The first phase of kitchen renovation was to demo the existing coat closet and interior walls and open up the space.  Already the room is much lighter and brighter, and we can begin see the shape of a new kitchen emerging!  As a bonus, Bruce and Nate discovered some original wainscoting in the wall behind the refrigerator.  It looks like the kitchen was painted lime green at one point - so the wainscoting will need to be sanded down before we re-use it!