I grew up about three hours west of Chicago, and always wanted to live there.
But, after graduating from college, I ended up in Kansas City (which I loved).
Still...
I always wanted to live in Chicago.
So, after many (13!) years in Kansas City, I booked a trip, just to check out the housing situation - see what apartments in my (very low) price range were like.
I was thinking they would either be horrible, and I would go back to Kansas City and forget about moving. Or, they would be nice, and I would go back to Kansas City and start planning to move.
What I wasn't thinking was that there would only be ONE that I liked (no, loved).
But, there was...
So I didn't know what to do.
Go back to Kansas City and forget about Chicago, since only one apartment (out of seven that I looked at) is not a good ratio?
Or, go back to Kansas City and start planning to move, because if there's one, there will be others?
Neither.
I bought it.
I thought I would live there forever, but two years later, I was transferred to New York.
(I cried.)
I didn't want to sell, so rented it out instead.
After four years, the apartment is vacant again, so I spent this past weekend in Chicago, painting, cleaning and getting the apartment ready for the new tenant.
And, since she's going to be living there, I let her pick the colors...
(all from the Pottery Barn Spring 2012 collection by Benjamin Moore)
Living Room & Hall - Huntington Beige
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| Pottery Barn |
Kitchen & Dining Room - Mountain Lane
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| Pottery Barn |
Bedroom - Kingsport Gray
Bathroom - Blue Bay Marina
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| Pottery Barn |
I hope she loves it there as much as I did.
(Do!)
(Do!)
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