Disarray!

The thing I dislike most about moving is the disarray.  I'm an "everything has its own place" kinda gal and having everything turned topsy-turvy for a while just really unbalances my whole world!

So here's a first view of my new crafting space -- with boxes & furniture piled everywhere!

You'll notice a few wood pieces in the bottom of that photo because here's what the other side of the room looks like:

It's my unassembled desk!  Sweet, dear hubby of mine found this great deal on a desk for me and I loved it.  Only catch -- it comes unassembled!  So after painstakingly painting the room for me (that story will follow!), he starts assembling the desk.  He gets to page 11 of the 44-page instruction manual and what does he find?  A piece that had been drilled incorrectly -- ugh!  So the instruction manual has a phone number listed in a HUGE font that you can't miss, to call for missing or incorrect parts.  "No problem" they say, "we can have that piece out to you in about 7 days" -- ugh!  So hopefully that will arrive by week's end and we'll be back in business!  He couldn't go any further with the assembly because the one piece attaches what he has started (the back credenza part) to the return, which holds up the desk (this all makes a U shape).

Meanwhile, the paint story . . .

I decided on a paint color and DH talked me into a lighter shade of what I had selected.  Okay, I say but just please just paint one wall to see if I like it first.  I may want to only have the one wall painted but reserve the right to change my mind and have the whole room painted, so be sure you get enough paint to do that.  He thinks a gallon will do it all and we make the purchase and he paints one wall.  I love it and ask him to finish the whole room.  He does that the next night.

When we looked at the room the next day in the daylight, we see that it's a bit streaky because DH was running out of paint and started painting a lighter coat towards the end.  No problem, just go back and get more paint, right?  Next night, sweet hubby does that and paints over the last 3 walls again and notices a few spots on the first wall that he touches up, too.  Next day, in the daylight guess what we find?  A totally different color of 3 walls than the first, which might have been okay except for that little touch-up he did on the first wall, right smack-dab in the middle of it, LOL!  SO not funny at the time but now I can laugh about it (DH still may not be laughing though)!

So we go back to Home Depot (this was Behr paint that is tinted and mixed at the time of your purchase) and get TWO gallons of the same paint, mix them into a huge bucket and darling hubby repaints the entire room for the 3rd time!

So, it's a lovely shade of a dark celery mossy-green, don't you think?!!  And isn't my hubby the sweetest in the world for putting up with me?  YES!

Comments

[Lori Craig]

1.

I cannot wait to see this room put together..It is going to be an absolutely fabulous stampin' retreat for you. Of course, I can't wait to see what you stamp in that room, either..wink wink

[Tandra Boyer]

2.

Me too! I cant wait to see it!! The color looks very refreshing! I love green rooms!

[fran]

3.

Can I borrow your hubby for a few days? Your walls look great!

[Tracy Harp]

4.

I am right there with you! We just moved and my stamp area in the basement looked just like this. Today I think I am finally ready to put ink to paper again and I am so ready.My DH put up cabinets for me yesterday despite a long list of other things he had to do. Loving husbands are the best!!

[Etha]

5.

Beautiful shade of green!! I've never painted walls that dark, try to stick with yellow mellow or pinkish shades, but it looks real good in that room. Bummer about the desk, I don't think I could wait that long! Your disassembled room with the boxes still looks very orderly to me!! Wanna see my garage? ahh, better not, you might never recover from that LOL

[pegg]

6.

Love hearing about men who will pull out all the stops for the women they love!! So sweet! The room will be amazing!! It's never easy but you will be able to relax and enjoy it soon :)

[flossie]

7.

LOL, painting is such fun, sorry to hear about your desk fiasco, but that looks like it will be an awesome room one you get it set up.

[Tami]

8.

What a beautiful color and such a wonderful painting hubby. It will be worth all the hassle when it's completed.

[asela]

9.

