Here's a glimpse of it. Pete and I are very excited! We're hoping to move in at the end of November, but.... it depends on how efficient the builders are. It would be nice to move in and enjoy a little time there before we leave for the holidays. Fingers crossed!
This is the foyer/entryway which leads into our spectacular space. You will notice a window above. This is where one of the guest bedrooms are located. Not sure why, but the original designer must of thought it would be a good idea to add the window so that the room receives some natural light. I think we're going to expand the window and replace the glass.
This is another angle of the foyer/entryway. These steps lead into the lounge, kitchen and dining room. We're going to leave the entrance as is because it doesn't need as much work as the rest of the place.
Step in and take a looksee. To the left of the entrance is the dining room - another area that doesn't need much work. We will of course change the orange wall and give the floor a dark stain.
Next.... the kitchen - the god awful, rasberry kitchen...... 
Ee-gats! This will all be ripped out and replaced with a warmer, more up-to-date look.
This is the main living area/lounge. We plan on keeping the wood floor and giving it a dark stain. The sliding doors lead out onto a huge deck where we plan on having some lounge seating and a built in bbq. The column in the kitchen will be removed. It's not structurally necessary and without it, the kitchen will be more open. Just on the other side of the column is......
...... this lovely glossy blue office. Now.... some people might like a rasberry red kitchen and a sky blue office but not us. This is actually going to be torn down because, behind this wall, is the master bedroom and we'll make this the entrance into the bedroom.
This is what you first see when you walk into the master suite. I know......Lots of dressing area, but this will all be torn down and the ensuite bathroom will be placed here instead. There are huge windows to the right and we felt an open ensuite with natural light is much more attractive than having the bath area shoved in a dark corner.
... which is what you see here. Looks like a design from the early 90's right? Nope - try 2001.
The room you see here with the sliding doors leads from the main living area/lounge and steps down into [what will be our] study. To the left of the study is another room that will be turned into the tv/movie room. We plan on removing the sliding doors to open up the space. You can also catch a glimpse of the mezzanine level where the two guest bedrooms are located. When you take a closer look......
........What's this monstrosity, you ask? It's located on the mezzanine level between the two guest bedrooms. It incapsulates the top of a column. Not pretty. We plan to expose the concrete column and will have some seating in this area which overlooks the first level......
There is lots of this glossy white finish throughout the apartment that we plan on replacing. Not sure with what yet.....
There is lots of this glossy white finish throughout the apartment that we plan on replacing. Not sure with what yet.....That's it for now. A little glimpse of the "before". We hired a really talented designer with lots of experience and connections and I look forward to watching and learning as much as I can. More to come....
