
Living Room Before Note the off centered window and carpet and tile on the fireplace hearth!!
So after things settled down a bit and we caught our breath, it was time to start thinking about the inside. We talked a lot about what we envisioned for the space. We talked as if money were no object. I guess we were pretty much daydreaming. But it was a good jumping off point. We came to terms with our must haves and negotiated the things we were willing to sacrifice. Crazy and unorthodox as it may sound, we chose not to do the kitchen and baths first. Maybe subconsciously I wanted to see how the whole place shaped up. I just felt like it would be kind of ridiculous to have a nice new kitchen and then when you glanced up from the shiny new countertops, and fancy new appliances, you would be jolted back into the reality of the rest of the house. Besides, we had come up with a shopping list of “little” things we could do while we saved for the big jobs!!!!! Ha!…