When you move into the flat, I'll give you a more detailed up-to-date inventory and ask you to take 10 minutes to have a look through all the cupboards etc. We'll then both sign 2 copies and take one each. You'll see that this place would really suit someone with just a suitcase. It's like a serviced apartment but cute and quirky rather than luxurious.
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Floor Coverings
- Berber carpet - new November 07
- 3 runners - 2 striped, 1 beige (all Ikea)
- Striped hall rug
- Semi circular kitchen door mat
Bathroom
- cupboard - Magiker brand from IKEA.
- Vanity cupboard with mirrored door above sink. IKEA
- shower curtain - non slip rubber shower mat - small waste bin- 2 bathroom mats- laundry bin and laundry bag, freestanding clothes drying rack, fixed drying rack above shower- hairdryer, hot water bottle, steam iron- 4 towels- wall heater- long rectangular mirror.
Hall
- shoe cupboard - Innvik brand shoe cabinet from IKEA. Holds 8 pairs.
- shelves - 4 adjustable white shelves on metal runners with brackets, basic tool kit, laundry basket.
- 3 wooden storage boxes.
- vacuum cleaner
- ironing board.Living Area
- wardrobe- 4 adjustable white shelves - desk lamp - table/desk, tablecloth- orange swivel/office chair-2 thin 'space divider' curtains. Optus or Three wireless broadband modem, desktop pc, basic printer.-Double day bed. Double mattress. Mattress protector. Electric blanket. - 4 cushions, 4 pillows - 2 sets of bedlinen, queen size IKEA feather/down duvet (with matching 'twin' - double in winter), wool blanket, cotton bedcover. Hammock for storing cushions.
- 2 underbed drawers- 2 fixed IKEA CD racks, painted white - holding 20 CDs each
- fixed IKEA magazine rack.
- Ikea armchair, bean bag - 2 ikea stools/side tables/foot rests, red reading lamp with clamp
- Standing lamp with white paper shade, fixed square wall lamp. Table lamp.
- 4 framed pictures-Base micro stereo with CD player, radio and tapedeck (and cables for connecting your ipod).
66cm digital TV with built in DVD player (new Sept 2010 - Tv in photo in this blog is the old one), 2 power boards, 1 universal adaptor plug.
-clock radio with ipod dock- wall heater
Kitchen
- curtains
- cane blind
- Fisher and Paykel 120L bar fridge
- Sharp Carousel microwave. Breville convection oven and rotisserie. 2 burner F & P built in ceramic cooktop .
- clothes drying rack with pulley system on ceiling
- 3 SATs rails from IKEA with dish drainer, wine glass shelf and hooks
- Ikea table with drawers, 70 by 70cm
- white wooden chair that converts to a stepladder , - plain red wooden IKEA chair
- large pinboard- Ikea kitchen block
- cutlery, crockery, glassware, toaster, kettle, pots, pans, carousel of knives and cooking implements, chopping board, assorted tupperware. Electric frypan, coffee machine.
Bucket, washing up bowl, brush and dustpan, waste bin, tea towels, basic cleaning products.Side Alley
- old mirror and fake gardenia vine on lattice
- bicycle hook
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.
If you have thoroughly read the blog and think that 'Darlo Digs' might suit you, the next step is to email Heather with some details (heatherbrown747@yahoo.com.au). Note that I don't have email on my phone and can't access my yahoo account during working hours. If urgent, copy my work address too - heather_brown@sta.nsw.gov.au ...but note that I can only give a quick acknowledgement from there. Thanks for your patience. In the past I've found that there is a lot of interest but it is often indistinguishable.
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