Redoing the Office We JUST Redid...

Well, people, I think it MAY be entirely possible that we have inhaled too many paint fumes. We cracked our own selves up far too often on this week's podcast, but we had a blast and we hope you enjoy the stories...and the voice I can't quit doing...and Ryan's southern accent, which sounds just like Gomer Pyle.

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And now...for the office.

You may remember our big office reveal back in May. I think that room tied with the kitchen for the room I was most excited to see done! Truly. I was so ready for it. I wanted to sit and think and create, and I will say that over the past couple of months, even in all our crazy busyness, and amid all our projects, I have been entirely creative. So it must be working!

But you know what wasn't working? The cat pee smell.

Womp, womp, womp.

As you may have heard/will hear in today's podcast, when we moved in, we elected to put Braeya's litter box in the closet of the office. Litter boxes are so unsightly, and we thought having it in a closet, out of the way, in a room that only we use, would be the best choice. And then we smelled it. And then we caught her doing it. Marking her territory in a way she has NEVER DONE BEFORE.

We weren't sure what caused it. We didn't know if she was just mad about the move, or if she smelled the dog that used to live here, or what happened. But regardless of the cause, we had a mess on our hands that we could not clean up, no matter what we tried.

At long last, and with much resignation, we determined the only solution was to replace the flooring. It's disheartening, when you've just moved into a room and made it your own, to think about dismantling the whole thing and starting over, but we knew it was the best course of action. And even though we are not hardwood people {this we learned after the broken coffee cup at our last house}, we thought a wood laminate in this room might be a good choice, since it is an office. It would look more office-y, and our chairs would roll around better. We thought it was a good decision.

So we chose a wood laminate that was kind of a gray-brown, and last week, I unloaded half the office so Ryan could rip up the carpet and lay down the new flooring.

Braeya was immediately unhappy about the removal of her "project."

 We became "those people" - cutting wood scraps long into the evening. Our apologies, neighbors!!

Once he got the first half of the room done, we had to unload the OTHER half of the room, which made an even bigger mess in our room.

But Ryan worked hard and finished the floor that evening...and we were able to load EVERYTHING back in its rightful place:

And now...the before and after AGAIN:


The first side:

And the second side:

We love it! And we are calling it done, done, DONE!!!