How did I get myself in the spotlight so quickly? There will undoubtedly be delays on this project, and though I hate them, I’d rather they not be associated with me! The biggest cost of project overruns is….the Client. That’s you and me folks. Our inability to make decisions costs us money. Oy Vey. And there are dozens and dozens of them to be made. Though the project might sound simple when it’s all said and done, getting there will be anything but. How much trouble could putting up one, none structural load bearing wall be?
Option 1 and 2 – Living Room: Left: OKL, Slant Cut Chandelier $1,155. Right: Kelly Wearstler, Utopia 5 Arm Chandelier $1,671.
Option 3 and 4 – Living Room: Left: OKL, Classic Star Arm Chandelier $4,999. Right: OKL, Ziti 8 Arm Chandelier $945.
Glad you asked. It can be a lot trouble. Let’s start this Sunday off with a bang. In the end we will need a wing and a prayer to get through the project whole, or “holy” as the case may be. That one wall will require the relocation of the door to the second bedroom inside the current bathroom entry. The material on the floor will be impacted. How would you like to address that? New hardwood? Would you like to keep the existing, hollow panel doors or replace? Hardware? What about the base? Replace in kind? New hardware on the doors, or re-use, and replace in kind? If new, what, and how long? And what of the closets that are going to be constructed in the bedrooms? What material will they be built out of, plywood, MDF, Pine, something else entirely. Think it doesn’t matter?, wait until it warps and won’t close, until the pine knots make an appearance when the sap seeps through your beautiful paint job. Speaking of paint … is that how you’ll dress them? And if beautiful really is on the inside, how will the interior be designed? Hardware, interior lighting, configuration. The decisions are overwhelmingly bountiful.
Option 1 and 2 Master Bed. Left: Calais 34″ $3,139. Right: OKL, Lacy Drum $799.
Sometimes it feels like the really big decisions are the easier ones to make. If the code requires an extension of the fire escape across the back of the building to accommodate the change from one bed to two, if it requires sprinkling both beds – well that will be costly, but the decision will be made. No choice if I want to pursue that option. I’ll find out the answer to that, and another really big one…will they allow me to install central air? Please, I am begging. I can’t go through that again. I’m considering offering the guy in the Garden Unit a 100 year land lease for the 15 SF I need for my condenser if they won’t allow me to hang it off the back of the building. Trustees, I am trusting you’ll do right by me. I promise to do the same by you and the building.
Options for Guest Bed: Left: Ro Sham Beaux, Malibu$1,998. Right Top: OKL, Pontil 6 Light $379. Left Bottom: OKL, Markus Hanging Shade $1,365.
I’ll find out those answers soon enough. With just five days till close, I’ve got to take action on some of my material buys, or my builder won’t have anything to build. Long-lead items are a drag. For those of you less familiar with this terminology, it has to do with inventory, and shipping time frames. That Kelly Wearstler Chandelier that I have been eyeing for the living room has a 8 – 14 week lead time. Think it doesn’t matter? I’ll be answering the door while brushing my teeth at 7am to let the electrician in to do the install he couldn’t do when he was in the unit to rewire in December. I’ll be navigating around a maze of furniture I relocated the night before to make a path for him to get to the location of the install. We’ll be just shy of locking down the first month of the new year. Time…..to make a decision. Will you help me? Which would you choose?