I started painting the new extension to my sewing room today. I’ve been a little depressed with it and therefore not felt like working on it or writing about it.
Let me go back a few weeks. Back to the day that I last wrote about the construction. It was Dec. 7, the day that I met my friend Carolyn for lunch. The guys were here working as I was writing on this blog and they were getting ready to break through the wall.
It sounded like they were tearing the house down with all the noise, hammering, sawing, etc. that was going on. At one point they had to turn our electricity off because the wall they were getting rid of had an electrical outlet in it. Finally they left, and Hubby and I sneaked in to see what it looked like.
I stood there with my mouth open and tears welled up in my eyes. It wasn’t a happy moment. See the left side of the room where the small wall is sticking out? Oh wait, there is no wall! There’s supposed to be, but there isn’t. They cut my wall out!! Let me explain.
This extension was supposed to be centered in the middle of the wall they just took out. It’s too far over and extends out from the side of the room! What did they do?!? They didn’t do it the way it was supposed to have been done or the way that I wanted it that’s for sure.
I was devastated. I’ve pictured this little extension in my head almost as long as we’ve lived in this house — at least ten years. I kept my lunch date with my friend, but I’m afraid I wasn’t much company. I complained the whole time about this mess-up.
The rest of the evening, I thought and thought about it. Evidently, the guy who poured the footing and foundation “forgot” what I wanted. When the construction guys come to work a day, then don’t show up again for several days or even a week later, it’s no wonder they forget what they’re supposed to be doing. They’re the construction guys, so you just assume that they know what they’re doing. Looking back, I wish we had kept on top of what Jim, the foundation guy, was doing. But who knew that we would have to play construction police?!
After much thought and running different scenarios in my head, I’ve decided that I won’t be putting the daybed in the extension. It would be up against the wall which would be unhandy when we have to use it for guests. Besides that, the room already looks “off-center” and having the daybed to one side of the room would just make it look more “off-center”. Putting the sewing machine into the curved-out section might be pretty neat. I do LOVE the windows! I could sew and look out into the backyard and watch the birds and squirrels play. Hey, this is so crazy, it just might work! This will be my new sewing nook!
