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My first loft apartment in miniature

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The Undersized Urbanite dollhouse contest is officially open today.  If you’re interested in joining, just hop over and add your link (you can join before you actually start your project!).

This year, I’m going to re-create my first apartment.  It was the second floor of a carriage house turned into a cute little loft.  The whole thing was less than 400 square feet.  There was actually a ladder in the middle of the apartment that led to a loft where my bed was.  The loft was less than 5 feet tall at the highest point.

Unfortunately, the only images I have of the adorable little place are from the housewarming party my parents threw for me very shortly after I moved in.  So…apologies for the cluttered, crooked and flash photos that are about to follow.

Meet my mom, preparing food in my little kitchen:

kitchen

The table was my grandmother’s, given to me by my mom.  Dad and I stained it black before I moved in, and it’s the same one that is in our kitchen today.

Here’s dad in the living room getting started with a margarita.  The loft had such nice, big windows.

living-room

Everything was covered in “temporary” slip covers until I refinished or re-upholstered them.  The furniture was all from the thrift store except for the hope chest that was a gift from my grandparents.

My little brother checking out the loft:

loft

And the “entryway” and bathroom:

hallway

The bathroom had a closet to the left (you can see the curtain in the hallway).

And that’s all there was to it!  Recreating it in miniature will be a challenge since I’ve never actually built a structure before.  But the Hubs is going to help.  Hopefully a lot.

I’ll post progress here on the blog occasionally, to check out other miniature projects as people join in the contest, go over to the Undersized Urbanite.  All the projects will be listed on the front page.

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  1. [email protected]

    September 9, 2015 at 10:28 am

    This is a very different project than usual houses. It’s going to be great!

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  2. Alana in Canada

    September 10, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Hi! Thought you might like to know that on my screen your little “Like Minis?” label won’t go away so it is really hard to read any text. I’m using Chrome for my browser if that helps you.

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    • Christina

      September 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks for letting me know Alana! Are you on a computer or a mobile device?

  3. sikis izle

    April 19, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    Bonne continuation pour ton blog que je continue à suivre réguliérement.

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  4. sikis izle

    April 24, 2020 at 2:19 am

    A good blog! I will bookmark a few of these..

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  5. sikis izle

    May 12, 2020 at 8:20 am

    Un buen blog! Voy a marcar unos pocos de estos ..

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Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventua Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventually finish most of our restoration/renovation projects. I'll share the updates in the coming months as we get settled in to our new place. 😁
House update! The realtor is still confused about House update! The realtor is still confused about why "it's such a popular house." When she arrived yesterday for a showing, there were 8 cars in the driveway. 😃

We had three offers the first day, one of whom hadn't even seen the house in person yet.
Surprise! The house is going on the market today. Surprise! The house is going on the market today. (Long story that I'll fill you in on when I have more than 2 seconds.)
.
But we're once again with a realtor that calls our house "unique" instead of calling it a Mid Century Modern. 🤦‍♀️
.
We can't count how many locals came into this house and mentioned that those windows should be removed and walled up and the beams cut off. And then it would be a "normal" house. 🤯
.
Still can't really identify with people in this area. 🤷‍♀️ SO happy to be going back home to the East coast TOMORROW!
Right? We're getting back into the house restorat Right? 
We're getting back into the house restoration and we'll be working on the powder room in the master bed. 
Guys. It's bad. Swipe to see.
And we're going to try to make it pretty with a super tiny budget of $100 in 4 weeks and we're joining the #100roomchallenge to keep us (me) motivated.
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