Just up the street a little bit (this time, in one year we expect we’ll be making the same announcement concerning a much farther location), but it’s still exciting. The apartment we’re moving to is closer to TH’s work, has an attached garage, more square footage, and much more light than we have now. All for just a little bit more than we are paying right now.

Here is our floorplan. I can’t say enough how much I love the open spaces of the living/dining room kitchen.

I’m most excited about the idea of painting (I’m working on convincing TH that it’s a good idea) and the extra storage space that this apartment has. I’ve already claimed one of the closets as my official photography closet, which will allow me to safely pack all of my expensive equipment away, instead of leaving it strewn about the office.

I pulled some pictures from the complexes website, but I’m going to need you to imagine these layouts looking much less stylish than they do now. Because interior design is not my strong point. :)

Our bedroom is laid out just like this, and the bathroom has the same tile you see pictured here. The closet is longer and deeper than the one we have now, and I’m thinking about painting the walls a very soft yellow.

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The kitchen was the big selling point to me. Ours has a wall where you see the table and chairs, but I love the island layout with the thing for hanging your pans above. The kitchen will have so much light!

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We’ll have a real porch that we can sit out on and eat dinner goether, instead of the awful brick walled space we have right now. I’m finally going to use up those Lowes/Home Depot gift cards we got from the wedding and invest in a table and some chairs for outside. The fireplace will be on the right, I think, and the windows are MUCH bigger than the one you see here. Love big windows!  I’d like to paint the wall with the fireplace a deep dark red.

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There is a pool (all complexes above a certain price point in TX have a pool) and I’ve promised myself I’m going to be utilizing this awesome fitness center as well!

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They don’t have pictures of one of the coolest amenities, a theater style room available for free on a first-come first-serve basis. It has a huge screen with cushy seats, and we’re hoping it isn’t very popular so we can pop some popcorn and get the big screen experience for free every once in awhile.

We can move in beginning August 26th, so I should have some fun before and after pictures to show you around that time.

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