Walled In

I was on a work errand this morning and snuck by the house to see what kind of progress is being made.  There was a big truck in the driveway from the stairs company (who knew there was such a thing?) and they were bringing the basement stairs.  I could hear the two guys talking, and as I rounded the back of the truck, they fell silent and stared me down.  I explained that I was the owner of the house and then we were great friends instantly.  Good to know people are watching out for what’s going on.  Then I headed inside…

Wow!  This first picture shows the family room.  The fireplace is straight ahead.  We will be adding a mantle on the raised shelf (which is kind of hard to see in the picture).  The mantle will be a large piece of wood that my husband’s grandfather, a master woodcarver, put together, as long as it cleans up well.  It was used as a long narrow coffee table in my husband’s youth.

This second picture shows the kitchen.  We will have one recessed light over the sink and two more on each side of the kitchen.  We will have two pendant lights over the island.  The two smaller windows on the far wall will be on either side of the stove top.  The larger window to the right is the bay window over the kitchen sink that will look over the deck and backyard.

This third picture shows the master bathroom.  Yes, it’s big.  And yes, I’m thrilled about that!  Just past the door frame to the left will be a separate little room for the toilet, or, if you’re feeling fancy, the water closet.  Straight ahead on the left is the shower, and on the right is the large soaker tub.  There will be glass above the half walls of the shower and a glass door.  You can’t really see the little corner bench in the picture, but I wasn’t giving up that nice little amenity.

Hopefully it will only be as long as it takes the townhouse to sell until I can climb into that soaker tub with a load of bubbles and my little bathroom chandelier dimly lit and think back on all the work it took to get there…