We’re virtually 4 months into 2024, and we’re nonetheless no nearer to beginning our addition than we had been in December. A part of me is pissed off by that and seems like I have to gentle a fireplace underneath the architect and get him targeted on our challenge. However a part of me continues to be relieved that I don’t but should deal with that massive challenge that can interrupt our peaceable, quiet lives for months on finish.
And most of all, I’m glad that I can proceed to place the sunroom out of my thoughts for a bit longer. However sadly, I’ve a sense that I’ll want to deal with the sunroom simply as quickly as I’m completed with my studio.
The sunroom is what we name the room that sits simply past the beautiful again sliding doorways within the music room.
The view past these doorways will ultimately be stunning — an inviting household room, a wall of French doorways and home windows that fills the room with pure gentle, and a view out to our big again yard. I’m very excited for that.
However for now, what lurks past these music room doorways is the one room in our home that is still accessible and in fixed use, and but, has not been touched for the reason that approach we moved in. It nonetheless has the identical outdated carpet, the identical mismatched partitions of pretend stone and brick, the identical drop ceiling, the identical gross window unit air conditioner that’s inset into the wall, and the identical leaky home windows and sliding glass doorways.
You’d assume I’d be troubled to do away with it. And whereas I’m anxious for it to get replaced with the brand new addition, full with an enormous master suite closet the place I can truly retailer my garments, and a big laundry/utility room the place my washer, dryer, and a lot extra will stay. Right here’s a reminder of the final design I landed on.
So whereas I’m very excited in regards to the improve, it’s the interim that I’m involved about. This room could appear like one thing out of a horror film, and but, it’s room that’s crammed with issues that I take advantage of many instances every week. In spite of everything of those years, I can’t say that I’ve develop into used to how the room appears to be like, however I’ve realized to disregard it for essentially the most half in order that I can get in there and get stuff completed once I have to.
This room is the place out sizzling water heater is, in addition to our washer and dryer.
And that is the kind of stuff that considerations me. What, precisely, am I presupposed to do with my washer and dryer? Each time I speak about our addition, I’ve somebody ask me, “What are you going to do along with your washer and dryer?” Till now, my reply has been, “I’ll let Future Kristi cope with that.” Effectively, Now Kristi and Future Kristi are about to satisfy, so some selections should be made.
Actually, I don’t know the place else I may put the washer and dryer whereas the addition is being constructed. I can’t consider a spot the place they might be considerably out of the best way, whereas additionally gaining access to plumbing. Plus, the dryer has to have a particular outlet. So so far as I can see, my solely choice is to retailer the washer and dryer and go to a laundromat (or my mother’s home) to do laundry. Ugh.
I imply, I suppose I’ll should do what I’ve to do, and if which means going to a laundromat, that’s nice. However what about our sizzling water heater? The place the heck will that go? Residing with no washer and dryer for some time can be a stretch, however dwelling with no sizzling water heater sounds loopy. 😀
I do know we are able to get a PODS container to place stuff in that we received’t want usually. Clearly, I received’t want fixed entry to eating chairs or a drywall elevate. 😀 Truly, I don’t foresee myself each needing a drywall elevate once more, so I can in all probability do away with that and some different issues in right here. However the baskets crammed with clear, folded garments and blankets? I already don’t have closet area for these, which is why I continuously have baskets crammed with these issues in right here. But when they’ll’t keep in right here, I don’t know the place else I can put them.
However then there’s this facet of the room that actually stresses me out. That is the place all of my instruments and provides land, and since I’ve by no means had any helpful group past a giant software chest and a few cabinets for paint cans and such, Smaller objects wind up in containers and baskets, after which ultimately strewn throughout as I’m frantically looking for objects within the random containers and baskets. (And the way do you want these curtains? 😀 )
Clearly, plenty of that may be organized in containers and saved. A few of it may be given away. However the truth stays that half of this big room is the place my instruments and provides are saved, and plenty of these are issues that I’ll want to have the ability to entry usually. I don’t know the place I’m going to place these items.
So that is what’s at present occupying my thoughts, and what’s protecting me form of stressed. And it’s additionally what’s making me not so anxious to gentle a fireplace underneath our architect to get our plans completed. So long as he’s dragging out his a part of the method, I can blame the delay on him. 😀 However as quickly as we get the plans from him, it’ll be on me to maneuver the method ahead, which implies that I’ll truly should cope with these points that appear insurmountable in my thoughts proper now. So so long as we are able to keep within the strategy planning stage, I really feel protected and cozy, and I can trick myself into believing that we’re transferring ahead.
I do know that when our addition is completed, I’m going to be so glad that it’s completed, and so thrilled with the entire new storage, the brand new laundry/utility room, and so on. However the course of, and getting ready for the method, has me feeling nervous and anxious.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can be taught extra about me right here.
