Landed Dream Digs

So, viewing of the Annex digs went splendidly well. The neighbourhood\community and surrounded areas are amazing and we have "feel good" vibes about the place. The neighbourhood is borderline Annex\Hillcrest Village and close to Corso Italia and Forest Hill and Mirvish Village and Koreatown. Can you really ask for more? Who can say no to cheap, delicious Korean food? Plus, for the pup we're going to get when we move in --Hillcrest Park is right smackdab there which has a great city skyline view and four tennis courts. Another nearby park has a 24 hour skating rink!
The fab community aside, the actual architecture of the house is fantastic. It's an older house with the homes in the area dating from 1900-1930s. It's a modest neighbourhood wedged inbetween some very ostentatious communities. The house isn't just four boring, plain walls. There's tons of built in cupboards, little wall-spaces I can add decor and big windows with some space for flowers or something nice. The walls are not all one length so I have many different angles to place various things. Though there is a cheap wall shelf hammered carelessly into the walls, I will either rip it out or work around it. 
   I can't wait to paint and transform it from a OK-spot to a very relaxing, mod-artsy chill place. I was daydreaming of the many ways to spruce it up on the pleasant ride home passing all the beautiful Christmas lightings and Italian cafes in Corso Italia. But I was right about one thing--the bedroom is small, very small and I don't mind as I'll be able to get up a lot of creative organization and shelving for clothing\accessories.

The Latest Annex Digs

The bathroom which will have some wall shelves full of towels.

Luckily we can build a droplead table to the U-shaped kitchen and move the couch over. I see potential.

It would be difficult to give up this opportune apartment in the safe and commendable Annex neighborhood, even if the bedroom is only big enough to fit a postage stamp. It's not particularly affordable or spacious but the neighbourhood is rad and I'm sure we'll both enjoy being part of the community. Besides, there are a lot of small apartments ex. 500 sq feet that have been cleverly decorated and furnished. The smaller it is, the more challenging and innovative the process will be. 
PS. The couch stays :) 
If we really like we will put a deposit down tomorrow (yay). It has a lot going for it and I feel like we can put our "stamp" on it. 

The first thing I'd do is paint it and liven it up. I feel the white is very bland in this particular space. We will likely paint one wall in the small living room. Since there is 7" tall ceilings (okay, I guess), I would have to make the place look bigger by going vertical (decorating up), using dramatic lights and using mirrors. I want as much floor space as possible, to look larger. To save space, we'll have to mount the TV to the wall and keep things simple but chic. I don't mind "small", we can work with it.