Moving: first week trials and tribulations

As you know, we decided to go forward with the move even though we couldn’t put anything on the second floor. The wood flooring “specialist” did the most horrendous job possible on our wood flooring. I had three different wood flooring professionals over last week to look at the mess he made. All agreed the job was sub par. This fact sent us scrambling to figure out how to fix the mess in the three days leading up to move in day. My painters swooped in to save the day – however, the solution didn’t come fast enough. This week I have been waiting for my wood floors to get three coats of paint to cover up the dark stain = no *indoor* shower access. I have to admit – it’s been super helpful to have an outdoor shower. I’ve even loosened up a bit (considering we have no neighbors for miles) and have tried the shower sans swimsuit a few times – eeeps! Needless to say, I still think we need to come up with a privacy screen treatment for it. Each time I shower outside, I hope and pray that the UPS guy doesn’t happen to stop by with a delivery = talk about stressful!
Long story short – it’s day six of me unpacking moving boxes. The movers arrived at about 2:30 in the afternoon last Saturday. They pulled the last box off the truck at about 6pm. The movers must have made a hundred trips into and out of the house with their dirty shoes. Luckily I realized it would be messy and I lined the floors with craft colored building paper. Don’t laugh – I might have selected my floor protection by what color I liked better! A helpful hint: if you use blue painters tape to put the rosin paper down, be certain that you pull the tape up quickly after you’re done using the paper. The blue tape bond becomes extremely strong and will pull up any new urethane finish that you might have on the floor. That little lesson I learned in our old Soho apartment – I let the paper sit until I unpacked the box. The job took days and I was pulling up the new wood floor finish left and right – what a mess!I ran around and pulled up all the tape right when they left. When the boxes and paper overwhelm me, I take it to the transfer station. I have made multiple trips to recycle our cardboard boxes and newsprint packing paper. Oh my gosh, moving is not an eco-friendly activity! Ugh. What I did learn: these people in Connecticut don’t mess around with their trash. On one of my visits to the transfer station, I saw someone rescuing an abandoned vintage Eames Lounge from the dumpster. What a find!So far, the library is coming together nicely. It’s actually the living room, but with a gigantic built-in bookcase as the focal point, it is hard to call it anything other than a library! The biggest disappointment is that our china hutch doesn’t fit in the dining room. (It’s too tall!) We were lucky enough to find a house with beams in the ceiling, but those beams are exactly what are keeping the poor hutch from fitting in the room. Boo!The house is blessed with a ton of open shelving. I think it will be too visually stimulating to add a glass front hutch to any of the other rooms. It’s such a shame, because I absolutely love the china hutch! But the fact of the matter remains that it will only really be right in the dining room.That is the first week update from the ABCD Homestead! The Mr. is hoping to catch a 5:19 train, so I have plenty of work to squeeze in before his arrival tonight. I am off to organize my sewing, craft and art making tools in the romper room – I am going to make use of all that kitchen cabinetry we moved out there! I wish you a wonderful weekend. xox

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12 Responses to “Moving: first week trials and tribulations”

  1. maureen on 27 Aug 2010 at 10:35 am

    so true about the blue tape! and may I say , yes, the dark walls & white floors is super fierce! super fierce! and taking a shower outside, it can be liberating doesn’t it? oh gosh & the beams, just totally adore! where do u find these fab apartments/ house. Have an awesome weekend Amy Beth, take a breather or two from the unpacking:)

  2. sharon on 27 Aug 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Getting excited to see the reveal … as you must be too! Have a great weekend … try and relax too!

  3. jennifer@nicolejanehome on 27 Aug 2010 at 12:47 pm

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the dark paint with the white trim! Looks fabulous. I laughed out loud when I spotted the picture of the outdoor shower with the bikini. I wouldn’t even be able to shower outside with the bikini on–you’re a brave woman!!!

  4. Will on 27 Aug 2010 at 2:09 pm

    Tee hee – laughing at the UPS quip! Have a smashing weekend, lovely! xo

  5. Sally@DivineDistractions on 27 Aug 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Oh, the joys of moving! I’m sure there’ll be a new place for the hutch, because those beams are just too wonderful. Think “repurpose”! I know you’ll have a lot to show for all your work this weekend. Can’t wait to see more.
    p.s. hope you have the shower available very soon. Wouldn’t want the mountain men and the bears to enjoy the scenery too much!

  6. ABCDDesigns on 27 Aug 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Sally, those bears are tough critics + I have hardly worked out this Summer, and have not even attempted to since my fall 1 month and 2 days ago…

    (Thumbs still hurt and my shoulder is only now not waking me with pain during the night. Crazy to think a bike could to such damage!)

    Anywhoo… Come Sunday I’ll have a shower and in the Fall I’ll get plenty of gym time!

  7. Tori on 27 Aug 2010 at 6:13 pm

    Love all of the tips and insights you are sharing during this process. A pleasure to follow along!

  8. ABCDDesigns on 27 Aug 2010 at 7:32 pm

    Tori – thanks for commenting – I am so glad that you are enjoying my posts! :)

  9. Tiffanni on 28 Aug 2010 at 2:04 am

    Ugh! I am so jealous of your china hutch! I need one badly. All of my dishes get dusty fast, and in this past year full of pollen. I’m tired of open storage. Yours is lovely! I hope you figure out where to put it or repurpose it. Otherwise I know a home much in need ;-)

  10. Jenny on 30 Aug 2010 at 7:02 am

    LOL – I would totally be worried about the UPS guy catching me too. Would just be my luck. I love seeing the sneak peaks of your house – those beams are fab!

  11. Renata Gross on 31 Aug 2010 at 8:03 am

    Hi Amy!

    I do love your blog: the pictures, your comments, your sense of humor… I am SO curious to see your country house here (after ready)! Could you share with us what town you are moving in? This summer my husband and I were looking for a weekend house in upstate NY… :-( No house! Giving up…! We don’t know where to look for it!? We got lost with all possible locations…
    Do you have any recommendation?

    Thanks and Xoxo,

    Renata

  12. ABCDDesigns on 31 Aug 2010 at 8:17 am

    Hi Renata!

    Thanks so much for commenting ~ I am glad that you ‘get’ my personality! I’d be happy to email you about the towns up there…

    While I am happy to tell people I live in New York City-a place with 8 million people- the idea of saying the actual pin-point area where we are online is a little stressful to me. The town has less people than I went to high school with! ;)

    I’ll email you shortly.
    xoABCD

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