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Renovating part III mid-week update

We made it to mid-week. What a difference two days can make! The maçon and plombier have left and now it is up to the painter to turn this room into a sparkling masterpiece before the kitchen arrives next Friday.

Renvoation part II

In case you were wondering what the other side of the room looked like, it is not any better, perhaps even a little worse.

Renovating part I

If things have been a little quite around here, this may help to explain. We're in week 6 of renovation on our new apartment - and this is the state of my dining room. Renovations are cyclical. You buy the apartment in decent condition then you slowly destroy everything you don't like until the apartment is no longer livable, then you slowly build your way back to something livable, then to something beyond you're wildest imagination. We're in the slowly building your way back to something livable stage right now. By Friday, holes in ceilings should be repaired, walls should be finished, debris should be cleared and floors should be refinished. Wish us luck...

Mid-week photo update on Wednesday for the curious.