BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

This all seems like a distant memory.

What used to be this is now a cozy spot on a cold evening.

The fire is so delightful.

Side note: The antique firescreen was a Christmas gift from my sweet husband.  It fit as if it were made for this spot.

BEFORE & AFTER : KITCHEN

February 2011:
Kitchen as seen on first viewing of this house

March 2011:  Kitchen during demolition 

May 2011: Wallace, replacing kitchen floor joists

March 2011: Michael clears out crawl space below kitchen

December 2012:  Completed kitchen

BEFORE & AFTER: PANTRY

March 2011 :
The sagging Butler's Pantry is on the lower left with a plywood and tar paper roof.
It's no wonder it was sagging.

August 2011:  The pantry had to be torn down to build its new brick foundation.
This is the doorway to the missing Butler's pantry as seen from the kitchen.

Decmber 2012:
The newly built pantry is in the lower right of this photo
 where boards are leaning up against the house

December 2012:
Today as you look into the pantry from the kitchen,
this is what you will see.  Ahhhh!