Home Improvement

These are the stairs that we had built. The refrigerator and oven used to stand right at the foot of the new set of stairs. A wall and a concrete retaining wall had to be busted up in order to make way for these new stairs. Also, we found out that the whole of the upstairs (me and Mr. Donaghy's room) had no real support. So, thanks to Boris, we now have an enormous steel beam running down the center of the kitchen ceiling to hold us up.



This is the new view coming down the steps. Before, it was a dim and dark hallway that seemed to just end abruptly. Now, it allows for so much more light!!!



This monstrosity is the state of our living room as it has become the catch all for everything that was once in the kitchen. At least 100 trips up and down stairs culminated in this sorry state of affairs. We don't bother watching television anymore. The energy from all this clutter is far too kinetic to really have a proper lie down and veg session.



Ah! Finally, I see some drywall. Things look as though they are really coming together.



This part of the kitchen is the new dining area. Before, it was a set of stairs and a tiny eating nook where nobody had any wiggle room.