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Moving to my first apartment, pet questions!
Comments (4)How housebroken is the dog? Does she regularly have accidents? A dog who pees in the house more than once or twice a year is not a good fit with an apartment with wall to wall carpeting. If you think you will really need the rug shampoo unit, maybe you need to find a different apartment. About the dog noise--currently I live above a dog and below another dog. Their running around really doesn't bother me. They are dogs; they run around. The occasional bark doesn't bother me. Their owners, who slam doors and drop heavy objects on the floor, they bother me a lot, because they are humans and can control these actions, but they chose not to. I wouldn't pre-warn people, because that sounds like you are going to warn them that your dog makes noise, but you aren't going to do anything about it. Instead, as you meet your neighbors, tell them that you have a dog and to please let you know if the dog is ever too loud. I suspect that your building will have a fair number of dogs and people who have dogs should be more willing to accept the occasional noise of another dog. I know nothing about video games, but can you use headphones when you play them? If not, you should be prepared to keep the sound very, very low after 10 or 11 at night. Listen carefully to how much you can hear from the other units. If you can hear every sneeze and whisper, you will know that your neighbors can hear your video games. When you play them at hours that other may be sleeping, you will need to find a way to play them as quietly as possible. Tell your neighbors, "Hey, I play a lot of video games. Please let me know if the noise is ever a problem." And be prepared with a solution if they mention the noise. For your early morning/late evening comings and goings, I wouldn't say anything. Just be as quiet as you can--close doors softly, speak softly to your dog, have her on a leash, try to figure out how to keep her from barking as you leave the building. You have every right to enter and leave the building when you choose. Telling the neighbors about this might give them the idea that they have some say over your time schedule--and really, they can't. So just be as considerate as possible. If someone does complain, ask them what can be done to solve it. It might mean taking a different route to the front door of the building, for example, so that you don't pass their apartment. But someone walking down the common hallway at an odd hour is just a fact of apartment life....See MoreNewborn crying at nightq
Comments (22)Yeah, the clogs thing really cracked me up! I just don't know what people are thinking sometimes! And yeah, the fact that the building is so poorly built yet they charge a heck of a lot of money for rent gets to me a lot if I let myself think about it. We complained A LOT to the manager a few months after we moved here (there was also a huge construction project started shortly after we moved in that they didn't tell us about -- one that included lots of jack hammering or something on the exterior of the building!!), and he said we could move if we wanted to, but it's difficult to find a lease for less than a year, and since we won't be here much longer it just didn't seem worth moving all of our crap and our poor cats. However, I have to say that the other conveniences of living here come close to making up for the noise factor. And I like living in a great part of the city, being able to walk to most places, and being very close to my office and to my husband's hospital. And regarding the baby, last night was the first night since they came home that I slept through the night! Looks like they're holding up their end of the bargain. Yay!!...See MoreJust rented a one bedroom apartment in Toronto (650sq)
Comments (4)What a great view! Your apartment has enough brown with the cabinets and flooring. Consider it and your walls (which I suspect that you can’t paint?) neutrals. You should do some careful measurements of the space. And consider shopping for apartment sized furniture, not the BIG furniture that will overwhelm the space. Do you have any art that you love? Use it to inspire your choices. An area rug to anchor the space. A small couch. Two comfortable chairs. Lighting. What is your style? All larger pieces of furniture should be pretty neutral...as a background for the color that you can add (and change as your taste changes). You have a lot of good inexpensive stores to shop at in Toronto, and a lot of fabulous vintage stores, too. Start a portfolio of inspiration photos here so that people can give you advice! Good luck! And remember....it is a journey, not an overnight job!...See MoreWWYD w/ this small apartment ‘dining room’?
Comments (20)Jennifer, I think you know the issue here is more psychologically-related than interior design-related. My advice to you is to keep your goals inline with your values. As Donald said above: "If you want to be the kind of family that eats dinner at the table together every night then start doing it now." You're drawn to a minimalist decor? Make it happen. You start with the list of essential functions in your space (sleeping, working, eating, relaxing) then you equip each area accordingly. Nothing more. Which means you get rid of what doesn't serve one of these purposes. You mention you're a hoarder: find a way to stop that behaviour or else it could consume you and negatively impact your relationships. Things don't provide lasting soul-nourishing happiness. Relationship and experiences do. Chances are high your kid won't be interested in your childhood toys. Keep your top 5 favourite ones if you must, but no more than can fit on a small shelf. Boxes and boxes of makeup? Whatever for? You only have one face and makeup breeds bacteria so quickly. Delete Letgo and similar apps if they tempt you to buy random stuff you don't need. Instead of scrolling apps for random stuff to buy, do something else, for example, listening to short motivation inspiration videos like Mel Robbins, cleaning or exercising, etc. Any distraction to help you stay on course. Once you control the clutter, your space will make a lot more sense to you and decorating it will be easier. You can do this, Jennifer! :)...See Morebpath
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