Time for an update. We're still moving in and organizing, but we're done with Round 1 of renovations. It is far too easy to accumulate "stuff." I say that, but at the same time, we're still searching for a bedroom door that will fit. It's very satisfying to see the results of the biggest project we've undertaken yet. 

Here is how the mud room began and then where it stands now. I'm surprised how transformed picture-of-wood paneled walls can change with just a bit of paint. 

The baby blue bedroom has become the office of Roost Architecture, Inc. There's still a bit of work to do, but it looks vastly different than the starting point. 

The hallway and main entry downstairs. Call it foyer, if you will. Please though, don't pronounce it "foy-yay."

That takes us into the living room. The before, during and after photos for your viewing pleasure:

This is all I have of the upstairs hall before. There were a lot of small pieces of carpet laid next to each other to make it a larger carpet but they were not connected. 

The last room to be completed was the guest room. 

The other rooms upstairs had been painted as of the last entry. This is how they looked day one and today.

The best part is that now there's a little more room to breathe. Now we're taking a break from what was the daily routine of completing a day of work to start a night of work on the house. The first goal has been met and the pressure is off! I am celebrating by being less wordy on blogs as I learn how to relax, sit down and read a book.