Under Construction? I am so Over Construction!

The walls look a bit gray here,
but they are a lovely light lavender.
There's a skylight above.

I didn't dream I would still be writing about cottage construction in June, but here we are, still in the midst of it. The good news: I have a lovely, functioning bathroom, with accessible shower, toilet, and sink, plus some storage. It is 95% done, just a few tweaks and some finish work to do. It's such a joy to have this - it has made life much easier for me and for Laurie. Now I don't have to use the house bathroom multiple times during her work day, which is quite disruptive to her and the children.

However, the outside is undergoing an upgrade as well. Because we permitted it as an ADU, there are strict fire codes: siding needs to be upgraded which requires a lot of things I don't understand. AND, as I learned last week, we need another layer of drywall on one of the interior walls, which will require another breakdown of all the things I so lovingly put back together recently - bookshelves, decor, kitchenware. And it will again require me to be out of the cottage while the work is being done. To say I'm cranky about this is a great understatement. I have no PG-13 words for it. It is supposed to take a week. We'll see. Liza and I may escape to the beach.

The possible silver lining, unless we run out of money, is that it will be an opportune time to turn the kitchenette into an accessible, more workable kitchen for me. We've been picking lots of brains and scouring websites to see how we might do this on a limited budget. I need lower counters, lower cooktop...you get the idea. 

I'm rather fond of this Star Trek bridge look:

Make it so!

If you have any ideas or resources to share with us, feel free to comment.  

Here’s an additional bathroom/shower photo: decorative tiles I had made from some of my aquarium photos.

Anemones and jellies in the shower.