How I Became a "Handywoman"

That's right.  I consider myself a handywoman.  Even though for every one thing I get right, I do about three things wrong, nothing ever goes the way I think it will, and there is a lot of grumbling (I'm not really one to curse, but if  I were...) in the process. But if you accomplish the task in the end, then it's a success.  Right?

So, I've been working on my project for the I made it without my hubby party at Shanty2chic, and I started thinking about all the things I have done without my hubby and how it all got started.

Here's my story.  My now husband and I had both just graduated from college, moved back home, and were looking for jobs.  We both found ourselves working at wal-mart.  I was head of lingerie and he was in charge of hardware.  His family and friends were always laughing and joking about his working in the hardware department, but I just didn't get what was so funny.  We lived in apartments the first few years of marriage, so no decorating or anything was really done.  We finally moved into our home and I was bitten by the decorating bug. I started asking my husband to do things for me-hang pictures, paint, build things.  That's when I got the joke.  My husband means well, but he has no knowledge, interest, or skill to do anything with tools, hardware, paintbrushes, etc.  I didn't think it was so funny.  What??  You are a man and you are not going to be at my beck and call for all my decorating projects?  So being the hardheaded, stubborn (I mean motivated) person that I am, I decided I would do it myself.  And now I am actually grateful.  I feel stronger and more independent and I'm having a lot of fun.

Here are a few of the projects that I have done without my Hubby:

I built new cabinet doors with fabric.

Took down cabinets and put up open shelving...

(I'm planning a total re-do of these shelves that I hope to show soon)

Built three shelves from one long shelf...

I cut the brackets from scrap wood with a jigsaw...

Made this ugly shower door disguise...

And used lots of molding.  Crown molding in the study...

And in the dining room...

Molding around the fireplace mantel...

On kitchen cabinets...

And the powder room vanity.

Not to mention window treatments, blinds, and shades installed on every window.

That's just a few and I'm just getting started. 

I am joining the Saturday nite special at Funky Junk Interiors.

Hope to see you there.

Janet