Putting It All Back Together

The workmen have left...well, the paid ones anyway. Us unpaid workers have continued to toil away but that's the joys of home ownership, isn't it. It was just a matter of cleaning and moving furniture back in place in a couple of the rooms but finishing up Wayne's computer room has taken the better part of two days.

One conclusion we came to was that we'd never make a living as painters. Wayne would never try as he really doesn't like doing it but he was a good sport and wielded the roller around the walls. I, on the other hand, don't mind painting but my perfectionist tendencies mean no one could afford to hire me if I charged by the hour. And I'd starve to death if paid by the job as I'd take too long to do it. But I'd have happy customers.

My legs are a little weary tonight after crawling on the floor masking off baseboard climbing up and down ladders for two days. I cut in around the ceiling, baseboard and doors as well as rolled on a second coat. It looks so fresh now that it's all done and everything is back in place.

Tomorrow's plan is to put my room back together. Not everyone has a shower full of scrapbook supplies (and a few other things too) but sometimes you just have to get a little creative when you're looking for temporary storage space.

Comments

[LianeZ]

Love your storage room! Not an option at my house, only 1 bathroom. It reminds me of those decorating shows that go into New York apartments that are the size of some master walk-in closets and the residents don't cook so the kitchen space is used as a closet. Shoes/boots in the oven and all manner of strange things shoved in the cabinets. My house has had 2 leaks, thankfully not either in the roof. Kitchen leaked right into laundry sink below and basement floods (yes twice within about 6 weeks of each other). Kitchen drain now has better plumbing and basement is better organized with lest junk, water problems can cause good things! Enjoy the fresh paint!

[Jude.x]

Me - I'm a "slap it on and get on with life" type painter; Hubby never touches a paint brush. My brother...... they once had to get their sitting room plastered. The finish was silky smooth, but he still sanded it all; then did a first coat and sanded it down; then came the three top coats - yup! all sanded down. Then he had to do all the woodwork; all sanded down between coats! This was going into our winter. My poor sister-in-law! I'd have killed him and got a painter in! :-) Starting in something like September they finally got back into the room the week before Christmas.... :-D It did look perfect though - maybe too perfect for me. Ad how can we be brother and sister! lol. Jude.x

[Pat]

And here I thought the shower was a new attempt at multi-tasking!

When you posted that you were getting the ceiling fixed, I didn't picture the magnitude of the job. Glad you have it behind you. Now on to the holidays!