11 July 2007
So many things to post about! So many things to do! I need to start a list just to keep track of the lists I need to make. I shall tell you about some of the many things I want to do, but first -- a photo of my living room:
There are more pictures on my flickr page. The living room has been an on-going style headache, but I moved the furniture around a couple of days ago, so I can cross that off my (hypothetical) list. Of course there are still pictures to hang, chairs to look for, etc, etc. Still, it's looking so much better these days, now that I've ditched the browns and reds that somehow had crept into the room.
So what sorts of things do I want to do? There are crafty things -- endless crafty things. Placemats, coasters, gifts for people, a totebag to be made from a swatch of fabric I found at an antique shop, quilt tops to be pieced, blankets to be made (to keep cat hair off various pieces of furniture). Things I haven't thought of yet or can't remember -- but they're somewhere out there!
There are also things to do around the house. I took measurements and jotted down dimensions of the bathroom; I want to make a series of scale drawings for my renovation plans. It's a small bathroom, which should come in handy when it's time to buy materials, but it's hard to find a place for everything. And I'd really like to start buying things -- wall tiles, floor tiles, bead board, etc, etc -- bit by bit, so I don't chicken out when I think about laying down a large wodge of cash in one go.
I've long wanted to build a large work station/shelving unit for the craft room, and I've now got it in my head to knock apart my old wooden desk and repurpose the drawer units (and legs) for the bottom. It sort of seems like a shame, but it's falling apart as it is, so I might as well turn it into something sturdy and useful. I'm resisting the urge to run right out and buy supplies, what with there being nine more days of no-shopping.
And then there are various side projects to work on -- books to plan/write, places to explore, things to eat. And other posts to write. So enough with this one!
that's the way i have to do it, too--spending a bit here and a bit there in order to feel safer than i would spending a huge chunk all at once!
your livingroom is lovely.
we'll have to meet up sometime soon to talk about england.
be well.
posted by eireann at July 14, 2007 02:32 AM