Life on Salon Ori

Slowly but surely Salon Ori's project list is getting crossed off. Demolishing was assisted by all hands available. Jen's family in-laws donated many for the occasion, as well as random friendly patrons here and there.

(Angel demolishing the bathroom)




(Veronica assisting with demolition)

Putting the pieces back together has been an enduring process. Jen's sister, Ashley, joined us for gardening and helped pretty up the front. AmberJean's friend Memo and family(including his 7 year old son and 3 year old daughter) came and blasted through the first coat of paint in most the rooms. AmberJean's friend, Rashi, joined in with clean-up.



(Ashley manning the ladder)

Without the men in our lives we would be nothing. Tony and Augie have been diligently slaving away on every project handed to them. With there help we have been able to just about finish all the framing and dry wall, contrive and implement an idea for the front curb appeal, control the industrial sanding machines, and everything in-between. AmberJean's Dad and Brother put in long hours on the technical bones of the building, while Tony's Dad has been rigorously installing ceramic floors. And Aaron, a friend on Jen and Tony, has been donating his time to install the beautiful trim throughout the building.(David working with the power tools)

Demolition Day.

Salon Ori went from bad to worse yesterday. All in the name of getting better.

We started a to-do list, but unfortunately we weren't able to properly mark anything off. Just about everything on the list has been addressed, but nothing has been totally completed.

The boys got to have their fun. When the sledgehammer showed up, dreams of reckless destruction came over all. Tony and his brother, Shawn, were forced to hold back and use their small crowbars for their first project. Subsequently, Shawn never got the glory of half-hazard sledgehammer destruction. Augie and Tony prevailed and took out a few well worn walls.Shawn ready for work.

Tony and Shawn tearing out the floors.

Augie's sledgehammer project.

Tony using power tools.

More scraping was accomplished. Becky, Tony's mother, came and provided release from the monotony of hours full of paint removal. This project just may deter us from ever wanting to scrape anything again.

We feel very fortunate to have such a great network of friends and family willing to help us out! Without them, this project would be impossible!