In the living room, the Raskinds got to work removing the flooring, the popcorn ceiling, and the faux wood surrounding the staircase. "We added a tongue-and-groove wood ceiling throughout the home and fabricated additional wooden beams to break it up. We maintained the original beams where we could," she says. Photo 7 of 17 in Before & After: An Enterprising Couple Revive a Dated Midcentury in the Hollywood Hills

Before & After: An Enterprising Couple Revive a Dated Midcentury in the Hollywood Hills

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In the living room, the Raskinds got to work removing the flooring, the popcorn ceiling, and the faux wood surrounding the staircase. "We added a tongue-and-groove wood ceiling throughout the home and fabricated additional wooden beams to break it up. We maintained the original beams where we could," she says.