Walk on the Wild Side
I trek my way through dangers underfoot and overhead on a daily basis. Sometimes I can’t see the light of day and more often than not I see sights I’ve never seen before and never want to see again. Unlike my man who ’s acting like Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark, I’m more like
Melissa McCarthy whose plane crash-landed in the Amazon (what a great movie that would be!).
Trying to undertake this venture without someone who has the skills and experience to lead us through this rough and uncertain landscape would be just plain CRAZY, right? So before we started this trip, we went out and found us the perfect guide for this insane journey.
Introducing our fantastic, amazing, soul-soothing, talented interior designer who is guiding us through “Renovation Jungle” !!! (cue jungle drums)
In the dark of night...
Traveling through Renovation Jungle is overwhelmingly full of decisions and unexpected “challenges”.
Just trying to get to the one working bathroom on the other side of the house in the middle of night would undo the strongest adventurer.
There are plumbing pipes and electrical wires in unexpected places, floors that need to be leveled so the new shower can drain and dust that would rival the Great Plains Dust Bowl of the 1930”s.
But my interior designer is there for me to lean on. She’s travelled this design path many times before and knows how to handle all the deconstruction and reconstruction pitfalls – the quicksand of home renovation projects.
Pith helmut on, flashlight in one hand and machete in the other, she clears a path through the myriad of showrooms, fights off the wild beasts of plumbers, electricians and carpenters and keeps us moving in the right direction toward our interior design dream.
Do you plan on taking a trip through Renovation Jungle anytime soon? If so, the first decision you should make is to find the right design partner – the perfect guide – to lay out the plan, keep everyone on the same page and heading toward the same design vision.
I’ve shared some of our challenges of home renovation, but there are times that have been really enjoyable:
- When the deconstruction has been swept away – this is really a big moment!
- When you walk around the newly-framed out space after everyone has gone home for
the day and can envision what it will look like when finished.
- And when you share a laugh with your interior designer over all the dangers of the
Renovation Jungle that have been avoided or conquered that week.
Now excuse me while I crawl into my tent and get some sleep for tomorrow’s adventure…
Do you have a “Renovation Jungle” story you’d like to share? We’d love to hear it!
