Another closet being built meant another wall to wallpaper! And here we are - after Benjamin actually said we should - and I just rolled with it. This is our closet for guests to hang clothes, any overflow, guest linens, and the access to the (new) attic crawl space - 10 feet up.
This little corner that wraps around from one cement slab to the next corner was a little problem area. It got muddy, it was uneven and we weren't sure how to get from one side, to the corner that wraps around that now has the grill and a hose. Not to mention whenever I used the hose since there's no grass there (dead from all the construction work), it got insanely muddy.
The first thing completed of our expansion was the most important part - the roof! You may have recalled we got a new roof four years ago. We had a 3-tab roof shingle we knew would last a few more years before we needed a new one. I was definitely excited for a new look but let's be honest no one looks forward to the cost of a new roof so you want to make sure you do enough research and you love your roof!
You've been seeing parts of our home expansion through some sponsored posts, and little sneaks on IG, and I thought I'd share the things you don't see me sharing on social or just from photos - the decision making, organization, the behind the scenes "stuff" that makes it happen. I want to share what we've learned - you know the character building that comes from trials.
It’s been three weeks since my last post about the expansion and I already have more updates because this expansion...
I have been taking photos almost every day of our home expansion process - then the holidays hit - and by the time I want to share it I realize we're already 10 steps past it! We are moving so quickly since we started this project before November 1 and here we are, two months later and we're almost done.
I’ve been going, going since Yellowstone and while it might look like I’m on vacation, I’m still working! So, yesterday...
Great news on the home expansion, we're moving forward and we've signed with a general contractor! After a ton of interviews, five to be exact, and hard decisions while learning about what we can or can't do on top of budgets, we are starting! We found someone that is already starting the tear down this weekend and project completion will be by February 1. So fast! We thought maybe it would be late spring. Of course I'd love it by Christmas but I think we're too late on a start with that and I've let that idea go. It's OK.
