Kathy and I have finally started stripping the wallpaper from our hall/stairs/landing (it's only been on our todo list since we moved in over 3 years ago). This includes removing it from the ceiling. Now, the ceiling above our stairs was parallel to the stairs (ie not horizontal, diagonal). Which left us wondering what was in the gap, which we had no access to. As we started to remove the wallpaper on it some hardboard was revealed. Which I eventually decided should come down, if only because it would be easier to cleanup and repaint that way. The result?

The Hidden Space

Obviously the last time someone wanted to repaint/paper they decided to cut down on the amount of work they had to do...