The last white room

Perhaps it’s been all the talk about the world ending, but for some reason I’ve felt the need to make more progress on my house projects this week. Well, actually the real reason is the teen-age puppy that is requiring that I find better storage options if I want my tools and supplies to remain intact. Regardless I’ve been thinking through what needs to happen to finish them off.

When I bought my house, the entire interior was in ‘ready to sell’ off-white… If you came to the door color alone would indicate which spaces I’ve worked on and which I haven’t. Red, marigold, chocolate and… off-white.

That last room was the formal dining room in 1930 and is now the jewelry shop/sewing/supply room. I had thought I would put it back to a dining room when I was ready to tackle it with paint, drapes, and furniture.

Now I’m wondering if the impetus for that isn’t a ‘should’ that would be better ignored. I don’t give dinner parties.

In fact, I loathe dinner parties.

And I have two other eating spaces in the house, do I really need three? While it may seem like a trivial design decision it comes down to am I willing to put the effort into my career or into proper appearances? Which is it going to be? Do I buy a dining table or a workbench?

I’ll let you know which wins out later!