My Better Half and I took a weekend trip to the mountains of Helen Ga and one night before going to bed, we were watching HGTV and got a wild hair up our you know whats and decided to redo the bedroom. They make it look SO easy on TV don't they? 30 minutes later it's done and is perfect! Real Life??? Nope. Not easy. Not done in 30 minutes.
Our house has things we love and things we hate. One of the things we hate is the bedrooms are all small. Decent kitchen, huge family room but the rooms are a bit small. In the case of doing a makeover, it actually was a blessing in disguise
She had surgery planned and wanted to get her room done before she went in so she'd have a nice renovated room to come home to so the pressure was on. I moved the old furniture out, pulled up carpet and padding, tacks and tack strips then painted the room. The ENTIRE room. Tray ceiling area and crown molding, main ceiling crown, base boards, window and door trim. The walls too obviously. I HATE painting!!!! I also installed a fancy remote controlled ceiling fan while I was in there. I had all of the painting done and fan installed in a weekend while she conveniently was at the beach with her best friend dating back to her teens. She's sneaky or brilliant one, I haven't decided yet
I then laid down underlayment and wood laminate flooring (floating floor) then shoe molding. I bought a new bedroom suite and decorated it. I think it turned out nice but it was a reminder that I am no longer 20 years old and this kind of work, along with my regular job, is more than I think I am willing to do again. Next time I'll hire someone, lol!
She had her surgery Friday and I've been her nurse since bringing her home and will continue that role for the foreseeable future, but that's okay. I love her so it's easy
For those that do this kind of work for a living, my hat's off to you! It's a tough gig. The only thing I'll say is that I really find satisfaction when doing something myself and it turns out better than you envisioned. It's really satisfying and the main thing is that SHE absolutely loves it and that makes it worth the effort.
If y'all have projects you've done, I'd love to see them. Although I am no Bob Vila, I enjoy this type of stuff and enjoy seeing what others can do. Please share pics if you've got'em!