Look Mom! I Can Use Power Tools!

Here I am cutting some of the last pieces for the family room! IT IS FINISHED!!!!



The biggest challenge in this room was figuring out how to lay the wood around the stone hearth, since the stone is not straight. Here is the step by step picture tutorial!

























































































It was an interesting process; we learned a lot and we now own some new tools, but all in all it looks great and we are really happy! There are a few gaps that need to be filled in, so we are going to use a tinted caulk the manufacturer sells that should match the wood color pretty closely. I'm so glad to have this room done and I love the way it looks!

The duplex is officially for lease and it has already been shown three times. It's kind of annoying having strangers walk through, also the house is kind of messy, but hopefully someone will sign on soon and we won't have to deal with it anymore. We feel pretty optimistic since everyone who has looked at it really liked it, and we sure liked living here, so it shouldn't take too long to get leased.






And lastly, a couple of the new light fixtures Andrew installed tonight! They look so much better than the old ones, and the light is so much brighter now! Speaking of... time for lights out! Goodnight!