Hello! Welcome to part two of your virtual tour of the new office. We have finally completed rennovations to another room of the practice, which by the way is officially up and running!
It took six months of cleaning, painting, tiling, shopping, moving, arranging, rearranging, nitpicking, and tweaking to get it just right.
As I mentioned in my first post on the topic, Space to Work: Office Design, the “Man Cave” had a lot of potential, but it was a mess. The linoleum tiles in the ‘before’ picture were stuck directly to the concrete. There was a mysterious brown, sticky substance embedded in the spaces between them and they were stained, torn, and in some places missing. We pulled those grimey things up and the Angry Russian laid new porcelain tiles at a jaunty 45-degree angle. He chose Navajo White grout to make the tiles “pop.” He also hung a new smooth ceiling to get rid of the old one sporting nicotine-encrusted stalactites. We hung new fixtures for a finishing touch.
El Diablo painted the cabinets white and the hardware gold with an overcoat of clear gloss. The whole room was painted a softer, creamy shade of yellow. We added a couple of new light fixtures. And Voila! The Man Cave disappeared and the “Princess Playhouse” (as El Diablo refers to it) emerged.
Skattur provided the plate beneath the cabinet (a find she scored at the Goodwill) to dress up the wall. And see the little guy in the windowsill up there? Another of Skattur’s Goodwill finds. Here’s a close up:
How ridiculously cute is he? His name is Owlfred E. Jennings.
I decided to go for a 1940’s vibe with the decor. Several years ago I inherited a massive stereo console from my grandparents.
It’s a beautiful piece of furniture and though I have never had the space for it, it’s a relic I had to keep. It gives me warm, fuzzy memories of a childhood spent sneaking into the forbidden living room to bother the big kids while they listened to records…
There I would find them inclined on the orange corduroy speaker pillow (which I also still have) staring into the depths of an album cover as if it contained the answers to life’s mysteries. Around the holidays, Elvis crooned Christmas songs from the speakers accompanied by the snaps and crackles of needle to vinyl. In short, the console has good mojo. It served as the foundation piece for the room and inspired me to go retro with the furniture for the waiting area.
I got a great deal on two reupholstered vintage chairs from an antique mall. They are comfy and they have wheels! Then I paid too much (even with the 40% off coupon) for the table and lamp from Hobby Lobby. Nanook gave me the picture above the lamp. It belonged to my grandmother. The two sconces belonged to Skattur. She donated them to the cause because they were scrolly and yellow. And because she’s awesome. I picked up the rug from Target.
And finally, you might wonder what’s up with that little picture to the right that looks a bit out of place. It hangs right near the doorway to the therapy room and serves as a daily reminder to get my brain on straight before going to work:
I hope you enjoyed today’s virtual tour. There are two rooms left – the bathroom and the therapy room. I will get pictures of those posted eventually.
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January 18, 2013 at 6:32 am
petspeopleandlife
Yes, Maam your virtaul tour was nice indeed. You are too funny with the set of odd names for those around you. Trying to read some of your previous blogs I had to work hard to determine who in the Sam Hill was the Angry Russian or is the Mad Russian and I hope I have this right but the Russian is your husband? Not sure yet. I suppose I should have gone way back to really get the hang of your blog. And whst is the practice about? I missed that part somewhere.
January 19, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Hah! The Angry Russian is my dad. I should probably post a page with the “cast of characters” like Skat suggested to make my blog friendlier to new readers. 🙂
The practice is a speech-language pathology clinic. I suppose that should go in an “about” page too. Eventually I will get around to all that!
January 19, 2013 at 8:02 pm
petspeopleandlife
Yes, that would be helpful to know who is who. :-).
Vrey nice that you are going to have your own business. Lots of work but probably more rewarding.
January 18, 2013 at 7:01 am
Debra Parmley
I love what you’ve done to the place. It really looks amazing. So excited your practice is up and running!
January 19, 2013 at 7:42 pm
Lunar Euphoria
I’m really excited too. It’s really come a long way – and I’m so grateful that I’ve had a lot of help and support.
January 18, 2013 at 1:08 pm
skatturcast
Mess doesn’t accurately describe the place before. Maybe something like a filthy mess? Nasty mess? Stinky nasty mess? Filthy, stinky, nasty mess? hehe…It really is a cute place now and I enjoyed helping decorate it. It has a happy light breezy vibe to it now. Ya kinda just want to go out and sit and have tea while you look out over her garden.
LOL…yeah maybe Lunar should think about adding a footnote to her blob (her word for blog) with a list of “cast of characters”. 🙂
January 19, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Lunar Euphoria
“Filthy, stinky nasty” yes – all accurate descriptors. It was “I-need-a-Hazmat-suit-and-respirator-to-go-in” sort of gross.
I had a blast decorating and I’m really happy with the way it turned out. Next on the list: therapy room, back deck, exterior.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!
February 10, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Dana
Love these posts– it’s inspiring to see you transform a ‘filthy, stinky, nasty’ mess into something so positive and inviting!