“Hey, the kitchen is finished,” I said as I entered.
“Outstanding,” Sadie replied, stepping back to survey her work. Once she was satisfied, she turned to me and said, “I think all that’s left inside is the finishing touches on the living room, then we’ll head out to the barn and decorate the office and tack room there, make sure the name plates and such are put up, and we’ll be ready for the big reveal tomorrow.”
“Wow, I can’t believe it’s over already,” I said as we headed out of the office. “It must be so rewarding for you to be able to see projects through, from start to finish, like this, and also see the reaction of the homeowners.”
“It can be,” Sadie agreed. “It can also be exhausting. And, we were pretty lucky on this project.” She paused, knocked on the closest wood door, then kept walking. “Sometimes we have issues like, things breaking down, wrong measurements, pipes bursting, that kind of thing. But, the worst is when the client comes in for the big reveal and hates it.”
“Oh no, has that happened a lot?” I asked.
“Only a couple times, but those are the ones that really stick with you.”
As we headed into the living room, I prayed the Camus loved what we’d done to their home as much as we did.