Monday, October 14, 2013

Christmas in October

Getting organized makes me giddy. Today we got to take an exciting step forward to get our clothes in order. I think the closet installation man thought I was crazy. Especially when I wrote a song and sang it for him with a coordinated dance. Ok I didn't do that part out loud, but I did inside my heart.

                           

Getting to see the carpet again was amazing. No more piles! No more russian roulette!




Another highlight is the beautiful floor Neal did in the closet. It's gorgeous. He worked so hard on it. There were many steps so it took many evenings, lots of cutting, sanding, it was a long process.


I love the final result. The picture doesn't really do it justice. It's a dark, rich brown with a lot of depth.

                        
But that's not all! The bathroom project is really coming along. Neal has done all the boring but necessary jobs, and now all the fun stuff gets to be put in place. He did his final sanding today and then painted. I picked another color from my favorite paint strip (that I've used on the whole house). This color is Sherwin Williams "Eider White" and I did it at 50%. I want the bathroom to be light and bright, but not pure white. So there's a hint of grey, which blends well with the room color since they're from the same strip. 


The shower, pre tile. Notice the spot for the skylight, can't wait to see they sky in the shower!


Mini plumbers getting ready to install a toilet.


Those mini plumbers are pretty good!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Benefits of Sleeping in a Construction Site

There have to be at least a few benefits of sleeping IN a construction site, right? Well, there are!

1) The design process is happening as you're getting ready for bed, while in bed, while sleeping and when waking up. When lying in bed one night I realized one of the vanity lights and the plug were in the wrong spot.


2) Playing Russian Roulette is a really fun game. It's in the middle of the night and one of my kids is crying, I get up and inch my way through the room trying to avoid dresser drawers, tools, shoes, piles of clothes and laundry baskets getting to the crying child. So far, I've had no stubbed toes, I haven't tripped nor have I gotten any nails, silvers or staples stuck in my feet! 

3) Wearing the same pair of jeans every days is really cool. When do you get to actually wear out your clothes?! I'm getting that chance since I can't find my other pairs of jeans. I swear I had another pair last week, but they're currently lost somewhere in the abyss, so sorry everyone, I hope you like the ones I have on (and will have on) because they're here to stay. And stay. And stay. And stay. And sorry gym friends, that WAS actually the same shirt I wore the day before. I couldn't find any others, so sorry about that smell...


4) My Jenga skills are improving. I get the opportunity to stack some dresser drawers from my bed to the floor every evening, and then again from the floor to my bed every morning. They stack precariously and I balance and stack them with sharp precision. I don't really even like the game Jenga, but now I'll just kill it when I play.


But, since my husband doesn't have a stop/slowdown/rest/take a break mode, I know that this current chaos won't last forever. In fact, it probably won't last even two more weeks. He's most likely motivated by the mess to complete as fast as he can. Three cheers for Neal! 


LIGHTS!

DRY WALL!!