We can see the light!!

The boxes in the livingroom are UNPACKED!!! that's right. what you will see below is the livingroom as it shall remain (ok, there may be tweaking and other shuffling about, but no more unpacking!).

Below is the new bookcase. we left the back off so you can see the sweet wall color behind. We've also relocated the couch and will have to adjust the pictures :)

Check out the added artwork and shelves! PLUS, the lamp and lights on the piano turn on when you flip a light switch! (I'm very, very proud of this fact).

Finally,

The whole shebang:

The view from the kitchen. notice how it's not clutter-tastic (yet).

It feels gooooood.