Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

Cuda68Scott said
Glad to see you are OK John! House progress is looking great. Posting about the home repairs is relevant and interesting, so don't worry if it is not enitrely car related. I am doing some of that right now, well...actually it seems like I am always doing home repairs.
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Thanks Scott. I guess the house updates just seemed out of place to me. I spent yesterday tearing down a lath/plaster ceiling. - Not a lot of fun but plenty of mess.

If I just wanted to patch things up so I could turn on the utilities it would be fairly easy. BUT... My goal is to actually make the kind of improvements that will make this into a really nice house (within budget).

Today I started building the framework for the soffit I'm making around the perimeter of the dining room. I'd like to install recessed lighting in it then. A previous owner had put dropped ceilings in the downstairs and it looked pretty cheesy. I'll do a cathedral ceiling treatment in the living room after I finish sheetrocking this dining room. I hope the downstairs hallway ceiling turns out well. My plan is to construct a series of hinged stained glass panels that I can install fluorescent lights behind (in an angled cathedral design). I envision the entire hallway ceiling acting as a light fixture.

I'm still trying to maintain the antique look of this old house but it needs some more zing if we ever want to get good money out of it when we're done. Most of the light fixtures will be stained glass.