Puttering

It’s been rather dull around the Blue Moon household this weekend.  Blissfully dull.  No deadlines, no commitments.  Just plenty of time to putter around in between flopping on the couch to read or surf.

We just had our floors refinished so all of the furniture that normally resides in the in dining room, kitchen, eating area or laundry room was temporarily housed in the living room.  I started having flashbacks to when we first moved into this house and we were doing a major remodel.  No place to sit peacefully and not stare at a stack of pots and pans for months on end. 

It was around the holidays and I told Rick and the contractor that I needed the living room cleared out of any extraneous objects for one full week.  I didn’t care where they put the stuff but I needed the living room to look normal so I could put up a Christmas tree and decorate.  They did it too ~ I had one room that looked finished and normal.  I was good on my word as well, and had that tree down and all the decorations put away on December 26th.

This wasn’t nearly so painful.  The floor only took a couple of days to cure and everything was put back yesterday.  Less than a week.

I did take advantage of having the china cabinet emptied of its belongings and re-papered the interior.  This cabinet belonged to Rick’s mother and since I feel like it’s ‘his’ I wouldn’t permanently alter it.  I used to have pale grey and white striped wallpaper lining it but it was getting brittle and had water stains from lord only knows what.  I just tacked and taped the paper along the back wall and bottom of the cabinet. 

Rick liked the stripes better but I think this is cheery and okay for now.  Wallpaper, because it is heavier, is much better to work with.  One of these days I’ll do it properly and cover the sides and shelves as well. 

This time I just used a roll of wrapping paper.  Just a little tape at the top and sides and the shelves hold it in nicely.  It’s not perfect but when the doors are closed who cares?