It's not much. Kitchen/living room/dining room all on the first floor. Bathroom and bedroom on the second. And I got it for a ridiculously cheap price.
Talk about your symbolic landmarks for starting over. My first time living without a roommate and owning my own place. Being single and the owner of a condo, my mind suddenly went into ultra-panic mode. A few initial questions came to mind:
- What if I have a girl over?
- What if I bring a girl over?
- What if a girl comes over?
- What happens if a girl gets lost and accidentally finds her way on my doorstep?
Leo used to give me shit all the time for the things in my room. My friend Jenny ripped on me for my lack of pillows and rickety twin bed.
When Leo left, he gave me his classy nightstand and bed. I'm hoping that some osmosis will take place and I'll absorb some of that mojo. It's definitely taken some getting used to, owning an adult bed and all. I find that I have more room than I'm used to and it's fucking weird.
I also had to part with some items that were very dear to me. I had to make the difficult, Sophie's Choice-esque decision that my bad-ass Spiderman poster and my favorite frat acquisition would, no longer have a home on my walls:
A staple of any college roomThey are rolled and stowed away in my newly organized closet (where I found that girl's number) to perhaps one day, be passed down to my offspring when he goes to college.
Goodbye my beloved milk-crates-turned-dresser-drawers. I now have a "real" dresser. With "real" drawers.
Don't even get me started on my reaction to having to decide what color of paint to purchase for my bedroom and living room. Deer. In. The. Headlights. This is tough shit!
I have so much cabinet space I don't even know what to do with myself. I am hoping that I can turn one of my glass cabinets into a mini bar. I hear that's what you're supposed to do as an adult.
Maybe I am getting a step closer to living up to my childhood vision that all males in their mid-twenties lived in apartments with chique black furniture, glass tables and hosted sexy cocktail parties on weekends.
I feel like I'm this shady little fox that is building this seductive lair in which to lure in unsuspecting chickens.
Sexy, sexy chickens.
80 comments:
PURCHASING your first home is a pretty huge deal! Congrats!
That is so freaking cool! I bet it will look great in no time. Thank God you took down those posters, though!
lol, those poor sexy chickens, they have no idea what they are in for.
LOL Sexy chickens. LOL
Girl beds DO rock, though, I'll give you that. I'd WAY rather have a guy over in my bed than go to his dirty, uncomfortable, messy bed.
which... uh.. was about 8 years ago when I didn't SHARE my bed.
Whatever. shut up.
You will have to post pictures when you are all done decorating so we can see how good of a job you have done.
Congrats on the condo and owning something. That is fabulous.
Word on the street is that sexy chickens are scientifically proven to flock to black furniture and glass tables.
And mini bars. You have to have a mini bar.
Now you have to have a housewarming party and invite all your blogging friends.
pictures. must.have.pictures! Congrats!!
that´s funny so@24! seems you need the fav 5 to decorate your condo!!!!!! :P
Glass tables are overrated. They show every fingerprint. But you know...depending on HOW you're getting those handprints...yeah, I changed my mind - keep the glass table idea :)
Congrats on the home purchase, that's huge!
And those poor, unsuspecting sexy chickens :) Ah well, a seductive fox is always better than a nasty rooster.
Oh my god, you're a homeowner! Congrats! You will get some sexy chickens for sure, I just know it.
congratulations on the new, uh, den purchase... and good luck with the chickens. ahem.
but i do concur with everyone who says pictures please! :)
congrats on your new pad buddy. the chickens are going to come knocking before you know it.
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You know what, I have a storage space I've been trying to empty out for months, and we're going to do that some soon weekend. If you're in need of any desks/shelves/dressers/furniture/super-ugly-vinyl-couches, hit me up.
So, if I'm not trying to lure sexy chickens, does that mean I'm exempt from decorating a grown-up pad?
Say yes. I've read far too many home design blogs lately and I can't function.
It is totally okay to have one of those keg-erator things in your new condo.
I just wrote this really long comment about how that "20-something-guy" shiny black furniture creeps me out and it disappeared. UGH. Suffice it to say, I'm not a fan of that look.
Also, I think if you framed that Spiderman poster, you could hang it on a wall. It's got some personality!
Congrats on owning a new place. Awesome.
Look at you, becoming a grown up right before our very eyes!
yes, thats pretty awesome! congratulations, enjoy the time on your own, you'll look back on it one day as the best times!
Sexy chickens need a nice place to roost.
Big beds definitely make things more appealing.
I just have one word for you: Ikea. It may not be super classy, but it's cheap as hell and you can decorate to your hearts content. Plus, they basically design whole rooms for you--no thought! no effort! Until, you know, you have to assemble everything...that's a whole other horrifying story (which ends up being a great blog post).
