Ok guys and gals - Don't be super jealous of the apartment I live in - It is quite flashy so try and contain your "evil" eye stares!
My big, bed with a FIRM mattress. New sheets I picked out with my rocky arabic from a teenager who was laughing at my attempts the entire time. My red comforter is at the cleaners currently because it was a bit dusty and would not fit into my tiny washer. Note the awesome pleather red wall behind my bed. It has a textured pattern on it.
My built-in "wall-closet" with a vanity. I love it!
The only piece of art in the entire apartment.
My black out curtains, TV I do not use and air-conditioning wall! There is a lot of beige color going on throughout the whole apartment - it reminds me of sand!
My bathroom - Let's just say that taking showers without a curtain has been interesting i.e. water sprayed everywhere!
My tiny washer.
My "laundry" area - I had to go get a drying rack before I could do any laundry - The balcony washline was not going to cut it.
My massive wooden door and a "chotchsky" cabinet currently empty that holds my awesome "Amerka" and London shopping bags.
My nice kitchen.
My terrifying oven/stove that I have only used once. I have to turn on the gas and stick a lit match into a tiny hole to get the oven working. Note the goose utensil holder and goose salt/pepper shakers.
My "dining" area. I will tell you about the awesome stuff on it in a bit.
My "salon" area
My stacking coffee tables that came with petrified wood?
A second TV I will never use and a mirrored stand that I have displayed my non-working telephone and my two postcards I got from the Giza Art Weaving Village on.
My apartment also has some pretty funky/fun lighting.
In the living room.
Kitchen
Laundry
Bedroom
My purchases made today at the Maadi Grand Mall at a store called "Collections" which is like an Egyptian Dollar Tree for homegoods. I bought a giant Chinese knife, a cutting board with veggies and bread on it, a set that included salt/pepper shakers and oil/vinegar bottles, a tea "infuser", more hangers to add to my collection, and a pocket hexagon screwdriver in case I need to adjust furniture at school (and because it cost 74 cents). Not pictured - an 70s-style bathroom rug set.
This was an awesome "Welcome" basket I got from school officials today. Teachers that moved to school housing in Sheikh Zayed got theirs last week, but because I chose my own housing I got to lug this baby home in my Eagle shopping bag. The basket had chips, chocolate, instant coffee, hand sanitizer, coconut lip balm, TOILET PAPER (which you have to carry around if you are going to use public WCs), water and a few other assorted sundries. Plus it came in a great container that will be a trashcan in my apartment.
I think they got it at "Collections."
