FINGERS CROSSED...

Today we will be putting an offer in for both flats and I'm so excited. My heart is set on the second fat which is about 5 min from Richmond.

I was itching to go back and see it again yesterday but it being bank holiday there was obviously no chance to do that.

We then decided to explore the area around it instead and I must say that I was impressed. The flat is set in a nice lovely area, only 8 min from Richmond Park. For all of you who don't know this part of the woods, Richmond Park is the largest Royal Park in London with almost 2500 acres and around 650 free roaming deer.

It's such a nice area that I will be be very surprised if they accept our cheeky offer. Oh well, let's keep our fingers crossed...

To distract myself a bit I've uploaded some more pics from Bologna for you that I took in one of the many cute shops in the city.

I love this lamp!!!

HOUSE HUNT CONT.

Yesterday we went flat-hunting once again and the two favourites are these:

The first flat is just down the road from where we live at the moment. It's a 2 bedroom flat, split over two levels and set over a nail studio. Here are some pics!

Living room: very spacious with built in shelves and wardrobe.

2nd bedroom: very spacious as well and the master bedroom is even slightly bigger than this one. Both have a sink in them which is a bit odd... I guess the built-in wardrobes make up for it though!

Kitchen: Narrow L-shaped kitchen that is in serious need of some decoration. The bathroom looked quite grim with only a tiny window in the corner. It's long and narrow and offers hardly any storage space. I think this room would be the biggest challenge.

The advantages to this place are that it's in the area we love and that the rent is potentially cheaper than what we pay at the moment.

The disadvantages are that the bathroom is not on the same level as the two bedrooms but two flights of stairs down and that the flat is above a nail studio. When we entered it I thought I could smell the nail varnish but I can't remember whether it bothered me when we where in the flat, so not sure how bad it was.

The flat is generally in need of some redecoration but it's spacious and I think we could make it nice. It's a bit closer to the main road than we are at the moment so leaving the living room window open could be very noisy...

Staying in Richmond would be great though so I'm tempted with this place.

The second flat was about 15 minutes away from Richmond but just ticked all the other boxes. It's a 2 bedroom ground-floor flat situated in a nice and quite area. It has a little patio where we have BBQs and even store the bikes that we weren't able to get until now as we didn't know where to store them.

The living room is very big offering enough space for all our furniture including the dining table. I also love the wooden floors and the fact that the flat is really light and airy.

This is one of the two bedrooms. They are both roughly the same size and seemed quite spacious as well.

The disadvantage is that this place is not in Richmond and that it's a bit of a walk to the train station but there are good bus links to Richmond and we could get some bikes so we have the option to bike to Richmond.

This place is also a bit more expensive than the first one and we would have to put in a lower offer and hope that the landlord accepts it.

I must admit that I loved the place from the minute I walked in. I have seen the other place twice now and always have to stretch my imagination to tell myself that we can make it feel like home.

We have two more viewings on Tuesday evening and have also found some more flats on the Internet that we will need to inquire about on Tuesday so the search goes on...

Nethertheless, we'll put an offer down for both places on Tuesday morning and see what the landlords say.

Wouldn't it be great if I could have the second flat but located in Richmond? Oh well... I must sleep on it a few more nights...

What do you think?

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