Dirty house? Clean it up!

Finally!  We've begun work on the big house!  It's been a long time coming and we're so ready to move forward with our plans.  We focused on perfecting our floor plan this fall.  Our draftsman is a friend of a friend and he has been very patient with us as we perfected every square inch of our new home. We've finalized the main floor and are currently working on putting the finishing touches on our lower level. 

Earlier this year Greg began tearing into the main house.  It wasn't much of a job for me since I was home with little Stella, so he went at it on his own with the help of friends and family.

Remember Stella?  Aw, isn't she cute? Pay no attention to the dangerously-placed saw...leave it to Daddy!  He sure knows how to make her smile.

But I digress.  Greg worked tirelessly to prep the interior of the main house for our big plans. We tore down the wall between the house and garage to add additional square footage and open up the space. The existing garage will be reinvented into our dream kitchen - a space big enough for this two-cook household to comfortably move around in: 

Good-bye, ugly ceiling fan!

The ceilings and subsequent blown insulation were the next things to go.  Greg decided to re-use the insulation from the ceilings in the house by transferring it to our pole shed ceiling. Nothing goes wasted around here!

Getting cleaned up.  Ceilings gone!

Next to do was all of the wiring.  Greg's brother is an electrician and was gracious enough to come over and get the job done.  The only space that is currently still wired in the house is the temporary laundry room/utility room downstairs.

Check out that huge pile of wiring on the left side of the garage!  Quite the job.  Greg also tore out the remaining bathroom upstairs.  Now all that remains is those two ridiculously-placed staircases.

Dinner parties.....hors d'oeuvres....Tuesday nights.....sitting fireside, glass of Cabernet in hand.....crisp, Autumn mornings.....children's laughter....Christmas mornings.....

Can you see it?  I can.