The Coolest Apartment

April 12, 2006 | By Laura & Steve AuthorMy First Apartment

Laura wouldn’t have mentioned this, but I found the coolest apartment in the world. She won’t consider it, but I think we should. It’s this loft type apartment downtown on the twelfth floor of this huge building. It’s about as post-modern as you could possibly want, with huge windows, black and white decor and even…

Hidden Details

April 12, 2006 | By Laura & Steve AuthorMy First Apartment

If there is one thing I’ve noticed, it’s this: Houston apartment hunting has its dirty little secrets. Last week, we were about to put a deposit down on a beautiful first-floor apartment in mid-town when we (thankfully) read the fine print. It was a two bedroom apartment with some great amenities: W/D in unit, fireplace…

Continuing into the soft, green night

April 9, 2006 | By Drew AuthorMy First Apartment

So we put in our names on the one place we really liked. We had to wait for a while after we looked at it, though, and the girl hasn’t gotten back to us. This place is really quite nice. And this weather-beaten poster nearby tells the story of the people in the neighborhood: It…