The floorboards came out really nice. I was worried they would look too different to the flooring in the rest of the apartment (the much darker flooring) so I got the guys to lay down the planks in the other direction to make it look more like a deliberate choice that I have different floorboards in the 3 bedrooms.

I decided to only rip off the ugly wardrobe doors on the first one you can see from the hallway. I’ll leave the rest of the ugly doors for now.

I found this cute (and huge) secret cat litter box online.

Hope Mia likes the upgrade!

Still not sure what to do with the huge gap on the side of the fridge. Putting the Dyson there for now.

All black erythang! I love all the black fittings throughout the apartment.

Had Strata call me today. They said the neighbour below me complained about the noise yesterday (when the guys were installing the floors). When I told them I was putting in floorboards the guy spat the dummy and said I needed Strata approval for that. Well fuck… I’ve been living in a house for 17 years. I had no idea!

Strata then asked me if I had used underlay (I hadn’t), and if I hadn’t I’d have to rip up all up and put underlay down to prevent people underneath me from hearing my footsteps (as if you’d be able to hear my footsteps through the concrete floors!). I outright refused, and suggested that we go step by step. IE: Why not wait and see if they complain about hearing my footsteps BEFORE I have to rip up the floorboards?! End of the day I called the flooring company and they confirmed that the flooring I chose has underlay built into it, and wouldn’t work with additional underlay. Strata seemed AOK about this, crisis avoided!

More black stuff! I tested a LOT of cheaper pedal bins, but nothing comes close to Brabantia pedal bins. The base is super grippy on the floor, the pedal mechanism is easy to operate without much down pressure and the lids soft close too. The bin came with some Brabantia bin liners which tuck away out of sight for a cleaner look (it’s the small things!).

Smallest sized bins for the bathrooms, toilet brush too.

Hello charcoal toothbrush (I actually boght this AGES ago and never used it). All black erythang!

Who even writes by hand anymore?!

LAPOD lap desk for when I’m gaming on the couch.

Wide enough for my small wireless keyboard and mouse which can be put away under the wooden board when not in use (can store remote controls in there too!).

Mobile installed. Always good to add a bit of movement to a space!

SO many ugly toasters and water kettles out there. Considered the Smeg ones but there was too much chrome, found these Alessi ones and pulled the trigger!

All black erythang!

Leather Orbitkey key holder came in the mail too. It’s lovely.

I’ve always wanted a Noguchi coffee table, but could never justify the price. I had a replica when I was in uni, it was terrible, but replicas have gotten decent now. The glass is the same thickness as the original at 19mm (it’s damn heavy), and at $400 vs $5300 (for the original) I thought I’d at least try it out before forking out on the real deal.

Fridge came in too. It’s the only fridge of this size on the market that is narrow enough to fit in my space without it sticking out by 10cm+. HUGE gap on the side which I might use to build a wine bottle holder, or something to store my Dyson vacuum cleaner.

Entrance nook is coming alone nicely.

It’s been a lot of fun moving in. I’m absolutely obsessed with plants and plant cabinets at the moment, it’s all I’ve been researching on the web and YouTube. The hobby is much like aquarium keeping, which I love and miss a lot. I’ve been thinking about setting up an aquarium again (especially as Sydney’s best aquarium Aquaristic is literally a couple of blocks away from me) but now that I’m starting a greenhouse I think I’ll put the aquarium on pause. I’ll develop a green thumb yet!

Got around to hanging some art on the walls.

Also had Wonderful BFS in to install my retractable screens.

I had the frames custom powdercoated to match.

They slide away completely out of sight.

They look amazing. Almost Japanese!

I had Wonderful BFS install retractable screens on all sliding doors. They did an awesome job (lovely Korean couple) and I’m super happy with how they work and look!