And of course the roof rats are all excited now that somebody is living here and keeping food in the house and it is horrible. And as soon as the exterminators arrive it starts raining on them, poor guys. I really like them though, they are totally poison-free and are climbing around the roof "excluding" the rats from the house - they trap the ones in the attic and then no more can get in because they are closing off all the holes from the outside (knock on wood). So it will be nice to get that over with. Yuck.
Anyways, onward and Cure-ward.
Week 2: Develop floor plan and Shopping List
--What activities will this room house? (given the overall space)
--Make a floor plan
--Name your vision
--Build a shopping list
Um, this room is too small to have much of a floor plan or a "vision". It houses my desk, where I work, and a loveseat, where I plan on sitting and reading. There is ideally room on the floor for an air mattress for guests. That's it. It's small and square and full of bookshelves so there is not a lot of rearranging leeway. The wall with the entry door also has the closet door, so there is a bookshelf between the doors and that is it. The facing wall has a big window and the loveseat pretty much has to go there due to bookshelf/door configuration. My vision is cozy and somewhere I can hang out and have room to read or work on my computer or practice my tuba. And hell if I can find any cozy green office pictures to go with it.
Shopping list:
paint- I have actually found a pleasing sort of a lemongrass shade that I think will go great with the existing furniture and my awesome new rug.
picture frames
rug pad
closed storage for magazines and desk stuff
2 comments:
That's a beautiful rug!
No room is too small for a vision. Will it be light--or dark? Open or closed storage? Will you try to emulate a hunting lodge vibe--or a summer cottage? (or something else?) Just taking umbrage here about the room being too small for a vision. If anything, just because it is small, it needs to be more cohesive.
I can see why you don't really need a floor plan, though--sometimes there really is only one place to put things!
Looking forward to this developing.
Ok, let's say it's not too small for a vision, but maybe that the vision hasn't really changed much since I cured my last office. I want it to be clean and comfortable and functional, no kitsch or particular style other than my art and accessories that I have accumulated. I liked Ethnic Modern for a while as a style idea but it's not a statement of where I am going as much as a description of where I am. Except I just inherited a bunch of furniture that I like, but is definitely not modern. So there is that, too. But I don't mind, it just doesn't fit my descriptor. Hence, perhaps you can see my laziness in naming things and whatnot. I have a need for an organized, clean and cozy space, so perhaps that is my vision.
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