The first thing to go once I bought the house was the horrible archway between the lounge and kitchen. It had these horrible fake brick-look tiles around the edges that you were sure to hit your head or elbow on if you got to close to it. It had a rough finish so did some damage to the skin!
I wanted to make the area more open so between me, my dad and my 6 years old son we made it happen. Here are some pics:
This is what it looked like before

Jack having a go at knocking the wall down

The new opening - finished but before paint
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