The darkest hour is just before dawn

Not a lot of explanation required for these pictures.

Standing near front door looking through old living room and garage to the back corner where the Paris Bistro kitchen was.

Standing in hall bath looking into master bedroom.

Standing in what used to be the garage looking toward living room and hallway. Note the giant stack of popcorn ceiling debris in the foreground.

Anyway, as the Mamas and the Papas said, the darkest hour is just before dawn. It can't actually look worse than it does right now. So it's all downhill from here! Or uphill? How does that saying work again?