Are you watching the winter Olympics?
I have a confession to make and it’s really embarrassing. Every time I watch the Olympics, I get this unrealistic confident feeling that I could totally be there, competing, if I just tried at any of these sports. Like, I’d probably need about two weeks of good, hard practice, and then I’d have a pretty decent shot at winning gold! The only difference between me and those athletes is a couple weeks of trying!
That assumption is based entirely on delusion and a complete disconnect with reality. I am uncoordinated, I hate cold weather, and one time I tried out for cheerleading and didn’t make it.
(I still kind of think I could be good at curling though. Because, what skills are even required there? Obviously I know nothing.)
Actually, on this day four years ago, I was watching the winter Olympics from a hotel bed, wondering if the contractions I was feeling were real, and if the Valentines date night Andy and I had planned would end in childbirth instead. (It did.)
Yes, I can totally look at that photo without tearing up… totally…
Weston’s birthday is tomorrow and I can’t believe that kid is already FOUR. Like, WHAT?!
I know you’re waiting for me to get to the point of this post, but I’m stalling because I was hoping to show you photos of my closet already painted, but it’s not. It’s REALLY CLOSE. Today I am painting.
So here’s where my closet started:
And in this post I showed you my layout plans:
And here’s what’s happened since. Andy built the shelves out of MDF. (He prefers MDF over plywood when the finish will be painted in the end. It’s easier to work with and less expensive than plywood).
That’s the right side of the closet, and that big hole will be where we put my lil mirror and fancy jewelry station.
The MDF shelves are pretty skinny and unimpressive, so he added 1×2 poplar boards across the fronts to give ‘em a heftier, chunkier feel. I just can’t stop loving some chunky moldings. See how much better that looks?
That’s the same treatment we gave to our office built-in shelves. It’s just a way to cheat and look like your shelves are chunky and expensive when they’re not.
Then I filled the nail holes and caulked everything yesterday. So here it is today, totally ready to be painted and decked out!
Right side:
And left side:
After your suggestions in the planning post, I made a change from the original plan and moved the closet rod where the dresses will hang a little higher. I totally forgot about maxi dresses! Must make room for those! It should be better now.
Let’s talk about wallpaper!
Remember when I was all “oh you guys! I can’t decide if I should splurge on this Anthropologie wallpaper?”
You were all “YES! You should splurge!” And I was all “Oh I don’t know.” And then Andy was all, secretly reading those comments when I wasn’t looking, and seeing that a couple of you suggested buying the wallpaper on ebay, and then secretly going to ebay and buying it for me so I wouldn’t feel conflicted anymore and I would just get what I really wanted. (!)
Yeah. Guys, I think he likes me.
(But he might just be in it for the gold medals I’m going to win someday.)
So I am going with the wallpaper I loved the most, and it was only $89, which is a little more than half the original price, so it was a perfect compromise: got what I loved, for less, and I didn’t even have to agonize over the purchase. Win!
I can’t wait to hang it!
Things we still need to do:
Paint (Today.)
Install wallpaper
DIY a chandelier
Add drawers, hooks, hardware, rods, etc
MOVE ALL MY CRAP IN AND CELEBRATE!
I’m having a party, in my closet, when it’s done. You’re invited.
Are you watching the olympics? Got big plans for valentines day?
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