This is the main living area as it appeared when I first purchased the house.  Lovely dark brown motif and drapery huh?

Here's a blurry picture of the fireplace flanked by yet more lovely dark brown paneling.  What where they thinking in the 60's anyway?

Though difficult to make out in this picture, I'm scraping all the popcorn off of the ceiling.

Here I've begun the stud and drywall phase.  I've run cable through the attic and installed electrical boxes for my sconce lights.  I'm also scribing and cutting the drywall to fit the stone of the fireplace.

Here's a ghostly shot of the drywall up and the joints taped.  Ready to prime and paint.

Another shot prior to prime and paint.  You can see the new window installed here as well.  And my makeshift curtain/tarp on two boards for covering the window at night.

Here's a shot of the finished walls, ceiling and new sconce lights.  Went for an "accent" wall.  I was living in this room for a time while I remodeled the back bedrooms, hence the bed and mess.

Another "before" picture.  This time the dining room.

Here you'll see the new window along with drywall for the dining room.

This is a little contraption I built to hold the front and back door while I sprayed them.  Worked pretty well actually.