My Kitchen There's probably nothing useful to you here. It's just that alot of people have been asking for updates on the kitchen and it is one of my currently active projects. Here are some before and after pics (paired to be from the same perspective). The wall on the right of the corner is an interior wall which is concrete.  That wall is still there, but it's covered over in drywall, cabinets, etc.  The wall on the left of the corner is an exterior wall, again concrete, but turning to brick at ground level.  That's now drywall, too.  This room was originally built as a coal storage bin. Where you see the blue shower curtain is no longer open.  This perspective is from within the furnace roon, which now has a wall and door instead of that showercurtain.  Which is why the after shot perspective doesn't quite match.  The wall that you see to the left of the door is obviously no longer there (It was a stud wall with plaster and lath.) Probably the most comprehensive of the pics.  The wall you see on the right of the corner in the before was a concrete interior wall, which was lowered and turned into a peninsula with the sink in it. Before I bought this house, I'd never really done any of this stuff.  People frequently ask how I learned to do it.  I'm neither that smart nor that skilled, folks.  It's all in a book somewere.  I personally recommend the following, which you can purchase by clicking on the image. For electrical, I found these 2 books very useful.  Both books are quick reads and have about all you need to know for electrical home improvement. For plumbing, I used the analogs of the above books.  I didn't think these books were as good as the electrical ones, but they're still quite good. And finally, I read this book.  This book is a much slower read than the above and it deals alot more with design than implementation.  Still a quality book though, especially for the design aspect. Have a comment or suggestion?