“That’s a load-bearing wall,” I said.

Chloe kept tapping her screen while she talked.

“The contractor said we can put in a steel beam,” she said.

“It’ll open up the whole floor plan.”

She scrolled through pictures of white cabinets and copper sinks on her phone.

“Vance says the kitchen lighting is depressing,” she said.

“We want recessed lights everywhere.”

“Those mean dropping the ceiling,” I said.