The house, before we fill it with boxes of junk.

Statistics:

• 1045 Square Feet

• 3 bedrooms

• 1 bath

• Fireplace

• Built: May, 1950

• Richmond North and East

• Blacks Whites and Hispanics neighborhood. Lots of kids.

• 16 miles from downtown San Francisco.

• 40 minutes on BART

• 35-? by car depending on traffic.

Jackie (Melissa's mom) and Melissa in the living and dining room

The old floor furnace. Even if we get central heating one day, I want to keep these things because of the design.

The kitchen,

One day we're going to paint these cabinets. We've already replaced the stove with a gas one because I've been cooking with gas for 10 years.

At the end of the hallway, it splits into two bedrooms . Notice the angled wall.

The bathroom has a frosted glass door on it. What's up with that?

My man room. This use to be the garage but now it was converted into a third bedroom with a large closet with a mirrored door. Now I can practice my ballet.

The cat pantry

That's what I call the laundry room where the litter box and cat food is.