Looks Like We Made It

We are in our New Digs

I admit it. I am a Barry Manilow fan. And it isn’t because he lives in Palm Springs and mingles with the locals. Okay, some of his lyrics are “cheesy” … but once you get one in your head it is hard to get it out.

Fireplace to right of TV…Onix is already at home.

We Made It

So I am sorry if for the rest of the day you are hearing “Looks Like We Made It” in your head. But it seemed fitting. After a small, cold, damp apartment that reminded us of camping; and a cool, modern, one-bedroom Airbnb in central Cascais, we have moved into our real apartment just around the corner. Since so many of you have emailed me, let me give you a tour.

The modern kitchen reminds us of the one we had in California.

The apartment is a T3 (i.e. 3 bedrooms) with 2 casas de banho (2 bathrooms). It was gut renovated by a couple that currently lives in Chicago (Denise’s hometown) but intends to return to Portugal in a few years.

Master bedroom…this photo does not show the wall of built-in cabinets. Yeah!

Guest room #1 also has built-ins.

Guest room #2…Ikea is the furniture of choice for rentals.

While the place has the charm of crown molding, clotheslines suspended outside of the windown in guest room #2, and original doors throughout, it has a distinctively modern feel. This may be part of what attracted us to it.

In addition, the owners did not skimp on the bling.

Master bath, all mirrors are backlit which do make you look better.

Dimmable LED backsplash light installed into the cabinet.

But I have left the best till last. For the homeowner that can’t have enough gadgets, a mobile phone charging device, with a hidden electrical outlet and USB port. Just set your phone on top and it starts charging.

This is the first time we have seen this type of device.

You may recall that I was upset because this place didn’t have a view of the water. Turns out, though it is 8 blocks away, you can see the beach from our guest room. Yep, it looks like we made it.