“Love me, love my stuff”. Portia behind boxes and furniture to be assimilated by This Odd House.
I enthusiastically welcome a new occupant to This Odd House! My design consultant, collaborator in this project, and longtime renewed friend Portia, has had her house on the market for the last year and it recently sold. The buyers insisted on closing immediately, and Portia now needs new digs.
She could have selected a comfortable and zero-maintenance condominium anywhere in a moderate climate as her next home, but her normally sound judgment failed. Evidently the prospect of joining me in this quixotic venture appealed to her and she has now moved in to this work in progress.
She will encounter an improvised life style, cooking with a hotplate, washing when the water has not been turned off by plumbers, and constantly rearranging boxed possessions to accommodate the requirements of renovation and remodeling. It will now be even more challenging, as we combine two households of furnishings to fit into only half of a house.
Yet she sees and shares the vision of what it might be, of living smaller, in an unconventional style, of being a part of this neighborhood, and making a home here and making a life with me. I am deeply appreciative of her support and look forward to a long and beautiful partnership.
The basement storage area “before”
The basement storage area “after”
Best of luck to you! My wife enjoys the remodeling shows and we have seen the angst, anger, and even humor in the process. My the gods bless your design mojo.
Looks a lot like my “storage area!” Congrats Portia on selling the house!
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