When it comes to Home Improvement Projects, there are two animals that are common, though entirely opposite. First, there is the Might_As_Well. If I'm gonna do X, Might_As_Well do Y. If I'm gonna paint the walls, I should do something about the floor.
And then there is Home Stretch Complacency.
"The symptoms of HSC are, after spending years on a difficult and time-consuming renovation project, crashing on the last lap. That final room doesn’t get done, the trim doesn’t go up, and the primer doesn’t get painted. You sink into lethargy and just live with it." Brooklyn Row House
I really should finish painting the floor of the workroom. When I started last year, I knew I wasn't going to have enough paint to cover the entire floor but I didn't realize just how much "not enough paint" I would be short. It is less than 9 sq ft.
This was too little to justify buying another gallon of paint from the Big Box Store. I would have had enough if I hadn't used two coats for the front porch stoop, one was enough. I did find a local shop that mixed me a quart of paint, so I'll see how well it matches when I finally get over the HSC.
The other reason I'm not in a hurry to paint the floor is the last part is also where the water heater is, and that will slow down what would otherwise be a quick painting project.
The good news is that I installed a frameless mirror that was lying around (behind the water heater for its own safety) and not being used for anything. I have some floating shelves that I want to install and place some of my frequently used power tools and their batteries on. I'm waiting to see how the flow in the room works now that it isn't as cluttered as when I inherited it.
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