An initial tour

Ok, so I got the house keys last Sunday. Here's the floor plan of the place; the major change to it is probably my plan to tear down the kitchen toilet so that the kitchen will be bigger.


Here's the living area with the balcony. The place doesn't get any glaring sun directly in the day, so it's nice in that way.


This storage under the staircase has got to go. It separates the dining and living area and makes the place feels small because you can't see the whole place from either end.


The rusty handrail at the balcony is pretty much reflective of the condition of the whole place. Everything has really got to go, leaving only the bare walls. Anything metal like door and window frames have all been corroded, and even the main door has to be changed (looks like a dog chewed on it regularly).


The stairs starts from the dining area, and the table probably would have to be nicely placed so that the staircase wouldn't be blocked. I doubt we'll have much meals sitting there too anyway.


The entrance to the utility room is just beside the door, and it's a pretty big space for all my gear. Think the shoe cabinet will have to go in there too, a bit strange to cramp that into the dining area.


The kitchen entrance definitely have to be expanded, more hacking here.


The long wooden cabinet hides a pipe behind it. There are a few of these in the house, here and upstairs too, very unsightly. To specifically build something over to mask it might make the obstruction stand out even more...what to do about it?


Up the stairs - gonna change the railings too, and give it wooden steps.


Here's the ugly pipe just outside the toilet upstairs. This common toilet is long and narrow, thank goodness for the bedroom toilet. Guests will have to bear with it :p

The best part of the place - the view. It's just low building and the big blue sky in front of us from the balcony. To make it even better, we want to build a wooden platform to elevate the balcony floor. Enjoy!