[Read part 2 of Elfa Closet Installation] So with the room prepped up, it was finally time to get to the actual installation. Funny how that goes– the majority of time going into getting everything ready, and then, almost a feeling of relief at being able to fall into the central project itself. Small stages [...]
Bonus craftmanship. Okay, so maybe that’s a little exaggerated. I’m just getting my feet wet with this home project stuff. But how fun to re-purpose some of the old closet material and figure out a way to design out the inlaid cut-out shelving/entertainment space in the living room? I had been meaning to get to [...]
[Read part 1 of Elfa Closet Installation] It’s one of those processes that are deeper than you expect, perhaps. How satisfying to go through that first phase of tearing down. But I guess after hauling down surprisingly heavy particle board pieces down a few flights of stairs for an hour and a half? You figure, [...]
I like those pictorial essays or tv shows that capture a person’s progress through whatever project he or she might be working on. Cooking shows, home renovation projects… or salon makeovers. All that Bravo, Food Network and HGTV stuff. (Geez, should I admit all that??) So in that fashion, here goes some documentation of my [...]
Two and a half years into that initial thought–You know, the first big home project is going to be about re-doing that bedroom closet–I’ve finally, with some gentle and patient prodding, gone the way of Elfa from The Container Store. So now, there’s a pile of materials in my place that will somehow transform into [...]
How good to wake up on Saturday to a brisk winter morning–or rather shielded from the reach of it–through the marvels of home insulation and the welcome warming sun coming through the windows. The luxury of being able to start slow– breakfast, percolated coffee and a book. Finally making my way through the end of [...]
Days like these? With windy, blowing snow causing a gentle winter advisory until 10PM this evening? Perfect for sticking around home– plans to knock out the rest of painting the kitchen trim, getting to that ‘To Do’ list for school work and projects, and otherwise going for the healthier version of snacking throughout the day. [...]
Waiting for the beginning of the season’s first big snowstorm– less than half an hour before midnight, with the fridge stocked with rich breakfast and lunch and dinner plans– has to be one of the best feelings out there. Bring on the snow!
It’s the kind of afternoon for settling. Home with an afternoon football game and a steady cold winter rain falling outside. It could be better with some colder air and falling snow, but this I’ll definitely take. ps. Happy Birthday, B and J!
Planned (and unplanned) Summer Home Projects
I don’t know how others feel about it, but I get this particular impulse during the beginning days of summer, usually a day or two after the final responsibilities of the academic year are over. It’s the feeling to get a jump on those home projects that have been in various stages of incompletion for [...]