Work in Progress...

Well, I thought I should post a few pictures of the "work in progress" of our renovation project. A lot done, but so much more to go.

The before of the entry/mud room, aka at the time: the Cave.

Now, JM is laying down the slate tile and finishing the trim this week... then it will be complete! Sexy construction guy working hard in the picture is JM...

The slate tile was NOT a good green option - oops. We've just helped destroy gorgeous mountains in India through cheap labour... ouch times 3. But we did buy green paint with no VOCs... and I have to tell you, I was amazed. I love this paint. Better than any paint I've tried and it's a self primer. So even though we paid a bit more for it, it only needed 2 coats, without a primer. Plus there was no smell and it was nice to roll on. So I can paint while the kids are napping or sleeping and not worry about smell or fumes... very nice.JS's room before...

...And now. We are quite happy with the cork flooring in the bedrooms, very comfortable and warm for laying on the floor to play! The entire house is still missing the trim and new interior doors as you will notice. We have also switched all lighting to more energy efficient bulbs, all heating is now programmable (although still electricity for the moment), all water taps are now more efficient as well... so slowly getting to things.

And yes... that's JS dreaming away in there!

LP's room before...

...And after. It's hard to take good pictures in the bedrooms, I can't get everything, but it gives you a little idea that we have not been taking it easy in the past 3 months!

Much more to show... but it will have to wait for another post and just a few more developments!