The After!

Finally, finally, finally... the office is finished.  Well, mostly.  

There's a ton of touch up to be completed, but at least the majority of the work is done and the stuff has been loaded in there...

I am so excited to have finished a room.  It is so good for my mental process!  There are so many unfinished things that I feel over-the-moon about having one thing done.  

And just a reminder of the {BEFORE}...

 
We also had a great visit with some out of town friends, which meant I got to get the guest room back in order.  And this stack of boxes... means I put away the last of the boxes!!!  Speaking of house guests, we have been having an on-going bat problem... we thought we had effectively excluded them from the living space, leaving them to circle the attic, but of course as soon as we had visitors, they returned.  One in the dining room and FOUR in the basement!  We have responded in kind by filling the attic with moth balls, which they apparently dislike, and we are running one of those sonic thingers, but I think we'll have to bite the bullet and go with an exterminator.  It's going to be crazy expensive, but I can't share my house with them.  I just can't do it.  Not to mention the moth ball smell is not really so great... if anyone else has ever successfully excluded bats, feel free to share your secrets!

We all went to the flea market, despite the crazy heat and it was well worth it... I got this great planter...

And Tim found this fantastic otter, which he re-mounted so nicely...

 
And this little number is a permit... yes, a real live electrical permit because we are having new wiring run to the first floor and a new main panel.  It's a lot of work, and fortunately Tim's step dad is helping us with it.  

And last, but certainly not least, you may recall the cute little settee that Tim brought home from the thrift store... here it is fully refurbished and painted.  Tim gave it new bottom support, added some trim, and then painted all of the non-fabric parts.  I really love it.  Here's a before and after...

{BEFORE}

{AFTER}

And if you look really carefully, you may notice that the floor is not torn up beneath that seat, and that's because Tim is working on repairing it.  It is working out much better than either of us expected, and I'll give you some before and afters once its finished.