I was so annoyed! I couldn't understand why it took him days - sometimes weeks! - to pick out a simple paint color. Or when I would propose an idea, he would mull it over. Well, in the meantime while he was mulling, my mind of course kept spinning and creating and designing. Before he would have made a decision on the first idea, I had already come up with a new one ... and it was always better.
Aaah, I get it.
The bloke's patience always resulted in a better decision. A win. The tortoise always wins the race. And in this story, the hare admits when she is wrong. I was wrong. All of those old adages are true. Slow and steady wins the race. Patience is a virtue.
So when we were updating the dining room, we did it piece by piece. (This was before my aforementioned enlightenment, however, so it was difficult for me.)
We waited to find the perfect place mats. And the perfect rug. And the perfect wall art. And the perfect nicknacks. And in the end - months later (sheesh!) - I love our dining room. (And it's much more economical to do it piece by piece!) Here are the pics:
Here is a picture of the built-ins before ...
And here are pictures of the built-ins after (though the green color looks weird in the photo) ...
We're moving on to the master bedroom now, and I have a slew of craft projects on my to-do list. So be ready for more blogs!
Love,
the bird (and the bloke)
