Thanks to a generous gift from Britta, we made there to be a fireplace in the great room! it looks as if it were original to the house, but it was built (in the course of a week) from scratch.
here’s the room set up for the Solstice. my apologies for the blur!
and the Mahazda kitchen is finished! everything but a microwave. check this out:
being fully shifted into Mahazda has meant we can begin shifting things around in the Cottage. here’s the ongoing library project:
building a real live library is phenomenally satisfying. every time i walk into the house i start playing in that delicious pile of books.