Before and After (Finally!)

Okay, it has been a long time coming. And I still haven't unpacked the camera. But Michael and his trusty iPhone have gone through some of the house to give a few indications from where we have come. So, I would like to first introduce to you the before and after shots of our kitchen:





Still a few details to attend here ... a shelf over the window and some outlet issues, a hood over the stove and, clearly, some dishes I need to do! Look at that, messing it up already. Notice we've removed the laminate floor and put in a hickory wood floor and some tile in the kitchen. Here is a close up:



Okay, now the next shot is the dining room before and after:





Okay, and not the same angle, but perhaps you get the idea and can see a corner of the vanity we replaced and the paint, light, etc. But here are before/after shots of the kids' bathroom:






And Michael really spent some time building out our closets. I painted our entire room and the door and trim which you won't be able to see in the after shots I'll get a better shot later, but here are the closets before with the old unpainted doors and old floor that we replaced with that beautiful hickory (not pictured in the after shots yet!)







This just really shows off Michael's craftsmanship (all from scratch!) and the utility we are getting from this space now versus a single rod. We're so busy admiring this handy work that we don't actually have doors on the closet yet. Please note: NO WIRE HANGARS -- EVER!! (To quote Joan).

And just to take us out onto the land, I share with you this picture of Spot and Stripe (the two goat kids we are borrowing. Momma Starlight is pictured below her boys). Anyhow, these two kids have been officially fenced out of the poultry/orchard area as they are carb addicts! They can go through a bin of organic chicken feed like it's nobody's business. And they love to climb. Here you see them perched atop of the nesting boxes Michael built onto the "Chicken Palace" out back.



Okay, more pix and stories later. I still have boxes to unpack!