Still not done...but sharing anyways

Yes, my project completion rate had plummeted.  And with everything in life there are multiple factors that go into this fact, but I am not going to go into all of the reasons.

What I am going to do is go ahead and document my snails paced progress on the basement facelift.  Every Monday, I will let you in on what I got done, (hopefully there will be something to report).

To get you up to speed (remember I have been working on this since January)...

The walls have been primed and painted, as well as the trim.

But I am not done with painting yet.  The doors still need more paint, and there is still the unpainted patch on the ceiling.

I have also started the TV cabinet make over, but have not completed it.  Here it is before...

In all its chaotic glory.  I have decided to paint it yellow.

But I still want to add a shelf and replace the back panel.  Also you can see the top is where I am storing all my gear.  It is still a mess, and I still can't share a pretty picture of this. This frustrates me, as it is the closest to being done... Arhg.

One of my big hangups, was the furniture placement.  I have been wrestling with this for weeks.  I think I have come up with a solution, that doesn't involve buying all new furniture.  I need to relocate the TV to an different wall, and thing will fall into place.  But now I have to thread the cable through the ceiling.  Yep, that is another item to add to the list.

Last night I started another piece of the make over, a slip cover for the sleeper sofa.

 

It is a big project.  And I don't like to take on sewing projects unless I am motivated.  I have learned the hard way that if I am not into sewing, it is just exercise in frustration, but if I am feeling the sewing machine, I can move along at a good clip. 

Today, I am feeling like sewing, and there is a sale on the fabric I need to complete the project, so my next stop is the fabric store.

I wish I had more to share, but the reality is, this project is taking forever.  I thought it maybe nice to truly document a project that is just not moving along.  Sometimes, when having to do home decor on a budget, it takes a long time to get to the final A-ha moment.  There are a lot of struggles and half finished projects.  This is going to be one of them.

Wish me luck that I can share the sofa with you next Monday.
-Laurie