Home Addition Update

March 6th. The home renovation is largely complete. We've moved into our new bedroom which is much more spacious than I had expected. The original master bedroom in our home, which was built in 1933, was cramped---10 x 12 with a large hot water radiator making it feel even smaller. Even though our new bedroom isn't large by today's standards, stepping into it feels a little odd in that there's much more space than I'm accustomed to. We'll probably have to buy larger bedside tables or bureaus at some point. The original floor plan also didn't include much closet space, something we've added to over the 3 renovations/additions we've gone through with the pièce de résistance being Jane's new walk-in closet. Jane's new closet (that I've outfitted with closetmaid shelves and rods) is 99% complete and has a ton of storage capacity--although still not enough for all of Jane's clothes and accessories (seriously). A couple of days back we were both standing in the closet and Jane says, "this is probably enough space for my Fall/Winter wardrobe.........and she was being serious! But this is Jane's one indulgence and I can't blame her after hearing heart-wrenching stories about her childhood as the youngest of three siblings having only hand-me-downs from her older sister and brother to wear. Jane's Glass Castle was this walk-in closet and now it's done. We haven't yet been able to enjoy the screened porch since it is still chilly but am looking forward to the warmer weather when we'll be able to spend more time outside. It took a long time to arrange with the builder to get this last renovation completed but we're happy we did and that it's now mostly over. Now, we've turned our attention to the old bedroom which we'll turn into a study. First, we need to strip off the old wallpaper and do a few small repairs to the walls and ceilings, install new electrical outlets, and then repaint. I don't think this will take too long, but I said that about the bathroom and that took 7 years. Which reminds me I still have to pull the old broken faucet in the bathroom sink and install a new one and while I''m at it add a back splash to the sink, paint the radiator in the kitchen, paint the front porch railings, re-paint the doors, put in a backyard vegetable garden, build an arbor entryway and stone path in the backyard, finish the rest of the basement, and then work on the garage.....Oy Vey!