Poor Man is getting a new cupboard!!!
(Spoiler alert: It will still be bare)
About a year and a half ago, I had to leave New Jersey's (unofficial) promised land: Hoboken. But I am happy to announce that I am making a(n unofficial) triumphant return!!!
"Triumphant" is a little subjective. I found a great apartment, great location...it's just a "smidge" run-down (I'm putting it nicely). I should have known when I first saw pictures of the place from the broker:
These pictures actually do it more justice than it deserves. And friends and family have pointed out that, as a young professional, I deserve to live in a nice place (my boyfriend tells me I live like a divorced bachelor, and my mom tells me that I have too high a threshold for blight).
If you know anything about me, then you know that I can't help but root for the underdog. You also know that I can't help myself but take the long way around. So even though there's a seemingly endless list of things that need to get done, I see this place as the "apartment that could." I'm on a mission to prove to everyone that I do deserve to live in a nice place, and that with some time and some elbow grease that I can make this apartment shine.
So follow me as I get to work and restore 721 Willow Ave. I'll be jotting down tips, mistakes, and other things I learn along the way.
I'm concerned that the kitchen doesn't appear to have a sink or refrigerator - or is that it barely showing on the left side of the first pic?
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I agree! You can fix up this place!
Ah yes, that is the fridge on the left there...I just uploaded another pic so you can get another angle of the kitchen
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