We got a call from Luis this afternoon to come over to the apartment; he had some things to finalize in the kitchen. When we got there, so much has been completed. I will add photos and you can see what progress has been made.
In the above photo, note how high the towel rack is? No one that is wheelchair bound could reach a towel placed there. We have asked Luis to move it to the wall, on the left, as you come in the room. Everyone will be able to reach it there. The same with the toilet paper holder- probably on part of the wood frame of the sink. We shall see.
We are going to buy new, smaller toilets, that will allow even more space in the bathrooms than we have already gotten. In this bathroom, however, every inch counts. To be in a wheelchair, or using a walker, one needs as much space as one can get. plus, we want to get the most bang for our buck (peso). But in this bathroom, along with the smaller toilet, we are going to see if Luis can angle it slightly, to give more leg room in front of the toilet. I tried sitting on it as it is, and I did not have enough leg room. He can decide how to best make it work.
We finalized the placement of the refrigerator, which turned out to be quite large for the smallish space, however, when the cabinets get put in, and everything is in place in the kitchen, I will be sure to add photos.
Luis said Martín is bringing the kitchen table, the folding table, soon, so we are anxious to see it. The chairs are in the second bedroom, also waiting to be used.
The chairs, in the photo above, had been sitting outside at the shop where we purchased them, but sheltered. You might be able to see the scuff marks on the bottoms of the legs, and the unfinished staining between the ribs, where they attach to the seats. Those have all been refinished, and they are all so pretty, and pristine looking. We cannot wait to use them.
Well, that is about it for this update. More another time.