Change

So, I have been talking about knocking down this wall in our family room for probably about a year. I feel like we do not use all the space in the front room area and I would just like a great room off my kitchen. So, over the last couple of weeks we have been under construction and the project is just about finished. I LOVE having the wall gone and it makes the house fill more open which I like. A huge shout out goes to Mike who has put hours and hours into this project. He did all the finish work which is flawless. I am so lucky to have such a talented husband! Here are the before pictures of the the room with the wall.

Here is the picture with the wall gone and with our flooring torn up. We had carpet in this area and it was horrible carpet. We decided not to re-carpet but, to put hardwood instead. Hardwood is easier to clean and we will not have any carpet trails around the house.

We finally got a real piano! I have loved having this and have enjoyed playing it. Playing the piano was always a stress reliever while I was growing up. I really missed having the piano and even just for a moment sitting down and playing something nice. Jason really wants to learn to play so I think we will be getting some piano lessons in the works.

Here is the room finished with the flooring. In this picture we have not stained the banister but, everything else is done. We have loved using all of our space and think this change has been well worth it!