Rededication

I've found that whenever I dedicate myself to do something I must make an extra effort to keep up with it. I've been in the loft for 5 weeks, and I've not completed several of the projects I wanted to get done in the first few weeks. I blame my social life for this failure. People have come over, I had a reunion, I had to go out of town, I had drinking to do! At any rate, I've rededicated myself to continue with the loft project until it's completed.

That means I have to re paint the red wall. Which I will do starting Monday. The problem is that I used a full gallon of paint and the wall came off streaky and splotchy. I never thought painting was that complicated, after all, kids without High School diplomas are part of painting crews. What did I do that was so wrong? In order to fix this situation I will speak with the dudes at the painting desk at Home Depot. I think they would be able to help me fix the wall.

I'm in initial conversations to build a 'built in' book case against the window wall. Once the book case is put in it should look pretty damned good. This thought brings me to a thought I've been having recently: Resale Value.

Built ins are phenomenal for re sale value. Built in furniture which complements the layout of your unit can add a lot of value to the building. In the long run I have a '5 year' plan that I want to execute for this unit. I want to live here for 5 years, build it out over the time I'm here and then rent it out to some young, up and coming hipster. Or, if the market has completely rebounded, I could sell it.

These are the goals, let's see if I can pull it off.