We met with SEVERAL people this evening in hopes of getting the ball rolling on this project sooner than later. We found out a couple things:

1. Adding in a designer after you've contacted other contractors and got them making plans really can complicate things in a hurry

2. We're really glad that we're hiring some professionals to help with some of the things that are going on inside this house. it really is going to be a pains-taking process and it's comforting to know that we have good people behind each step in the process.

I think we're really close to signing off on several of the contractors & a designer. We need to see some final prices from them, but hopefully all will fall within the budget we made for the project and we'll be able to use them. I think we genuinely like each person we've had come out to look at the project this far.

The hard part is having a budget. Money sure does suck sometimes! of course, it's great when you have it but even that causes its own complications. In the end, I just really hope that we'll have enough cash to do the things that are really important to us and make the house feel REALLY wonderful and "homey".

I took a ton of before pictures today of some of the atrocities committed against this house, but I'm dog tired from the day - so I'll work on uploading those tomorrow when I have more energy to do it! Thanks for keeping in touch with our project - and make sure to add comments (click the "add comment" link below) as you feel. It's always fun for us to hear feedback from people who are perusing the site!