Here is the evolution of our dining room (which is still not complete.
When we moved in, it looked like this.

Then we painted it

And today we ripped up the carpet (which was freaking disgusting underneath, holy crap was it gross)

Demon guarded the new floor from underneath the formal table

While Katie "helped" laying down the practice boards (in the back)

And here's a picture of the stray cats invading our yard for chuckles.