design challenges

As Juan promised, there is more showy stuff. That's if you consider insulation showy!

The photo below is of Len's workroom at the back of the garage. It won't be heated, but it will be insulated so he can use a space heater and work in the winter. The door is from our "old" house. It led out from the dining room to the backyard. It and its companion on the other side (which you can't see in this photo) bring in tons of light to the workspace.

I'm expecting great turned bowls from this warm and well lit place!

And speaking of recycled doors. This one below is our former front door, now the back door from the garage to the outside. Again, having these glass doors in what is usually a dark space (garage) is great. Already it makes a difference. And if we have any money left after this "new refrigerator" we will get new garage doors with windows. Even more light!

Last but not least, they have started to put up the siding on the new additions. Can you tell the old from the new? We couldn't, which is great news since it means we won't have to paint the whole house. BIG money saver, that. The blue barrel on the right is our rain barrel which will be hooked up to the downspout and provide us with water for our nearby vegetable/flower garden.

And we made some changes to how the kitchen peninsula will look. I had a problem with the original layout , so last night we made some changes. I think/hope it is for the best. It is really hard to picture in your mind how things will actually look and sometimes you just have to make a leap of faith. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Thank you all for sharing this adventure with us. It makes it much more fun. Truly!