The Perk of 500 Square Feet....

So we discovered one of the (many? still TBD) perks of having a "petite" apartment. Our lease agreement states we must cover 80% of our hardwood floor space with either furniture or rugs in order to control the noise so it doesn't sound like we're throwing a rave every time we turn on the television or have a conversation. As we were first looking at rugs in shops around here, I was getting concerned because they all seemed to be at least $2,000 for a rug that we may or may not want in our next apartment.

The GOOD news about 500 square feet is that we only really need two 5'x7' rugs to cover the hardwood floor space in our living room and bedroom. We'll still need a runner for our hall, but that should be fairly simply to find. Home Goods came to the rescue and I picked up two rugs yesterday for just $200 each. We think they look really nice in the space and definitely add more warmth to the apartment.

Here is the bedroom (taken from bay window looking towards hallway door on right):

And the living room:


Our next steps will be to start getting art work and photos up on the walls to fill in the space and make it feel like HOME!