Flashback: July 27th, 2009. The Reclaimed Home post of the day was “Garden Apartment Now Livable!”. So, where do we stand now in the world of home renovations? Finished?

Hardly. It’s funny that I decided to look up past posts on today of all days, when I’m taking my dogs and my visiting mom and fleeing the scene for a couple of days. The window guys are on week 3 of installation and the garden and parlor apartments are once again, works in progress.

So, how did it all work out with that to-do list I posted 2 years ago?

1. Work around windows. Still no sills. But at least the windows will be new.

2. Get shutters in. Oh yeah. They will be coming out and going back in. Again…windows.

3. Radiator covers. Radiator covers. Check!

4. Sink, counter top, backsplash. Mini Kitchen. Check. But we’ll be taking it out now that we have a full kitchen on the parlor floor.

5. Paint sink base. Yeah.

6. Finish molding. Yup.

7. Strip doors (ugh, more stripping). Ah, we just painted them white.

8. Clean up mantel. Um…

9. Re-do hearth (damn, forgot about that!). Later.

10. “Fancy paint” for trim and medallion. Painted medallion done. Still no light fixture.