Operation Vintage Makeover: What is Happening?
June 12, 2018
Hey y'all,
So, some of you may or may not be aware of an "ongoing" room makeover that I've been doing since last October.
For reasons why this project is being undertaken, see THIS POST.
To see the barest beginnings, see THIS POST.
Oh....you're back? I'm guessing now is when I'm supposed to tell you what is going on, huh?
So, in terms of actual progress...I'm still at the cleaning stage. It's about 70% of the way to being completely done, which is an improvement over what it was in October. I'm to the point where there is just random junk in my room that needs a home and I don't know where that home is. *sigh* I hate this part of cleaning.
However, there has been progress made in other areas!
So, before this project was even proposed, I was promised to inherit an old mahogany bedroom set that belonged to my great-grandparents. The bedroom set was in my maternal grandparent's shed, being stored there until I move into my own place.
Fast forward to a couple of months ago.
We find out that my maternal grandparents have decided to sell their current house and move down South for my grandmother's health.
Now, the maternal side of my family tends to be...hem...packrats. They literally save just about anything if it has any sort of useful life left in it. Pain to pack up, but it worked to my advantage this time!
Because, in addition to the bedroom set, I got:
Pictures - some embroidery pieces of my grandmothers, and vintage-y hoop pieces
Bookshelves - which I've needed for some time.
2 more small tables
and, the best prize of all....
My grandmother's big sewing cabinet!!!!
Why I didn't think to grab pictures before we put them in the storage bin, I will never know. Probably so I don't ruin the reveal later.
The next step (besides finishing the cleaning....) is to research carpet options and pricing. Since I'm working, I'm expected to foot the bill - which kind of annoys me, but...that carpet has got to go. 15+ years of ugly peach carpet is just too much.
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Maybe by the end of the summer, I'll have more news regarding this makeover - and pictures!!
Old-fashionably yours,
Catherine
6 comments
I can't wait to see the make over, Catherine!:)
ReplyDelete-Quinley
Exciting! (And UGH, Old carpet is the gross-est.)
ReplyDeleteI am so looking forward to the final reveal! Room makeover before & afters are my fave. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see pictures!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, that carpet is absolutely hideous. We have a vacation house in Ohio, which actually is also a rental house we rent out to tourists when we're not there. It's over 120 years old, and when we bought the place last year, it needed a lot of work. One of the things that had to change was the fire engine red carpet in my room. It was so, so horrible. I hate, hate, hate bright hot colors, and this was pretty much the epidemy (that must be spelled wrong) of terrible shades of red... Evil carpets!
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I am so looking forward to seeing your finished result! My sister and I decided that as a summer project we are going to clean and reorganize our bedroom...we haven't even started since this is her first week of summer break, but we will get to it (eventually!). It's not a big room makeover, though, so shouldn't take too long (hopefully!). Although, it would be very exciting and fun to redo a total room. :)
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I can't wait to hear and see more about your room make-over!
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