Most of us have heard the story about the shoemakers daughter. Today I googled it to find it’s exact meaning. The best definition I got was:

“The shoemaker is  too busy making shoes for other people to make a pair for his own child. In other words, we often get so tied up in our work and providing for others that we forget to take care of our own”

Hmmmm. As Thanksgiving and the holidays approach, I was feeling desperately like “Momma needs a new pair of shoes” Is that too many cliches in one post? Well it wasn’t shoes I needed but an update to a room that I truly loved but knew it had passed it’s prime.

The trouble is Autumn is our peak season. How was I to find time to do my own mess? Well thankfully I have a sister/partner who swung into action and together we spent one day transforming my dining room.

I did love my red dining room. But it was time to go.  As we pondered the room, we knew we wanted to keep a lot of the current pieces. The rug, the drapes, the furniture…those were all staying. So we really wanted to paint…and add a bench for seating.  As we started we realized the red roman shades were going to have to leave.  Quick on her feet,  my realsister said, “Let’s paint them” Sure I thought, they aren’t yours? 🙂

But we did…….

So, I bought some paint, painted, added a new bench, and a new lamp…the rest we reused….and now I have my new shoes. Just in time for the holidays! and it took us less than 8 hours.