What a sweet hubby. The color is beautiful. You're own space! How wonderful. Soon all of those boxes will be unpacked and you'll be in heaven

[Kacey]

10.

WOW! What a wonderful husband! Mine would likely have said, "sorry, but you will have to live with it!" It will be beautiful soon, and just think of all the wonderful things you will create in your crafty haven - glad all else went well!

[trudee]

11.

YIKES! that looks like my room and I haven't even moved! LOL!!! Love the paint color, and I am sitting here LMAO @ the paint story! LOL!

[Julie Brooks]

12.

I feel your pain in your paint story!! That happend to me when we moved in and painted our kitchen! I HATE painting now!
I can't wait to see your room put together and I can't wait to come see it and stamp!!!

[Colleen]

13.

Hi Sharon, I have not had a chance to check in lately and I am glad I got to today. Looks like you are having all sorts of fun (NOT!)

Even though it was a pain, I LOVE the color of the walls...BIG thanks to your hubby! What a guy!

[Pat S.]

14.

OK...here's the good side of this story...
since you can't finish your stamp room until that desk piece comes in, you can finish up the rest of the house (right!), and when your stamp space finally is ready...you can dive right in, cause everything else is done!

If you believe that... :)

[Taylor VanBruggen]

15.

You trained that hubby well, Sharon! LOL! Love the color of your new room! Good luck setting it up! That's giving me nightmares about my upcoming move!

[Leslie Miller]

16.

This is going to be wonderful, Sharon! And you used one of my favorite colors--green! Yes, your hubby is very darling, poor thing. Sweet!

[emilymomto3boys]

17.

LOL! Matthew had to paint mine twice! Glad you got a color you love and it looks great!

[tammy b]

18.

ha - going throught that myself! painting 6yo dd room right now (she choose behr 'sunporch' and let me tell ya lighting will not be an issue!) and everyone said 'oh, you'll just need 1 gallon' - boo to them. i'm on my 2nd gallon and may need another pint for the closet!

love that green, which color is it? i've still got 5 rooms to do!

[Rose Ann]

19.

Wow...what a paint story. It looks really nice though. I can hardly wait to see what it looks like when you get everything where you want it! Looks like a great space!

[Sues]

20.

You will LOVE your new room. I think we should all come and visit you for a Stampin' Room warming. You have a wonderful husband, BTW.

[Kelly Albright]

21.

Don't you hate moving? I know you'll be glad when the drama is over and you can settle down at your desk knowing that the last box of art supplies is unpacked... have fun!

[Janette Morrison]

22.

Hi Sharon,

I have loved looking at the pics of your last stamp room so will look forward to these as well :)

I cannot imagine having to move all that stuff....I would hate to have to move mine.
Good luck with the re-organising.
What a sweet hubby to do all that for you
Janette x

[diane (cookiestamper)]

23.

Sharon, that sounds like the story of my life! LOL. I hope you get settled in soon!

[Kathyc]

24.

YES, your darling husband is the sweetest! A beautiful new desk AND the patience to paint not once, not twice but three times! What a great room you'll have soon; I know it'll be well worth the wait!

[christina fischer]

25.

LOVE the color of your walls -- so sorry it took three tries to get it there! I'm sure your craft space will be fabulous! I wish my "disarray" was as organized as yours! Good luck with the desk assembly and the rest of your unpacking -- I'm eagerly awaiting more of your gorgeous creations! :)

[Kimberly Van Diepen]

26.

Oh girl,
That room looks all too familiar for me. In fact, I couldn't look too long. It is that fresh in my mind. Good luck on the move in. Your paint story sounds familiar as well. I had to laugh. Good thing your husband sounds sooooooooooo wonderful. Can't wait to see your desk put up. Sounds awesome!!!

[Tex]

27.

Ooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can just imagine this being all in place now, in a beautifully painted, brand new room for doing what you do so very well! Gorgeous things to come from here ... I'm positive of that!

(((Hugs)))
Bev