Renovation Setbacks - annoying, but humorous

Remember how we started my family room reno 6 months ago? I didn't share all the bad because I try really hard to be positive on here. Let's just say it's been taking a LOT longer than we originally planned.

Everyone that has done a large reno knows how it goes:
• everything that can go wrong will go wrong...plus more!
• it will cost you way more than you ever thought
• it will take longer than you planned
• you feel the hardware store is your home away from home
• you get so sick of it that you give up for a couple weeks...or months!

In honor of how much renovations can suck, I'd like to show you some of the negatives we have experienced...

This little corner...
This DARN corner...
Just cutting the crown for this stupid corner took 3 weeks, numerous screaming matches, a hammer thrown at a ladder, and a lot of frustrated tears.

See this lovely window? Oh wait, don't forget to check out the crack in the window. Let's just say that if you weren't aware that the window hardware had to be screwed on at an angle, you will crack your window. We now have 2 windows that need to be replaced.

See that door that's almost closed? That's our basement door. Let's just say someone got a little frustrated one day and punched a hole in it. Luckily, it was already patched when I woke up in the morning.

This is our hearth while we tiled it. Too bad I didn't like how it looked, so we had to pull up ALL the tile and start again. Oh and don't forget how the store was out of our tile so I had to drive to 3 other ones to find enough pieces to finish.

See our ugly bookcase in this picture?
Do you know how many coats of paint it takes to cover that nastiness? SIX!

That was actually a lot of fun to look back and see all the crap we had to go through to get to this point. I hope you enjoy laughing at us!

Anyway, we are now at the point where we are *almost* done. The new buffet we ordered is coming in in about 7 weeks. The electrical just needed to be finished up by a family member. And I've been working on filling the giant bookcase so the room isn't so empty.


I'm sure a lot of you can add to this list and feel free to leave a comment tell me how much your reno is stressing you out. I can relate!


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Say hello to my little friends

I'd like to introduce you to some of my new friends that I've been spending a LOT of time with lately.

The Dremel

The nail gun

The shop vac

I am proud to say that our crown molding and baseboards are finally up! A successful week! New family room pics are coming soon as the room is ALMOST done!