Covering Pipes

These were all still at "Sheetrock- Day 10", but I thought the issue warranted it's own post!

We weren't even thinking about the two radiator pipes that run up the wall in the family room.
Now that it will be a doorway right next to them, the contractor & drywall guy brought up the fact that they are much more accessible now than they were when they were just against the back wall.  This means that there's the higher possibility someone could get burned if they grab or even brush against them as they pass (they get SUPER hot).

Although we HATE boxing stuff in, we decided that was the best option here.

Adding drywall

Framing it out

There was also significant progress closing in where the back window used to be...

I'm approximately a week behind in my posts... things are moving along!  The breaking news is that the cabinet installation has been scheduled for Oct. 27! (Our contractor told us he'd be ready for that October 19, but the 27th is the first date the cabinet installer had available.)  Now we're making the final countertop decisions and getting that scheduled for Oct 29th, as advised by the cabinet installer.