Wow! The Inn is looking great! I took some new pictures of the Garbutt Room. Richard installed a new ceiling hugger fan with 5 blades. The brushed brass complements the gold and burgundy wallpaper. The new pebble rock colored carpet, textured and patterned, pulls it all together.  I think it will become one of our more popular rooms. I love the sitting area in that room. Cozy and comfortable.
     I love the carpet in the breakfast area and hallways. It looks fabulous... like it always belonged there. The carpet is warm in gentle, small squares in shades of burgundy, grey, and brown that blends perfectly with the wood wainscotting on the ceilings and the print wallpaper.
     A similar carpet in little shades of grey, auburn, and brown graces the upper stairwell and hallway. Everything looks so new in an old-fashion way.  
     The new firedoor was delivered and will be installed in the Barcklow Room this upcoming week. Once that is installed, the basement door and the front door will be refinished and restored to its former beauty.  Richard and I picked out new hardware for all the doors in the foyer to reflect an earlier time period.  The latch and knobs for the doors are reminiscent of the early 1900's. God, it looks beautiful! I still haven't decided on the door color. It currently is red, which is very welcoming, but I wonder if I could remove the paint and stain it.  Hmmm... I need to think about that. 
    We moved all the furniture around in the breakfast area to give more space for our guests.  We moved the hutches to a better location and the large hutch closer to the serving table. Now everything related to food and refreshments is located in the breakfast area where it should be.  Richard is almost finished with building the shelves for the hutch to hold the coffee pot, refrigerator, and the microwave.  It will look great when he is finished.
     And inbetween all of this, I have guests this evening. Of course, nothing goes smoothly in the hospitality industry.  One of my neighbors decided today was a good day to have an outside party. Lots of kids. Lots of loud music.  Naturally, one of my guests asked to move because the noise outside was disturbing. And it was! The party finally broke up at 10:02PM. Thank God! Otherwise I think I would have had several unhappy guests.
     People come here to get away. I provide a special place for my guests to take time for themselves.
     Time for me to call it a night. I have to get up early to cook. My sour cream coffee cake is ready. Tomorrow is Stuffed French Toast with cream cheese and apricots, Caramelized Pears, and Homemade Baked Granola with raisins. So until tomorrow, good night to you.