The Game Room

It has been a while since I have posted.  A lot of people have been asking if I am still working on the drug store.  Yes, I have been doing projects here and there, but I just haven't talked about it.  The project that I most recently worked on is a touchy subject.

Back in January 2016 was the right time for me to move on down to the actual "drug store" portion of the renovation... which is a touchy subject because this portion of the building is near and dear to many, many people in town.  This is the part of the building that hundreds of people have came in and out and made it personal to them.  So for me to write about changing the appearance of this beloved space, I needed to make sure that I emphasized how meaningful this space was to so many people.

Even though this post will only be about the back half of the drug store, this area was one of the most fun parts of the building.  In the early 2000's this building was a children's ministry.  The owners would open every Friday and Saturday and allow any of the children to come in free of charge and receive a hot meal, play games, sing songs, and be part of a positive environment where they could just be kids.

The owners loved these kids and encouraged them to make the building feel like it was "theirs".  So, when the children asked if they could help paint it in a fun way, they did.  It was wild and a bit crazy, but it was their space.

Part of me felt really sad covering up their precious paintings but I remembered that the children who left their mark on this building are not children anymore, they are grown and have moved on. It was very hard to cover up the evidence of their presence and the memories that were still here, but I had to.

Time moves on, and so did they. They will forever hold this piece of history in their hearts and will always remember how wonderful it was for them back then. Now, it was time to reinvent this space and make it into something else for future generations.

The painting process took me a long time.  It took a lot of paint, I mean A LOT of paint.  Not only did it need to painted, but decluttered as well.   This space may not perfect, and maybe not improved to some.... but what I can say for sure, is that it has changed.

This is the game room....

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