House update

Nook at the bottom of the stairs, back of the hallway.

Thanksgiving, lots of visitors from near and far... a few days off work... managed to get some things finished (thank you for the help!!! you know who you are)

The kitchen went through its first big test--Thanksgiving dinner--and managed it very well. Not only all the cooking, but having several people in the kitchen area at one time. The breakfast bar is really really useful!

The entry hall has a nice new floor. It's peel-and-stick vinyl, compartively inexpensive, and it looks really good. Maybe one day I'll replace it with something more permanent, stone or ceramic, but I'm happy with it for a while. Now all that needs to be done in the hall is to paint the woodwork (all the walls are finished), hang some pictures and find the right furniture.

It's coming together! :-)

(Not all simple or costless though--yesterday we had a leak in the pipe that drains water from the kitchen sink. It was dripping through the ceiling/sofit in the room below, coming out at the lowest point: a light fixture. Another 400$ for the plumber, plus two large holes in the sofit and another burned-out electric circuit later, I'm glad that room has had nothing done to it yet!)