Big Do'ins at the Cottage

When the initial renovations

on my little Cape Cod were finished,

I decided perhaps one big project 

a year would be manageable.

I have passed my one year anniversary

in the house

and the time has come

for this year's project.

See the small white addition

on the side of the house?

This addition was a small

paneled room just off my living room.

Since I have only used it for 

storage since moving into the house,

I have decided the space
will be much more usable to me
as a screened in porch.

After planning and discussing 

this project with

my contractor, Jim

since early this year,

the project finally got started this week.

Jim has been stripping 

away the inside paneling.

The above pictures 

are how the room/porch

looked at the end of Day One.

By the end of Day Two

the ceiling had been stripped away.

I excitedly "played" with the idea

of leaving it open.

More on that later.

My original plan was to leave this 

wall covered with the paneling

and paint it.

 But after seeing the exposed brick

once the ceiling was gone,

I decided I like the

idea of it rather than a painted wall.

By the end of Day Two

we were down to exposed studs.

On Day Three
Jim began removing the
vinyl siding from the outside 
of the addition.

I have a small black room on the side of my house!

Yesterday, on Day Four
the walls actually started 
disappearing.

By the end of the day,
everything was clad with plastic.

I have a plastic room on the side of my house!

We are now on the fifth day of the project
and I can hear Jim hammering
as I type.
I'll keep you informed how we progress...

In the meantime,
have a lovely weekend!