This has been a fun project so far...The differences are amazing already.
We tore out the old floor and laid tile.
We put up the framing for a new wall (with the help our good friend Curtis).
We have installed new light fixtures.
And Bill is currently doing the wiring for the new lights.
There is still a lot of work to do...but we hope to be done in another 4-6 weeks. I will post more pictures later.
(Who would ever want to cover up that old wall? :-) The fist picture is Bill wiring the lights)