Task at hand

The next task I have added to my to-do list (immediately after "finish painting master bedroom") is to create a mantel-style headboard on the cheap. Meaning, for under $100. I think I have figured out a way to do it using various ornate trim pieces from Home Depot and building it out with 2x4s. We'll see. I'm determined.

I'm thinking using a focal moulding similar to this style (egg and dart):

This is the end result I have in mind: Wish me luck!

Accomplished Exhaustion

I'm ready for my house to be livable again. Between the tools, dust, clutter and the cement flooring I'm trying really hard not to have a nervous break down. Or at least trying to handle it with grace. It's going ok but the agitation is getting difficult to suppress at this point. At least it will all be over soon and I'll be able to deep-clean it all. The new flooring will be in by the end of the weekend and our lives will start their journey back to normalcy and comfort.

But I am happy that we're doing this all ourselves and that we'll be able to look back on it with pride and accomplishment. The house is going to look so beautiful and I'm so excited that this was all possible. Despite the "pain" involved. :-)