You know that point in a project where all the huge stuff is behind you… you are so close to “done”… and you get all excited?
It’s a huge sigh of relief, because the project has consumed your life. Chaos wreaked upon the household. For weeks.
There are a few *little* things left to do, sure. Even so, you are so happy it’s almost done!
But then, you write out the punch list step-by-step, and POP! goes your happiness balloon. You are so sick of this project, will it ever be over.
Hurray! Hurray!: My office studio remodel is “done”. Except for *a few little things*, shoot me:
1. Caulk ceiling trim to fill gaps.
2. Repaint ceiling trim another color because first color is not right. Be really careful, because trim is already nailed up there. Oh, and carpet is back in, so be sure to lay tarp etc. in case of spills.
3. Second coat will likely be necessary.
4. Final coat of paint around door and window – the flat part, not the decorative part.
5. Hit tricky spot where wallpaper is not sticking well with another coat of wall size. (Yes, there is wallpaper involved).
6. Finish tricky wallpaper spot.
7. Prime wood shelving side 1. Let dry.
8. Flip over and prime wood shelving side 2. Let dry.
9. Paint wood shelving side 1. Let dry.
10. Flip over and paint wood shelving side 1. Let dry.
11. Flip over and paint wood shelving side 2. Let dry.
12. Repeat step 10.
13. Repeat step 11.
14. Call Kevin and remind him he needs to come back and (1) add bit of trim to shelf on bathroom wall and (2) put in shelf grommet thingies.
15. Figure out the “creative thing” to do with the shelf trim. Do it. Multiple steps, I repeat: Shoot me.
16. Install shelves. Easy. This really isn’t even a step, but it gets in because of #15.
17. Install new vent cover for ductwork coming out of ceiling. (Hope it really fits cuz you aren’t sure.)
18. Go out and buy attachment brackets for vintage shutters. BTW, who has this kind of hardware? I hope it’s easy to find. (Yes, there are vintage shutters involved.)
19. Get hardware onto vintage shutters.
20. Install vintage shutters into window.
21. Assemble rug shampooer purchased from Target July 2011. I have a feeling this is not going to be fun. At all.
22. Shampoo carpet while room still is empty.
That is my “punch list.” Do the math. How many hours of *little* things left? 20? 30? Erica Berger is coming on May 26 to take photos with me and Denise. After that, there will be a big ta-da reveal.
I gotta get this done. I am going to disappear again for another 2-3 days to try and barrel through this list so we can be ready. So it can be done.
Note: There is no vintage pink flocked butterfly wallpaper specifically involved with this project. But, vintage pink flocked butterfly wallpaper did come into my life because of this project — and that is a good thing. I will explain more later. Enjoy.
Pam- GOOD LUCK!! HOME STRETCH!! END IN SIGHT!! We can’t wait to see it!
Love that wallpaper!
I LOVE THAT WALLPAPER SO MUCH.
That wallpaper is awesome on screen, so much better in person. If I had pink going on in my house, I definitely would have swiped it and feigned innocence of such a criminal act!
Anything involving vintage shutters and even tangentially involving flocked wallpaper (with butterflies!) has to be wonderful. Looking forward to the reveal!
GO PAM! you are almost finished and YOU CAN DO IT!
I hope you have “Celebratory cocktails” as the last thing on your list!
You can do it! Can’t wait to see the reveal
Posting all that had to be time-consuming and as busy as you are!! Thank you for sharing. Now you’ve got us as excited as you are about seeing the grand finale!
Power to the Footies!
haha, editing butterfly photos at midnight – yes! thanks for noticing!
Excuse me for a minute, please. I’m having a heart-longing fit of sighing over this wall paper. It involves white shutters and my almost one year old granddaughter. It also involves the daffodil yellow vintage ethan allen bedroom set I just saw on ebay this morning that comes with the entire room plan desk, dresser, hutches, double four poster bed and chevil mirror. None of which I can afford.
Can’t wait to see your office!!! Looking is all I can afford to do this month, lol.
This one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ethan-Allen-Bedroom-Suite-/280811031882?pt=US_Bedroom_Sets&hash=item4161a44d4a#ht_3622wt_1270 YUM INDEED!
This one looks good too http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ethan-Allen-7-Pc-Canopy-Bed-Set-/290712678794?pt=US_Bedroom_Sets&hash=item43afd3718a#ht_500wt_1287
Yes, the first one. They didn’t come out with the sage til much later, but really I love all the room plan pieces. That daffodil one, though, it’s like the butterflies were MEANT for it, lol.
I think we all can relate, Pam, but you can do it! Majorly impressed that you got so much done in such a short time already!
BTW, there’s a Robert Earl Keen song called “It’s the Little Things” that I always start singing around this time in a project. Nothing to do with projects, but the end line of the chorus is “It’s the little things that piss me off”. Great stress reliever to sing really loud while you’re doing the little things.
LOVE this wallpaper!! And congrats on your room makeover, I can’t wait to see the final result! ;D
That wall paper is absolutely AMAZING! Want!
Good luck with the punch list: it’s always that last 10% that gets you, but it’s the difference between an okay project and a spectacular one.
Hey Pam! I can’t access your home page via retrorenovation.com. I get a crazy welcome thing. Your other pages seem to be working fine. You might want to check on things.
I disabled CDN. Can you try again and let me know what happens? Also can you tell me your city and the company that provides your internet?
The dreaded PUNCH list. We just finished ours. All done! Sort of. Well, we still have the landscaping to tidy up that was destroyed in the construction and I have a few things **ahem** on order. Then there is the kitchen. Done, what is done?
I understand. Sometimes, too, you JUST CAN’T FINISH the “last little things” because they are so little, you’ve gone on to bigger things, and so they wait and wait and wait….
Two examples: I worked on redecorating (and that required thrifting and CListing and driving around and heavy lifting by two old people and refinishing, etc.) my entire living room from last November till….ONE last thing needs to be done: new covers for two foam seat cushions. Status: still waiting two months later.
This example is ridiculous: redecorated the master bedroom since March (pretty easy, as the Broyhil “Emphasis” suite just required a long drive and more heavy lifting by old people) BUT all I need to finish is sew cafe curtains (in my sleep, practically!) and–literally–pick up off the floor two pictures in frames that I decided to remove from the scheme, and figure out where to store them or whatever…
I’ve so run out of steam, those pictures just sit there, on the floor, leaning against my new/old chest of drawers, reproaching me day, after day, after day……
Yup.