ooh, a living room

sad, but true story...it took us a few more days than expected to unpack the boxes in the living room. apparently, motivation increased at the setting of a date for the cable gods to reconnect us to the world of technology. yes, two saturdays ago, we were blessed with a visit from the cable guy. quite unfortunate that his arrival was presupposed by a torrential downpour. rewind a few days more, and you'd have found us at best buy picking out a television, then at home, figuring out how to mount it above the fireplace. good news, it worked. bad news, our productivity level has decreased due to the re-emergence of the tv.

rewind even further, and you'd see the effort that went into preparing for this day. we decided to take down the unpleasantly dated mirror above the fireplace. at first, we thought it was an original, charming feature. turns out, it definitely wasn't original, so we didn't feel so bad about removing it. then, brian reinforced the wall (wood slats) with some plywood before drywalling it.

the excellent before shot - mirror, varnished floors, and carpet piles galore.

we had a few friends over.
i believe we had a few beers, so why not take down the mirror?

wood slats behind the plaster (that was behind the mirror)

plywood's up

drywall! a nice small area to test our skills.

after shot (on screen: why do the yankees always win?)
next phase will involve doing something about the fireplace

in addition to getting the tv set up, several other living room critical events have occurred. first, the couch arrived. then, during the cable set up, the lovely folks from crate and barrel delivered brian's chair. of more recent achievement, the blinds came down and the curtains went up. it's feeling much more homey and comfortable. next up...crown molding, we suppose. oh, and a second chair. at some point.

the sofa that took forever to agree on,
paired with a neighborhood poster of seattle.

the chair. and brian putting up the curtain rods!

things are coming together. yay.