New Apartment (well, a converted maid's bedroom)

In France, there is a lovely thing called a chambre de bonne -- literally, a maid's room.  Many older buildings in Paris have a top floor devoted to "maids' chambers" which nowadays are largely rented by students and, sometimes, by poor American college graduates.

Here is my chambre de bonne; it is 11 square meters (or 118 square feet)

 Here is my fold-down table/kitchenette area.

Yes, that is my refrigerator underneath the microwave.  And yes, I have one burner--so it's an upgrade from college.

My bed and the lovely shelves above it-- I may not have much space, but they did hook me up with tons of shelves! 

Again, my kitchen area and my full-length mirror! So necessary.  And just to the left of the mirror is my shower-- yep I have my own shower.



However, I do share my toilet with the other 4 girls on the floor (literally, just a room with a toilet in it).  Hence the small black cup with my toothbrush and toothpaste in it.  Can you spot the small black cup??