Moving forward again ... finally...

With hopes of hosting some family in our place over Christmas, we started pushing for progress back in August. We're down to the short strokes - likely NOT having a fully finished front unit finished in the next 2 weeks but seeing the finish line perhaps in January. This is a full year later than what I would have guessed last summer. Completely stripping an 83 year old building is more expensive and trying than I would ever imagined. It is also one of the most satisfying and rewarding things I have done.

So... here goes just a few teaser pictures. I've also done a few updates to the related Minestead page at http://www.minestead.com/. Yup, that is a shameless plug to get some traffic to the website. Seriously though, if you know people who will be visiting Crowsnest Pass and you want them to come away with the best impression - I think Minestead will be a great option (once it is finished of course...).

The first picture is just a close up of the reclaimed wood that surrounds the window we added beside the kitchen area.

The next picture shows a new couch we brought down this trip. We spent a moment sipping cappuccinos in that couch and really, for the first time, getting a real idea of what this wacky dream is turning into.

I think this couch photo is kind of symbolic. We have spent so much time dealing with so much crap relating to construction or just dealing with problems. The couch is the first time we're starting to actually imagine using and enjoying the space - and hopefully being able to provide a vacation rental space that will leave our guests with an experience they won't forget.

This last picture gives an idea of where so much of our money and time has gone over the last year.

Later this week we should have an electrician in to hook up a bunch of lights and fan. No word on when we'll see a plumber to install our new water tank and all the kitchen/bathroom fixtures.

I hope next time I'm posting on here you'll get to see a new kitchen and bathroom... which will mean we're basically completed in the front.

Hope you like...