October 2006
After a week of viewing 8-9 flats all over town, I finally found The Flat. Below are the photos I took of it while I was still flat-hunting.
So I went furniture shopping...
and finally moved in on 29 September 2006. These photos below were taken on 5 October 2006. PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS!!!
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progress1 For the first 5 nights, I had no furniture (this is a separate rant) except for the (very leaky, as is obvious from the photo) air mattress and the temporary wardrobe (CHF 25,-, thank you Migros) in the photo as my only creature comforts. In Switzerland, you don't get light fittings when you move into a new flat, except for the bathroom, kitchen, and hallway if you're lucky. I was just glad I didn't have to shower by candlelight... |
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progress2 The bedroom, and a wardrobe being assembled (with a bit of help from my friend Eva -- thank you for dropping by!!!). At this stage I was still half-living out of the suitcase. |
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progress3 The study, with identical desks and chairs so Bruce and I won't fight ;) I imagine when he gets here he will fill this empty space very soon with many many things :P |
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progress4 The kitchen, with lots of donations courtesy of Eva and Micha, including a microwave, every man's best friend. |
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progress5 The living room, which was forced to be a temporary bedroom because my bed didn't get delivered in time, but thankfully my sofa bed did. |
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progress6 The Real Bed arrived about a week after I moved in. I began assembling it the next day... |
These photos below were taken on 15 October 2006. At this stage, all the furniture I ordered from IKEA had arrived and had been assembled. The flat almost looks like a home now, hurray!
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almost1 The bedroom. I have slept in the bed and it has not collapsed, yay! I also had completed assembling the wardrobe, and found some curtains. |
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almost2 The study now has a bookcase -- the last thing to be assembled -- but I imagine we will need many more! |
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almost3 The dining area. Very happy with the effect, especially the light fittings (CHF19.- from IKEA -- bargain!). The dining suite too, did not collapse when used. Just need some finishing touches now, like placemats, a flower vase or something (there are some beautiful sunflowers being sold even on the roadside flower stalls, though they will go away soon now that autumn is here). |
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almost4 The living area. The sofa bed now fufills the function of a couch again. |
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almost5 Another view of the living area. One of the first things I did was hunt down internet access (withdrawal symptoms!), and it finally arrived about a week later. However I still don't have wireless yet, so the desk has been moved temporarily to the living room where the cable socket is. All is good! |
