In October I moved into a great new apartment, I pretty much won the lottery. It's in my favourite neighbourhood in Montreal, on a quiet street, just a few steps away from the base of the mountain. I'm also only a 10-15 minute walk from all of the places I regularly hang out; Montreal Improv Theatre, the metro station, my sister's apartment, an independent cinema and a cat cafe.
The apartment is also stellar because it's got a huge, sunny room with a balcony that I've made into my studio. When I moved in, the space had been pretty neglected and was in serious need of a scrub. The old plaster walls in particular were in really poor condition.
I spent most of October traveling so I hardly had time to unpack before hitting the road.
In mid-November I got help from a super team of friends and we gave the
place a much needed paint job. Thanks to Susan, Justin, Eryn, Joni,
Monica and Fred who spent many hours filling, sanding, scraping and painting.
Slowly but surely I've been decorating and fine-tuning the space. Friend and photographer, Jess Fildes took the following photos of the studio in early December. It's still a work in progress though, I've got some shelves to hang, more fun cushions to sew and some antiques that I picked up while in Edmonton to incorporate.
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
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| Copyright 2014 Jessica Fildes |
The rest of the apartment is coming along too, I've finished decorating my bedroom, and I'm about halfway finished with the living room and kitchen. As fun as it has been to get settled into a new place, I've been using it way too much as an excuse to procrastinate. Now that my space is functional, I'm going to put it to use! Which means, I'll have to put the rest of the decorating on the back burner until I've completed my next few big projects.
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