The main entrance to the building is on the right. There are 10 flats upstairs and 10 downstairs (all very small!), number one being the first door on the left.
Although the flat is tiny - only 32 square metres in total, the layout is good and the furniture and storage solutions are well thought out.
There's a small hallway with a narrow cupboard and shelves from above the door architraves to the ceiling. Also a narrow shoe cupboard fixed to the wall.
The bathroom has a shower (good water pressure), no bath. There's a tall cupboard with 6 shelves - excellent for linen and toiletries. There's more storage in a narrow mirrored cupboard above the sink.
The main living area is L-shaped. The first bit has a wardrobe and wide shelves. There are lots of power points in this corner plus the telephone socket - it makes a good study nook for a computer - there's a decent sized table and swivel chair. Above this area is a built in platform the size of a double bed. Some people call it a bunk but the ceiling isn't quite high enough to make it a positive sleeping space....although I often slept up there when I had guests below. It's most useful for storage of suitcases and boxes. (see bed loft entry on this blog).
The double day bed obviously doubles as a sofa and has 2 storage drawers underneath.
The built in cupboard with shelves above houses a digital TV with built in DVD player. The doors open right back into the cupboard for ease of viewing. For privacy, the windows are higher than usual and the security shutters make them a real feature.
The kitchen can be curtained off. It has a door to the side alley of the building. There's a locked gate from the street to this side entrance but it's never used (I used to use it and leave my bicycle on a hook outside behind the back kitchen wall). The kitchen has a 2 burner electric cooktop and a microwave. No oven. The fridge is a small bar fridge, 3 years old now - it fits under the bench top. The freezer is very small - just a little box in the top right hand corner of the fridge.
