Bienvenido a mi piso

So, only about two months after moving in I decided it's finally time to reveal to you all what my humble little abode is looking like right now! Here's my weak attempt at some kind of virtual tour...

First is our lovely little entrance, I absolutely love our front door. Although it doesn't feel exactly safe or secure it is definitely pretty, and that's all that matters, right? It has a pretty useless peephole (that big gold circle) because when you open the little door the other person can see you, not so good if you then decide you don't want to invite them in! Then we have that cute little tartan thing...not quite sure what it is but useful for sitting on nonetheless.

To the right is the lounge area. Looking a bit bare at the moment so I'll upload a picture when we sort it out, we're hoping to get another sofa/some bean bags to fill it up and maybe a few posters! The lounge has a little balcony which is actually quite scary because it feels a lot higher than it is and it also kind of slopes downwards which I'm not entirely sure was an intended feature. Here's some pictures of the view

Next we proceed down the green mile, otherwise known as our corridor. The flat is quite a quirky shape it's really unusual, also very stressful as there's a bit of a trek to the kitchen/toilet for me. When Aleesha's around you can hear her slippers scuffling along the corridor for what seems like an eternity. If you're interested in the shiny floor I can confirm it is the perfect surface for a running sock slide (generally makes the trek to the kitchen/toilet much more amusing).

Anyway, some months after embarking down the corridor you reach the kitchen, all relatively newly renovated so pretty nice if you ask me. The only issue is our table and chairs. Both perfectly adequate when considered individually, but together require a deadly combination of hunching and twisting. The chairs are for a breakfast bar and the table is definitely not breakfast bar height. Fortunately you can get a back massage for pretty cheap around these parts, may have to be a future investment if I don't want to end up like Quasimodo. 

Just off the kitchen is a little utility room and, strangely, our shower. I'm starting to think it's more of a wet room though as every time you step out the shower you're greeted by a nice little puddle of water on the floor, we haven't quite managed to find a way around this yet. 

Finally, slide back down the corridor towards the front door to find my little pink room. Although it bears a striking resemblance to a page out of the Ikea catalogue I think it's pretty damn cosy. I really like the tiles on the floor, despite their dusty topcoat. 

Watching Gray's Anatomy there, sorry. 

I tried to make my room more homely because it looked a bit bare so I've added some pictures but I still need to print a couple more off. I even managed to make it nice and cheesy by adding this picture of Azzedine next to my bed so now it feels like I'm never sleeping alone (I bet my Dad just went 'pass the sick bucket' or 'ohhhh isn't that nice' very sarcastically or something)

However, I think Spaniards already thought of a solution to this problem by creating the monopillow. It's like two pillows in one, pretty much like having an extra comfy bed time companion. 

So there you have it, our beautiful little piso. Can truly say I am very happy with it except for the one minor issue of the man on the floor below who appears to be dying and very rudely plagues my ears and nose with his farting (non-ashamedly and full of pride I might add) and what appears to be him coughing up his guts. Sometimes at night I can hear him breathing, rather unsettling not going to lie, have to close my window and listen to some music to forget about it. 

Special thanks go to my lovely Mum for spending a very stressful three days negotiating with my horrible thieving old landlord and helping me find this flat which is much much nicer! Love you mummy xxxxxxxxx

Donjuan x