A weekend of unpacking

It's Friday night... instead of heading to the pier to watch a movie on the waterfront or any of the other various cool things to do in NY, we went home and unpacked. We had a deadline - Graham and Inge are coming Saturday night and we needed to make our home somewhat presentable.

This is what our home looked like Friday night - not quite what you would call presentable.


Lots of heaving lifting:


*ahem* unpacking:


By Saturday at around 4:




Ain't so shabby. The Ghetto Penthouse cleans up quite nicely given the right wardrobe and accessories :)

Sunday was closet day! We have this big closet space... but no closet rods or shelves. How to reclaim 16 cuft that will otherwise be lost with an off-the-shelf closet system?? Clearly this requires a tape measure, coffee, and a good sit.



Sean gets serious with ladder as he ponders all that is the closet.



After a few hours of flipping through catalogs and navigating web sites... and a few more hours of browsing Home Depot, Container Store, and Bed, Bath & Beyond - I think we may have a solution. It involves mixing and matching parts from different systems. We're not sure if they're all compatible - should be interesting experiment.