Well, guess what. It no longer looks like that. Instead, it looks like this:
And one of my favorite parts is the shoe storage! We each have our own drawer for shoes. (Watch out Kaiden, you might have to share your drawer with mom)
replaced the flooring
painted the walls
painted the trim and replaced oak baseboards with white baseboards
scraped the popcorn ceiling
replaced fluorescent light with can lights
painted existing cabinets
built new doors for existing cabinets
replaced hardware
built cabinets for coat, shoes and miscellaneous storage
painted back door