The past seven weeks went by in a flash. Moments of quiet and slow with my paintbrush merged with the fast lane of getting everything finished on time. As usual, I was tapping the walls with a touch-up brush and fussing with the decor until the last second. Now that it is finally reveal day,…
Well, you know what they say about week six of the One Room Challenge: It's usually over by now. Thankfully, there is a week seven.
After an eventful long weekend in NYC, I arrived home Monday morning and went directly to work on the plywood floor in the breakfast nook. Andy took the day off work, so we…
I have dreaded this week a little lot. When I was considering whether or not to participate in the One Room Challenge this round, week five loomed with complications. Ever optimistic, I thought, I've got this. I'll figure it out when I get there.Â
Along with a patronizing head pat, Week 5 answered,
You keep telling yourself that.…
Happy Halloween to all you trick-or-treaters out there. Around these parts, it looks like it is going to be a tough night for candy-seeking. Currently, it is a cold, rainy day, and a few snowflakes are falling. Brrrrr.
Yesterday, I spent all day sealing cracks and gaps in the Breakfast Nook. I always think these little…
I promise not to make this entire post about paint colors, but ugh! The breakfast nook is only 10'X4.5'. Why is it taking so long to paint? How is it that I have worked every spare moment of the past three weeks, and I have so little to show for it? These are questions for…
If the six weeks of the One Room Challenge was a complete lifetime, birth to death, week three would be the angsty teen years. This week, I questioned everything about our project. Is it too much for six weeks? Will I finish? When will I find the right color of paint? Everyone is looking at…