Yes...Despite the several weeks of silence on the blog, we've been hard at work meeting contractors and getting bids on virtually any home renovation project you can imagine. The good news is that the projects are lining up nicely and we should make some significant progress over the next 6-8 weeks. The bad news is...oh...can you hear that giant sucking sound??? Yep, that's money leaving our bank account. But, at least you all have a nice place in Napa to spend the weekends while we work our second (third?) jobs.
Our first positive project (improvement vs. demolition) was completed this weekend. The living room, which only has one window, was dark and uninviting most of the day. With the addition of two skylights, it is now full of natural light for as long as the sun is shining. What a difference two little holes in the ceiling make. Let there be light!
On a sidenote...never strip wallpaper from a decades old home. After countless hours of scraping, peeling and scrubbing, I've come to the conclusion that it's actually easier -- and maybe less expensive -- to tear down the wall and start over. It certainly has to be more interesting.
That's pretty much all we've done lately. Hopefully updates in the coming weeks will be more exciting.
Exhausted in Napa,
Trever & Spence
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