The Before:

I found it.

The house on the perfect lot in the right neighborhood. 

Plenty of room, great views, and it needs work. Like straight from 1971 needs work. 

To point out some of the key 1970s features:

Velvet Wallpaper in the foyer

Color Coordinating Pastel Bathrooms

Lovely stained linoleum floors in laundry room

And then comes the best: 

The wood paneling. An entire room of wood paneling. Which matched the old beaten up kitchen cabinets!

Such color coordination! 

This is the type of house that you know was so stylish when it was built. The owners were the "Jones'" you tried to keep up with. Unfortunately this was 40 years ago. 

So off I go into the unknown world of major home improvement.