The Home Depoverture - Rich Najuch Home Depot Contest, IN
In the summer of 2007 we purchased our dream home - a 10,000 sq foot historic theater in Huntington, Indiana. We've been building our home in the old storage spaces and are working day and night to renovate the whole building in order to bring live performances back to our historic theater home. A blog about our project is available at www.countdowntocurtainup.com
We're sorry we spelled vaudeville wrong - the slide was a last minute addition and we were rushed! A million apologies to all you Spelling Bee fans!
The Home Depoverture Lyrics by Joel Froomkin, Vocal by Rich Najuch
You see, our entry, Though it might be thought unusual we double checked the contest rules In black and white It says itıs all right Itıs a theatre true Ĵ but we live in it too and says down below itıs for ³in or around your home².
The housing above had us quite depressed But you see weıve constructed a nifty nest A new bathroom and kitchen and place to rest But now comes our major test.
The sketch of the lobby is now complete And the first step of all it to etch concrete With a product from Behr and a stain on top For an art deco look that pops
The windows and doors will hardly close Some Armstrong products will fix those These emergency signs are a deco treat Itıs sad theyıre obsolete
This staircase would get a major zing With new traffic master carpeting Weıll strip down the walls and skim coat too Think what Glidden paint could do
We need electric wire Ĵ itıs made by Romex And inefficient plumbing Ĵ replace it with pex
Honestly this border stinks But with granite tile and Kohler sinks The toilets for ladies and gents could be A place people love to pee
The theatre walls are coming down We need new dry wall all around And while we are at it we could use About a million sheet rock screws
The dressing rooms were gutted back in forty-four With counter tops and mirrors weıll make them restored
Our marquee wonıt illuminate Some Phillips light bulbs would be great The rusty sign isnıt up to scratch Weıll need to use Bondo patch
We have to install a new stage floor Out of plywood, joists, and 2 by 4 And so actors are bright when the time is ripe Hang lights from an iron pipe
It may be weird yes we confess, but itıs our home sweet home nonetheless We work and sleep and build our dreams all here at this address
Our chances to win we hope are high Weıre the ultimate case of DIY The scale of our project canıt be beat Itıs ten thousand square feet
Bit by bit we have learned what we need to know And we hope you will see our first big show When you do it yourself thereıs one place to go Get advice from the Home Depot
