That apartment.

[icarus]

You know, we're not sure we want this apartment.

- It's too dark. This is Seattle, it's grey, and we need light.

- It's ground floor so we'd have to keep the curtains shut since WG walks around naked all the time, so it would really be dark.

- WG is concerned about noise. The laundry room is right across the hall, and it's ground level, so he's concerned about street level noise as well.

- We both think our friends won't like how dark the place is and wouldn't want to spend time there, which negates one of the points of getting a new place.

It's a nice place, good location, but most apartments in Seattle have a better light situation, and that's important to us.

I think we've decided to call them and say no, we don't want it.

Comments

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

I can't stress enough how important having a favorable light situation is. Three apartments ago I lived in a ground floor cave that only had a couple of tiny windows and I was miserable every minute that I didn't spend out by the pool. Last November I took a pass on a place with an extra bedroom, 400 more square feet, and $100/month lower rent in favor of my current apartment mostly because of these windows (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattthebruinsfan/2301337842/in/set-72157602315338900/), and I'd do it again in a heartbeat despite the higher cost and lack of storage space.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yep. The light was about like this, only the windows are slightly smaller.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

And what I mean is that the light level in that apartment, with the windows open and uncovered, is about what you have there, with the blinds drawn.

On a sunny day.

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

Hmm, it may not be as bad as I was envisioning then. I pretty much keep the blinds closed because the morning sun is pretty dazzling even through them. But as you say, if the ground floor location means you'll have curtains drawn all the time, you won't be getting the benefit of what natural light you do have, regardless.

I tend to think it's counterproductive to move to a new home that won't be satisfactory - at least staying in a current apartment that you want to change will be familiar, and there won't be any reluctance to move again if something better comes along in the near future. (Of course, I also hate the ordeal of moving, so once every three years or so is about as much as I can take even if there's good reason...)