Making Room for One More: Part 1

(NOTE: This is officially the half-way mark for my commitment to blog every day in November. I've missed only one which is pretty great considering all the major upheaval and east coast traveling I'm doing!)

We have arrived in Augusta. This hotel has WiFi that actually works. Imagine that?

Before I left I snapped some photos of the "new" rooms that I had spent about 8000 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday preparing. The first area to go under the wrecking ball was the den. It has the propane stove in it so that my MIL can attempt to be warm. Right now in GA it is 72 degrees. Right now "up north" it is 47 degrees. That's almost a complete reverse of numbers. My MIL is worried. She's lived in the south all of her life. So, we're putting her in this room where she can crank the heat up to her heart's content!

This is the "before" photo as you look into the room that I took last spring. (That's a greenhouse temporarily occupying the sunny window space.)



Here's the view from the closet showing the heat source. Notice the abundance of shelves and books. We used to have a LOT more books. Thankfully, I've been decluttering!

Here's the "new" look with a queen sized bed, empty bookshelves, reading corner, and vanity area as you look into the room:

Here's looking at the heat source. It's all tested and ready to go!

That took care of her sleeping area. She'll be cozy and warm, and there's a half-bath steps away across the tiny hall. Notice, please, the lack of books and bookshelves. Those puppies had to go somewhere. I'll show you how I solved their storage in my next post.