The New Windows Are In

This is the window that was formerly the bay window.  When it was removed the guys found tons of mouse poop above the window and a mouse nest with babies below the window.  I chose NOT to keep the mice.

The is the view from the kitchen door.  The plywood is where the French doors will be (already are) and the other four windows are all floor to ceiling (or as close as we could get with oil baseboard heat. Those ugly things under the windows are not baseboards.  They are ugly metal heaters.

This is the corner up close.  You can see outside.  And there was LIGHT in the dining room for the first time in weeks.

Tomorrow I will take a picture of what I saw when I got home from an eight hour day in the greenhouse.  I can see why we don't regularly work 8 hour shifts.  I feel like I got beaten up. Anyway. I got home to find the French Doors installed and my dining room looking like I dreamt it would.  The carpenter hadn't "gotten" it until the doors went in and then he said to G "I had no idea it was going to look like this.  This is "money".  Meaning it's really good.

There were tears in my eyes and I sort of choked up.  It's really that beautiful.  Tomorrow.  Promise. And it's not even trimmed out or painted.  I'm having him build me a REAL fireplace mantle in the living room next.  All trimmed out anyway he wants.  My gift to him.

I am now 100% hooked on renovation.  I just have to find some more money.