U will snag lots of chickens with a bed like that..
I have the softest bed in the world, it feels like laying on a cloud, and people are always trying to lay on it...
Good luck!
Ooooh, what happened to the new roommates thing?
Well I'm sure I'll hear all about it this weekend! WOOT!
High five on getting rid of your race car bed.
Sweet!
Let the party begin.
Now that you have a nice big bed, you just need to make to warm and welcoming for all those sexy chicken that are bound to end up there ;)
Your first place - very exciting! I'm sure you can still keep up some of your college posters. When I moved into my bf's house he had a half naked (framed I might add) picture of Ashley Judd up in the office...and it's still up.
Your place sounds cool. You should invite some sexy chickens over to help you decorate and maybe they'll find their way to your new, grown-up bedroom.
Your very first home! Congrats! It's a big step. Luckily it's a condo and not a house so you don't have to deal with a yard, the roof and home-owners associations. (although I've heard condo boards are a pain, too.) You definitely need to make your bedroom chick friendly. More than one pillow, at least 800 thread count sheets, clean towels at a moment's notice and so on. Oh and a solid color comforter. I've seen what you bachelor's pick out in terms of bedding. If you can't drag a chick friend with you, harass some female employee for help. Remember: no leopard or animal prints of any kind.
I refuse to give up on my Army of Darkness poster and double-tv living room. No woman is going to change that!
Unless she puts out.
K up until the last few sentences, do you have ANY idea how cute that is?! So sweet that you're getting all "grownup" :D
Um...I still have my Wonder Woman poster....am I uncool? Would it make me any cooler if I told you that I know hang it in my daughter's room?
Oooh exciting times in your life...can't wait to see what you decide to do with your chique and trendy bachelor pad...I reckon a mini-bar is a must!
For wall colors I like kind of bright colors, but the problem with anything too dramatic is you might get tired of it and want to change it. Not that it's a huge crisis to repaint, but it's effort. It might be easiest/most practical to go with neutrals, but if you want black furniture beige walls might not go. Tricky tricky.
So here's an idea: find a hot girl at Home Depot and ask her to help you choose a wall color. She might have to come over and really check the place out. ;)
congrats on your bachelor pad! i should maybe start working on this "owning" thing. maybe. except then i'd have to, like, rake leaves or something. no thanks.
you bought a condo? and it's cheap? there is no way you are really in the LA area, not a chance.
color me jealous.
oh congrats! thats a big step. I promise the living alone will be fantastic! My ex left me and I had to get a place by myself, but I love not having to answer to anyone but myself. Gluck! And dont worry too much about the decorating it'll come in time. :)
(It's kinda interesting but I have noticed a trend in your comments...mostly girls, must say something about ya ;D)
CONGRATS!
You definitely need a fully stocked bar...
Good luck in the new place (or the new "love den")
I still think you should have kept the leopard print carpeting on the stairs and added a pole.
Now that would have been an "adult" party.
Congrats on the new pad!
So those girls never answered your craiglist reply?
Ditto on the congrats. It will feel weird for awhile, then you'll say to yourself, I should have done this sooner!
Congrats. Your own condo? Thats pretty MAYJAH!!
YAY to the new condo! Go with black and bright pink for the paint (HAHA!)It's quite a trap for those sexy chickens :P
I can't believe you took down that sexy poster. Congrats on the condos and your future chickens. I am sure there will be plenty.
congratulations!
you should put that poster up in the bathroom....
and spiderman should go in kitchen/dining room....
can we see pictures????
I got a new baby!! you need a baby. Women are suckers for pets.
bwak. bwak.
(on a serious note...congrats on the condo purchase. that's awesome hun!!! and i'd be happy to lend my painting skills...you know, for a fare to LA ;))
xo, babsy
I can't believe you bought your own place! That's amazing! Congrats!
Congrats on your new place! I know what you mean. I just moved out on my own, as well. It's different without roommates. Definitely a little lonely.
So what colour of paint for your walls?
Congrats on your "big kid" condo. I totally freaked out when me and the buy bought our house. 2 years later I still feel like I'm not "adult" enough to own property.
I really should go over and see the new pad. Plus, I'm an awesome decorator. Just give me a budget...
Once you move up to a larger size bed, you can't go back. They just seem so small.
Kudos on all these adult decisions!!
hehe...sexy, sexy chickens are going to have a hard time resisting haha
I never knew the magic of a great bed until I got one. And Oh. My. God. It's like sleeping in heaven. Granted, I've never slept in heaven, but I would imagine it closer than my current futon or my previous cot. I think you should do some serious comfy bed thinking for yourself. Not just in case a girl, I mean sexy chicken, comes over.
