Guest Room . . . CHECK

The upstairs to downstairs office + guest room project is complete, and just in time. Grandma and Grandpa Breclaw arrive today for Saturday's couples shower.

First, how it looked way before (and basically how it looked as a guest room) - with our darling Jazz . . .


Then, empty before (two weeks ago) . . .


And now, after . . .


Complete with a tag-team closet organization effort, which wasn't always pretty, but ended up pretty fabulous. We might be ready for a head-to-head with Clean House's Trish! Especially combined with the other closet in the room.




And, the new sleeper sofa fits perfectly. The sofa is super comfy - B&B will test out the sleeper aspect tonight. Stay tuned!


I am very happy with the results. I'll miss my upstairs sanctuary, but am ready to turn it into Baby S's special space. That project starts next weekend. Any volunteers?

Cardboard couch

One of the reasons behind our difficulty in finding the right sleeper sofa is the office configuration. While most couches make it into a room by angling their way through a door, we have narrow doors and deep walls.

I didn't want to buy a sofa, have it delivered and discover it the delivery dudes couldn't get it in the room. So, I turned to Grandpa Bob for a solution.

Duh, Maggie . . . make a cardboard couch silhouette, cut to the prospective couches dimensions, and see if you can maneuver that through the door.

Good news - the Kerry, being delivered today, fits. Bad news - pretty soon Will is going to have to make a cardboard silhouette of me to see if I will.