The home of Elvis, JD, Yertle and TimTam

Hi guys! Welcome to Elvis and JD's home! Come on in!
We live in an apartment in Queens, NY.

Here's the entrance hallway, as you come through the door:

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Directly to the left is the kitchen:
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It's one of those long and narrow kitchens. :rolleyes:

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When you come out of the kitchen, you pass this little niche into the dining room area. On the very bottom shelf, I have a pic of my sweet little Charlie, who is no longer with us.

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My dining room table is the official drop off station when I get home. I keep asking the kitties to do me a favor and straighten it up for me, but every night when I return from work, it's still a mess. I think I may have to actually tackle this mess myself.

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More coming!

That's the living room, which is across from the dining room:
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Another angle:
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Sorry, the kitties are not being very good hosts. It's their naptime:
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In the other corner of the living room, behind that tall plant, is my "office" area:
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http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/thel...compscreen.jpg :D

More to come!

Elvis is up, and wants to say hi, "Hello Pet Talk People! Welcome to our home-sweet-apartment! Can you please remind our momma to stop by Petco and pick up a new refill for our scratchy-toy-thingy? Thanks!"

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Back through the dining room to "the orange hall". I just recently painted in here, so the walls are still bare. I plan to hang pics of family and friends in here. Please ignore the black stuff on the floor. It's carpet glue, which apparently isn't coming out without a good sanding!

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First door to the left is the bathroom:
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I know that orange line isn't straight, but we have a lot of lovely wires up and down the corners of our NY apartments, and I followed the line of the wire. *shrugs*

Unfortunately because I am on dial up I cannot see many of the photos in these threads, because there are just too many and it will take about two hours to load them all. :( Is there any other way I can see the photos? Can you post them as links so I can click on them, so that those with slow connections can see the photos too? I really want to see them LOL! :p

Eucalyptus makes the bathroom smell so nice!
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Hey, look who's in here having a swim! It's TimTam! He's an excellent swimmer:
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"Hey, JD, what's that crazy turtle doing in momma's bathtub?"
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"I don't know, but this water is nice and cool! I'm having a sip!"
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"Hey, good idea! You're smarter than you look!"
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Got a few more. Hang tight!

Ok, leaving the bathroom, and back down the orange hall:
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To the left is a closet, straight ahead is the guest room:
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...And to the right is my room, but I'm not going to show you too much, cause it's a mess. I have been clearing out closets and stuff, so you can imagine. I want to paint in here soon, and of course, take care of that peeling paint above the windows.
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Thanks for stopping by! We'll miss you!

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Here's the view from the window:
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Empire State Building, Citicorp Building (In Queens), and Chrysler Building. All the way to the left, we used to be able to see the WTC towers. :(

Nice apartment!! Love the orange color - goes so well with the cats! ;)

WOW no wonder I couldn't load the photos, they are HUGE! Next time you post photos, can you resize them smaller so they can load faster? They are very big. I was finally able to see them. I closed MSN and started IE. :) Your house is LOVELY! Now that I am back to work perhaps I can add a little something cute to my home as well. I love all your decorations. Very nice. I especially loved the photo of the kitter cats with Yertle in the tub, and the water movements from lapping.

I love your apartment, and what a beautiful view you have!

I really love that color you are using here:
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I want to paint my entrance hall, and I think it would really look great in there! Fact is, my whole house could use a paint job. I do love that color!!

Thanks for inviting me into your beautiful home!

Willie:)

I love the orange hall!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D your apartment is gorgous!

You have a very nice home. I love all of your earthy accents... pillows, pottery, candles, etc. Do you ever go to Pier 1 ... I bet you would LOVE that store!

I also like your orange hallway ... it looks very nice, and the turtle in the tub is adorable!!!:D

Love the orange hallway and the little furry hosts and the cozy, friendly kitchen ... Heck, I love your home. Thanks for sharing with us!

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Looks like it will be a while before Elvis leaves the building....

I don't think he'll be off the couch for a long time!:)

Great picture!!!

Thanks for the tour of your beautiful apartment. I really enjoyed seeing all of your fur and furless kids too.:)

Great tour Thelma - your apartment is so light and airy - I love it. I too adore the orange walls in the hallway - in our first apartment I painted the hallway orange and everyone thought I'd gone mad - it was 1970! I thought it was soooo cool!

I adore your 'nick nacks', pictures and cushions they give your apartment such a 'lived in' look.

Lynne

what a COOL apartment, and right in the heart of the city, Loved the tour and seeing your view, amazing, I have always wanted to visit NY, thanks for sharing and seeing those cute kitties was the icing on the cake, they are so adorable.!!!

Thanks, everyone!

I have also enjoyed everyone else's homes here.
This house tours thing was an excellent idea!

I'm off to visit some more homes! :D

Thanks for the tour, Thelma, Elvis, JD, Yertle and TimTam:D What a fabulous apt. and lovely home, Thelma! Oh, you've made me homesick for NYC! I love your colors and furnishings; a perfect match for the critters:D And what a view! Those pictures of Yertle swimming and the kitties taking a sip of tub water were the best:D Thanks for the invite!:) Sandra

Oh wow, what a view!!! And I love the orange hall!

I enjoyed seeing the kitties drink from the turtle's water - too funny!

You have a very nice home and I love your decorations and knick knacks, thanks for the tour.

you have a wonderful Apartment!!!

Thanks for the tour!

Beautiful! I really, really liked the tour of your home. I love the colour in the hallway, it really wakens the place up. Lovely!!

I absolutely LOVE that mirror in the first picture!!
Thank you for the tour. :D

Thanks for the tour of your most beautiful apartment! It is so bright and airy and cozy!! Of course the pictures of the kitties and turtle were just perfect! :) Richard, your comment was so appropriate! LOL! I have a tea light candle holder just like yours (you have two sitting there together) and mine came from Pier One so I am guessing you got yours there too.
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Don't they have nice things! I love the view of the NYC skyline! Everything was so pretty!!. Thank you for inviting us in and please apologize to the kitties if we disturbed their naptime. ;)

Um....can I come LIVE in your guest room?? I love your place so much, Thelmalu! Wow...its just like I'd imagined NY living...way cute and way fun!

I love those pictures of the turtle swimming and the kitties drinking. :)

sooooo wonderful......loved best" the pictures of the cats and the great ny view.....always makes me homesick!

I've never been to NY before! Your home is beautiful and I just love the Orange Hall! I don't know if I'd ever have the guts to paint that color. Your so very bold and I love it!

Thanks again for inviting me in:D Give the kitties a belly rub for me.

ThelmaLu... it is SOOOO you! Just as I would have imagined it! Great pictures too! Wow.. turtle soup for the furkids :rolleyes: