Little House On The Mountain - Part 7

The laundry hallway remained the laundry hallway for a year, just with upgraded appliances.  We also had our computer desk there.  I didn't love that the first thing my guests saw was our washer and dryer, but it did motivate me to keep on top of the laundry!

Once we got to this stage of the remodel, we hit the pause button for a year.  We had to focus our attention on our ministry and funding a water well project in Africa, among other things.  To learn more about the ministry we founded over 20 year ago, click here.

Fast forward a year.  It was time to build a modest addition.  We added a two story structure: 2-car garage, laundry room & walk-in closet on the first floor with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom and a small living room upstairs.

We installed central heat and air conditioning.  YAY!  We decided to keep the gas floor heater for ambiance and because it's handy if the electricity goes out in a winter storm (which happens on the mountain).  

We relocated the water heater (and upgraded to a tankless system) to my walk-in closet.  We finished the water heater closet and turned it into an extra storage pantry.

We relocated the washer & dryer to the new laundry room.  We moved the living room upstairs.  We turned what had been functioning as the living room downstairs into the dining room.

I hadn't done any redecorating at this point, just moved furniture around slightly to get the rooms functioning.  I cried tears of joy & gratefulness when I got to pull our farm table out of storage and actually have a real family table again.

Here are a couple of pictures from Christmastime, but you get the idea.

The laundry hallway (between the existing bedroom & bathroom became the sitting room.  (The storage pantry is just to the right of my boots in the above pic.)  The downstairs bedroom, sitting room & bathroom have become the master suite.  The sitting room is for my husband and I or a cozy spot to sit downstairs with one of my kids or company.  This room is currently in "transitional phase."  Later, we will take out the back door, replace it with a big picture window and add seating.  Currently, we just have a TV, loveseat & ottoman.  

The mirror is just above the floor heater in what is now the dining room (formerly the living room).  In this pic, you see the bathroom door; the storage pantry is to the left of the bathroom door.  

Here, I just moved everything on the wall above the sideboard to above the loveseat in the sitting room.

To be continued...