A before picture.
Today we finally got carpet in the loft area. It has been a long time coming and it looks fabulous. The trim needs to be put in but I am so happy to have carpet. Patrick won't be able to draw on the floor anymore but he is already enjoying the carpet. Who knew it could be so fun!
First- the stairs. What a chore. If Jason did not have gray hair he does now. What he was hoping would be a day project turned into several weekends and a few Mondays. This house- the gift that keeps on giving...
Where did the stairs go? Yep- they all had to come out. Jason essentially had to rebuild the stairs. Fun!
New treads and risers all the way up. Oak on the bottom few stairs where it will show. The landing is now oak too. It looks so much nicer!
Trim is still needed along the top and sides but the weekend is coming! Oh- and a railing.Patrick camped out on the sofa so he could watch the installer finish the stairs.
Did I mention that Patrick loves the carpet? He has been running and rolling and jumping. He is working up a sweat!
Joslin peaks around the end of the railing. She is so cute!
We have moved the sofa back up there and put the roll-top desk in but nothing else is set up yet. Again- the weekend is coming! When we think back to what that space looked like when we first moved in and how it looks now... Unbelievable. When we bought the house there were 2 pieces of drywall laying across the opening to the second floor. We tore out all the framing and drywall that had been incorrectly installed. (This was also hiding the raccoon hideout. Lovely.) Then we had a giant open space akin to a bowling alley. All new framing, a second layer of subfloor, insulation, new windows, new sliding door, electric, plumbing, drywall, HVAC... With lots of help from family and friends we are almost done. Only one more room to go up there and it will be done. Wow. It leaves me speechless sometimes.
