We have some magic now. Buzzz, crackle, pop–electricity! The drywall is back up and patched. We are ready for paint. The electric, plumbing, and HVAC are in the walls now, and so we’re ready for the fancy pants stuff: paint, flooring, trim, and cabinets. Yessss.

I forgot to say that we have gutters too.

If you ignore my son’s big head, you can see a good view of the kitchen and dining area below. It is a traditional Amish floorplan. To the right is the large open living room. Amish church services are held from home to home, so the house is built to accommodate this lifestyle. (Benches are typically brought in for the meetings.) My son is standing with his back to the kitchen area with the dining area in front of him. (Yes, that is a toilet. It’s been there for, oh, about two months now.) There is no formal dining room; life happens right near the food, as it should.
Kitchen

I am regretting my choice of red paint now that I see how big this laundry/mud room is. It is 20 x 12, which is bigger than my current 8 x 4 laundry hallway. There is a lot of red paint for the house. I was feeling a little free-spirited when I made my choices.
Laundry

Not many people get a half bathroom in their basement sewing room, but that’s the way it worked out. Rats, right? Due to the path the plumber had to take, the pipes went right by my sewing room. For just a few dollars, I thought it was a good last minute change.
Sewing