The End is Near

Oh, stop being such a fatalist. I’m talking about home improvement projects.

Before:

During (phase one):

During (phase two):

After:

We’ve never done wallpaper–and yes, I’m counting border in that category–before. I think it turned out well.

It’s not done. Any experienced home remodeled knows that the project is never, ever done. There’s this:

Note the baseboard–it’s still in the garage. Also, note the shocking lack of bookcases. And, of course, the pictures. See all these:

Some part or whole of all those pictures in all those frames have to be decoratively applied to walls.

Like this original work I bought at an auction:

I thought over here would be nice, between the window and the tall case, right over the chair:

But you know what my four-year-old son said when I asked if he liked it there? And I quote: “Not so much.” This is the problem with raising a boy with taste. Everyone’s a critic.

Still, this week, I sat in my office, finished the Vegetarian book, and started Redeeming Vicky.

For every ending, there’s a new beginning. Even with home improvement projects.

5 comments

  1. Diana says:

    Congrats! Your office looks so cute. My son is a critic as well. He does not get it from anyone strange. 🙂 My mother-in-law loves to tell how she always asks my husband (even as a small child) if he likes something because if he does, she knows its good and if he does not, she knows he will tell her.

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