I had a realization this weekend that if I spend my time cleaning my house will get dirty again and I'll be right back where I started. But if spend that time doing projects, in the end I still have a dirty house but I'll also have the satisfaction of those finished projects to appreciate.
With that in mind I ignored the dishes, laundry, and clutter and dug in in a few projects that I have been longing to complete for days/weeks/years.
It all started on Friday evening when I opened Lupine's bedroom door during her bedtime routine. The door was sticking and I gave it a good yank. The force of the door unsticking itself caused a pane of glass to dramatically drop out of her window. Awesome. (I didn't handle it with total grace, but that's how it goes sometimes.) Pete came to my rescue and tacked it back together and in with packing tape to get us through the night and I added "new windows" to my weekend project list.
Lupine's window repair was one unglamorous but necessary project that we completed (along with "mount broom clips on wall in kitchen", "fix lawnmower" and "stake tomatoes"). I also painted the woodwork in our bedroom (a project we "paused" when Lupine was born 4 1/2 years ago. Ahem.), and tackled a few self-indlugent project to brighten up our home.
I made a dry-erase board out of a vintage frame, paint, salvaged glass, and fabric. I also finally completed a tree branch apron rack for my kitchen that has been on in process for no short of seven years. And then, last night in the middle of bedtime prep I bailed on jammies and teeth and let the kids play for an extra 1/2 hour while I quickly repainted Pete's and my nightstands using the leftover paint for Lupine's trim.
Oh, yes. Progress is being made. Sure, it's Monday and my house is still wearing Friday's mess. But the joy it gives me to see these finished projects (and un-broken windows) makes it all worthwhile.
I'll share more details with you on the dry erase board (and the cork board that goes with it) and the twig rack soon, as well as the salvaged door headboard I have in the works.
Happy (messy) Monday my lovely friends!
xo Rachel
Ooohhh that all sounds so good. Right now I have a hard time figuring out how to get anything done with a teething toddler.
Love the paint colors!
That sounds like a fabulous weekend. Even with the broken window. Yay for projects!
Everything looks so good! And I have to say, I kind of love that you admit to having an unfinished project from 4 or more years ago. Makes me feel a whole lot better about all the projects floating around my head!
That tree branch apron thingy ROCKS! hee hee I love your stories…I don’t know where you find the time to write and document all this down.
Love you guys!
Your whole home (from the glimpses on here) looks so incredibly…friendly. Happy. Inviting. I really dig your style. 🙂
You are so right! Good for you!!!
That sounds like the best weekend ever! We have been go-go-go for a month now and this holiday weekend I will be playing catch-up on my housework…or maybe not? Maybe I should dig in to a few juicy projects instead….hmmmmm….
Thanks Casey. 🙂 Rachel
Wow! That is a lot of projects you finished!! They all look great, and I look forward to seeing more details.
I saw what you did there, hehe. Good job on the drawers, they look absolutely stunning. I was hoping to see more of the window repairs. I had the same procedure done to my house a few weeks ago. Had to change my old aluminum window frames into new fiberglass frames with polycarbonate glass. I love polycarbonate glass, it’s way better than traditional glass.
What beautiful work — and with just a bit of paint! How brave to just dive right in!
Found my way here via SouleMama…I just LOVE your apron rack and now I have a new project on my wish list. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Brittany,
I smile every time I see it. 🙂
With a $5 frame there isnt much to lose!