One of the packages was my new light fixture, one was the hardware for my secret door (which I really, really hope works) and the other one is an art piece I took something of a chance on. Even better, each of the packages contained generous lengths of bubble wrap.
I won't go into details, but things have been... hectic at work. I can use a little bubble wrap therapy.
The light fixture I got was a happy find. I was looking at quite a few in this style, and they cost $160-200. This one, which I actually like better than the ones I'd seen earlier, cost $95.
It's actually made of chrome... not sure why it seems so yellow in this picture.
I won't show you the hardware for the door. I posted a link to it a few posts ago.
The art was a gamble, and to tell you the truth, I think it may have been a miss. I had a photo printed out on a very large sheet of metal, with the intention of using it to make a cover for the electrical panel. Although I like the effect (it reflects a tonne of light), I don't love the photo the way I thought I would. It's cute, but I don't know that I want to look at it every day for years and years.
You really can't tell how much light it reflects from this picture, which is a shame, because that's what I like best.
Oh, and Lewis needs his bangs trimmed... the appointment for his first grooming session has been made.
Regardless of what I think about the photo, I feel like I need to give a shout out to Posterjack. When I ordered the print, their website said it took an average of 12 days to do them (maybe longer) and then they'd courier it to you so you get it in 3-4 days. You could pay to have the piece couriered faster, but there's nothing to do to speed up the process of having it made.
I ordered this on Sunday. On Tuesday (yesterday), I got a message from FedEx, saying that they'd picked up a package for delivery to me. The FedEx tracking info showed my package as being much, much smaller than the one I ordered, so I emailed Posterjack to ask if they could intercept it before it was shipped across Canada. Within minutes, they had checked it out, confirmed the right package had been shipped to me, and reassured me that I'd just gotten lucky with a quick turn around. Then, the package arrived today, before lunch. This company really knows how to do customer service. I've actually ordered from them a few times, and I've always been very happy with the work they did. And no, Posterjack has not sponsored this post in any way.
Construction is on hold for a bit. Even though there are no bedrooms yet, the city got concerned about egress (means of escape, in the event of a fire) so they are withholding the building permit. We had to prove that the windows were big enough to escape out of, which they all are, but now it's going to take a week or ten days for them to process the paperwork. Yahoo. I'm trying not to get frustrated over the delays. In the long run, it won't matter. Whether the basement is built in a month or six months, a few years from now, it'll all be the same.
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