Most productive snowed-in weekend EVER!

So, we have lived in this house for 12 years now and I have had a little project hanging over my head ever since, but I just lacked the proper amount of motivation to get started on it. iT's just a little spare bedroom that has turned into a big storage cluster berkeley. Well, last week along comes a great deal on Craigslist for a flat file, one of those large file cabinets that architects use to store the blueprints in nice and flat. Now, most people don't feel the need to lug home a ginormous cabinet but I was completely stoked because Chuck & I do some scratch built modelling and other crafty stuffs and this beast is perfect for storing large sheets of cardstock and whatnot. Not only that but it apparently holds just the right amount of motivation to get me started on renovating that room. So off I went to the home despot to buy primer and spackle and roller tray liners while everyone else is at the grocery store buying up all the milk and chicken, as the forecast is for several inches of the white stuff. Now, let me start by telling you that this little room was HIDEOUS. It has wallpaper from the PO that looks like Holly Hobbie but with stains and second hand smoke damage. I don't know why I lived with it for so long. The only saving grace was that it was not very well adhered to the wall and big sheets have been falling down for the last few years, leaving bare drywall showing. All in all the room looked like it had a disease. Obviously if this room had more play it would have been dealt with a long time ago, but it's tucked in the back of the house where no one ever ventures anyway. Now, on to the good stuff...here's a sample of Holly Hobbie Hell

Now, after a solid two days of painting my ass off, we have this, a quiet and very bright retreat

and a nice display of some of my guitars

And here's the little guy who started the chain of events

And this other little cabinet we already had will sit nicely on top once I get a piece of plywood cut to fit
And now, I can't wait to get back to work so I can relax

Well done Mojo, great improvement

Is that a Takamine and a 12 string Yamaha I spy?

I wish I had spent more time working on projects around the house. After 1-1/2 years since our last move, we still have a spare room filled with unopened boxes and junk that needs sorting through.

This cold weekend, I missed out on an iced-over autocross in Anderson, SC, played video games with the kids and worked on my website.

Nice touch with the guitar display!

The 12 is a Yamaha but the 6 is a Carlos. It is flattered that you thought it might be a Takemine though The Bass was the first expensive thing I ever bought for myself and I have not played any of them anywhere near enough lately. I aim to change that here shortly though, gotta work on those calluses.

EastCoastMojo wrote: The 12 is a Yamaha but the 6 is a Carlos. It is flattered that you thought it might be a Takemine though The Bass was the first expensive thing I ever bought for myself and I have not played any of them anywhere near enough lately. I aim to change that here shortly though, gotta work on those calluses.

We have a Yamaha from about 1977-ish, for such a cheap guitar it can hold its own very well with my Epiphone and one of our Guilds. My little brother has a Yamaha 12 string, the L model that was hand made in Japan. They make some really great guitars, pprobably the best bang-for-the-buck out there.

Great looking update, ECM!

That flat-file cabinet needs to be elevated so you don't have to break your backs while working on projects. Plus, you get extra storage space underneath - cause you know you're both going to accumulate more stuff.

Oh, and thanks for reminding me that I've been way too lax on completing the job on the man-cave, dammit!

Thanks for all the compliments! I have to admit I'm pretty proud of my new girl-cave.

Dude(ette) you tore down THAT wallpaper? Dangit!! That would have gone great with my Rainbow Bright themed room.