Here are before and after photos of the remodelled downstairs area. Impressive, isn't it? Many people worked hard but joyfully to do this. The rooms still need more furniture and some decorating, but slowly slowly.
Before this was a large concrete unfinished room (above). We made it into a bedroom and a hallway. Here are two views of the new bedroom and the new hallway. For the short term, 3 people can sleep in this room. When the long term residents take over, there will be only 2 persons sharing the room
The second bedroom was a concrete walled storage room. We knocked out the tiny window and put in a larger one. The result is the second bedroom. 2 guests can stay in this room.
Venerable Chodron and volunteers laugh together with the unfinished sitting room in the foreground.
Here are two views of the refinished sitting room.
Signalling "Victory" and resting after a job well done. (Before above and after below).
Kerri working away in the remodelled office space.