Welcome to the world of adult furniture. I think you'll like it here.
Congrats on the new place!
You know, the transition from college (which was way super awesome) to the mid twenties can be just as fun and full of just as much debauchery.
You're already a step up. Owning your own place is molto sexy.
Wow congrats...you sexy rooster (or wait - fox?)
I love sexy chickens.
Don't be too hard on yourself re: decor. I dated someone for six years that used a file cabinet as a dresser.
Just buy nice sheets, 800 thread count. Girls are always into a dude with really nice sheets.
Congratulations on not only buying your first place but growing up and moving beyong the post college boy of late and into the man of new! Sexy chickens come hither!
Oooooh eeeerrrrrr. Ever considered getting a decorator to do all that stuff for you? At least you get it right the first time then you dont have to worry about it!
I hope you lure lots of sexy ladies to your abode!!
Maybe I'm weird, but I like The Kiss - you should keep it out.
Congrats on your condo!
I can't stop laughing over Sexy Chickens.
Also, if you love your poster, think of having it mounted and framed. Then it's still what you love, just a more grown up version of it?
aw, our little man is all growed up. way to go.
and here's to sexy chickens - yes!
It sucks becoming an adult.
And at least it was a twin bed and not a bunk bed. Then I'd start to wonder about you. ;)
A moment of silence for the "girls kissing" poster. Congrats on the new place.
I just posted some of my upgrades in my condo.. its a slow but fun (at least for me) and very expensive process lol
cant wait to see your before and afters!
LOL @ your initial questions
Congrats on the new place- There is nothing like having your OWN place... enjoy it!
haha my place now has a glass cabinet where all of our empty liquor bottles live. it would be classy but we drink a lot of plastic handles and jugs of wine here.
good call on hiding the spiderman and "lesbian" posters.
Woah! Congrats on the condo! That's awesome.
Here's to hoping lots and lots of sexy chickens find their way to your new place. (:
You absolutely need a girl's input on paint color and wall decor. Trust us.
Sex chickens!
(And, yes, congrats on home purchase! Am available for consults on cute, girl-friendly decor...) ;)
Always remember that a real swingin' 20 something bachelor holds sexy parties every weekend and has a coke table!
don't you have a female friend to help you with this project? that's what they are for. i'll help you only if you provide a bottle of vodka. will work for liquor.
Oh, you make me so nostalgic for my first bachelorette pad, the apartment I got right after getting unengaged. Pink! Sparkles! Candles!
All I've kept are the candles.
Congratulations :o)
Wait, you have an UPSTAIRS and DOWNSTAIRS?! I'm jealous.
now you just need to grow one of those scary mustaches that curl up and twirl it while smoking on an extra long cigarette!
sexy chickens beware lol!
THIS IS AMAZING, CONGRATS! i just got my first one bedroom as well and i am trying to make it as little estrogen filled as possible!
Holy crap - 74 comments prior to mine? INTIMIDATING!!
Congratulations on owning your own home! WHat a huge and exciting step. I also have to comment on that poster of the girls kissing- there was a point in college when I felt that if I saw that poster hanging on someone's wall one more time that I was going to go apeshit on someone. ahahahaa it needed to be said...
I also wanted to comment on some of your online dating frustrations, i.e. the flakiness of chicks who stop responding. All of a sudden, a few days ago I realized that I do that too! Sometimes I just like perusing, seeing if I can catch someone's attention, but I'm only half heartedly into the idea of attempting to date. It's moreso curiosity than anything else. It has nothing to do with not thinking the guys are nice, or whatever. I've done the same thing- not responded when I meant to or not at all. Time always slipped away from me, I truly forgot, etc. That's because it wasn't high on my priority scale.
Your previous posts about this have made me realize how selfish that is of me to do. I'm going to probably take down my profiles because of it. I didn't really reailze how I was making the guys feel. Just know that it doesn't necessarily mean that she's not into you, but rather, stuff just...happened.
If that makes any sense!
congrats on the new place! now, you must start watching HGTV and read the Trading Spaces books. uhm.. and hopefully you have clean silverwear and plates. and food in the fridge.
This may or may not seem sophomoric to you. It also may or may not be easy to admit needing a few pointers. This isn't the end all/be all, it's just a gateway to a few insights.
http://www.pick-up-artist-forum.com/
I'll be your chicken. ;)
Wait. What? Spider-man posters aren't okay for mid-twenties bachelor pads? hmmm. Making a quick note-to-self.
What about stormtroopers? I'm sure Boba Fett is over the line...but are stormtroopers okay?
Crap. I'll just send in for the V-Card renewal.
1. Pictures please!
2. Sexy chickens are delicious to eat.
3. You seriously need to read this post about bachelor pads I wrote.
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