Progress...

Progress...

We've been busy this week removing the rest of the river rock from the main floor...take a look at the BEFORE pictures (these are the pictures from the previous owners RMLS)...

 And here's where we are at today...still lots to repair and paint but 100 times better!

  Hubby removed all the river rock from the wall and the fireplace.  We were so happy to see the beautiful original brick still in tact.  The only sad part is that the top of the mantel has to be re done since they cut all the brick to make the rock sit flush with the rest of the front.  Still...we were thinking this would all have to be repaired.  All in all we are really pleased.  The drywall guy will be coming soon to fix the wall before I can paint and hubby and a friend have plans to make a beautiful wood mantel piece to cover the top section.  Hopefully this week I can start to paint the built-ins...we are going with a glossy white to match the rest of the trim in the house.

Hubby also found the original built-in doors in the garage attic and got one set hung...it's finally starting to look like the bungalow we so desperately wanted.

After a fresh coat of white paint and new hardware it's gonna look amazing!

 Over the weekend I went outside and chopped down the tree that was outside the left built-in window...

I can't believe how much more light comes through with it gone...AWESOME!

 Here is one picture of the dining room.  

You can see where the pellet stove used to be...

we are still waiting for the drywall guy to come back and finish fixing the hole.  Hubby put in the beautiful wood work all that is left to do is paint...

Can't wait to show you the finished product!

xo

mar