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(re)arrangements | In
moving to Edinburgh, we knew we'd only be here for two years;
despite the fact that we'd been homeowners back in Tucson, we
found ourselves going back to the renter's life -- a hard
transition, especially since most rental places here come fully
furnished (right down to the cutlery in the drawers). Fully
furnished sounds great in theory, especially when you're moving
from overseas like we did and haven't brought much of your own
stuff. But in reality, a rental's furnishings are invariably the
sort of thing you'd never choose of your own free will. The
furnishings in our pad were a weird mixture of good quality but
Laura Ashley-esque quaint, and nondescript hand-me-downs that
had clearly seen better days. The biggest challenge, then, was
turning all this into a place that felt more like us.
Rearranging the furniture -- which our landlord had mostly had
pushed up against the walls -- was a good start; by orienting the
main sitting area on the diagonal, we created a cozy hang-out
area and opened up another entryway (a second door to the
office) that had previously been blocked. >
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