Welcome home to the house that we are renovating and living through. Literally.

I always knew that Tim and I were the perfect match but you really never know for sure until you live within close quarters of two rooms, bath and a kitchen. Well, we are not only successfully living in close quarters but we are enjoying it (well, maybe a little). The biggest take away is that if everything else was taken, we could literally live in an RV. But by the grace of God, we won’t need to.

Last week we were away for a ski trip to Seven Springs, Pennsylvania with wonderful friends and their families. It’s an annual trip and always enjoyable. Lots of laughter, skiing (no, I don’t ski but most people do), stories and camaraderie was perfect after two weeks of living through lots of dust.

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I know it must not look like much to the average person, but this is definite progress. A new electrical panel, a new smooth ceiling that was created out of the 70’s popcorn ceilings. In order to transform the ceilings, Bryan and the crew scraped off some of the “popcorn”, then glued and screwed on 3/8″ drywall board, tape, mud and paint brought this ceiling into the 21st Century!

With the salvaged wainscoting, Bryan designed a column around the structural support post and then an identical one at the end of the wall. This makes a nice transition between the dining room and the living room. Looks even more beautiful than I thought it would. Now what can I do with the rest of the wainscoting???? Thoughts??? I am excited to put it to good use.

Friday came and the cabinets were delivered! So even though there is a mountain of cabinets in the middle our new “dance floor”, it means progress. My new favorite word.

The weekend was filled with breakfasts and dinners out and two birthday parties. I don’t remember the lunches, so they may have been skipped. I dream at night about living in our finished great room and how fun it will be to have family dinners and entertain friends again.

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Wow! Nightfall on Monday is here and I am too excited to wait until morning. Look!! Cabinets are being placed. Looks so amazing in person. They really do! Soft close doors and drawers, beautiful cabinets. AND we have LIGHTS! Well, one light, but it’s better than none. Thank you Bryan and Sean. We can now actually see while walking through the house at night. It’s coming to fruition! Week four, I have a feeling, is going to be a huge transformation.

We picked out the backsplash tile over the weekend and looked at cabinet pulls. The tile is a big hit with the contractor, family and friends! Makes it easy to feel good about our choice. Tim actually found it on the wall at Home Depot and I agreed! Can’t believe we agreed first time around. Love it! Don’t worry, we normally don’t agree on the first go around and maybe not even the fifth go around, but someone always compromises. The cabinet pulls for instance, it may be the end of the renovation before we agree on them or I can just purchase them and everyone will have to deal with them. I have good taste, right?

Tomorrow a new day. Filled with rain, sleet and snow according to the weatherman, who’s always right. Haha . Also a trip to our Delaware beach house to pick up the drawer microwave and kitchen sink. I am praying they actually get delivered. Bryan will need them before the end of the week so the granite company can come out and make their template.

Tonight will be filled with dreams of a finished kitchen and life back to normal. All is good! Praise God!