Work rage turned productive

After a tough day of work and no ability to workout that same day, I turned my energy into a nice firepit using stones we've had laying around for a stone stairway.  Here are the results:

The Apartment

Soon where we will be living.

Kitchen look to end of apartment.

Kitchen looking into bathroom.

Front room.

From the front room looking towards kitchen.

Weekend project under $250

I wanted to add a patio in an unused area of our backyard.  We had been dumping dirt and junk there while we renovated other areas around and inside the house.  All that was required was several landscape timbers, a few boxwood bushes and 20 bags of pea stone.  Total cost $217.00.  Here are the results.

Before.  This pic was taken prior to it
getting filled in with junk and dirt

After. You can just see the boxwoods next to the concrete wall.
I spent the day, in the beautiful weather leveling and adding the timbers.

Close up of the area.  It's about 10' by 10'.  I love it!

Two cottages and an apartment.

I'm saddened to say that I'll be selling Cottage Two soon as we head up to New York. I found an apartment in Jersey City just outside of New York and will miss walking the dog in the parks next to our house in Colmar Manor. Alas, I am seeking a new cottage in New Jersey and hopefully you'll see something on that soon.

Tee

Added a new stair case and increased by two bedrooms and half bath

Apologies for not posting.  We finished moving the stairs which allowed us to get a second bedroom downstairs in unused space and split the upstairs keeping the old bedroom adding a third bedroom or office and a half bath.  Worked out famously!  Thanks to Mike for figuring out that move.

Original living room, stairs and wasted first floor space.

New carrying beam - old one shown above was two 2x6s.  New one is two 2x8s.

Prepped ceiling for new stair case.  Note old stairs on right of pic.



New wall and stair case.



New bedroom on other side of new wall and staircase.

Close up of new stairs.  In background is
new french doors leading to backyard.

New walls going up in upstairs. 
Door on left will lead to half bath.

Looking down the new staircase.