Lots to see when I got to the Hub this morning after the trip to Corpus. First of all, the sprinkler installation is complete, with the exterior pipes 
and the interior Christmas tree installation, which we'll leave exposed because it's just so steampunk chic. The sidewalk is also (finally) patched.
Next up was further work on the skylight and hidden doors for the boys in my office. The skylight originally had screen hatches on both sides, presumably to permit airflow in the attic space, but we didn't need those, so we had a local carpenter fabricate 1870's style beadboard
to close the hatches up. The below photos of the north wall
shows the beadboard up and painted, and the boys' hatches closed and open
(the seams will be hidden by horizontal strips after the wall is stained). There is also a photo from the hatches looking towards the front door which shows the south skylight wall with the new beadboard in place but not yet painted. Speaking of paint, here's the current appearance of the ceiling with the skylight painted - the darker color makes a big difference - previously it was a glaring white in pictures. (The gray-green actually turned out decidedly blue, so we're repainting it a greener hue).
Over on the 111 side, the metal ceiling has gotten its white paint,
circa 1928, and the sheet rocking is complete on the two conference rooms,
so you can finally see what they'll look like with the tray ceilings and skylights (to bring in the light from the big skylight). The wood grille shown will hold translucent panels to allow in natural light from above (supplemented with a few can lights in the high ceiling - shhh!) Note that the wall outlets are at desk height, so visiting trial teams can push desks up against walls and still have easy access to outlets. The tray on the 113 side conference room
doesn't have the grille - instead as shown to keep the 1897 look we put fifteen of the original ceiling tiles up and they'll have a hanging fixture suspended from them.
