Yesterday, we broke free of our one-room dwelling, the bedroom. We have begun to inhabited the second room in our hacienda "la sala de estar" or the living room. The room is a glorious 16' x 13' room with 18' tall ceilings. It has been fully wired for sights and sounds, highspeed internet and a new mini-split (AC). It has been freshly painted, the ancient floors buffed and scrubbed and the street side window shutters have been refinished. The beginnings of our furniture and artwork are finding their places. My temporary desk is in one little corner and Greg's is in the other, hidden in the built-in cupboard.
At last, we have a comfy, cozy place to crash after a long day of work and reno-ing. I didn't realize how claustrophobic I was becoming in our bedroom, which has served as the place to sleep, living room, office and storage closet all rolled into one. Because of all the stuff we had jammed in the room, we could only open the widow for ventilation and not the two doors. Now, everything opens up to the lovely courtyard, as was intended!
Within the next week, more of our custom furniture will arrive, and with it our TV credenza. We'll be able to put the finishing touch on this room soon after. Refinishing all of the wood work in the living room will be a slower project. So, we will do that (as they say) in a poco y poco fashion.
For now we are all happy (Lucky included) to sit back, put our feet up and just enjoy the beginning of our grand casa!
Poco a poco! I can hardly wait to see what you have accomplished.. Lucky looks very happy and that is the most important thing of all :)
ReplyDeleteSo true! We have a some of the new furniture in the space now, so it looks even better!
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