The exterior of the front door now matches the interior after a nice refinishing to bring some luster back. First we had to sand it back to bare wood (see: comment above about tearing down before rebuilding).
The kitchen also is puttering along, with the cabinets (doors, drawers, and rails) getting their fifth and final coat. We might not have needed that many if not for the false start with trying to stain them. Live and learn.
The bathroom on the main level also is nearing the finish line. It got a new color on the walls and other accoutrements, but we still need to attach a mirror, repaint the trim, and seal floor and wall tile. But at least it LOOKS like a real bathroom now.
Finally, we had a visit from both the guy who did our home inspection and from a structural engineer to look at the crack we found in a foundation wall. The good news is that it doesn't appear too serious. It's obviously not ideal and will need to be shored up at some point (the SE thought we had years) but for now we can seal up the open areas where the window and chimney were and the crack itself, seal and drylock the whole shebang, and be done for now. The best guess by the SE is that this resulted from water pressure during some point years ago and not from the addition--not when it was installed and not now pulling away from the house. This was quite a relief.
Finally, the walls in the basement continue to put up little resistance to our demolition efforts intended to: a) eliminate any moldy wood and b) prepare for a redesigned and open floor plan. This:
begat this:
which became this (there's actually less up now):
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