Fri Dec 28, 2007

Working my butt off

If only it really worked that way.

So yesterday, we pretty much left the kids to their own devices and worked on the basement. Nate moved furniture around and painted in his office, I cleaned, purged, and organized my craft kitchen. I’m not done yet, but I’ve made significant progress.

From this

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to this

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and from this

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to this.

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It makes me so happy! I painted the cabinets and installed new locks to keep the little monkeys out of my dye solutions when I eventually have some. The small bookshelf in the bottom left of the last picture is going, I need to affix the cabinet panel in front of the sink, there are a few remaining things to box up or redistribute to other parts of the house, and I’m going to get more of the white shelving…. but it’s very close, and it looks great.

Depending on how you look at it, an unfortunate thing happened a day or so ago (I can’t remember exactly). Nate got an email from the art gallery we buy from saying that Greenwich Workshop is releasing a new set of Cassandra Barneys. (I was hoping for one or two for Christmas, which didn’t end up happening, but I got a lovely camera. [The black one]).

I’d seen these pieces as originals on her website and loved them, Minerva (blue) in particular, and had no idea they’d become available as limited editions.

I could die. What are they thinking, releasing something like this right after Christmas, when all the money’s been spent?

Grrrr.

And now I have this big, open wall in my own, private room I’ve just cleaned which can be seen from the family room… and I want them.

Cassandra’s art fills me to overflowing with the desire to dwell on the beautiful, and the inspiration to create it. They could totally be perfect down there, if they don’t settle in my bedroom first.

7 Responses to “Working my butt off”

  1. Willow Caroline Says:

    Oh.. it looks splendid. I am sure it feels fabulous as well, to have that much done and behind you. I could reorganize my room again already, even though I did a bit of it last summer.

  2. debbie Says:

    wow! how’d you do it? the clean up – did you do it in one day? i have a “dungeon” that i need to purge. any suggestions?

  3. luba Says:

    WOW! Great progress. Half of my basement is liveable & half is suitable for cave dwellers only. I’m getting motivated by the photos alone. Just got to find some storage solutions.

  4. carol gilchrist Says:

    Wow La, It looks so great. Looks like you can cross get organized off your New Years Resolutions!

  5. Karen Says:

    Great work on the craft kitchen.

    I thought I recognized the artist. My sister’s roommate owns a few pieces. They went to visit in October.

    http://churningsandburnings.blogspot.com/2007/10/thanks-to-nicholas-for-sending-photos.html

    Happy 2008.

  6. susan Says:

    Woah!! Such an improvement!! You must be so pleased with the new space – it looks fantastic.

  7. Annie Says:

    Freddie and I organized too over the holiday break! That is so great! It feels so good. I love all the pics on you blog over the last few weeks 🙂 Love ya
    annie

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