APT RENO... in progress

These were pics that I took of Oskar's and my apartment in Downtown Toronto. With the help of Oskar's dad, a major handy man, we ripped out the carpeting, installed new hardwood flooring, ripped out and re-tiled the bathroom, and painted all walls and most ceilings. Its been very excited to see the process, and to have it happen so quickly. We spent abit over a week in total with all reno work, moving in, and installing new furniture accesories. I will post completed pictures of the apt soon. Oskar and I plan on renovating the kitchen next year when we return from Australia.... and then our apt will be complete... maybe.

Back in North America

I'm back in Toronto.
Oskar and I have been shopping around for apartments in downtown and have pretty pleased with what we've seen. You can get alot more bang for your buck here, as opposed to New York. Our favorite so far is a basement apt. in "the financial area" of downtown. A block from 2 subways and 2 trams, convienent walk to Queen West (where the galleries are), and in an authentic loft building 3 stories high(no skyscrapers for me).
Its over 900 sq ft, nicely finished, over 12.5 ft ceilings but the catch is its a basement apt. So our windows literally start 12 ft off the ground and continue 4ft. up. We see legs walking by our window, its a bit disorienting. The positive side to that is that it's a live/work building and so I can have my studio in our apt, clients walk through the building, and place artwork in our windows (which is great advertising, since its at a busy corner). I'm very excited at the prospect of this apt, so I will keep you updated.