More Demolition

It sometimes seems like things are moving very slowly at our house, but we know it will pick up soon. We finally heard back from the SBA and it looks like we will be able to finance the remodel through it. I was really worried that we would be denied!

This means work can proceed on the house and we can start ordering things and setting up dates for all of the work that needs to be done.

The first order of business was to take down some studs to prepare for the remodeling. This is looking into Natalie's room. It was small before, so now we will add about three feet to it and put the door at a 45 degree angle on the corner for easier access. Next up...the living room fireplace. It's nice having a fireplace in the living room, but taking it out will allow more space for a larger bathroom/laundry room that will be accessible for Natalie. Previous owners had also done some faux finishing of it, and left the area behind a mirror unfinished. This always annoyed me--and left me wondering how I could fix it. The answer is...DEMOLITION!! :)

Joe and Ryan (Perry's co-workers) came over to help.

But it looks like they just stood around while Perry's friend, Mark, did most of the work! :) Just kidding, guys!Perry is considering hiring the rest of the work out to a contractor...I don't blame him!

An interesting side note...the guys found these liquor bottles behind some bricks in the fireplace. They look really cool! I wonder why they were put there...there was no note with them.

Today, we go to pick out windows and we will hopefully start choosing kitchen cabinets. Yay!