Do you know what today is? It's the day our remodel was due to finish. Right now we should be celebrating with a big glass of champagne in our new room, listening to the rain on our new roof, brushing our teeth in our new bathroom. Yet here I sit on my living room floor wondering what my calendar will look like for the next month.
I can hear all of you who have been through this process snickering a little at my dismay. Cry me a river, you're thinking. Didn't you know that remodels never, ever, ever finish on time? Well yes, yes I did, but somewhere in the back of my mind I was hoping against hope that this one would be different. After all, as recently as a month ago we were right on track and everything was going according to plan. Then the dreaded bathtub incident happened and things just seemed to sloooooooow doooooooown. The bathroom tile still isn't finished, and then all the fixtures have to be installed. After that the crown molding has to go on and then the floor and the baseboard and shoe molding. Lastly, the closets and bookcases have to be built. Oh boy, that sounds like a lot when I read the list.
Does it sound like I'm complaining? I hope not. Honestly I have to say that I'm so happy with the way things are going. It seems crazy to think that a few months ago those rooms didn't even exist and now they are becoming a part of our home, each day bringing us a glimpse into what things will be like here. I have come to trust our contractor so much with the design and implementation of the rooms. It's great how he can see what things might be and work with the big picture in mind. Not only that, but he never seems to get frustrated with me when I ask the same questions over and over. And I feel that he really "gets" what Darryl and I are going for. He even commented to me that the three paint colors we chose for the bedrooms and bathroom are almost the exact same three colors he has in his house. It made me feel good to realize that his design ideas and our design ideas are such a good match.
Next week he plans to finish tiling the bathroom, then we're all going to take a break. After that, he'll go ahead and tackle that final to-do list. Perhaps we'll be done in a month, perhaps not. But there's no hurry. I can't complain about how things are going and - with the exception of the plumbers from hell - the whole remodel process has gone so smoothly. So what's a few more weeks amongst friends?
Hi Danielle.
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