Update on Chateau de Ledgeview And My Weight Loss Plan

Just before Christmas I wrote a post about

SWEET CHEEKS NEW HOME here

This is what it looks like from the outside.
Well, that's what it looked like when they 
purchased it.
Today it is covered with snow.
Sorry- I didn't get a picture of that!

The inside of the house was "updated" in the 1970's.
They used lots of paneling and lots of wallpaper.

Now, I don't have any finished pictures yet
but I will show you where they are at.
Here is what the kitchen looked like when the started.
The family room is straight ahead and,
as you can see,
completely closed off from the kitchen.
The kitchen was very narrow for the size of the house.

The Brawny Man (who happens to be a contractor)
remedied that.

The wall straight ahead was removed
and the wall to the left
(which you can't see)
 was reconfigured to steal some
space from the dining room.

Here is the old dinette/part of the kitchen.

another view

Here is how it looks at this phase of construction.

 Paneling & paper removed.
There will be a built in bench seat in the bay window.

Here was the foyer entrance as it was.
Although the stairs looked pretty 
the spindles all need replacing
and/or tightening.
The lower door to the right went 
into the dining room
The hall leading from the foyer to the kitchen
was narrow and restricted.

.My son-in-law opened the dining room up,
stealing space from it for the kitchen
and making the hall shorter and easier to use.

This is peeking from the dining room
in towards the kitchen.

The hall has gone from long and narrow
to about 5' of wall now and
the foyer opens directly into
the dining room instead of being
closed off.
They have kept all the pretty curves and 
wonderful architecture that makes it special
but they are updating it for the way they live.

They are a month or so from being finished.
I will make sure to share more pictures 
as they go along.

I have my little CJK coming here in an hour or so.
He still has the croup and
 that terrible wracking cough.
Poor boy!
He has been my lap & hip fixture 
the last two days.

Oh- Yes!
You want to know about my
 weight loss plan!
I have discovered how to easily 
LOSE 24 pounds of chubbiness!
Know how?
Here's my tip~
PUT DOWN THE BABY!!!!!

You're welcome!