I make decisions all day. It's part of my job and, as the mom of a 16-month old, it's kind of a requirement. I like making decisions.
But, when it comes to renovating our house, I cannot make a decision. And, when I finally do make decisions, they are impulsive decisions that I regret. And then I correct them. Case in point, we are painting our master bedroom for the 3rd time. I'm not kidding.
It's because I'm crazy {if you read this blog, that must be clear to you by now}. It's also because I feel decorating pressure. The pressure that comes with the fact that this is my first real house. The pressure that comes with the fact that I love and appreciate decorating, but I'm not a decorator. And, because, this is the first house where I've done more than slap up a coat of paint and call it good.
Check out our bathroom. It looked like this when we moved in:
I couldn't wait to renovate. I selected the tile height, I selected the grout color, I laid out the floor tile design on our bedroom floor. I picked out the fixtures...all was going well. And then it happened: I didn't know how to move forward and finish the project. I had never thought about the big picture and so I didn't really know how to wrap up the final details. So I panicked and chose the rest of the bathroom elements and it ended up looking like this:
And there are so many lovely things to having a renovated bathroom. Not the least of which is the fact that we no longer have a painted plywood bathroom floor. And our shower works. But, I'll be honest, all I have done the last year is analyze the bathroom design. Something just isn't working. And, the other day, I thought I had figured out the issue, and so I did this:
And my husband lost his mind. But, really, can you blame him?
4 comments:
How does this balance with the entry about your sister allowing you to lead the design of their bathroom makeover?
I'm vexed. This vexes me.
What are you doing...actually reading my blog?
Does this mean you won't be asking me to help with the second story build-on at your house?
And stop vexing. It's bad for your health.
That sounds just like something I'd do..really...and it's just paint, you had to do it to see if you could solve the problem of the uneasy feeling of your bathroom....What feels wrong about it, maybe I can help?
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