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Home*Hope*Home, Part 2

Kate's card and candles, Kathy's bird whom I named Egbert

Move-in Friday brought some lovely surprises:

A card from Frayed Edges friend Kate says “Heart  Hope Home”…how perfect is that?

As Kate said...sometimes you just find the PERFECT card

And it arrived our first day in the house!  Next to the card is Egbert, the bird Kathy (also a Frayed) made for my birthday last year, and the votives are from Kate’s Christmas gift.  The old coffee mill from my dad went up first on the antique baker’s cabinet, and this group went up next!

Here is the current state of the studio:

My studio. Ahem. Clearly, this is the "before" picture. Alas and alack, the "after" picture probably won't be able to happen for at least 6-8 weeks...shriek!

UGH!  The wall on the right will come down to open  up the space, and a deep closet will go in on the left, with all of the closet doors becoming design wall spaces.  And the deep cinnamon brown on the walls will go away!

It was a tad nippy on move-in days…. but our painter (!) brought us a bottle of wine from Hope Vineyards…Australia!

I'm guessing it is a lot warmer in Hope Vinyards, Australia, than Hope, Maine--and 29 is a fairly warm day for winter (almost freezing for those of you who do celcius)

The part of the studio on the other side of the ugly wall isn’t quite as grim looking…three mini windows up high, less “stuff”… and when combined and painted the two rooms will be lovely!

The small/narrow room on the other side of the ugly wall that will be removed....also packed with STUFF

A week into residence, we’ve had below-zero (Fahrenheit!) wind chill, tonight I saw a shooting star (while walking the dog who refused to lift his leg in that bitter chilly wind!), and we have yet to have a single room other than a bathroom that is free of boxes.  BUT, most rooms are most of the way “there.”  And the necessary work begins tomorrow morning, and hopefully most of it (except the studio) will be done in the next four weeks.  I remember what passed for normalcy in this household fondly.  Fortunately, this house and location is SO worth the tumult of moving… I just wonder when I’ll actually be able to share any art of quilting with you!  Thanks  for coming to visit anyway!

11 Responses to “Home*Hope*Home, Part 2”

  1. Jacquie in Vermont Says:

    Now I see why I haven’t heard from you — all those boxes! Keep up the good work and anticipate the new studio. It should be great when it is set up. Meanwhile enjoy being in your new home.

  2. Maggie Szafranski Says:

    So is your studio in the lowest level? Your first picture looked pretty grim, but glad to see you will have some natural light!

  3. Sally Says:

    Oh, Sarah, all your plans sound so wonderful! And the anticipation of it all… Thanks for keeping us up to date and looking forward to seeing continued progress.

  4. Jean from 7700 yahoo group Says:

    ” I remember what passed for normalcy in this household fondly.” Bwahahahaahahahaha… you got that right!

    Just keep focusing on how wonderful it will feel when you’re finally moved in. Trust me, you will get there.

  5. Sally Says:

    This is why they call them “before” pictures! Really as long as there is a place for food, some clean laundry and a bathroom life can go on. The art you share will have to be the house as a work of art as each part gets settled. You will be happy to look back on these photos as work progresses. Looks like you will have a huge, wonderful studio. Best wishes!

  6. Gari Says:

    I am just so happy that you are in. I “hate” all the boxes when it is me, but I love finding just the right place for everything and then seeing it all come together to be our new HOME. You are on your way. Thanks for sharing.

  7. Debby Harwell Says:

    Don’t worry about the lack of art post! We all understand and actually think it’s admirable that you’d move in the middle of winter and make all of those adjustments! We know you’ll be back in the saddle soon enough so please keep the progress pictures coming so we can all feel involved!

  8. Kathy Schmidt Says:

    So happy for you to be settling in to the new house. The work is hard but the joy of making a new place your own is awesome…and I’m sure many new works will be inspired by the new surroundings. The new studio space looks like it will be great. Stay strong!

  9. Patty Ashworth Says:

    You’ll get there and forget all about this part of moving. We remodelled last year and I was crammed into a small bedroom for sewing. Yuck. But I’m back in my sewing room and loving it. By spring time, you’ll be settled in and watching things grow outside in the WARMTH!!!

  10. kathy daniels Says:

    love the green exercise ball on top of everything..perfect place for it! I imagine that to be the color of your new studio floor…

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