We came home to the Valley of Maples and had some decisions to make...do we rent or sell. Let's sell. Selling kinda scared us since we knew we had the bar as our LAST room we needed to do something with. It was the last room in the house in the original condition from when M bought it 18 yrs ago. Picture wood paneling, nasty carpet, and a bar with a countertop that was reminiscent of the old Wendy's restaurant i.e. old newspaper ads. Not to mention the bar had become our catch-all room...if company was coming that's where stuff was put and forgotten. =) So Galvin (realtor) and Phat Carl (contractor) came over and gave it a once over. All in all - each gave some great feedback for our to-do list before it's listed. In fact, Galvin was the smart one that told us to change the bar into a family room. M and I had been killing ourselves thinking we had to keep it as a bar and if so, then what type of cupboards and top were we going to use etc, etc. Insert forehead slap here - why didn't we think of that oh-so-many years ago?
We made good use of M's last two weeks at home by demo-ing the bar and taking down and packing up the office, then packing up his closet and having him take down anything that required the use of a power tool, since he does not trust me with them. When he left on Monday, all I had left was to pack up this kitchen, my closet, and the master bathroom. Not bad for having a little over a month until our expected closing date of mid-September.
We are very excited to start this next chapter in our journey! We'll have an extra bedroom in the new house, so if your find yourselves rolling thru Missoula, give us a shout-out! We would love to have you come by and visit.
