Once again home improvements and chores as well as work schedules prevented a paddle. This time we were working on the guest room. Previously the guest room/fiction library/music room, now it is going to be just guest room/library. We painted the room a very pale blue grey with white trim, assembled and installed (including earthquake strapping) bookshelves on the opposite wall from where they had been, installed real curtains, emptied the closet and organized it so that guests will be able to use part of it, got a new futon loveseat that looks good even when in seat mode and still queen size, and ordered Flor tiles. At first I was frustrated that the wall was one inch too short to accommodate one more unit of shelves, but that last unit would not have accommodated the height extension which just perfectly fit under the ceiling beam in this configuration. We’ll use the gap to mount a flat-screen TV so it can be tucked out of the way when not in use. I was also able, with only light weeding, to fit all the books from the previous guest room and the office (except the work-related books) with room saved for expansion. Woo-hoo!
We still have a punch list on the bathroom (cosmetics) and a smaller one for the guest room (need a nightstand and lamp), but they are both usable and have even accommodated guests already.
