House Construction: Phase I Stage II

So part of the reason I haven't been around much is due to the change to our house from your traditional turn-of-the-century layout to something more open concept.

We took pics

( moving furniture, packing everything in boxes and sealing the rest in plastic )

Next up: The deconstruction

The destruction

I actually had to work that day, and I arrived home expecting that I would pile right in. Everybody had the work done by the time I arrived.

( the destruction )

Then we promptly went to California for a week.

The cleaning. Oh, the cleaning

( aftermath )

And finally...

Returning to the State of Liveable

Where we are today

( more plastic, less dust )

The kitchen still needs a major overhaul (being sick put me a couple of days behind schedule) along with a few other areas. But we're getting there.

Now if I can just find some of that stuff that I packed away in boxes...