Tom really enjoyed helping Susan create a custom "Book Nook".  She loves to read and wanted a cozy space to enjoy her books and wanted to create an inviting space in her upstairs loft.  The project that transpired was a lot of fun!  

Here was the inspiration: A Pinterest Post  

And here is how Susan's version turned out.  She picked Victory Blue from Lowes and the cushion fabric is Parrot/Navy from JoAnn fabrics. She ordered the bookcases independently, and Tom custom built the cubbies they rest on, rerouted the HVAC and built it all in to make it a custom piece using crown molding and trim and paint.  He also added upholsterer to his repertoire by making the cushion and we added in the fun "Book Nook" letters from Hobby Lobby.  We love how it turned out and Susan did too.  :)

I just want to say "hi there!!"  It's been a while...I've been getting bigger and bigger and more and more tired as the third trimester of this pregnancy slogs on, so the blogging has just taken a back seat to - well - sleep, I guess.  I'm napping as much as possible before baby #2 makes her appearance any day now.  :)  

Tom has been up to some really fun stuff in the last couple months that I want to make sure everyone knows about though.  On a scale of fun to super fun, he's done a deck tear out, is in the process of two bathroom remodels, created a custom "book nook" and made his wife a new table out of two pieces of maple wood that literally looked like the tree they were cut from before their miraculous transformation.  He's also done several smaller handyman jobs including fixing lots of leaky plumbing, and fixed lots of stuff for rental property owners.

It's always a joy to watch him create something out of nothing.  In fact, that's what he loves to do.  His spread-sheet-filled, 45-minute communte each way, soul sucking desk job left him so tired and unhappy at the end of most days. Now almost all his jobs are right here in Broomfield and comes home - after working super hard I might add - with lots of energy and joy.  He really loves his new gig and so do I because it's a lot more fun to have a happy husband than an crabby one.  

​The transition to small business ownership has been a wild ride, but it's been a good ride and we are so grateful for our clients and all the projects they welcomed us into their homes to complete in 2016.

Tom is going to take a couple weeks off in January to help me with the babe, but we look forward to many more great things in 2017!