I’m Like A Kid In A Candy Store

Y’all, during the last couple of days, I’ve had such a tough time specializing in something aside from our new flooring plan. I used to be so enthusiastic about it, and so anxious to maneuver ahead full steam forward, that I began making telephone calls on Friday.

First, I referred to as the man who will take up the ground and subfloor within the residence gymnasium (quickly to be our new master suite) and exchange. He has accomplished loads of work on our home prior to now, and I belief his work. He answered the telephone, however was on his approach out of city for the week and gained’t be again till this Friday. And I’m positive they’ve tasks within the works proper now, so I don’t know once they can really match us into the schedule. I’ll have to attend till Friday to search out out.

After which I referred to as the contractor to schedule an appointment with him to debate the kitchen addition. I used to be capable of converse with him, however he was on his approach out of city for trip. So we scheduled a gathering for Tuesday the thirtieth.

It’s really actually good that they’re each out of city proper now as a result of that offers me time to settle down a bit of, let the “new” and the thrill put on of some, and permit me to strategy these tasks with a extra rational and affordable thoughts. As a result of these previous couple of days, I’ve had nearly as a lot calmness and self-control as a child let out in a sweet retailer. And everyone knows that no good choices can come from that. 😀

I imply, during the last two days, my thoughts has been all over. I began out trying on-line for prefab buildings for my woodworking workshop that we plan to construct within the again yard. I’ll share extra particulars on that later, however for now, I simply wished to get an concept of the scale and placement. So I took some spray paint, my tape measure, and a framers sq. out to the again yard to see what a 16′ x 24′ workshop would appear like like behind the carport.

Simply in case you’ll be able to’t see that, I outlined it right here…

I put it about 14 ft away from the sting of the carport, which I believe is loads of room to get a automobile between them if I want to tug the van or a truck as much as the workshop to unload plywood or MDF. I’m planning for the workshop to have extensive doorways on the facet that faces the carport. Think about one thing like this one from Dwelling Depot, besides that I additionally desire a entrance door on the left facet between the 2 home windows….

So in the event you look on our panorama plan, you’ll be able to see that concrete space between the carport and the workshop. The panorama plan exhibits two home windows on the carport facet of the workshop, however I would like that to be massive doorways that open extensive. After which on the facet that faces the again yard, I simply desire a single door as an alternative of double doorways.

However I’ll share extra particulars on that later. So from there, my thoughts went to our future kitchen, and I went onto the IKEA web site to start out planning our kitchen. It ought to come as no shock that I plan to make use of IKEA Sektion cupboards for our new kitchen. I went from a being an enormous skeptic to being a religious believer in IKEA Sektion cupboards throughout the time I’ve been engaged on my studio, so I’m already bought on them.

I spent hours and hours planning, arranging, rearranging, and so on., working with the ground plan that I confirmed y’all final Friday. That flooring plan seemed like this…

After which, based mostly on a remark from a reader that I couldn’t get out of my thoughts, I modified all the pieces! Once more, I gained’t go into element proper now, however based mostly on one suggestion from a reader (don’t ever say I don’t hearken to my readers! 😀 ), I modified the ground plan and mainly turned the kitchen 90 levels to the left, in order that as an alternative of it being lengthy and slim with the size going in the direction of the again yard, it’s lengthy and never fairly so slim, with the size going facet to facet behind each the music room and the eating room. Right here’s a glimpse. The door on the left is to the deck, and the door on the fitting is to the laundry room (what’s now the pantry).

However after engaged on that for a very long time, I spotted that what I ought to actually be specializing in is designing our closet. Once more, I plan to make use of IKEA merchandise, so I’ve been obsessively taking a look at any and all IKEA Pax wardrobe closets I can discover to get inspiration. And let me simply say that after utilizing IKEA’s kitchen planner (which is fairly wonderful!), their PAX wardrobe planner is a big letdown. I struggled and struggled to make modifications, transfer issues round, and in the long run, I simply had this mess…

I imply, what the heck, IKEA!? You’ll be able to’t inform something from that! Perhaps I’m simply not doing it proper. However their kitchen planner is very easy to make use of, and this Pax wardrobe planner is nothing prefer it. I’ll most likely have to finish up simply drawing it out on graph paper. I actually like that technique anyway as a result of I really feel extra “linked” to the design. And don’t even ask me to elucidate what I imply by that. 😀 I’m undecided I may articulate it.

In order that has been my weekend. I do know my thoughts will settle down ultimately (it already feels prefer it’s calming down some), and I’ll really be capable of suppose by way of these tasks in a peaceful and rational approach. However proper now, it’s all so new and thrilling, and I’m so anxious to get issues going, that I’ve felt so amped up all weekend, and my thoughts hasn’t stopped racing. It’s been a enjoyable and thrilling weekend, however there definitely wasn’t something stress-free about it. 😀

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and enhance the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You’ll be able to be taught extra about me right here.