More Work to Do

I slept in my own bedroom last night for the first time in weeks. It had been so long since we used the room that I felt as if I were in a completely new place as I was getting ready for bed. It was like staying at a hotel. I wonder how long it will take before the room feels like home again.

Probably longer than I’d like. The room still isn’t quite done. Even the things that are done are not done. Everything needs a little tweaking. The drapes, for example, are lovely, but their claim of 99% light reduction turns out to be sheer nonsense (pun intended). We’re going to need to install shades, too. The glass lamps we bought at IKEA are also lovely, but they’re so sharp on the bottom that we’re going to need to attach some sort of nonslip, nonscratch base to each of them. Currently they’re sitting atop coasters. The rugs curl up at the corners, still trying to conform to shape of the roll they were once in. Something will have to be done about that. We still need a hamper, a small chair, and closet doors, and perhaps some additional lighting and artwork.

But what I love is the feeling of harmony and purpose that the room exudes. The things in this room are not castoffs or leftovers or clutter. Most of them are new things, high-quality things, that we bought to go together. At random points in the day, I sometimes walk into the room, just to feel the calmness of it. Livia’s room has the same effect on me. It is also clean and new and intentionally arranged, so it feels good to be in. All the rooms should feel like this. So now I’m itching to fix up Marshall’s room, and the bathrooms, and the dining room, and . . . .

We have so much more work to do!

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