Flat Land

You might have seen from my instagrams 

that we moved into a new hood.

We are now living in Notting Hill...

but not only that,

we are living in, pretty much, the cutest place ever.

We have stumbled upon our own 900 square feet of heaven.

It's just what you'd expect a London flat to look like.

It's filled with light from big windows,

has pretty tan hardwoods,

little sprinklings of character like built-in bookshelves,

and the best part is:

it has a second bedroom.

Everything just feels so cozy, which I love.

In fact, as a kid

I used to try and convince my parents

that they should sell our house

and move all six of us into an apartment.

The idea of us all being smashed in there together

seemed really appealing...

plus, I was pretty sure that all apartments would give me

walking distance to 7-11 for unlimited after-school Slurpees.

I'm finally getting to live out those dreams...

except I have Ottolenghi at the end of our block

that I can walk to for snacks.

We feel so fortunate 

to have this little chunk of space

as our new permanent home.

{Especially after living out of suitcases & temporary housing for a year!}

I'll have some "real" pictures to show you of our house once it feels finished,

but until that time

here are some Pinterest finds that are keeping me moving...

apparently in the direction of crowded bookshelves & pops of yellow

and away from any chance of being called a minimalist.

Sue me.

What feels like home to you?

PS. I get internet installed Monday, 

so that means: I can get back to blogging like a real person!

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