The world of blogging decorators is full of husbands. The behind-the-scenes kind that don’t grumble about having to hang a blind or put together furniture. At Young House Love, they work together as a team and live and breathe their blog and they are successful. I cannot begin to speculate about their marriage.
I was reading The Inspired Room and Melissa, the blogger-in-chief, was asking her readers (like all 400,000 of them) to “please remind my husband to hang my kitchen blind,” so she could take the final after pictures of the space. I get that. I have a handy hubby who does A LOT of work around here. Much of it because I pester him into it.
However, there are times when back-up is needed. Maybe not all of us have a husband, or a husband who is handy. Or maybe your husband is handy, but is too tired after 12 hours in the field of hard labor to bother with your “pesky” jobs list. Or maybe, the blogger/reader should consider that she (or even he) can hang the blind herself. And then, there is the option of… The Cabana Boy.
I got one this week. He is working in my sunroom. He is tackling cracks in the ceiling that are large enough to contain mythical monsters. He is sanding old windows and priming them with Kilz. He is wrestling with the good, the bad, and the ugly. I don’t know how long he will stick around for this project, but every day he shows up for more work is a good day. Find yourself a strapping young college boy and put him to work. I know mine would even sit and have a drink with me, cause he is that cool.
My Cabana Boy is handy with Photoshop and math. He helped me figure out the dimensions for the pattern we plan to paint onto the floor, and put the pattern in with Photoshop, so I could have a preview. The progress is unbelievable. He is not finished, but he has given me the push I need to keep it going. Even after he has wandered off to his next gig or I have run out of money, whichever comes first.
The best part is, Stuart can take a breather and I am inspired.
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11 responses to “My Cabana Boy”
Love that boy!
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It’s going to look so good with the floor done even in any similar pattern, very nice!!
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He is a very good worker and I love him also.
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You guys have every right to be proud of him. He is awesome.
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Cabana Boy…that’s a retirement option I hadn’t considered…until now 🙂
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I think you’d make a fine Cabana Boy. I’m trying to figure out if I could afford two.
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Wow, what a transformation! PAT
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Can I come around when you are taping and painting the floor? Very cool!
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Margo, of course! Bring a knee pad (like for gardening) because kneeling on concrete is no fun.
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What’s the status of this room? Did you start? Cannot wait to see the final product.
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Painting is in process now. Just started adding color to the walls yesterday and bought the two colors for the floor today. Hopefully, it will be finished soon!
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