If I were to hazard a guess I'd say that our building is Victorian-style, but I'm really no expert on that sort of thing.
Our house (our room is in the open bay window on the first floor).
Our street.Our room gets lots of light and it already feels very homely, possibly because we've already covered the floor with piles of our junk. Seriously, I don't know how we can make so much mess when we only own 20kg of stuff each!
Our room.
Our room.We don't have a washing line at the flat, and rather than buying a cumbersome drying rack we made our own out of string. Take that MacGyver!
Clean again.
Clean again.The flat also has a small garden out the back. It is slightly overgrown at the moment, though there is a cleared patch with a barbecue that you can't see in the picture below. Beyond the garden there is a bit of greenery and a few trees, which makes for a pretty nice view from the kitchen, especially if my friends the squirrels are out and about.
Our garden (the middle section between the two fences belongs to our flat).
Our garden (the middle section between the two fences belongs to our flat).I really like it out here, it is a nice place in a nice area with very two very nice flatmates. Unfortunately we are only here until the middle of June, because it would be pretty ideal to stay on here. We think we'd like to stay in North London anyway, as it has made a positive impression on us both.
In other London news, we have now had three very warm days in a row. The sun has been shining and there is a distinct smell of spring in the air. Wonderful.
In other London news, we have now had three very warm days in a row. The sun has been shining and there is a distinct smell of spring in the air. Wonderful.
Somehow your fences just make me think of zombies. "What's the matter, David? Never taken a shortcut?"
ReplyDeletehow come only till the middle of June? looks LOVELY. seriously, most amazing building!
ReplyDeleteIt's just a short-term stay, as the other flatmates already had someone else lined up to move in, but she couldn't get out of the lease on her flat until mid-June. Hence, we are here until she can move in. We were only looking for something temporary until we sorted out jobs and things anyway, but as it turns out we love it here and wish we could stay!
ReplyDeleteAlso, pretty much every building around here is like that. There's so much beautiful architecture in London, even the crummy council estates have a charm to them. That was really the first thing I noticed getting the train into the city from Heathrow, all the rows of lovely terraces, and ALL the buildings are made from bricks. And so it's nice to get to live in one.
ReplyDeleteAnd Claire, you're absolutely right, lol.