Starting - Finally

When we first moved into this house, we were thrilled with the amount of storage space. Not only with the built-in cabinets and drawers and the extra rooms, but also with the unfinished, "designated" storage rooms. Yes, rooms. Two of them! We were so happy that there was nothing to finish and nothing that needed to be updated (unless we wanted to - like our downstairs bathroom). But the more we thought about Quentin's "shop/storage room" and how often we really used it, it started making more sense to use it for SOMETHING. We had tinkered with the idea of turning the "shop/storage" space next to the downstairs kitchen into a theater room - and that's when the preschool opportunity came along. So we decided to finish the space with a dual purpose in mind - a preschool 9 months out of the year and a theater room during the summer. I know. Kind of weird - we'll see if it actually works out the way we're thinking! But all I know is that it's getting done. And it will be nice to have the space be usable instead of just a place to stash all of our junk. We've cleared it out, gotten rid of a ton of junk, and have consolidated all of our "storage stuff" into one area - the ONE storage room (and I like my storage room neat and tidy!) And now the fun part begins. Making plans and designs - and Quentin starting lots of hard work - to get the space finished. Yahoo! I can't wait to see this skinny, rectangluar, dark, cold, ugly room be transformed into something warm, bright, beautiful and inviting (though still skinny and rectangular - but hey - there's nothing wrong with that!!) I just hope we can finish the 230 square foot space in the 6 months we have till preschool starts!