Doug has been busy again this winter with a remodeling project. I always have something on the list of “to do’s”. We have always talked about putting a small kitchen in our basement for canning or the kids. This year the perfect opportunity presented itself. Doug’s mom was redoing her kitchen and having new cupboards put in. So we took over the old cupboards. Doug did the work of removing them and installing them in our basement. It was amazing how perfectly they fit. Of course, before the cupboards could be put in there was some major de-junking and tearing out of old shelves. The room had to be sheet rocked, spackled and painted. He built a closet around all of the water heaters and tanks to conceal them. Of course, there had to be new flooring (tile) and a ceiling put in as well. After several months of hard work, the final results look pretty good. So good that Rod and Stephanie have decided to move in for a while to save money for a house. 
We are excited to have them around as well. 
Stephanie asked if I had taken a before picture. Unfortunately, that is not one of the rooms of my house I ever wanted to photograph. It was stuffed with shelves of books, boxes, and other storage items. Visualize studded walls with insulation showing, heating ducts, cement floor, and two-by-four wooden shelves against the walls.
IT WASN’T PRETTY!
Now it is kind of a fun little nook.
