I don't want to break the bank but I really need that modern look.

We are closing off the existing formal dining from the kitchen since it is too small for a modern dining room in our eyes.

Drywall everything above that with a no mold ,water resistant sheetrock and paint it with a couple good coats or three of good enamel paint to keep moisture away.Best part of a demo to the studs is you can replace wiring,drain plumbing ect as well as upgrade to a modern light/vent that is ducted all the way outside and insulated to prevent condense inside.

Should be pretty cheap and will be a good mix of modern and retro on the inside.

@James DeRoest,sorry i could not be of help, but maybe if your time permits, you could go by a lighting showroom (no big box stores) and run those questions by them (usually they know about this or have electricians installing this all day). i recommend one specialized in modern/contemporary lighting.in the worst case you got some free coffee, nice ladies to look at and maybe some clearance items or some networking with lighting designers...

There is something to be said (in my area at least) for apartments with a little more character than the modern boxes build today.

Love the modern finish.Are you you going to hold on to it for the next 8 years until the mortgage is paid off?

All the modern tubs/showers are being tiled.

The only nod to modernity is eurostyle bow front vanities since they increase floor space in tiny baths making them look bigger.

Pandemics occur, and they kill thousands to millions when they do, and although that was before our modern medicines, the world was much less globalized.On the other hand, the reaction to pigs and pork has been ridiculous.