"Before" Pictures (Oct. 22, 2002):

Moved in 11/16/02...

"After" Pictures (various stages; dates reflect when pictures were taken, not necessarily when projects were completed) -- click on the thumbnails for full-size pictures:

11/22/02 - Bedroom is mostly finished (spots are in the picture, not on the walls!)


11/22/02 - Added track lighting to living room


12/1/02 - Finished painting the theater room (it's rich burgundy, not pink-ish like the camera flash makes it appear straight on); removed back corner shelving where equipment rack now is


12/6 & 12/19/02 - Assembled the frame for the projector screen and finally attached the screen


1/7/03 - Refinished the dining room table (and rounded the corners off) & added sofa and rug to living room


4/8/03 - My "Canadian" trees in full bloom, plus miscellaneous backyard wilderness, er, foliage.


5/2/03 - Dug up bush in preparation of building front steps; 7/29/03 - major doormat upgrade.


5/19 - 5/25/03 - Installed the projector and mostly finished up the screen area and drapery backdrop


6/29/03 - Built the front stage (including levelling of the troublesome 4" slope to the front left corner of the room) and rear seating riser; haven't yet covered the stage. Added dimmable rope lights under the lip of both; soon to be remote controllable.


7/1/03 - Replaced the mirror shelf by the front door -- before/intermediate/after.


7/7/03 - Added a coffee table, removed wallpaper from spare room and painted, and ... built the front steps! Next up is adding stepping stones of some sort leading up to the steps.


7/29/03 - Finished the flagstone pathway (Rocky Mountain Quartz) in front of the new steps.


1/01/04 - First day of 2-week major snow/ice storm.


September/October, 2004 - Bathroom Remodel.