One of the things I am finding about retirement is that there are no excuses not to get projects around the house done. This was the case this last week. We had two guest rooms and a very crowded office/craft room. After much discussion it was decided to empty out one of the guest rooms and to make it the office/reading/music room and the old office would become just the craft room as it has the hardwood floors.
In a happy turn of events one of our nieces was moving into her first home and welcomed the bedroom set that we gifted her. I then went about emptying out the room of other items. Now we have been in this house just over 8 years (a new record for us the previous being 6) and this is the only room we have not repainted. It hasn't gotten much use in that time either. However, the builders paint job was not the best and the color was a little to mauve for us.
So first I painted the ceiling. We use a bright white satin finish. It looks and stays cleaner than a flat finish ceiling paint. Two coats of course. Then is was time to change out the bright brass ceiling fan the builder had put in. An antique finish Hunter was chosen. I also sized it correctly for the room.
Now it was time to add the trim. We have slowly but surely added crown molding to all of the house and this was one of the last rooms that had not been done. It adds a lot to the look of the house making the room look more complete.
I did a two piece crown through out the room There was a little cussing and fussing as I had not done any in about a year and it took a few screwed up pieces for it to come back to me. But with that done I now went on to paint. We have done the whole house is one of two colors and they are close but the bathroom and laundry room walls have a little more yellow in them.
With the walls done it was time to address how to furnish the room. We had decided we wanted a comfortable chair in the room. A computer desk for the larger computer and a desk for the laptop as well as a place where Pam could sit and write while I am on the computer. Some bookshelves were also in order. The shelves and the small desk came from Target. It only took me about four hours to put the whole bunch together. Surprisingly they are wood. Very similar to IKEA furniture. The only thing not finished in the room is an ottoman I am building for the chair and a new set of curtains. We have not found what we wanted and have decided that I will just make them now I just have to find the material.
Not quite as many guitars on the wall as before but the room turned out well. My contractor was pleased. He thinks I work to slow. This room took almost a week Started on Tuesday and finished on Sunday.
He has given it his seal of approval. His assistant was too busy to have his picture taken but he voted thumbs up on the room as well. Both are now contemplating the next project. The craft room.
More Later
Bruce
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