Everything but the kitchen sink...I mean ceiling!

You can see the open ceiling and beams in the kitchen. We're tempted to try vaulting the ceiling. We'll keep you posted...

This picture shows the kitchen ceiling before.

Kitchen Before and After Shots

This shot shows the removal of the plaster down to our block walls. Who knew we had a window hiding behind our walls. The window looks out into our white siding! *Sigh*

This is a quick peek into the kitchen before the removal of the plaster. As you can see, the temporary walls are down, because the beam is up!

Busy Weekend!

After a busy weekend, we have some before and after pictures to share! The beam is officially up in the kitchen and Ross spent the weekend ripping out all of the plaster in the kitchen. We are taking full advantage of the fact that the town of Bel Air will let you use a dumpster on the weekends, so all of the old plaster was able to be disposed of immediately! This week, Ross and friends will put up the beam in the great room and then we'll start the process of putting up sheet rock and drywalling in the kitchen. I say "we," but three cheers and much appreciation goes out to Ross and dear, dear friends who have so willingly committed time and energy to help us out. We love you guys and owe you BIG time! Enjoy the pictures!

Turn up the volume!

We've added some of our favorite tunes to the blog. Turn on your speakers and enjoy!

Before...and After

This picture shows the last remaining wall in the great room. Scroll down and check out our progress!

Open space

This view is from the sliding doors of the Florida room looking into the living room. Next, we're getting beams to support the weight of the house and we'll take the remainder of the wall down.

Another wall bites the dust!

Taking the wall out now provides us with an open view from the front door all the way back to the Florida room!