On the eve of destruction...

We enlisted a couple of our staffers to "make it worse before it gets better". Over their spring break, John & Ryan, dropped in to tear it up.
John loved it so much, he came back a second day to help tear out a closet. It turns out that we probably could have used the closet for a panic room or tornado shelter. Whomever built it used more than enough nails and extra supports!

AuSable means "river of sand". We found another "river of sand" when we removed the carpet. Like sand through the hourglass, it had filtered through the carpet over the days of our lives. It follows the path of guests heading up to their rooms.
(Snazzy avocado linoleum!)

We decided to tackle the fireplace, too. We knew we were on the right track when Mark made a valuable discovery. Between the paneling and brickwork...
















An ace in the hole!