The Ugly Befores!

To begin with, the condo had no lighting of any kind wired in it...so lights on stands were all there was. The ugly bedframe was left here, and J is in the process of scraping the popcorn ceiling.

Awful kitchen: it had never been updated (and I mean since 1964) and was complete with doors that didn't close, marble print formica counters, and some painted rod iron. Yuck. The appliances were terrible! So was this oddly placed soffit (the dark spot in the top of the photo) with a hood for the stove and very little storage. The picture above the sink? It was here too.
Wow fireplace. This is very 1970s. Look at the MESS!!