Walls + other progress

 

 

The walls were put up some time ago, forgive the delay in posting. (And thank you, mom & dad, for the gentle prodding to post some pictures. Keep it up.) When the walls went up, the fear of destruction and WHAT HAVE WE DONE!!?! began to be replaced by anticipation of what will someday be. The drawings became three dimensional, and I was comforted by the choices we made. 

This whole area was a porch (read: uninsulated)

Mud room: we could feel the breeze under the door.

Like the mud room, formerly a chilly or hot place (depending on the season), due to its old windows, old door, and lack of insulation. We decided at the last minute to include it in the project, and now I can't imagine having let it be. Now we'll have a welcoming entry way from the backyard, with a bench, coat hooks, nooks for garden supplies, a closet.

Same corner, (+) one wall and (-) one window

I won't have to yell out "brrr!" every time I run out there to get food from the pantry. I won't have to run out there to get food from the pantry. It is starting to get fun, picturing our life in this new space. I picture Milo and Clara running in from the back yard after helping me garden on the weekend. Or our friends gathered around the dining room table, while I grab one last pot off the stove.  Or sitting at the counter while Eric cooks up a batch of soup, reviewing our work days and talking about nothing. 

But first, I will eat some more cereal out of one of two bowls not packed away, while seated on the couch crowded into the spare bedroom, watching TV on my laptop. Don't mind the dust.

New hallway, where eating nook was.