Garage Framing the Ceiling

It's been a while since I've posted on our garage.  You can read about our garage project here, here, here, and here.  If you remember, we wanted to have it done by May.  Obviously the project has taken a backseat to the kid's room this summer. 

Our friend Marc the Arc drew an inspiration sketch that we fell in love with.  

Since we have friends that will install the drywall for us, we (and when I say we that is a very loose term, in actually it means the Hacker, while I cheer him on) had to frame the ceiling first.  

Because he built the frame on the ground, he hoisted it up with straps.  A genius idea. 

However, once it was up, it was evident that it was too low.

So the Hacker and Marc raised the frame and built a diagonal elbow for the air condition arm. 

And now we're one step closer to getting this garage done.

 

The Hacker just has to add some framing to the other parts of the roof, that wont be dropped. Then it will be time to complete the drywall and finish the ceiling in the garage.

Do you see it somehow coming together?  (and yes, the garage has gotten messy again.)

And now some inspiration for the laundry room.

via Pinterest from sn128w.snt128.mail.live.com

This probably wont work in the garage, but I would love to be able to add this element, somehow.

via Pinterest from House Beautiful

And here's the inspiration board that I made a while back. 

Thanks for reading.

Now I have to go fold laundry.

love, 

Kristin

A productive night.

I was going to be "productive" last night. I was going to "get stuff done!"

All weekend I wanted to fold these clean clothes that have been piling on our new sofette. However, it was a busy weekend full of important, but time consuming things.

Last night was supposed to be the night that the ugly pile that was lurking in my bedroom would finally be defeated.

But it wasn't. I had temporarily forgotten something that I really did know. Good thing my wise husband helped me remember. Fellowship is better than laundry. Fellowship is better than the pursuit of perfection.

So, instead, we had dinner with our friends. Suddenly, it didn't matter that my house isn't perfect. It didn't matter that I had another load in the dryer to pile on top of what already exists. What mattered? My friends who made us a delicious meal. Our friends who laughed with us, spoke truth to us, and loved us.

Thank you wise hacker.

Thank you lovely friends.

It turned out to be a very productive night.

love,

Kristin