happy nesting

[saffronhare]

I'm enjoying the new place very much. Feeling nicely settled. Next week, I'll spend some more time staring at walls and hanging things up, which will be fun. Thanks to diermuid's loan, I've even got a drill so I can put in drywall anchors and everything! Just a couple more boxes to unpack -- in my room, of all things -- but that's mostly because I can't figure out where I want to put things, not because there isn't space. I'll have a few details to putter with over the summer, but I'd say we're 90% in place now.

There are only four points of frustration so far:

1. All the shelving in the closets is so high up that I'm going to need more than one stepstool in the place. Carrying the one I have from room to room is getting really old, especially since I bang my shins with it every friggin' time.


2. The little armoire I picked up at a garage sale to serve as my bedroom dresser is too high to use as my altar. I need to figure out another solution sometime in the near future.


3. There's plenty of light for humans, but not enough for my plants that were used to tons of sunlight on the kitchen counter. I'm not surprised they're failing, but Fiona is upset that her bean plant isn't thriving. Argh. When they get back from Poppy Camp, we'll go shopping for some indoor plants that don't need a lot of sunlight, so there can be some greenery.


4. None of my curtains fit the windows.

As frustrations go, I figure those aren't too bad. The place is very comfy and -- with the way my building is set on a hillside -- I don't share a wall with another apartment (only the ceiling, which is quite solid and tall).

Comments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Can you describe the armoire? We might be shuffling our bedroom furniture around, so it's good to have options...

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I think you have something like it in your bedroom, except mine is about 30% smaller. Double doors above with shelving and some drawers inside; two drawers below.

I like it a lot and want to keep it, actually. I'd just thought it would work as both dresser and altar...except, not so much. I picked it up when I was giving K's old dresser to Via -- because the long dresser took up too much wall space.

Sort of a coffeetable thing is what I'd be seeking for the altar, I think, but it's not urgent.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Gotcha, I misunderstood your dissatisfaction then. :)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Eez okay. Hope you're able to rearrange furniture things to your own satisfaction soon. :)

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Diva has used an old makeup vanity table for her altar... since it is furniture already set up like a tiny desk, I've always found it a pretty clever solution. 8-)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's a nice idea. It's not a particularly urgent need, and probably not a "need" at all, but I'll keep an eye out for that option too. Thanks.