Home Sweet Home...3rd try.

Had to slide the garage door over about 20 inches to accomodate the new kitchen/pantry design. Can't see it, but the cement stairs had to be moved as well. Now I need to move the light switch and garage door openers over as well. Amazing how a change in one area leads to another and another change.









Looking from the side window in the bonus room to the new door. Notice the closet cut into the back of Kalen's closet. Two closets from one. Now we can officially claim the bonus room is a bedroom.











Not a good picture of the new utility room in what used the bonus room entry. The walls shows some of the plumbing that Dave Harris is doing. His dad, Darrell Harris is doing all the demo and structural changes.











The old Master Bath and now new Master Closet. We are removing the large window and replacing it with a smaller window to allow more wall space for the closet. The window goes in at the same time the family room windows go in...a couple of weeks.









Once in the Master Bath, you can see the new shower on the left and the toilet room on the right. Mom wanted the toilet to be out in the main part of the Master Bath. This way someone can use the privy while someone is taking a bath without being in the same room.






Looking from Master Bedroom into new Master Bathroom (Blairs old bedroom).








Looking to the right once at the top of the stairs. New door into Master Bedroom. Not more Blair's room, just one big haven for the king of the house and his queen.









Looking toward the bonus room once at the top of the stairs. The door leading into the bonus room was moved about 6 feet to make room for the new utility room on the right. This hallway now seems really loooonnnnggg.










Here is what you see when you walk in the front door. Welcoming isn't it. Again, notice how open the entry is once the pocket door leading into the nook/kitchen was removed.













The new living room sure seems a lot bigger than the old den. Getting rid of the wall and french doors really opened things up. The half wall will have a tapered pillar go to the ceiling.















(Below) No more long trips to the kitchen around the stairwell. Now it is a straight shot from the new dining room to the kitchen.












Is it a laundry or a pantry? Answer... it is a lantry! That's right, wash your clothes and organize your food storage all in the same room.



























A kitchen that every woman would die for. A hot plate, microwave, electric skillet, and hot and cold running water just out the garage door. Jealous girls? No need for fancy kitchen cabinet and appliances, the new trend is toward plastic tables and open plumbing. Move over Ty Pennington!








The small bathroom downstairs just got smaller. Corner were cut at 45 degrees. See paint outline on the floor. Notice the wide opening between nook area and the entry hallway. Makes the whole area feel much more open. Can see from the kitchen into the new living room (old den).








Family room ceiling had to come down to do the plumbing for the Master Bath.










Don't know how Frisbee ot in this blog...













This is example of the pendant lighting that Mom wants to use in the kitchen. Maybe we can get little elephant lights. :(

Under Construction

We think you should take pictures of the house and post them. It is one thing to hear dad describe every little detail of the remodel, but we would really love to see the pics. I mean, according to mom, I don't get how you could live under those conditions. We really want to see what 'these conditions' are. It is easy to post them, just take pictures, upload them to your computer and hit the little add image button up top. Please take the time to do this, everyone would really enjoy it.

LOOK AT MY SKIRT!!!!!

Hey guys, this is the skirt I made! Yes it isn't perfect by any means and it would look weird if I wore it in my bedroom considering it matches my curtains, but I think it is pretty good for never making one, no pattern, and just coming up with the idea in my head. Frankly I am just happy that it fit and was long enough! Just to answer a question preemptivley, no I don't think the shirt matches, it is just what I have finished, plus I look way tired!