Last Summers' remodel did accomplish one of our objectives which was to decompress this room's shelves. Despite the addition of 95 linear feet of shelving, Geri's bookshelves are still densely populated.
We also needed some storage for her painting supplies which up until the Fall were in the upstairs room along with her work desk. We had seen a repurposed metal filing cabinet which we considered. We tend to procrastinate with items that are either bulky or expensive; thus several months of considering our options went by. With the need for another bedroom to allow for my mom's extended visits, this turned out to be a good thing. Our bed alcove necessitated moving Geri's work table into her office. The daybed in turn became the bed for the guest bedroom.
It had been our goal to have the upstairs as an area where we could both work on projects and "visit" while we work. The reality is that our free time to do non-work projects seldom coincides. So Ger's art worktable was better off in her office. We were both happy with the new arrangement as her office seemed much more spacious.
A new goal was to keep the floors as free of stuff as possible. Thus a cabinet was out for storage. Geri thought a drawer for the desk would be a better solution which gave me good reason to get back in my shop and kept us from shopping for storage. The new drawer has ample space for paint brushes, tubes etc.
While admiring all that free floor space, it reminded me that I never did put in baseboards or finish the closet door trim.
I get to put that off as we both agreed that the room really would look great with hardwood floors- another project, maybe this summer!
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