Before and after ...

The original kitchen walls - burnt, smokey and dark. You can see where pots had originally been placed on the wall. Goodness knows how long it had been like this. 

Now it looks like this:

Soon to have a colour added, though not sure exactly what hue. Anything but white. Observant people may notice a slight rise on the floor into the ensuite. As well as no straight walls we have very few straight floors too...