I hope everyone else had an equally enjoyable holiday - or at least not an inconceivably horrendous one - and is now, like us, ready to get back on the horse and get some shit DONE!
Last time, I mentioned that we were on a renocation again, or at least taking a hiatus from the renos. Well, it turns out that I had forgotten about that part of renovating that comes AFTER the renovations are finished: decorating!
We spent much of the holidays hanging paintings, buying furniture, installing fireplaces, and - what? Oh, yeah.
Remember this?
Turns out that the War Department wasn't impressed with the cardboard so much, and we shelled out a pretty penny to get one that actually, you know, gave off heat:
We actually had that done a week or two before Christmas, but Amy wanted to surprise the the Top Brass with it when they came out, so our loyal reader(s) had to wait for the big unveiling. In case you were wondering, yes, it kicks ass. And the cats sure seem to like it:
Also kicking ass: the Top Brass, whose ridiculously generous Christmas gift allowed us to continue kitting out our dining room AND living room.
The couches are on loan from my mom, and while they probably wouldn't have been our first choice in style or colour, they'll certainly do the trick for now. Besides, it's not like we'll be able to afford new ones any time soon.
We definitely still need some proper lighting, however, and although we have the perfect painting picked out for above the mantel, getting it requires a trip to the desolate northern wilds of the province, and visiting my parental units.
We also got a nice gift from one of the Chiefs of Staff, also known as the War Department's aunt... what? It's the best I could do. Shut up. So... yeah, anyway, we were wondering what we could put on the wall immediately across from the front door. It's sort of the first thing you see when you come into the house, so we knew we wanted something special. Luckily, she's a hell of a photographer:
Anyway, I apologize for the delay in posting, but it's been kind of hard to haul my fat ass all the way up the stairs. Oh, and in case you were wondering, one more weekend of tidying up the loose ends, and we're right back into the renos. Look out upstairs bedrooms! Here we come!
