Our shipment of furniture arrived
on Monday after about five weeks in transit. We were so excited to get some
real furniture because for most of the time that we had been in the apartment,
we didn’t even have a place to sit.
The movers arrived early
on Monday morning and began unloading boxes upon boxes. Several of Will’s
friends also stopped by to help us unpack, which was very much appreciated! They
were also able to order pizza (in German, of course) so that we all would be
able to have lunch.
In addition to all of our
furniture that we had had in Pittsburgh, we had also shipped several unopened boxes of
IKEA furniture. Although we were
not expecting it, the movers said that they would assemble all of the IKEA
furniture themselves. They didn't even need to read the instructions--they just knew how to build each piece! They were not able to finish everything on Monday, so
they came back on Tuesday as well.
German apartments are meant to be very customizable to the taste of each tenant. Usually a new apartment is completely bare, without light fixtures and most of time time, even without a kitchen. Luckily Will was able to find an apartment that already had a kitchen installed, so we did not have to worry about that. The movers also put up all of the light
fixtures for us. After seeing how much work it took them, I’m convinced it would have
taken us months to do everything ourselves.
By about Friday we had
gotten just about everything unpacked and put in its proper place. The apartment
still needs a little bit of “pizzazz” and decoration, but for now, we're pretty much settled in.
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Unloading |
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Bedroom with new wardrobe |
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Bathroom |
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Living Room |
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Living Room/Office |
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Breakfast Bar |
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Kitchen
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Dining Room |
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Balcony |
I love the pale greenish (bluish?) glass that seems to be in every room.
ReplyDeleteDo German movers typically assemble everything for you?? Maybe I should move to Deutschland...