There is a significant theme about life in India that I hope
you have picked up on in my writings over the past 1.5 years. Nothing Happens Quickly Here! That’s just the
way it is…there’s no way of getting around it…there’s no way to change it…you
just have to accept it…or it will drive you insane. In the same way we have been slowly chipping
away at the mountain of paperwork and processes necessary to legally open our
business, we have also been diligently working with several local contractors
to renovate our office/showroom for our grand opening…that will happen…one
day…I’m sure…
We rented our office space in May. Our whole family took part in cleaning it up
to prepare it for renovation. Then, from
June until October, we had all kinds of professionals and laborers working to
turn Tony’s vision for our showroom into reality. There are still a few things that he would
like add to the space but in my opinion it looks pretty great and is ready to
open today…if we could.
For those of you who are like me and not familiar with
construction, here’s a list of the things we have had done in our shop: the
floor was raised, tile flooring was installed, false ceilings were installed
with fans and a few different options for lighting - recess lighting and rope lighting,
the entire space was painted including an accent wall with tiles along the
bottom, a modular kitchen including self-closing cabinets, a sink, and granite counter tops
was built, wallpaper was installed on the lower wall of the counter, and a
glass storefront was installed.
Here are several pictures to help you see the progress from
start to finish…
