This is how the living room currently looks. The living room is serving as temporary storage of demolished material including carpeting from throughout the house, and all kitchen items such as drywall, cabinets, appliances. 
Time to part with that old Caloric stove...
Here are some examples of areas where carpeting has been removed: third floor hallway and stair to basement.
Last but not least, here are some images of the kitchen as it currently stands. Now that the "bones" of the space are exposed, the contractor and I can really coordinate the electrical, plumbing and ductwork routing, and confirm room dimensions (based on the anticipated depth from structure to the new finished wall.) I asked the contractor to order cabinets soon so that we can measure actual cabinet dimensions against site dimensions to ensure good fit.
