The Before Hallway Contruction

I found a pic of the hallway before the start of construction...LOL Kind of looks like a huge fish tank with no light what so ever. Have to say that you also feel like you were trapped in a fish tank being watched by lord knows what. Don't you love that brown indoor/outdoor carpet sweet stuff I tell ya. Come on though what else would you expect from a old school?
The plan is tare it all down, insulate it, rip down that horrid drop cieling and expose the old victorian tin hiding another 5 feet up...lol 18 foot high cielings so awesome, have pity on my husband dragging in the Christmas trees. Have the tin in silver, put up a huge chandalier in the middle point of the hallway, then 2 fans at each end with lights also. Put in new carpet and paint those massive walls either a pale butter cream yellow or a very pale green to get some freakin light in there!!!!