Sprucing up the gallery

Phase 2 of construction has started! While we gear up for all of our new plans, the focus has strangely become little things that we overlooked the first time around. Read as: houseblindness has settled in, and our primary goal at the moment is removing little bits of ugliness we've been living with.

In one very productive day last week, Brad and I started repainting window sills and the gallery. The gallery wall was pretty banged up with paint chipping off it. And it was also a most hideous shade of blue. And the aqua window frames that have been driving me crazy since February are now just a memory. Whew.

adulthood is...

... discovering that shower stall walls were built in your unfinished bathroom overnight, and finding yourself  immediately overcome with a giddiness that rivals Christmas morning.

...and then turning the corner into the hallway and realizing in your zeal to be finished with priming and painting, you packed in all the supplies without priming a huge area. You know, the gigantic one that's been casting its neon purple and aqua disco glow all over the place since day one. Nice.

The sewage pits have been filled and cemented, so it looks like Brad has the green light to start his bedroom.

Meeting with the plumbers today, and picking up a fridge later.

I've saved the best news for last: we may not have a working sink for the next few days, but as of yesterday, we have hot water.