Relative Something

I am back to sleeping in the master bedroom! Yahoo! I am amazed and thrilled at the rate of progress on this project. The painters were already prepared for the carpet crew to start yesterday, and the carpet guys showed up earlier than anticipated, successfully completing all of the work that was possible in this first phase.

I wasn’t sure I would be able to get furnishings moved right away last night without help, but after learning my first two contacts weren’t available, I gave it a shot. I felt motivated enough to take on the struggle to get the king-size mattress out of the room it had been stashed in, and drag it down the hall to the master bedroom. That was the hardest part. The rest of the task to get me a place to sleep upstairs turned out to be well within my ability to manage on my own.

I am very, very pleased to be out of that library sleeping situation.

Yesterday I was fretting over the color choice the painters were suggesting for the areas on our main floor that had previously been whiter. They felt the shade that we have used in the upstairs bedrooms would work well in the kitchen. They talked me into it. I think they were right.

I am also pleased with the look of the new carpet and how it fits with the wall color I selected from the two options the painter offered. Whew! That is a relief. I was fretting that one.

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what I think. And that’s the hardest part for me. These decisions are being made to appeal to some strangers that are going to be looking to buy this house to live in themselves. That has made me more inclined to go with the suggestions being offered to me, even when they don’t feel like the choice I would make for me. Time will tell whether buyers approve, or not!

Some before and after shots…