Some Before and After Photos

Living room, with family room to the left and kitchen behind the walls.

Living room after Jim cut out part of the wall between the kitchen and living room/dining area.

Opening up the kitchen is a big improvement, so the cook isn't cut off from the living room.

After trying four different shades of paint, we decided on this as an accent color on opposite walls of the living room.

We'll be putting engineered hardwood flooring over the old flooring that was under the carpet.

Here's the kitchen before we tore out all the cabinets and appliances.

Here's where we laid out plans for the new cabinets from Home Depot.