Letting Go of Perfection; Part 3 of 3
Well, Folks, here it is. The moment of truth. It’s the big reveal, the one that I’m rather self-conscience about. There will be no drum roll, no horns trumpeting, no fuss or drama, as this reveal is more about me shoving my pride aside and sharing our “finished” space with you just as it is. Perhaps my apprehension stems from one too many TLC or HGTV shows, where the remodeling crew never unveils a room unless it’s fully loaded with perfectly placed furniture, light fixtures, artwork and accessories. Our room is not like that, nor will it be for quite some time. But ya know what? I have a feeling you really don’t care if it looks perfect or not because you can appreciate hard work when you seen it. So, enough rambling and ridiculousness from me. Here we go!
This is the view from the bed. You can see our closet at the end of the room and the bathroom to the left.
And here’s the view of the bed, my dresser and the door out to the world’s tiniest porch. Joey’s had that bedspread since before he went to college. At least we know it holds up to hundreds of washings.
So, you can see we’re still in need of a headboard, nightstands, dressers and some artwork, but we’ve decided not to buy anything unless it really speaks to us. There’s no need to rush, we’ll take our time and buy pieces that we love. Besides, we’re saving our money to remodel the kitchen this spring (if you haven’t seen pictures of our kitchen yet…let me just say it’s a total nightmare).
Although the brunt of the work is done, there are still a few things we’re working on. For example, we need to do something about this mirror that’s resting on a pair of Joey’s shorts. I’d really like one of the framed, free-standing ones.
And the blinds…our entire house needs some blinds. Privacy is very sporadic because the painter’s tape that currently holds up our old blinds keeps loosening, sending the blinds crashing to the ground. Of course, this conveniently happens just as I’m lifting my shirt off over my head. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dropped to the ground in a panic with my shirt still hanging from my forehead.
And we need to do something about the cold air sneaking through the bottom of the door to the porch. Believe it or not, my t-shirt’s just not doing the trick.
And we already broke one of the lights on the fixture outside the closet.
Also, I’d like to put a photo from my actual wedding in this frame on my dresser.
Finally, there’s empty spots in our shoe rack that should be filled with some new heels immediately.
Now that the bedroom is exposed, let’s move on to the bathroom.
Once that pesky shower pan was built, it was time to tile. And we tiled for weeks.
It wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Once you get the hang of it, it moves along pretty painlessly.
When the tiling was finished, it was time to grout.
We used a grout (Spectralock) that had a sealer in it. It was a little pricier, but eliminated a step.
Then it was on to the floor.
And before we knew it, the bathroom was finished.
I love having two shower heads. No more Joey yelling at me to hurry up in the shower, cause now he can just hop in, too.
So there you have it, Gang. The room we’re the most proud of. And I’m realizing all my anxiety was a total waste of energy. I promise not to be such a weirdo ever again.
YAY for you! What a wonderful job. Now you get the joys of outfitting and decorating it — nothing like the rigors of rehab.
I can appreciate your selfconsciousness. It’s only natural. These projects take up so much of — if not consume — our lives. And, unless you’ve lived somewhere WHILE working inside it, you never fully appreciate the effort it takes. That’s why you CANNOT compare anything you ever do to TV because:
1) They have CREWS of people who do the work
2) Usually PROFESSIONALS who do that kind of work for a living
3) They AREN’T living in the house (and usually the owners are gone or will leave)
4) And because of 1,2,and 3, they can finish the damn thing in what looks like a 30-minute show.
But we all know better. 🙂
Wow, That is just so impressive what you have accomplished. I love the double sinks. Congratulations on a great job.
Susan
Gorgeous!! Every bit of it. I love the title and that closet…Awesome:-) You guys should be very proud of yourselves:-)
First of all, it looks great and even better in person. You guys have done such a good job.
Ok, so your post today totally mentioned a few things that were my obsessions after we moved into the condo, LOL
I looked all over the place for a standing mirror, and let me tell you they were expensive, some of the good quality/well priced were:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00081591
http://www.zgallerie.com/c-63-mirrors.aspx?pagenum=0
http://www.target.com/Easel-Floor-Mirror-Cherry/dp/B000J3YNBA/qid=1232377903/ref=br_1_3/185-6775606-7346641?ie=UTF8&node=404348011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
We ended up getting the Somerset mirror from Z gallerie and I love it (this is also the place that has cheap large sized prints already framed that I was talking about)
After much searching, the best place hands down for custom cut blinds at a good price was JC Penney
http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/X3.aspx?DeptID=60156&CatID=60194&cmCatLevel=3&CmCatId=60156
And I am love with the infomercial about these things that go under the doors to keep the cold air out, haven’t bought them yet (Chris is always around when the infomercial comes on so I haven’t called yet, LOL!)
https://www.twindraftguard.com/ver2/index.asp
Finally, I am pretty sure that with a trip to Chicago I could cure your heels problem, just let me know what your shoe size is, LOL
Hope this helps,
Love,
Rebecca
Hey Guys! Thanks for all the comments and words of advice.
NV – I know it! Those shows are dangerous because they make it all look so easy!
Susan – thank you and thanks for commenting!
Susie – Thank you! We do feel pretty darn proud of the transformation.
Becca – Hi, Sweetie! Thank you for sharing those links – I will be spending some time checking them out. Since you’ve been in our house, you know how badly we need blinds. It’s ridiculous. And that infomercial has caught me eye, too. My friend Beth bought one of those things and she says it works great (but only on wood or vinyl floors). And I think you’re on to something about needing to look for shoes in Chi-town. Time for a visit!
In 1987, I was stationed in Great Lakes. I met a girl. She took me shopping for shoes. In Chicago. I retired those shoes this last winter. (they were way cool for clubbin’ in…. pointy-toed laced Zodiacs)