Gone is the stained wallpaper, the sagging ceiling, the dust-clogged cast iron heaters along every wall. The left-side door (where Dad is standing) has been widened and the right-side door (through which you can see one of the many stoves in residence when we bought the house) has been sealed up to create an L-shaped kitchen, instead of a work area that's broken up by a six-foot opening.
Where there was once presumably a large hanging picture, there is a pass-through to make the living room and kitchen feel more connected. We replaced the warped floor and ratty blue carpeting with new hardwood that continues into the kitchen. You can just make out the refinished white staircase on the left.
Living in apartments and condos, we have small, portable paintings and wall-hangings. Time for a few larger pieces that fill the space better.
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