Starting to Take Shape

We are sheetrocking! Of course, when I say we, I mean our delightful construction crews combined with our money. Its amazing how much it closes the room in when walls go up.

We also hit our first big snag. I came on friday afternoon and saw the sheetrock was up in the kitchen. Then I looked at the recessed lights in the ceiling. Something made me pause until I realized that the oven cabinet was going to stick out too far and hit the light fixture! Monday morning, the contractor came and we came up with a plan to move the lights. Crisis averted all before it became a real crisis. Its so important to measure, measure and measure. Then keep checking.

Here are some pictures of the rooms:

This is the breakfast nook that will eventually have a door going to the living room.

This is the cabinet area. On the left side of the picture is the closed up, former door to the bathroom.

Here is the new entrance to the (still tiny, but 6" bigger) bathroom.

The office. Its amazing how nice and bright it is in that room with the skylights!

Now we are getting down to the scarier parts - the finishings. The floor tiles were ordered today, paint colors need to be finalized by next week. I realize those are the easier things to fix (repainting is no big deal) but those are the things you see.