After being renters for the past year, we bought a condo and moved in a few days ago. Our new home is on the north end of Tacoma, about a mile from where our daughter Sabrina, son-in-law Bryan and granddaughter Chloe live. It's in a 15-unit complex called Crestview Condominiums. It's a wonderful part of Tacoma, and we're not far from the Proctor District, the Stadium District, Old Town and the Ruston Way waterfront. The condo is on the small side (1,024 square feet), but the combination of being close to our family, a lovely neighborhood and a view of Puget Sound was too much to pass up.
Our unit is on the first floor of the building. In the photo on the left, it's on the right side of the hallway that's straight ahead beyond the security gate. We like that it's a one-level unit. Steps aren't a challenge now but they could be if we live here a long time. If you come in from the opposite side, it's possible to avoid steps completely by using the elevator.
The living room, dining room and kitchen are basically all in one area. This photo is taken from the living room area looking toward the kitchen and dining room.
And this photo's perspective is from the opposite direction, showing our living room (and Roger's office).
This is our kitchen. It's very nice, though a little short on space. But it should be manageable. Behind the doors on the far wall is the laundry room/pantry.
We've made a few improvements since we purchased our condo. The most significant was extending the breakfast far. The pencil on the counter shows how deep it used to be. In addition to not being very practical, it looked...well...odd. So, we had it extended, and we really like the results.
We have two bedrooms (and two bathrooms). This is the master bedroom. Not huge but sufficient for our king-size bed and three dressers.
This is our second bedroom, and it's quite small. There's a queen-size bed for Chloe and for guests who would like to visit (hint!). Steph has her desk in this room, as well, and will do her stamping there.
Our deck has already become one of our favorite things about our condo. It is fairly large, though the chair we bought for Chloe doesn't take up all that much space. That's a small storage room at the end of the deck. We have a much larger storage room in the basement level of the building.
Living in a condo doesn't afford much in the way of gardening opportunities. But Steph is using one end of the deck for flowers and basil.
As I mentioned, we do have a nice view. OK, not as nice as the one our neighbors on the third floor have, but still quite nice. We enjoy watching the ships on the way to and from the Port of Tacoma.We hope you've enjoyed this virtual tour of our new home. But an in-person tour would be much better!
