchen cart, left behind by the previous

tenant, has been a lifesaver.  Not only does

it provide some much needed cabinet space,

it's basically my only countertop!

Above the cart, are these green shutters that

I got at an antique shop in Connecticut

last spring....love them!

Here's my newest piece of furniture.  So, my kitchen

stuff is kind of mixed with the red cart, green

shutters, and now these black shelves.  I think

the picture above the shelves ties the colors

together nicely.

On the wall opposite the black shelves is

this atrocious Ikea piece.  It's ugly, but

quite functional.  It has basically become

my pantry.  I need to paint it, just

haven't gotten around to it

Now, to recap my Apartment tour series a bit....

I love my apartment. It's so tiny, but you learn that you really don't need much space when you're forced to live without it. You also learn that you don't need as much "stuff" when you have nowhere to keep it. The worst part is the lack of closet space. At my last apartment in Dallas, I had 2 closets the size of the one I have now....and that was just in my bedroom! I no longer have a coat closet or a storage closet or a pantry or a linen closet. Oh, I do miss my closets.

I've made due with the small space...I have had more than one person who has visited tell me that my apartment is just so comfortable. That's exactly how I want my home to be. I want people to feel comfortable there, and I want to feel cozy when I'm there as well!

So, while the smallness and lack of closets is clearly the big negative, there are many positives. First being that it's in NYC. Clearly, I traded space for my desire to live here. I'm okay with that. But, I also love where in NYC my apartment is...Manhattan. Upper West Side. 1/2 a block to Central Park. On a tree & brownstone lined street. 1/2 a block to the subway that goes directly into my work building (my commute couldn't be easier or faster)! I do really love the location - it would be hard for me to ever leave the UWS.

I'm also learning how to turn my tiny space into the green stuff. Yes, making money!! I rented it out while I was gone over Thanksgiving to a Pennsylvania couple who wanted to spend the Holiday in the City. I made over $500 for the four nights they stayed in my place. Yes! I should have done this a long time ago and intend to try to do this much more often now.

All, in all, it's a great place.  I love where I'm at in my life and wouldn't trade my tiny apartment for anything elsewhere in the world.