French Doors and Shelving

Yesterday was a very productive day.  It was Monday, so Daniel came over as usual.  But before that, Nic and I knocked out items on our to-do list.

Some of that included finishing another coat of paint on our french doors.  They have been sitting half-done for months.  When they were originally installed, the handyman put 1 coat of paint on them and left the paint. I suppose they expected us to finish the job.  Nic finished that up, pulled off plastic that covered the glass, and Daniel meticulously cleaned each glass pane.  Teamwork!

Here they are!

It looks straight into our multi-purpose room.  Multi-purpose because it is my office (computer/knitting), but doubles as Jesse's bedroom when the kids are with us.  The house was advertised as a 3-bedroom when we signed the lease, with the understanding they would install french doors.  We envisioned solid french doors for privacy, thus making it a real 3rd bedroom.  We did not expect clear glass.

So our dilemma is this.  How do we cover the glass panes without permanently damaging the doors, molding, or walls?  The doors open inward into his room.  We are trying to figure out cost-effective solutions.


We also installed a shelf in his room to hold some books that I have given him:

I am praying that having the books neatly organized and in his line of vision will encourage him to read more. And now that he has a real bed, with pillows he loves, and not an uncomfortable fold-out couch, that he will want to spend time on that instead of 'being bored'.

On a side note:  We went to Walmart and Books-a-Million last night trying to find bookends - just your standard everyday plain metal bookends.  We didn't find ANY!  Not even decorative ones.  Nothing at Walmart, and nothing at a book store!  Are bookends dated?  Does no one use them anymore? Thankfully the Left Behind series are hardbacks, and stand up firmly on their own.  I was just hoping for more support; less risk of hearing *CRASH* from the other room.


My verse for today; a difficult one for me to take to heart.  Praying God works on me to this end:

1 Thessalonians 4:11

"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you."


~~~

Michelle