Weekend Warriors

Hubby still has friends in the contracting biz, even though he is leaving that sector soon. So, out of the kindness of their hearts, Joey (hubby's counterpart at another custom home firm), Hank (a trim carpenter who also happens to live around the corner from Juniper House) and Hunter (Hank's 10-year-old son), gave up their Saturday to help us on a few things in the house.

With their help, we are starting to see real progress! The studs are out of the (former) wall between the dining room and den. The utility closet is no longer. Trim is going up. Yay!

Here's some photos of the progress.

Looking through the dining room/den to the back door. See - no wall!


Looking from the den into the dining room. The door to the kitchen to the left.


Joey (on left) and Hank (on right) having a very important conversation about the trim.


Hunter going to town on the tile left in the foyer/dining room.


The utility closet is no more! The range will not stay there and I'm not sure why it is there now. But, the closet used to house the washer and dryer. We will be moving the washer/dryer into the storage area that is just outside. We will have to add a door to that storage area through the breakfast room. But, for now, the kitchen looks that much better without the huge utility closet. The door that you see in the first picture is going from the breakfast room into the dining room. The dining room is being converted into an office. The original living room will be our new dining room. Confused yet? I'll draw up a before and after layout somehow :).