the room known as "the studio" at this point
Have you followed our basement reno project beginning here?
Gonna admit something which could
easily step on toes...
When lady bloggers brag ceaselessly
in their bios, abouts, and sidebars concerning how fabulous their
perfect hubbies are, sometimes (cuz i'm naughty by nature) I think:
DUDE WHAT'S THE DEAL THAT YOU
HAVE TO ANNOYINGLY GUSH
to a nauseating degree to
CONVINCE US YOUR MAN IS ALL THAT?
the other end of the studio
I'm not perfect. I'm naughty.
SOMETIMES I think like that.
But NOT TODAY.
Today it's my turn
to make you vomit.
Sorry...
Hello Lovely's Man
is a
L.O.V.E.L.Y. S.U.P.E.R.S.T.A.R.
Believe it!
Smell the pine.
Gaze at the french doors.
Sit your booty down at the new window seat.
the doors lead to a large bedroom
He has worked so hard on carpentry,
electrical, plumbing, and more on the weekends!
the panels feel very rustic at this stage before paint..
remember what we're going for? see inspiration here.
He's mine, all mine.
inside large bedroom, the walls are beginning to take shape
Okay, I'm over myself.
cement board almost ready for tiling
Nice roomy 5' x 6' shower with body sprays.
It'll have stone installed in a
simple pattern.
mortar is mixed in this tub for the LABOR INTENSIVE
task of raising the level of the floor for the shower drain
The bathroom floor will be heated.
window seat the dog will adore
close-up of the wall
Knotty like me, but my man prefers me to pine.
Mainly cuz he's ALLERGIC TO PINE. Seriously. Allergic!!!
bonus of doing it yourself:
realized we wanted an outlet on this wall
in the studio. with a contractor, it would have
been paperwork, mo money, and a headache...dude just added
it...cuz he's cool like that.
other half of the basement we'll tackle someday
Let the smacking me upside my head begin!
Even I cannot believe my audacity, gushing
all obnoxiouslike.
The truth is
we are an ordinary couple
not fabulous but
muddling through,
clinging to each other,
laughing,
finding beauty where we can,
and spending time together
in a former dungeon known as the basement
on a creative interest we share...
Hugs.
