The apartment that my fiancé and I will move in to after the wedding has been “Under Renovation” for a little less than a year. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but still can’t reach it. Work was going on hard, especially in the first seven month with the complete remodeling of the bathrooms and kitchen, reinstalling all electric circuits and lights, reinstalling all pipes and sanitary, reinstalling doors and other woodworks, molding gibson board into the ceiling, installing glass curtains, installing parquet, painting, and a bit of furnishing.
From the sound of that, I know you’re thinking: What else could they still possibly be doing?
Well, no one tells you that making the finishing touches takes much longer, more effort, and is actually more nerve wrecking than the actual work. By finishing touches I mean the little retouching required on the wood to eliminate those little scratches that come naturally, those little glass shelves in the bathroom for the toothbrush, the key whole frames on all the doors, the kitchen cabinet handles, and that little accessory that makes the glass curtain open and close easily!
It’s a nightmare sometimes!
No one tells you that the carpenter can make you seven hardwood doors, four kitchen high chairs, one console, and one TV unit in 3 months, but requires another 6 months to get those key whole frames on! Oh, and he has a carte blanche to carve wood and drill things over your newly installed parquet!
No one tells you that the electrician can re-circuit you entire apartment and install all the lighting in 4 months, yet manage to leave some switches bursting outside the walls. And don’t forget, your life will be compromised into an ever ending whirl of picking up plastic wraps and wire cuttings.
No one tells you that you have to pick up cigarette buds and plastic Turkish coffee cups as much as you have to pick up the rubble, and maybe more!
No one tells you that you would be stupid to bring in any furniture item because some worker will think that it’s Ok if their soft drink can leaves traces on your antique console.
No one tells you that you have to have a back-up plan for every item of furniture you buy because you never know if the gallery will end up selling your purchase to someone else.
On the other hand…
No one tells you that everything you complete makes you so happy, so fulfilled, and brings you even closer together!
No one tells you that every item you buy for the house makes you so eager to use it.
No one tells you that everything around you becomes temporary, and just a transitional phase to take you to your own place and own life.
