In Process

There were two main spots in this house that we wanted to have improved.

We wanted to take out the wall b/t our kitchen and family room. There aren't windows in the kitchen (gasp!) because of an addition on the back.  The lack of a wall will allow more light into the kitchen.  There also wasn't a window in our dining room.  That former window became a doorway into a room that's part of the addition.  

Before: 

(family room looking into kitchen)

 (dark dining room)

Progress:

 (windows in)

(trimmed out opening to kitchen)

Things are mostly finished, even more so than these pics show.

The bay window is more and better than I expected, which is always nice.  It's our first time to have a big project like this done.  I was excited but trying to manage my expectations.  The window has proven to be so great (its much more elaborate than I thought it would be).  I hadn't planned it or anticipated it but I feel like with the bay, it reaches out to grab the light for us.  Surprisingly, it gets both morning AND afternoon sunlight!  

I am the painter for this job.  So I have plenty of work ahead of me, also involving caulking and priming.  There are now many rooms that need to painted (I started in on our room during this project.)  Surprisingly, I feel pretty relaxed about it.  When there is more room to spread out, it doesn't feel quite as urgent.  :)