oh credenza....

I think somebody needs to stage an intervention because this week I have been daydreaming about credenzas. After years of share housing and cramming all of my possessions into small spaces it's exciting to have a whole house to play dress up with. The landing at the top of the stairs is big, really big. Big enough to be home to a credenza, a vase of flowers and a big picture or mirror on the wall.

Typically I love credenzas that (a) live in America (b) are Danish style and (c) are pricey*. Like these.

However if I lived in a red bricker that I could paint white, plant palm trees in the yard and could retro-ify I would be buying this little number. It has BUILT IN SPEAKERS AND SPACE FOR A RECORD PLAYER. Betty Draper would love it.

In more important news our Development Application was approved on Tuesday night. Sadly we missed hearing it be approved by a few minutes because we were late for the meeting. I was trying to choose an appropriate young-newlywed-renovator-in-the-inner-west outfit and Rahul just wanted to have a second bowl of lamb vindaloo and rice. Whoops. After ascertaining from a more timely applicant that our DA had been approved we had a gelato to celebrate.

Now the chaos will begin.

Thankfully we're almost ready to move upstairs. This weekend will involve a lot of painting.

Updated Bedroom 'To Do' List

Have doors installed
Electrician to finish wiring
Gyprocker to do put up walls, cornices and ceiling
Choose wooden floorboards
Have existing floors removed
Have new floorboards layed and polished
Choose lights
Have lights attached to wires
Design wardrobe
Order wardrobe
Install wardrobe
Choose skirting boards and architraves
Attach skirting boards and architraves
Paint walls, ceilings, skirting boards, architraves and windows

*Pricey in the context of ebay, not in the context of life generally.