My Creative Time is Lacking

Every time I think that we're done moving things around in the house I'm wrong.  Today I unpacked the last box which was full of obsolete CDs that are now stored in the basement.  I haven't done anything creative in over a month and it's driving me a bit nutty.  However this will change things.

 

NOW I can get back to making hats.  Huzzah!  Oh, and also cooking.  That's important too...I guess.


We're really lucky that we didn't need to buy much to fill the house.  The only room that needed some furniture was the study.  We had a chair and a bunch of boxes in there for a while.  What a great impression for visitors.  I went searching for a chaise and luckily found the perfect piece.

 I bought it at Home Goods.  It's an $800 chaise that I got for less than $200.  Score!  It fits perfectly with the room and gives me the opportunity to counsel people in comfort.  By comfort I mean I'll be on the chaise and they can sit in the chair.  What??


Tomorrow mom and I are headed out in search of a rug for the room that will partially cover the gorgeous, newly shiny hardwood floor.  Oh, she also bought us a housewarming gift.

This umbrella stand which is great since I have a ton of huge umbrellas.  However the color has to go.  Stay tuned for a spray paint fumes fueled post about this antique umbrella stand.


She also bought a lamp at an antique store, the same place where she got the umbrella stand.  It's...hideous.  Sorry mom!  The shade has fringe on it much like the leg lamp in A Christmas Story.  Now if she had actually bought a leg lamp then heck yes!  It would be put in a place of prominence.  But a fringed lamp with a lace pattern on the lamp stand?  Um, not our style.  I've lost count of how many people she's tried to give it to.  Poor lamp.  She's stuck with it in her studio, a constant reminder that a) you can't decorate other people's homes and b) her life would be easier if she had a cell phone that takes pictures.  Just saying.

Happy Hearts, Happy Home

Oh hey this thing is still on.

Sorry for the lack of posting.  Things have been bananas ever since we closed on the house.  We've spent the past two weeks cleaning, painting, and moving.  Let me give you an idea of what's been going on.

 We started the painting extravaganza in the master bedroom.  Before it was a dark blue/gray color.  This color is called vineyard.  It's a purplish brown shade.  I want the job of coming up with names of paint colors.  Better yet, nail polish colors!  I swear they come up with names by playing mad libs.

 Next we moved onto the entry room, now known as the study because it has books and also because we're sophisticated like that, yo.  Here's a shot taken before we tackled the walls with rollers.  Notice the depressing tannish before color.  Blah.

And now after, complete with two coats of...paint.  I can't remember the name of the color.  Too many fumes.  Just enjoy the bright, calming light blue.

We painted the living room the same shade.

Please note the painters tape still in place.  Also the lawn chair.  At that time we had two and that pretty much was the sum total of our furniture in the house until...

The movers arrived with all our stuff!  Holy crap, hiring movers is the way to go.  These dudes did not mess around.  Wait, that's a lie.  They did lock two of their buddies in the attic.  It was awesome not having to lift anything.  I made a grab for a small piece of furniture just to take it upstairs with me and the guy in charge quickly admonished me for doing so.  My only job was to tell them which room to take stuff.  Awesome.  They had the truck unloaded in a little over an hour.  Moving dudes, I salute you!

We also had an excellent painting crew made up of various family members.  It was great coming downstairs and seeing who had joined the party.  My dad stopped by and asked, "mind if I paint?"  Mind?  MIND?!?  Hereisarollerpleasestartovertherebeforeyourealizewhatyou'resaying.

Since the movers came life has consisted of getting things unpacked and into their new, proper place.  We've officially been living in the house four days now and the only rooms that have some semblance of order are the master bedroom, guest room, and living room shown here with Charlie modeling his yard mowing attire.

I will get back to hat making soon but first I have to find said hat.  Also the stove gets delivered Monday and since I need boiling water to continue with the hat the stove is rather essential. 

There's no way we could have accomplished so much so quickly without the help of our parents aka painting crew/wiring specialists/plumbing experts.  They're so happy to help and ecstatic that we moved closer.  I did get a nice break over the weekend when I went to my niece's baby shower.  Love that girl and am so proud of her.  She's about to pop and is still working at her job where she's on her feet constantly.  Can't wait to be a great auntie again!