Before and after. We finally got the living room done (minus carpet for now, but it turned out great. It took some time and a lot of work. The walls were all old wood paneling and Billy put up new drywall, crown moulding. My inlaws came and helped us paint the ceiling. The center beam used to be blue. New ceiling fan. New French patio doors. The fireplace used to be exposed brick and Billy covered part of it with drywall and then we had the surround and in front of the patio doors tiled in slate. I painted the built-in bookcase and mantle. Whew! Now to save for the next project.