Finally... the flat!!

I have got to keep Debbie Upper alive!!! In continuing with the positive attitude, I will continue with positive posts. Shall we take bets for how long this will last?? I give it until Tuesday... after our guests leave, and I am stuck with an messy home that must be arranged.

If you have not already read about our House Hunting Experience in London, you can do that here and here.
For now, our home looks like this:

Our Building

Above: The bus stop at the bottom left takes you straight to Wimbledon Station in approx 8 minutes but for £1.40.

Below: I have that whole area on the right to lay out in for a tan. Hahaha, yeah right!!

Entry & Hallway

Above left: entry door
Above Right: standing by entry door, the double doors is a closet, the door you see just passed are the bedrooms

Above Left: standing at the double door closet, that is the master bedroom door on the right

Above Right: Looking into the reception room, the double doors is a second closet

Below: showing master bedroom on the left, guest bedroom in the center, guest closet on the right

Guest Bathroom

You can't really tell in this picture, but there is no shower, only the tub. We asked the landlord to mount a shower head, but he didn't want to do it. And now that I am looking at it, the walls are only tiled up to the waist, so our guests either have to take a bath or shower in the master bathroom. Not a big deal to us if it isn't a big deal to you.

Guest Bedroom

If you are my guest, you will have a great view of me laying out in the sun!! Why don't you join me for a margarita?

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Reception Room

aka an open dining and living area

 Above right: both sets of windows are doors to the patio

 Above right: I would LOVE if that wall had a peak through window or something from the kitchen
Below: Dining area

Patio

It wraps around the other side, but is only as long as the doors on the other side. I plan for us to keep our bikes in this area where I am standing to take this picture. It is a fairly private little patio. We are covered up by some trees and bushes, but the building next to us does look down onto the balcony a bit. Hey, if they wanna see me drinking coffee and blogging in my pj's with no teeth brushed, then that is their problem. 

Kitchen

 Includes: full fridge/freezer but not to the American-size, microwave, oven, combo washer-dryer, GARBAGE DISPOSAL for real for real for real, dishwasher but not to the American-size, and electric stove top (gotta get used to that again!)

 Above: not sure why the wood is different colors in the pics, but it is actually all the same color

Below left: view out of the window

 Below: standing in the kitchen looking back at the hallway

Thermostats

The whole flat is electric, so there is no gas which means no radiators. We have in-floor heating, or something like that, so each room has its own temperature control. I am curious if in-floor heating is better cheaper than radiators.

Keys

We received a total of 19. Nineteen. NINETEEN. 1-9. ONE-NINE. 19 keys for our place. Yes, nineteen. There is the key into the flat, the key for the parking garage, three different keys for windows, the mailbox, two different building doors, and the electrical room. We have two sets of those, and then an extra flat key. Cray cray y'all!!

There isn't too much to the place, but that is because London is spansive! Luke and I are happy with our choice, and that is what matters! We wish it could be a little closer to the train station, but I have tracked it, and for me, it takes 8.5 minutes to walk. For speedy Luke, it should only take about 7 minutes. We also wish it was a bit brighter in terms of natural light, but when the natural light is shining, we shouldn't be inside anyway! And everything inside of it will be OURS, so there will be no confusions when we move out. Let's hope we will be here for a few years!

We hope that one day you will come stay with us! And maybe, just maybe, we will actually have our shipment by then! (kidding - we are supposed to be getting it today at 11am GMT)

Update: Click here to see our home with stuff in it

RANDOM FACT:

Most toilets in the UK have two flush buttons. One button is for a full flush and the other is for a half flush. I will let you determine when you should use each button.

-Debbie-