The floors are stained with Early American, and we paid the dogs in kibble to give it a nice distressed look. 🙂 We then vacuumed all the hair up. Now ready for 4 coats of tung oil. I get a free pass because it’s toxic, so I’ll just have to keep myself busy until I can come home at bedtime. It’s going to be BEAUTIFUL! This next pic is through the new hole in our ceiling:
The doorway in the first pic leads to my new pantry.
This next pic is one of our *current* pantry:
In order of appearance: refrigerator, TV, then food… Any bachelor (or pregnant lady)’s dream!
Minor Emergencies 
Nice to read your blog