Today is a BIG DAY. It’s been a reeaally long time coming!
Remember when I wrote about The PUSH and PULL of renovating an old house? Well, even though we’ve worked hard to push forward the past few weeks, it still felt like the project was pulling us backward. Squeezing work in between responsibilities and travel is tricky—and waiting for helpers to be available (while worth the wait!) is slow.
Several weeks ago we unloaded the dishes-filled cabinets in the dining and living rooms (in order to make them lighter) then moved the furniture to the center of each room. Everything was covered in plastic to protect it while the Sheetrock guys did their dusty work.
And this is how we’ve lived for several weeks. Ugh!
But look at those gorgeous new windows—and the new entry between the dining room and kitchen!
More new windows—and walls ready for paint
You already knew I have a thing for dishes! A LOT are going to be sold soon, so stay tuned—or hit me up now if something catches your eye.
But today, the painter came!
The entry will get this William Morris wallpaper, so I’m using its background color for the walls in the living and dining rooms. Click the picture to see how I chose all the finishes.
After a few days of prep work, we should have color in the living and dining rooms!
And once the walls and trim are painted, we can clean floors and start putting those two rooms together.
- Lay our rugs
- Clean furniture and put back in place
- Wash dishes and return to cabinets (or set aside to sell)
- Hang pictures
- Start thinking about window treatments
I can hardly wait!
I’m not gonna lie. Some days it’s hard living in a construction zone! Thankfully, the days are getting longer and sunnier, and we’ve been able to walk outside when inside overwhelms. The plants we’ve added to our landscape over the past three years are becoming more established every season.
And a few days ago, Renaissance Man hung 14 Boston ferns on our big ol’ front porch. Thanks to his snazzy DIY automatic drip irrigation, it won’t be long before we have Envy of the Neighborhood Hanging Ferns again this year. You can, too!
Bottom line: Sometimes Life is just messy. Messy rooms. Messy relationships. Messy thoughts. Messy world. But wherever you find yourself today, there’s one thing I want you to know:
Even if you feel like your world is messy and disorganized, you’re always welcome here.
In fact, if you came to my house today, this is what you’d see—and I would mean it. I always hope when you stop by My Place—even this virtual one—you will find encouragement to keep pushing forward though whatever “messy” you’re facing. If you need someone to listen, send me an email. I’m here for you!
Our front doormat
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. – 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Have a great rest of your week, friends! Thanks for stopping by.
There is a glorious end in sight!!
Happy Mother’s Day to you, Susan!
Thank you, Rita! Happy Mother’s Day to you as well.
I agree, life is sometimes just messy and there’s no way around it. I’m glad you’re starting to see that the mess is about to pay off!