We’ve moved into a spanky new furnished apartment for the time being. It took the kids approximately five seconds to turn the last hotel suite into a disaster zone, so when we walked in the door I locked them in the closet held them back for a second while I took some pictures. First impressions? Everything is WHITE and there are breakable objects on many surfaces. I have two little kids. Â Guess we can kiss that damage deposit goodbye!
  
The cupboards would make Martha Stewart herself weep for joy…
And do you know what this is?
That, my friends, is a COMBINATION WASHER/DRYER! Yes, you read that right. An appliance that can meet two different needs! Â Is that not one of the coolest things you’ve seen all week? It doesn’t even need a dryer vent! My husband has been making out with this baby for 24 hours straight. And he slept on the floor last night in the laundry room, caressing the washer/dryer while it washed/dried. Â The jury is still out on whether it is really as convenient as it initially seemed to be.
I’m just glad that I don’t have to call the company that set us up with this place and scream until their ears bleed complain because they didn’t provide us with a washer AND a dryer which was my first thought upon looking in the laundry room and seeing only ONE appliance.Â
Anyway, the place is pretty good. The hubby is now just minutes away from work which is handy. Â It’ll be fun to stay in such a busy downtown-ish area. I’ve got a kitchen and I actually have get to cook again. Â We have a little more space for the kids to run around and things are good.
EXCEPT. Except, the elevators are KILLING ME y’all. KILLING. Â Every time we walk out the door the kids race to the elevators like I threatened to set them on fire. It’s a contest to see who can push the button first. And then IN the elevator they fight over the button pushing AGAIN. And then all the way up and down the elevators Kieran tries to push each and every button on the panel (and our current building has A LOT of floors, therefore? LOTS OF BUTTONS.) and I spend the whole ride hissing “Stop that! Don’t! Don’tyoutouchthatbuttonorsohelpme…” and threatening your kids in front of strangers who may be sharing the elevator with you is just all kinds of awkward. I’m SO TIRED OF IT! And we’ve only been here 24 hours! Serenity now! I’m just thankful we’re on the 7th floor and not the 18th. Â
July 13th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Wow. Ok… so the dryer is not vented? I’m assuming it is 100% electric. Does it get crazy humid in the room? I guess I’m just trying to figure out how it removes the water from the clothes …?
July 13th, 2008 at 8:45 am
It has a condenser which extracts the humidity and drains the water and recycles the heat. Very cool!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Love your place! Very chic! …And I have to admit, I got a little turned on seeing the cupboards!
An update on the washer/dryer? Worth it?
July 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
So far I’m finding that the washer works just fine and the dryer takes approximately 982347 times longer to dry an average load of clothes than a regular dryer. I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong or what. But I’m not 100% satisfied. Also, because you are using only one machine, you can’t have another load washing while the one is drying. So I’ve only been able to do one load in an evening because it takes 2-3 hours to dry the clothes after the one hour wash cycle. So I’m not sure that I’d be willing to do it in my own home. Although it’s a pretty awesome space-saving solution for rental units. And the place we’re living in would be more likely rented by single individuals or couples without kids. So they wouldn’t do as much laundry as my family would on a weekly basis.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hey your place looks great…. several notches above the typical furnished pad’s I’ve stayed… I’m coming to visit.