Into the Lion's Den

This weekend we begin our push on the den in earnest. Once we're finished, we'll have a place to put a television and eventually a couch, so when people come over, they'll actually have a place to sit while we visit that doesn't involve scarily rickety second hand dining chairs. It will be so nice to not have to hang out in our bedroom anymore. And don't get me started on the pleasures of having a floor...

However, the den is where we had set up our office, and the other half of the room was used for boxes/storage.

We're getting pretty good at moving stuff from one room to the next. It all got moved into the dining room (the one we just completed). We took all the furniture in the dining room, pushed it up against the walls, and proceeded to fill the entire space with boxes. We moved the desk/computer in there, too. It smells better in the new room, but without the plastic cocoon it's not nearly as warm. Oh well, it won't be as cold as it was a couple of winters ago, and it's already nearly February, so we'll be just fine.

This weekend is slated for demo, which should go pretty easily and quickly. We're going to get rid of the exterior wall first, and then throw up some sheathing just to keep it enclosed. No more open walls in the winter for us, no sir. Then we can work on the other walls, get those framed, and finally do the ceiling. We're hoping this will minimize our exposure to the cold, and especially hoping that this room goes far more quickly and smoothly than the last one.