Beers were spilled, three bands played inside the kitchen, and about 40 or so people crammed into a tiny studio apartment for a rock show in Oakland this past weekend. We don't personally know the girl named Sasha who lived in the apartment, but we were impressed with her personal decorating style (great small space solutions!) and her being game to open her home to strangers for a cramped, but fun house show. After the jump, see more photos of the apartment taken before the show started.
Opening Your Home to Random People
People slowly started filtering in. The lights were still on and those handmade red and white pom pom decorations were still being put up when we first arrived.
Our favorite area of the studio was the dining area, complete with a piano.
Good combination of knick knacks and tons of great books. We admit we perused through some of her reading collection while we waited for the show to begin.
A curtained sleeping area held a surprisingly big bed. It looked cozy!
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Oh man I miss living in Oakland.
I lived in a big three story art school flop house on Kempton Avenue that had a steady stream of random people coming in and out of it. I can guaruntee our place did not look this well put together.
This reminds me of a neat book I looked at recently about punk house interiors. Talk about inspirational:
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/01/punk_house_inte.php
view redbeard's profile
maybe sasha would be interested in doing a house tour?
view f.in.eur's profile
I think I'd be a little freaked out if pictures of my dwelling ended up on the Interwebs without my knowledge.
view carter76's profile
This is making me nostalgic for my first apartment, in Albany on Hudson Avenue above a bodega. As soon as the bodega closed for the night...my roommates band would start playing in the living room...and the apartment would fill up with friends. Sigh.
view I Love Upstate's profile
Grey walls and a piano in the kitchen = wicked. Home is for living and I wish this woman lived closer to me.
view scarletdog's profile
wow, people thought I was crazy when I had a house show/party at my unit a few weeks ago, but that place is tiny! Such awesome decorations though, and that vinyl collection is amazing.
view muskawo's profile
I loved having parties like these...when I was 23.
view Seaside's profile
i wanna know who the bands were. ; )
view loislane's profile
ditto, carter
view greyrussian's profile
I like the idea that people are still trusting enough to do this sort of thing but if it was my Grandson's place I'd be really worried.
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