After much wrangling, we have a run of stairs. They are functional, not the finished product, but as Morgan says, we’ll be living with this version for “a while”. My uncle Tom told us that they made stairs like this in one of their homes and lived with them for five years before remembering that they had another finish in mind :). These will suffice until drywall goes in, and then we’ll probably get the real deal.

Looking down from the back door landing.

As seen from the future living space.

Notice the extra-thick treads on the lower run– these stairs will be drawers in the future!

Looking up at the throne from the landing in the middle.

We are still using this very exposed potty. Walls will be built around it eventually. For now it’s part of the stairwell.

Morgan and Huck running up and down in celebration.

Huck will get his kittens after Labor Day, as we have two camping trips between now and then. He’s super duper excited.