Progress on the train room to quilting studio Jan 2026
I have learned that not much happens late in the year until Christmas is over. This is what it looked like after the actual top of the train layout was gone. Friends in the train operators group were so helpful in getting everything removed. By the end of their work the only wall that remained intact was the one with all Don's pictures and the railroad lanterns. And the ceiling. My son-in-law, Jason decided he would tear down the ceiling. He tried to talk me into keeping it, but I really wanted it gone. Underneath it, we found almost another foot of walls, so I will have nearly 9 foot ceilings down here. It will not resemble a basement when it is finished. The picture is a little dark, but it shows the ceiling removed and the first 2 rows of can lights. There are plenty of circuits down there (see all the fascia lighting in above picture), so J is fixing it so I can have some of the lights connected, but some on different switches. (There are 8 of them right now). The closets and l...