New Vistas

Plaster is up, primed, and painted, so as a result the scaffolding, second floor remainders, and rogue columns have now exited the building. 

Here's the same angle, about ten (sunnier) days ago.

From below, the columns that have been there for 30-40 years are gone - no longer needed.

I couldn't find a 'before' version of this angle - it would have just been a blank wall with a couple random columns, but here's an earlier progress shot that looks back at all the columns.

I'm particularly excited that the 'temporary' columns are gone.

Funny enough, during the touring, inspecting, and purchasing, no one - not the brokers, the architects, nor the bank inspector, thought to look below the moving blankets that covered the bottom two feet of these columns.  We saw all the toddler stuff from the family living here, and naturally assumed the blankets were for the protection of the toddler.  Live and learn.

At any rate, here's that view now.

And the final shot, looking down from the stair landing leading to the kids' rooms.  They've gotten so used to treking by here that maybe we'll just skip the railing. 

If you look carefully, you'll see the white paint card selection has outlasted the 'temporary' column from the earlier picture!