Our house and flat

I live in a new nine-storied block of flats in Pushkin street. Our flat is on the third floor. It is very comfortable. We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water, a telephone and a chute. There are three rooms in our flat: a living –room, a study and a bedroom. We also have a kitchen, a bathroom, a small entrance hall and two balconies.

Our living-room is the largest in the flat. It overlooks a green park and has a lot of sunshine. The living-room is nicely furnished. There is a suite of modern furniture with a wall unit, a wardrobe and a bookcase. We are fond of books and have plenty of them at home. To the left of the wall unit there is a corner-sofa with two armchairs and a small table for newspapers. In the opposite corner there is a TV set with a video and a tape-recorder. A beautiful crystal chandelier gives much light to the room. A thick carpet on the floor and curtains on the windows match the walls. All this makes the room cosy. My mother usually buys everything for the living-room, she has a good eye and taste for color and style.

I spend most of my time in my bedroom which I use as a study. Here you can see a writing-table where I do my homework. Near the wall there is a pull-uot sofa where I sleep at night and have a rest in the day-time. There are some book-shelves crammed with text and fiction books. There is a thick comfortable rag on the floor near the sofa. My dog likes to sleep on it.

My parents’ bedroom is more spacious than the study. There is a double bed, a mirror-stand, two bedside tables and a built-in wardrobe there. It is very convenient to have it because it doesn’t occupy much space. In the corner of the room there is a small table with a tape-recorder on it. My parents enjoy listening to music.

Our kitchen is rather large. There is a set of modern kitchen furniture, a gas-stove with an oven, a food processor, a refrigerator and a cupboard where we keep our dishes. The kitchen serves us as a dining-room. But when we receive guests we have meals in the living-room.

I like my bathroom too because it provides us with maximum of the convenience and is well-fitted. There is a nice mirror, a rack for towels, a bath-tab and a basin. There is a shelf above the basin where I keep soap, toothpaste, tooth-brush, combs, creams, shampoos and make-up. It’s very pleasant to have a bath or to take a shower here.

The entrance hall is small. There is a hall-stand and a mirror on the wall. A telephone is on a special table under the mirror. We try to keep our flat clean.