a different kind of hell...

My home. Our home. Renovation HELL! Or on good days a work in progress. Right now it really depends on what room I am in to determine the difference. If I am relaxing in the almost finished newly reno'ed bathroom then work in progress applies. If, however, I am a few feet to the left in a room that faintly resembles an eat in kitchen it is the epitome of renovation hell. Not only is there 3 different colored paint patches where I have tried out a new paint color but the floor is missing a 10 square foot area, the ceiling has an opening that drops insulation on your head if you sit in the right (or worng) spot and there are no baseboards/trim work in the room. You know the room that needs EVERYTHING!! The room where any little change is usually for the better but you never know just where to start. Because you could paint the walls but then you'd notice that they should be redrywalled or attempt to smooth the *imperfections* which make up more square footage than the smooth portions of the wall. But if you're gonna do that you should replace the awful flooring but before you can do that there is a pesky wall that needs moving and once that wall is gone the cabinet layout can be rearranged to allow for a bigger dining area and hey once that all happens you can finally install the trim that has been sitting the basement for a year now awaiting it's turn for installation.

But since I am upstairs I am not noticing all that. I am thinking about how once hubby and I install the trimwork originally intended for the kitchen in the bathroom it will be done (almost) and my now favorite room in the house.

When all the renos are completed I foresee one of two futures. Either I will love this house and all it's aggravations and stay here till I am a little old lady or I will have a for sale sign on the front lawn before the smell of paint and putty fades. I see the latter happening. After which hubby and I will move the horde into a newly constructed to our specifications house that will need NO RENOS in our lifetime. I may end up being the mom or grandma with the house stuck in a time warp but I will then enjoy a reno-free existence. I long for the day when I only have my laziness and numerous underlings to blame for the messy state of the house instead of the never ending renos. It's pretty sad when 2 years later you are telling the same people not to mind the same state of reno.....