A cheap, rundown place--one main room that serves as the living, old sofa and small television included, as well as a tiny round wooden table with a rickety old rocking chair by the windows for contemplating life. The room is complete with ugly dark blue wallpaper and a stained, musty old rug whose existence Ivan loves to hate, but he won't throw it away. On the side opposite the TV and sofa is a kitchen counter with a temperamental stove and oven, the wall above lined with cupboards. There's a door by the kitchen that leads to a small bathroom. Another small adjoining room, though it was likely meant to serve as an additional storage space, contains a twin bed and nightstand. Ivan's "personal touches" involve a small bookshelf and a few pots for prospective plant friends. The AC and heater are unreliable at their best, and the slightly molding windows and walls are so shabby that cold drafts can turn the apartment into an icebox on cold days. Let's not even talk about the nighttime.