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Could it really be true?

We've been working on the new family room / playroom and hallway downstairs since we moved in to this house. First G demolished an entire room to knock it through into one big one, then he removed all the horrendous faux wood panneling from the walls, then he removed the horrendous suspended office-style ceiling, then he rewired the entire lower level and fitted gorgeous recessed lighting, and then he began to hang sheets of drywall before having a nasty accident and ending up with a concussion. Then we got a couple of contractors in to finish the drywall, which they did within a week. Following that we primed and painted, then laid a wood floor, then fitted skirting boards, painted those, and since then have done most of the finishing touches such as install the light switches and plug sockets. The final remaining jobs in that room are to install a shelf, a heating vent, paint the shelf, install trim around the windows and doors. Then he has to finish the flooring and trim in the hallway before starting on the downstairs bathroom. It's never ending.

BUT, having said all that, I think we might be able to 'move in' to the room later on today. Once the shelf is done (it is part of the wall, hides some ducting) we can put all the furniture and toys, desks, etc in and begin to use it. The trim can be done while we're in there.... although it does go somewhat against my nature to put that task off knowing that the chances of it happening any time soon get slimmer as a result, the desire to declutter all the toys from upstairs, to clear the dining table of toys and computers, to actually have a designated area full of fun things to do for the kids, outweighs leaving it another weekend or two so that the trim can be finished.... which can be done when we're in situ, really.

It will improve, dramatically, our quality of life in this house..... to get into that room.

We have visitors coming in March, April and May (3 separate lots) so we do need to get the hallway and bathroom done down there as a matter of some priority too. So the trim may end up being left even longer, but so be it. The guest room is downstairs and the guest bathroom is basically uninhabitable..... plus will be the one used when we're hanging down there, so it needs fixing, ASAP.