Midnight's home

The Address:

The Story:
This is my apartment. I took over this apartment at the beginning of May, when Becky Yount, from Rho Sigma chapter of APhiO needed to move out. I say "I took over..." because, officially, I'm was the only one living there. Actually, Susan and I were both living there. Along with our cat Midnight, who used to be Becky's cat, but was given to us as a gift. Susan is no longer living there, since she's on tour. See her page for more information.

The Apartment:

This is a rough layout of the apartment.

• The Living Room:
  • The couch. A nice soft brown couch. Left to us by Becky.
  • The love seat. A love seat to match the couch. It likes to try to eat people. Also left to us by Becky.
  • One of the futons. Standard Ikea Stromby futon. Actually, only the frame is in the living room, the mattress is on the other futon, in the bedroom.
  • The bookcase. I constructed a bookcase out of Ivar pieces purchased at Ikea. (Ivar is design it yourself modular shelving.)
  • The entertainment center. A nice cabinet, purchased at Ikea, with a glass fronted case at the top, and a place for a TV in the center. A nice 19" TV is inside.
  • The halogen lamp. Also purchased at Ikea. This sits next to entrance to the hallway.
  • The white board. This white board, purchased at Ikea, isn't visible in the layout. But it is on the wall just to the left of the door as you enter.
• The Kitchen:
  • The Kitchen Table. A beautiful hardwood table purchased at Ikea. Our dinner table.
  • The chairs. Three chairs purchased at Ikea to go with the table. They make it easier to eat dinner.
  • The microwave cart. A incredibly useful cart, purchased at Ikea, which sits at the end of the table, right next to Midnight's food dish. This holds my microwave, but also has a built in spice rack, and a cabinet for our pots and pans.
  • The refridgerator. A standard fridge. This sits in the corner of the kitchen.
  • The stove. A gas stove. This is the first gas stove I've ever used on a regular basis. I have to admit, it's useful. But I still like electric as well. My perfect kitchen would have both.
  • The Other Kitchen Table. This is a square black table, purchased As Is at Ikea. This is my preparation surface. It currently holds a Toaster Oven, a Cuisinart, and a KitchenAid mixer. This is where I do most of my work in the kitchen.
  • The counter/sink. Where we store dirty dishes, and clean them. What did you expect?
  • The cabinets. There is cabinet space below and above the counter/sink. Not nearly enough though, which is why the microwave cart is so useful.
• The Bedroom:
  • The other futon. Another standard Ikea Stromby futon. This one is used as a bed, obviously. Both futon mattresses are on this frame, for extra comfort.
  • The dresser at the foot of the futon. A black dresser, purchased from (where else) Ikea.
  • The dresser at the head of the futon. A nice black dresser, with cherry stained drawers, purchased at Ikea. The drawers are deeper than those on the other dresser, making it more useful.
  • The desks. Susan's desk is grey, and was purchased at Pharmor. It is against the side wall in the bedroom. My desk is a black desk purchased at Ikea. Mine has a built in shelf at the back.
  • The closet. This is a tiny closet, where Susan used to store the few pieces of clothes that she actually hung up. Now its mostly empty.
• The Bathroom:
  • The bathtub. It's a green bathtub. Other than having a slow drain, that I'm trying to fix, nothing unusual about it. Except the shower curtain, with fish all over it, that Susan hates.
  • The sink. It's a green sink. One of the legs keeps falling off, but it doesn't seem to matter.
  • The toilet. I think it's green, but I can't remember. Nothing special about it.
  • The kitty litter box. This isn't green unless I don't clean it often enough. This doesn't show up on the layout, as it is below the sink.
• The Hall closet:
  • This is where I keep most of my clothing, as it is much larger than the Bedroom closet, and I hang up much more of my clothing than Susan.
• The Balcony:
  • The apartment has a real cool balcony, which is attached to the Living Room. It's only about six feet off the grounds, since the apartment is on the first floor, but I like it. I barbeque food on the balcony fairly often.

David Nolan, vitroth@dementia.org

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