Tyler is creating a 3D rendering of the garage with Google's Sketchup program. It looks great! What an incredible program!
During the Landmarks commission meeting, there was concern about the height of the garage. Three of the members didn't like te garage, mostly due to scale; they said it competes too much with the house. Tyler and I went out last week and redid the surveying of our lot and discovered the garage will actually be three feet lower in the ground than previously shown on the prints.
We also removed some of the windows, for two reasons: budget and usable interior wall space. In the garage there will be no windows other than the ones in the door. This will enable us to maximize our wall storage with more peg board.

The baby's room is located where the kitchen was added in unit three when we bought the house. This room was originally joined with the bathroom next to it. It was divided between 1896 and 1901 when the house received indoor plumbing, closets, and electricity, making it one of the first houses in the neighborhood. 

Remaining work in this room: Caulk and paint the trim, strip the closet door and repaint and hang.

The bottom two shots are of the room when we bought the house. 

This weekend, Tyler installed the shelving in the two small closets and in the linen closet. He also installed the shower ring and all the bars and racks in the main bathroom! It looks awesome!

We shot a little video before we move in tomorrow. We cleaned all the floors and cleaned up most of the dust. We also cleaned up the tools. 

Today, we got the water heater and water softener going. The house has not had hot water since March! It's a blessing for sure! We also tried out the dishwasher and we will see how well it did tomorrow when we return. 

We are really excited to move in tomorrow and our buddies Brett and Candace are going to help. :)

In the last couple of day we have had six of the windows that were out being restored returned to their natural place! When we bought the house (see the first set of photos in the photos section) a lot of the stained glass had been painted over with white paint. It is exciting to see the beautiful colors, that were hiding under that paint, exposed and casting amazing rainbows on the walls and stretching across the floor! This house is the most colorful and vibrant during the day. Even with only six windows back in place, a huge part of the house's character has been returned. We can't wait to see them all brand new and shiny!

The windows were stripped, restored and primed by Cody Wright, and what a fabulous job he did! Thanks, Cody!

Although the windows looks great, there is still much work to be done to make them complete. We have to cut new jamb extensions and sills, strip and repaint the trim, and paint the brick moulds outside. Then-- it will look finished!